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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 10:22:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:03 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:35 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 3:32 am 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:39 pm 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 33 minutes (+6s)

Today's Sun Position in Rio de Janeiro

Time: 10:22 pm
Altitude: -39.0°
Direction: 206° SW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 13h 32m 53s (Dec 18, 2025)

6 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

2 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

9 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rio de Janeiro Today

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Night 12:00 am – 3:36 am
Astro. Twilight 3:36 am – 4:07 am
Nautical Twilight 4:07 am – 4:37 am
Civil Twilight 4:37 am – 5:03 am
Daylight 5:03 am – 6:35 pm
Civil Twilight 6:35 pm – 7:01 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:01 pm – 7:31 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:31 pm – 8:02 pm
Night 8:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 18 5:03 am 6:35 pm 13:32:53 +0:06 11:49 am (89.6°) 91.471
Dec 19 5:03 am 6:36 pm 13:32:58 +0:05 11:49 am (89.5°) 91.464
Dec 20 5:03 am 6:36 pm 13:33:01 +0:03 11:50 am (89.5°) 91.457
Dec 21 5:04 am 6:37 pm 13:33:02 +0:01 11:50 am (89.5°) 91.450
Dec 22 5:04 am 6:37 pm 13:33:01 < 1s 11:51 am (89.5°) 91.444
Dec 23 5:05 am 6:38 pm 13:32:58 −0:02 11:51 am (89.5°) 91.438
Dec 24 5:06 am 6:38 pm 13:32:53 −0:04 11:52 am (89.6°) 91.433
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Rio de Janeiro is at 12:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 50 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Rio de Janeiro

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 18 3:32 am 5:39 pm - 10:34 am (86.0°) 252,063 2.3%
Dec 19 4:19 am 6:33 pm - 11:26 am (84.7°) 251,226 0.4%
Dec 20 5:11 am 7:24 pm - 12:18 pm (85.0°) 250,014 0.5%
Dec 21 6:06 am 8:11 pm - 1:10 pm (86.7°) 248,481 2.5%
Dec 22 7:03 am 8:53 pm - 2:01 pm (89.7°) 246,652 6.6%
Dec 23 8:00 am 9:32 pm - 2:49 pm (86.0°) 244,541 12.5%
Dec 24 8:56 am 10:08 pm - 3:35 pm (80.8°) 242,147 20.2%
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rio de Janeiro This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 3:52 am Fri 5:14 pm Fri 10:33 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 4:45 am Fri 6:16 pm Fri 11:31 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 5:26 am Fri 6:59 pm Fri 12:13 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 8:12 pm Sat 6:58 am Sat 1:35 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 11:41 am Thu 11:57 pm Thu 5:49 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 4:18 pm Fri 3:12 am Thu 9:45 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 11:57 am Fri 12:05 am Thu 6:01 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro.

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