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Sunrise & Sunset in Santiago, Chile

In Santiago on October 12, 2026, sunrise is 7:06 AM and sunset is 7:54 PM, giving 12 hours 48 minutes of daylight. Choose another date to compare.

It's 4:52 PM Chile Summer Time in Santiago.

Chile Summer Time · Monday, October 12, 2026 · Calculated for central Santiago — recomputed live in your browser for today's date.

Daylight in Santiago

12 hours 48 minutes of daylight

Next: Sunset at 7:54 PM

Sunrise 7:06 AM · Sunset 7:54 PM

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:54 PMSolar noon Noon 1:30 PM · sun 64° highFirst light First 6:41 AMLast light Last 8:19 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM

The curve is how high the sun climbs through the day; the band beneath it runs from first light to last light.

24-hour sun clock

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First light6:41 AM
Sunrise7:06 AM
Solar noon1:30 PM
Sunset7:54 PM
Last light8:19 PM
Day length12 h 48 m

Where the sun is right now

Press Play, or drag: end to end is one full turn of the moon round the Earth — 29 days and 13 hours

Altitude36.4°
Directionwest-northwest
Azimuth287.1°
Right nowFull daylight

Santiago is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 26° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waxing crescent. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the south — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.

That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Santiago, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

The moon is up too — 62.7° above the horizon in the west-northwest. Moonrise, moonset and tonight's phase →

The sun is well up. Altitude is how far above the horizon the sun sits; azimuth is the compass bearing to look along, measured clockwise from north. Shown for 4:52 PM; this updates to the live position when the page loads.

Sunrise & sunset tomorrow in Santiago

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Sunrise tomorrow7:05 AM
Sunset tomorrow7:54 PM
Daylight tomorrow12 h 50 m

Tomorrow in Santiago the sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 7:54 PM — 12 hours 50 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes longer than today. Recomputed in your browser, so it is always the next day from now.

Twilight, golden hour & blue hour

Morning
Astronomical twilight5:40 AM – 6:11 AM
Nautical twilight6:11 AM – 6:41 AM
Civil twilight6:41 AM – 7:06 AM
Blue hour6:41 AM – 6:51 AM
Golden hour6:51 AM – 7:39 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:21 PM – 8:09 PM
Blue hour8:09 PM – 8:19 PM
Civil twilight7:54 PM – 8:19 PM
Nautical twilight8:19 PM – 8:49 PM
Astronomical twilight8:49 PM – 9:19 PM
Tonight's moon: Waxing crescent, 5% lit — rises 7:52 AM, sets 10:14 PM. Moonrise, moonset & the phase calendar →

The three twilights are just how far the sun is below the horizon: civil to −6° (bright enough to read outside), nautical to −12° (the horizon is still visible at sea), astronomical to −18° (true darkness for stargazing). Golden hour is the warm, low-angle light photographers love, when the sun sits between −4° and +6°; blue hour is the deep-blue band just beyond it, from −6° to −4°. A dash means the sun never gets that low here on this date.

Next 7 days

DaySunriseSunsetDay lengthDaily change
Today Mon, Oct 127:06 AM7:54 PM12 h 48 m+2 min
Tomorrow Tue, Oct 137:05 AM7:54 PM12 h 50 m+2 min
Wed, Oct 147:04 AM7:55 PM12 h 52 m+2 min
Thu, Oct 157:02 AM7:56 PM12 h 54 m+2 min
Fri, Oct 167:01 AM7:57 PM12 h 56 m+2 min
Sat, Oct 177:00 AM7:57 PM12 h 58 m+2 min
Sun, Oct 186:59 AM7:58 PM13 h 0 m+2 min

Sunrise & sunset through the year

Longest day: December 22 — 14 h 22 m of daylight. Shortest day: June 21 — 9 h 56 m.

Daylight & seasons in Santiago

  • The sun rises in the east and sets in the west today.
  • Days are getting longer by about 2 minutes a day right now.
  • Santiago gets about 4 hours 26 minutes more daylight on its longest day than its shortest.
  • The next summer solstice is 70 days away, on December 21.
  • Of the 365 days this year, today is the 140th longest here.
  • The longest day of the year is 71 days away, on December 22 — 14 h 22 m of daylight.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Santiago, Chile?

Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 13, 2026) the sun rises at 7:05 AM in Santiago and sets at 7:54 PM, giving 12 hours 50 minutes of daylight. The card above recomputes this in your browser, so it is always the day after today wherever you are reading it.

What time is sunrise in Santiago, Chile today?

The card above computes it live in your browser for today's date, using Santiago's coordinates — along with sunset, solar noon, first light and last light, all in Santiago's own time zone.

What are first light and last light?

Civil twilight — when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon. It's bright enough for most outdoor activities before sunrise and after sunset.

Why do the times change every day?

Earth's tilted axis means the sun's path moves through the seasons — days lengthen toward the summer solstice and shorten toward the winter solstice, so sunrise and sunset shift a little every day.

About Santiago

CitySantiago
CountryChile
Time zoneAmerica/Santiago — Chile Summer Time
UTC offsetUTC−3
Latitude33.4500° S
Longitude70.6700° W

These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

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