Sunset in Punta Arenas today

Punta Arenas lies at 53°S. In Punta Arenas, day length ranges from 7h 32m in winter to 16h 58m in summer — a swing of about 9h 26m.

The sun goes down towards the west in Punta Arenas today, at a bearing of 259°. Civil twilight then lasts another 36 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 4 minutes later in Punta Arenas than in Puerto Montt, 1308 km to the north. Punta Arenas is the southernmost of the 44 cities we cover in Chile, so its daylight swings further over the year than any of them.

Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across 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 Punta Arenas.

The longest day in Punta Arenas is around 16h 58m (around December 21). The shortest is around 7h 32m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 4 minutes per day.