Daylight hours in Buenos Aires today
September 12, 2026 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Capital13,076,300 people
Buenos Aires has 11h 45m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:58 and sunset is at 18:43. All times are calculated astronomically for Buenos Aires's exact coordinates.
Buenos Aires lies at 35°S. In Buenos Aires, day length ranges from 9h 50m in winter to 14h 28m in summer — a swing of about 4h 38m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:51 in Buenos Aires, 51 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 51.2° above the horizon in Buenos Aires. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 32.0° at the winter solstice to 78.8° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Buenos Aires.
The longest day in Buenos Aires is around 14h 28m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 50m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Buenos Aires by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14h 14m | 05:56 | 20:10 |
| February | 13h 22m | 06:28 | 19:50 |
| March | 12h 22m | 06:53 | 19:15 |
| April | 11h 16m | 07:17 | 18:32 |
| May | 10h 21m | 07:40 | 18:01 |
| June | 9h 51m | 07:59 | 17:50 |
| July | 10h 2m | 07:59 | 18:01 |
| August | 10h 47m | 07:36 | 18:23 |
| September | 11h 49m | 06:55 | 18:45 |
| October | 12h 54m | 06:13 | 19:07 |
| November | 13h 54m | 05:42 | 19:36 |
| December | 14h 27m | 05:36 | 20:02 |