Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro today

Rio de Janeiro lies at 23°S. In Rio de Janeiro, day length ranges from 10h 44m in winter to 13h 32m in summer — a swing of about 2h 49m.

The sun comes up over the east-southeast horizon in Rio de Janeiro today, at a bearing of 104°. It starts getting light 23 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 26 minutes earlier in Rio de Janeiro than in Brasilia, 933 km to the north-northwest.

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 Rio de Janeiro.

The longest day in Rio de Janeiro is around 13h 32m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 44m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.