Sunset in Quito today

Quito lies at 0°S. Near the equator, Quito sees close to 12 hours of daylight year-round, with only minor seasonal variation.

The sun goes down towards the west in Quito today, at a bearing of 274°. Civil twilight then lasts another 21 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 5 minutes earlier in Quito than in Guayaquil, 274 km to the southwest.

Sunset shifts 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 Quito.

The longest day in Quito is around 12h 8m (around December 21). The shortest is around 12h 7m (around June 21).