July 20, 2026 · Santa Elena, Ecuador
Sunrise in Santa Elena today is at 06:30. Day length is 12h 0m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Santa Elena's coordinates and updated daily.
Santa Elena lies at 2°S. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts 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 Santa Elena.
The longest day in Santa Elena is around 12h 15m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 60m (around June 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:26 | 18:40 | 12h 14m |
| February | 06:33 | 18:44 | 12h 11m |
| March | 06:30 | 18:37 | 12h 7m |
| April | 06:22 | 18:26 | 12h 4m |
| May | 06:20 | 18:21 | 12h 1m |
| June | 06:25 | 18:24 | 11h 60m |
| July | 06:30 | 18:30 | 12h 0m |
| August | 06:28 | 18:30 | 12h 2m |
| September | 06:17 | 18:23 | 12h 6m |
| October | 06:05 | 18:15 | 12h 9m |
| November | 06:02 | 18:15 | 12h 13m |
| December | 06:12 | 18:26 | 12h 15m |