Sunset in Santo Domingo today
September 3, 2026 · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Sunset in Santo Domingo today is at 18:54. Day length is 12h 27m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Santo Domingo's coordinates and updated daily.
Santo Domingo lies at 18°N. In Santo Domingo, day length ranges from 11h 1m in winter to 13h 14m in summer — a swing of about 2h 13m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Santo Domingo today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 22 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 4 minutes earlier in Santo Domingo than in Santiago de los Caballeros, 138 km to the northwest.
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 Santo Domingo.
The longest day in Santo Domingo is around 13h 14m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 1m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunset in Santo Domingo by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18:23 | 07:15 | 11h 8m |
| February | 18:41 | 07:09 | 11h 32m |
| March | 18:50 | 06:50 | 12h 0m |
| April | 18:57 | 06:24 | 12h 33m |
| May | 19:06 | 06:07 | 12h 59m |
| June | 19:18 | 06:04 | 13h 14m |
| July | 19:20 | 06:12 | 13h 9m |
| August | 19:08 | 06:22 | 12h 47m |
| September | 18:44 | 06:28 | 12h 16m |
| October | 18:19 | 06:34 | 11h 45m |
| November | 18:03 | 06:46 | 11h 17m |
| December | 18:06 | 07:04 | 11h 2m |