Sun & moon times today, San Jose, Costa Rica

Moon: 57.4%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 12h 31m 56s (May 8, 2026)

25 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

59 minutes, 7 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

10 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in San Jose - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 8	5:16 am	5:48 pm	12:31:56	+0:25	11:32 am (82.7°)	93.821
May 9	5:16 am	5:48 pm	12:32:21	+0:25	11:32 am (82.4°)	93.843
May 10	5:16 am	5:49 pm	12:32:46	+0:25	11:32 am (82.2°)	93.865
May 11	5:16 am	5:49 pm	12:33:11	+0:24	11:32 am (81.9°)	93.887
May 12	5:15 am	5:49 pm	12:33:35	+0:24	11:32 am (81.7°)	93.909
May 13	5:15 am	5:49 pm	12:33:59	+0:23	11:32 am (81.4°)	93.930
May 14	5:15 am	5:49 pm	12:34:23	+0:23	11:32 am (81.2°)	93.951
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	8:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	2:25 am
September equinox	Sep 22	6:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	2:50 pm
* All times are local San Jose time.

Percent Illuminated:

57.4%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 8	-	10:44 am	11:40 pm	4:49 am	(57.0°)	248,328	64.0%
May 9	-	11:34 am	-	5:36 am	(61.3°)	245,643	54.1%
May 10	12:21 am	12:23 pm	-	6:21 am	(66.5°)	242,347	43.7%
May 11	1:02 am	1:12 pm	-	7:06 am	(72.5°)	238,590	33.3%
May 12	1:42 am	2:02 pm	-	7:51 am	(79.0°)	234,620	23.4%
May 13	2:23 am	2:54 pm	-	8:37 am	(85.8°)	230,725	14.4%
May 14	3:07 am	3:50 pm	-	9:27 am	(87.4°)	227,263	7.1%
* All times are local time for San Jose. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 4:56 am	Sat 5:24 pm	Sat 11:10 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Sat 7:15 am	Sat 7:58 pm	Sat 1:36 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Sat 3:44 am	Sat 4:00 pm	Sat 9:52 am	Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter	Fri 9:38 am	Fri 10:14 pm	Fri 3:56 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Sat 3:04 am	Sat 3:09 pm	Sat 9:07 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Sat 6:04 am	Sat 6:36 pm	Sat 12:20 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Sat 2:40 am	Sat 2:43 pm	Sat 8:41 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for San Jose.