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 Mexico City right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:20
Nautical dawn05:46
Civil dawn · blue hour06:12
Golden hour begins06:21
Sunrise06:34
Golden hour ends07:04

Solar noon

12:21

Sun 58.3° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:36
Sunset18:06
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:20
Civil dusk18:29
Nautical dusk18:55
Astronomical dusk19:20

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 06:34In June it rises at 65° ENE, in December at 115° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 18:06In June it sets at 295° WNW, in December at 245° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in Mexico City

Days are getting shorter

−1.0 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

First sunset before 18:00

9 Nov

In 15 days · the sun sets at 17:59

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:59

Sunset19:18

Daylight13 h 18 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:35 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:42
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 17:42
Moonset: 05:58
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Mexico City

Today the sun rises over Mexico City at 06:34 and sets at 18:06, giving 11 h 32 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Mexico City swings by 2 h 20 min, from 10 h 58 min on 21 December to 13 h 18 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Mexico City

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 18 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 58 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

05:57

5 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:19

4 July

Today Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:06 Daylight 11 h 32 min Dark from 19:20

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Mexico City, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:56 on 25 November, 26 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 07:13 on 17 January, 27 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:36–18:20, with the sun low in the west (256°).
Blue hour right after: 18:20–18:29.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:36 today to 17:33 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:21–07:05.

Mexico City compared with other cities

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

Guadalajara, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 19 min later than Mexico City today.

On 21 June Houston gets 46 min more daylight than Mexico City, and on 21 December 44 min less.

Mexico CityThis page

10 h 58 min – 13 h 18 min

Guadalajara462 km away

10 h 53 min – 13 h 23 min

Houston1,210 km away

10 h 14 min – 14 h 4 min

Cancún1,295 km away

10 h 51 min – 13 h 25 min

Havana1,782 km away

10 h 43 min – 13 h 34 min

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

October 2026 in Mexico City

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 Mexico City, MX.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:27	18:25	11 h 57 min	−1 min
2Fri	06:28	18:24	11 h 56 min	−1 min
3Sat	06:28	18:23	11 h 55 min	−1 min
4Sun	06:28	18:22	11 h 54 min	−1 min
5Mon	06:28	18:21	11 h 53 min	−1 min
6Tue	06:28	18:20	11 h 52 min	−1 min
7Wed	06:29	18:20	11 h 51 min	−1 min
8Thu	06:29	18:19	11 h 50 min	−1 min
9Fri	06:29	18:18	11 h 49 min	−1 min
10Sat	06:30	18:17	11 h 48 min	−1 min
11Sun	06:30	18:16	11 h 46 min	−2 min
12Mon	06:30	18:15	11 h 45 min	−1 min
13Tue	06:30	18:15	11 h 44 min	−1 min
14Wed	06:31	18:14	11 h 43 min	−1 min
15Thu	06:31	18:13	11 h 42 min	−1 min
16Fri	06:31	18:12	11 h 41 min	−1 min
17Sat	06:32	18:12	11 h 40 min	−1 min
18Sun	06:32	18:11	11 h 39 min	−1 min
19Mon	06:32	18:10	11 h 38 min	−1 min
20Tue	06:33	18:10	11 h 37 min	−1 min
21Wed	06:33	18:09	11 h 36 min	−1 min
22Thu	06:33	18:08	11 h 35 min	−1 min
23Fri	06:34	18:08	11 h 34 min	−1 min
24Sat	06:34	18:07	11 h 33 min	−1 min
25Sun	06:34	18:06	11 h 32 min	−1 min
26Mon	06:35	18:06	11 h 31 min	−1 min
27Tue	06:35	18:05	11 h 30 min	−1 min
28Wed	06:36	18:05	11 h 29 min	−1 min
29Thu	06:36	18:04	11 h 28 min	−1 min
30Fri	06:36	18:04	11 h 27 min	−1 min
31Sat	06:37	18:03	11 h 26 min	−1 min

Common questions about the sun in Mexico City

What time does the sun rise in Mexico City?

Today the sun rises in Mexico City at 06:34, local time.

What time does the sun set in Mexico City?

Today the sun sets in Mexico City at 18:06, local time.

How long is the day in Mexico City today?

Mexico City gets 11 h 32 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Mexico City?

The longest day of 2026 in Mexico City is 21 June, with 13 h 18 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Mexico City tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Mexico City?

Today it rises in the east (103°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (65°) in June to the south-east (115°) in December.

When is golden hour in Mexico City today?

In the morning from 06:21 to 07:04, and in the evening from 17:36 to 18:20.

When is the earliest sunset in Mexico City?

On 25 November, at 17:56. It comes 26 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Mexico City

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.

Mumbai Pune Santo Domingo San Juan

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Sunrise and sunset in Mexico City