How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in La Paz right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:43
Nautical dawn05:10
Civil dawn · blue hour05:36
Golden hour begins05:44
Sunrise05:58
Golden hour ends06:27

Solar noon

12:17

Sun 86.0° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins18:06
Sunset18:35
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:49
Civil dusk18:58
Nautical dusk19:24
Astronomical dusk19:50

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from La Paz today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 05:58In June it rises at 66° ENE, in December at 115° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 18:35In June it sets at 294° WNW, in December at 245° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in La Paz

Days are getting longer

+0.9 min a day

Longest day 21 Dec, in 56 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in La Paz.

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Monday, 21 December 2026

Sunrise05:57

Sunset19:04

Daylight13 h 7 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:33 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:28
Moon 90% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

100% lit · 15.1 days old

Moonrise: 19:19
Moonset: 06:00
Full moon: today
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Sun
54%

Today in La Paz

Today the sun rises over La Paz at 05:58 and sets at 18:35, giving 12 h 37 min of daylight.

Being south of the equator, La Paz has its longest days in December and its shortest in June.

Across 2026 the day length in La Paz swings by 1 h 58 min, from 11 h 9 min on 21 June to 13 h 7 min on 21 December.

The moon is waning tonight, 100% lit.

A year of daylight in La Paz

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

13 h 7 min

21 December

Shortest day

11 h 9 min

21 June

Earliest sunrise

05:50

23 November, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:12

19 January

Today Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 18:35 Daylight 12 h 37 min Dark from 19:50

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in La Paz, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 18:07 on 2 June, 19 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 07:02 on 7 July, 16 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 18:06–18:49, with the sun low in the west (257°).
Blue hour right after: 18:49–18:58.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 18:06 today to 18:08 on 1 November.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:44–06:27.

La Paz compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Santiago gets 1 h 13 min less daylight than La Paz, and on 21 December 1 h 16 min more.

La PazThis page

11 h 9 min – 13 h 7 min

Lima1,077 km away

11 h 25 min – 12 h 50 min

Córdoba1,705 km away

10 h 6 min – 14 h 12 min

Santiago1,902 km away

9 h 56 min – 14 h 23 min

Guayaquil2,044 km away

12 h 0 min – 12 h 15 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in La Paz

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in La Paz, BO.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:15	18:30	12 h 15 min	+1 min
2Fri	06:14	18:30	12 h 16 min	+1 min
3Sat	06:13	18:30	12 h 17 min	+1 min
4Sun	06:13	18:30	12 h 18 min	+1 min
5Mon	06:12	18:30	12 h 19 min	+1 min
6Tue	06:11	18:30	12 h 19 min	±0 min
7Wed	06:10	18:31	12 h 20 min	+1 min
8Thu	06:10	18:31	12 h 21 min	+1 min
9Fri	06:09	18:31	12 h 22 min	+1 min
10Sat	06:08	18:31	12 h 23 min	+1 min
11Sun	06:07	18:31	12 h 24 min	+1 min
12Mon	06:07	18:32	12 h 25 min	+1 min
13Tue	06:06	18:32	12 h 26 min	+1 min
14Wed	06:05	18:32	12 h 27 min	+1 min
15Thu	06:05	18:32	12 h 28 min	+1 min
16Fri	06:04	18:33	12 h 29 min	+1 min
17Sat	06:03	18:33	12 h 29 min	±0 min
18Sun	06:03	18:33	12 h 30 min	+1 min
19Mon	06:02	18:33	12 h 31 min	+1 min
20Tue	06:01	18:34	12 h 32 min	+1 min
21Wed	06:01	18:34	12 h 33 min	+1 min
22Thu	06:00	18:34	12 h 34 min	+1 min
23Fri	06:00	18:34	12 h 35 min	+1 min
24Sat	05:59	18:35	12 h 36 min	+1 min
25Sun	05:58	18:35	12 h 37 min	+1 min
26Mon	05:58	18:35	12 h 37 min	±0 min
27Tue	05:57	18:36	12 h 38 min	+1 min
28Wed	05:57	18:36	12 h 39 min	+1 min
29Thu	05:56	18:36	12 h 40 min	+1 min
30Fri	05:56	18:37	12 h 41 min	+1 min
31Sat	05:55	18:37	12 h 42 min	+1 min

Common questions about the sun in La Paz

What time does the sun rise in La Paz?

Today the sun rises in La Paz at 05:58, local time.

What time does the sun set in La Paz?

Today the sun sets in La Paz at 18:35, local time.

How long is the day in La Paz today?

La Paz gets 12 h 37 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in La Paz?

The longest day of 2026 in La Paz is 21 December, with 13 h 7 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waning over La Paz tonight, 100% lit.

Where does the sun rise in La Paz?

Today it rises in the east (103°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (66°) in June to the south-east (115°) in December.

When is golden hour in La Paz today?

In the morning from 05:44 to 06:27, and in the evening from 18:06 to 18:49.

When is the earliest sunset in La Paz?

On 2 June, at 18:07. It comes 19 days before the shortest day, which is 21 June.

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Sunrise and sunset in La Paz