Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro today
September 11, 2026 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro today is at 05:54. Day length is 11h 52m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Rio de Janeiro's coordinates and updated daily.
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 horizon in Rio de Janeiro today, at a bearing of 85°. It starts getting light 22 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 16 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.
Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:20 | 18:44 | 13h 24m |
| February | 05:42 | 18:34 | 12h 52m |
| March | 05:55 | 18:11 | 12h 16m |
| April | 06:06 | 17:41 | 11h 35m |
| May | 06:19 | 17:21 | 11h 2m |
| June | 06:32 | 17:16 | 10h 44m |
| July | 06:34 | 17:24 | 10h 51m |
| August | 06:19 | 17:37 | 11h 18m |
| September | 05:51 | 17:47 | 11h 56m |
| October | 05:22 | 17:57 | 12h 35m |
| November | 05:02 | 18:14 | 13h 12m |
| December | 05:02 | 18:34 | 13h 32m |