Daylight hours in Santo Domingo Este today
September 4, 2026 · Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo Este has 12h 26m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:26 and sunset is at 18:53. All times are calculated astronomically for Santo Domingo Este's exact coordinates.
Santo Domingo Este lies at 18°N. In Santo Domingo Este, day length ranges from 11h 1m in winter to 13h 14m in summer — a swing of about 2h 13m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:40 in Santo Domingo Este, 40 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 78.7° above the horizon in Santo Domingo Este. Santo Domingo Este lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 48.1°.
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 Santo Domingo Este.
The longest day in Santo Domingo Este is around 13h 14m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 1m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Daylight hours in Santo Domingo Este by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11h 8m | 07:15 | 18:23 |
| February | 11h 32m | 07:09 | 18:40 |
| March | 12h 0m | 06:49 | 18:50 |
| April | 12h 33m | 06:24 | 18:57 |
| May | 12h 59m | 06:07 | 19:06 |
| June | 13h 14m | 06:04 | 19:17 |
| July | 13h 9m | 06:11 | 19:20 |
| August | 12h 47m | 06:22 | 19:08 |
| September | 12h 16m | 06:28 | 18:44 |
| October | 11h 45m | 06:34 | 18:19 |
| November | 11h 17m | 06:46 | 18:03 |
| December | 11h 2m | 07:04 | 18:06 |