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 Quito right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:44
Nautical dawn05:09
Civil dawn · blue hour05:33
Golden hour begins05:42
Sunrise05:55
Golden hour ends06:22

Solar noon

11:58

Sun 78.0° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:34
Sunset18:02
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:15
Civil dusk18:23
Nautical dusk18:47
Astronomical dusk19:12

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

Where the sun rises and sets

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

Sunrise at 05:55In June it rises at 67° ENE, in December at 113° ESE102° ESE

Sunset at 18:02In June it sets at 293° WNW, in December at 247° WSW258° WSW

Sunrise and sunset on any date

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

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Monday, 21 December 2026

Sunrise06:08

Sunset18:16

Daylight12 h 8 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:46 · Last light (civil dusk): 18:39
Moon 90% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 17:40
Moonset: 05:13
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Quito

Today the sun rises over Quito at 05:55 and sets at 18:02. This close to the equator the figure barely moves: Quito gets about 12 h 7 min of daylight every day of the year.

Across 2026 the day length in Quito changes by only 2 minutes, so the rhythm of the day barely shifts from one season to the next.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Quito

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 8 min

21 December

Shortest day

12 h 6 min

24 August

Earliest sunrise

05:54

3 November, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

18:32

8 February

Today Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 18:02 Daylight 12 h 7 min Dark from 19:12

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Quito, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 18:01 on 1 November.
Latest sunrise of the year: 06:25 on 11 February.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:34–18:15, with the sun low in the west (258°).
Blue hour right after: 18:15–18:23.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:34 today to 17:33 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:41–06:22.

Quito compared with other cities

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

Guayaquil, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 3 min later than Quito today.

On 21 June Medellín gets 22 min more daylight than Quito, and on 21 December 22 min less.

QuitoThis page

12 h 6 min – 12 h 8 min

Guayaquil266 km away

12 h 0 min – 12 h 15 min

Cali464 km away

11 h 56 min – 12 h 19 min

Bogotá730 km away

11 h 52 min – 12 h 23 min

Medellín791 km away

11 h 46 min – 12 h 29 min

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

October 2026 in Quito

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 Quito, EC.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:00	18:07	12 h 7 min	±0 min
2Fri	06:00	18:07	12 h 7 min	±0 min
3Sat	06:00	18:06	12 h 7 min	±0 min
4Sun	05:59	18:06	12 h 7 min	±0 min
5Mon	05:59	18:06	12 h 7 min	±0 min
6Tue	05:59	18:06	12 h 7 min	±0 min
7Wed	05:58	18:05	12 h 7 min	±0 min
8Thu	05:58	18:05	12 h 7 min	±0 min
9Fri	05:58	18:05	12 h 7 min	±0 min
10Sat	05:58	18:04	12 h 7 min	±0 min
11Sun	05:57	18:04	12 h 7 min	±0 min
12Mon	05:57	18:04	12 h 7 min	±0 min
13Tue	05:57	18:04	12 h 7 min	±0 min
14Wed	05:57	18:03	12 h 7 min	±0 min
15Thu	05:56	18:03	12 h 7 min	±0 min
16Fri	05:56	18:03	12 h 7 min	±0 min
17Sat	05:56	18:03	12 h 7 min	±0 min
18Sun	05:56	18:03	12 h 7 min	±0 min
19Mon	05:55	18:03	12 h 7 min	±0 min
20Tue	05:55	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
21Wed	05:55	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
22Thu	05:55	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
23Fri	05:55	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
24Sat	05:55	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
25Sun	05:55	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
26Mon	05:54	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
27Tue	05:54	18:02	12 h 7 min	±0 min
28Wed	05:54	18:01	12 h 7 min	±0 min
29Thu	05:54	18:01	12 h 7 min	±0 min
30Fri	05:54	18:01	12 h 7 min	±0 min
31Sat	05:54	18:01	12 h 7 min	±0 min

Common questions about the sun in Quito

What time does the sun rise in Quito?

Today the sun rises in Quito at 05:55, local time.

What time does the sun set in Quito?

Today the sun sets in Quito at 18:02, local time.

How long is the day in Quito today?

Quito gets 12 h 7 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Quito?

The longest day of 2026 in Quito is 21 December, with 12 h 8 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Quito tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Quito?

Today it rises in the east (102°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (67°) in June to the south-east (113°) in December.

When is golden hour in Quito today?

In the morning from 05:42 to 06:22, and in the evening from 17:34 to 18:15.

When is the earliest sunset in Quito?

On 1 November, at 18:01.

Cities at the same latitude as Quito

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.

Singapore Kuala Lumpur

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Sunrise and sunset in Quito