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 Medellín right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:38
Nautical dawn05:03
Civil dawn · blue hour05:27
Golden hour begins05:35
Sunrise05:48
Golden hour ends06:16

Solar noon

11:47

Sun 72.9° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:17
Sunset17:45
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:58
Civil dusk18:07
Nautical dusk18:31
Astronomical dusk18:56

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 05:48In June it rises at 66° ENE, in December at 113° ESE101° E

Sunset at 17:45In June it sets at 294° WNW, in December at 247° WSW259° W

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

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Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:50

Sunset18:19

Daylight12 h 29 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:27 · Last light (civil dusk): 18:42
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Waxing gibbous

76% lit · 10.0 days old

Moonrise: 14:27
Moonset: 01:54
Full moon: 26 Oct
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
76%

Thu
84%

Fri
91%

Sat
96%

Sun
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Today in Medellín

Today the sun rises over Medellín at 05:48 and sets at 17:45. This close to the equator the figure barely moves: Medellín gets about 11 h 57 min of daylight every day of the year.

Across 2026 the day length in Medellín swings by 0 h 43 min, from 11 h 46 min on 21 December to 12 h 29 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 76% lit.

A year of daylight in Medellín

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

12 h 29 min

21 June

Shortest day

11 h 46 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

05:46

24 May, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

18:22

15 July

Today Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 17:45 Daylight 11 h 57 min Dark from 18:56

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Medellín, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:42 on 11 November.
Latest sunrise of the year: 06:20 on 31 January.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:17–17:58, with the sun low in the west (259°).
Blue hour right after: 17:58–18:07.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:17 today to 17:15 on 27 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:35–06:16.

Medellín compared with other cities

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

Bogotá, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 7 min earlier than Medellín today.

On 21 June Guayaquil gets 29 min less daylight than Medellín, and on 21 December 29 min more.

MedellínThis page

11 h 46 min – 12 h 29 min

Bogotá245 km away

11 h 52 min – 12 h 23 min

Cali330 km away

11 h 56 min – 12 h 19 min

Quito791 km away

12 h 6 min – 12 h 8 min

Guayaquil1,054 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 Medellín

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 Medellín, CO.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:50	17:54	12 h 4 min	±0 min
2Fri	05:50	17:53	12 h 3 min	−1 min
3Sat	05:50	17:53	12 h 3 min	±0 min
4Sun	05:50	17:52	12 h 3 min	±0 min
5Mon	05:49	17:52	12 h 2 min	−1 min
6Tue	05:49	17:51	12 h 2 min	±0 min
7Wed	05:49	17:51	12 h 2 min	±0 min
8Thu	05:49	17:50	12 h 1 min	−1 min
9Fri	05:49	17:50	12 h 1 min	±0 min
10Sat	05:49	17:49	12 h 1 min	±0 min
11Sun	05:49	17:49	12 h 0 min	−1 min
12Mon	05:49	17:49	12 h 0 min	±0 min
13Tue	05:49	17:48	12 h 0 min	±0 min
14Wed	05:49	17:48	11 h 59 min	−1 min
15Thu	05:48	17:47	11 h 59 min	±0 min
16Fri	05:48	17:47	11 h 59 min	±0 min
17Sat	05:48	17:47	11 h 58 min	−1 min
18Sun	05:48	17:46	11 h 58 min	±0 min
19Mon	05:48	17:46	11 h 58 min	±0 min
20Tue	05:48	17:46	11 h 57 min	−1 min
21Wed	05:48	17:45	11 h 57 min	±0 min
22Thu	05:48	17:45	11 h 57 min	±0 min
23Fri	05:48	17:45	11 h 57 min	±0 min
24Sat	05:48	17:44	11 h 56 min	−1 min
25Sun	05:48	17:44	11 h 56 min	±0 min
26Mon	05:48	17:44	11 h 56 min	±0 min
27Tue	05:48	17:44	11 h 55 min	−1 min
28Wed	05:48	17:43	11 h 55 min	±0 min
29Thu	05:49	17:43	11 h 55 min	±0 min
30Fri	05:49	17:43	11 h 54 min	−1 min
31Sat	05:49	17:43	11 h 54 min	±0 min

Common questions about the sun in Medellín

What time does the sun rise in Medellín?

Today the sun rises in Medellín at 05:48, local time.

What time does the sun set in Medellín?

Today the sun sets in Medellín at 17:45, local time.

How long is the day in Medellín today?

Medellín gets 11 h 57 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Medellín?

The longest day of 2026 in Medellín is 21 June, with 12 h 29 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Medellín tonight, 76% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Medellín?

Today it rises in the east (101°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (66°) in June to the south-east (113°) in December.

When is golden hour in Medellín today?

In the morning from 05:35 to 06:16, and in the evening from 17:17 to 17:58.

When is the earliest sunset in Medellín?

On 11 November, at 17:42.

Cities at the same latitude as Medellín

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

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Sunrise and sunset in Medellín