Sunrise in Maracaibo today
September 3, 2026 · Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Sunrise in Maracaibo today is at 06:38. Day length is 12h 18m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Maracaibo's coordinates and updated daily.
Maracaibo lies at 11°N. In Maracaibo, day length ranges from 11h 30m in winter to 12h 45m in summer — a swing of about 1h 15m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Maracaibo today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 19 minutes later in Maracaibo than in Caracas, 515 km to the east.
The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Maracaibo.
The longest day in Maracaibo is around 12h 45m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 30m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunrise in Maracaibo by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:09 | 18:43 | 11h 34m |
| February | 07:08 | 18:55 | 11h 47m |
| March | 06:55 | 18:58 | 12h 3m |
| April | 06:37 | 18:58 | 12h 21m |
| May | 06:26 | 19:02 | 12h 36m |
| June | 06:25 | 19:10 | 12h 45m |
| July | 06:32 | 19:14 | 12h 42m |
| August | 06:38 | 19:07 | 12h 29m |
| September | 06:37 | 18:49 | 12h 12m |
| October | 06:36 | 18:30 | 11h 54m |
| November | 06:42 | 18:21 | 11h 39m |
| December | 06:57 | 18:27 | 11h 30m |