Sunset in Maracaibo today
September 4, 2026 · Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Sunset in Maracaibo today is at 18:55. Day length is 12h 18m. See below for sunrise, 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 goes down towards the west in Maracaibo today, at a bearing of 277°. Civil twilight then lasts another 21 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 19 minutes later in Maracaibo than in Caracas, 515 km to the east.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how 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.
Sunset in Maracaibo by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18:43 | 07:09 | 11h 34m |
| February | 18:55 | 07:08 | 11h 47m |
| March | 18:58 | 06:55 | 12h 3m |
| April | 18:58 | 06:37 | 12h 21m |
| May | 19:02 | 06:26 | 12h 36m |
| June | 19:10 | 06:25 | 12h 45m |
| July | 19:14 | 06:32 | 12h 42m |
| August | 19:07 | 06:38 | 12h 29m |
| September | 18:49 | 06:37 | 12h 12m |
| October | 18:30 | 06:36 | 11h 54m |
| November | 18:21 | 06:42 | 11h 39m |
| December | 18:27 | 06:57 | 11h 30m |