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

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 12:27:15 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:02 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:22 am↑ 72° East
Moonset Today: 7:43 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-1m 20s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rio de Janeiro

Time: 12:27 pm
Altitude: 65.7°
Direction: 343° N
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 5m 43s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute, 20 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour, 22 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

1 hour, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Rio de Janeiro today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

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

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rio de Janeiro today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight 4:41 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight 5:08 am – 5:34 am
Civil Twilight 5:34 am – 5:56 am
Daylight 5:56 am – 6:02 pm
Civil Twilight 6:02 pm – 6:24 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:24 pm – 6:51 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:51 pm – 7:17 pm
Night 7:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 5:56 am 6:02 pm 12:05:43 −1:20 11:59 am (66.6°) 92.602
Mar 22 5:57 am 6:01 pm 12:04:22 −1:20 11:59 am (66.2°) 92.628
Mar 23 5:57 am 6:00 pm 12:03:02 −1:20 11:59 am (65.8°) 92.654
Mar 24 5:57 am 5:59 pm 12:01:42 −1:20 11:58 am (65.5°) 92.679
Mar 25 5:58 am 5:58 pm 12:00:22 −1:20 11:58 am (65.1°) 92.705
Mar 26 5:58 am 5:57 pm 11:59:02 −1:19 11:58 am (64.7°) 92.731
Mar 27 5:59 am 5:56 pm 11:57:42 −1:19 11:58 am (64.3°) 92.757
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 11:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 5:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 9:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 5:50 pm
* All times are local Rio de Janeiro time.

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Today's Moon in Rio de Janeiro

Percent Illuminated: 8.9%
Time: 12:27 pm
Altitude: 42.7°
Direction: 32° NE
Position: Waxing Crescent

The Moon's path in Rio de Janeiro today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Rio de Janeiro - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 8:22 am 7:43 pm - 2:05 pm (48.6°) 228,148 9.3%
Mar 22 9:29 am 8:30 pm - 3:01 pm (43.4°) 227,977 17.6%
Mar 23 10:36 am 9:24 pm - 4:02 pm (39.8°) 228,449 27.7%
Mar 24 11:44 am 10:24 pm - 5:04 pm (38.0°) 229,434 39.1%
Mar 25 12:47 pm 11:28 pm - 6:07 pm (38.4°) 230,797 51.0%
Mar 26 1:44 pm - - 7:07 pm (40.6°) 232,415 62.6%
Mar 27 - 12:34 am 2:33 pm 8:03 pm (44.5°) 234,205 73.4%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:22 am Sat 4:50 pm Sat 10:36 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:14 am Sat 6:57 pm Sat 1:06 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sat 4:48 am Sat 5:16 pm Sat 11:02 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 1:40 pm Sun 12:22 am Sat 7:01 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 6:13 am Sat 6:17 pm Sat 12:15 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 10:13 am Sat 9:07 pm Sat 3:40 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 6:02 am Sat 6:07 pm Sat 12:04 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro.

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