Sunrise and sunset in Mexico City
In Mexico City today, the sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:25. Day length: 11 h 57 min. Golden hour today: 06:14–06:56 in the morning and 17:56–18:38 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Mexico
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
Sunrise 06:27 · Sunset 18:25 · Day length 11 h 57 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:14 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:40 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:05 | |
| Sunrise | 06:27 | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 12:26 | 67.2° |
| Sunset | 18:25 | W 267° |
| Civil dusk | 18:47 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:12 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:37 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:05 | 06:14 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:14 | 06:56 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:56 | 18:38 |
| Evening blue hour | 18:38 | 18:47 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:05 | 06:27 | 12:26 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 11 h 57 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:26 | 18:24 | 18:46 | 11 h 56 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:25 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 11 h 55 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:25 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11 h 54 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Mexico City
Mexico City lies at 19.4326° N, 99.1332° W, 2,240 m above sea level, in the America/Mexico City time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 13 h 18 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 10 h 58 min.
The earliest sunset (17:57) is on November 25 and the latest sunrise (07:13) on January 17: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 86° above the horizon in June but only 47° in December.
In June, Mexico City gets 1 h 55 min less daylight than Chicago; in December the difference is 1 h 50 min the other way.
No daylight saving time; clocks stay the same all year.
About the sun in Mexico City
Mexico City lies at about 19.4° N, inside the tropics, and at 2,240 m above sea level. The sun passes directly overhead twice a year, in mid-May and late July, and days vary only between about 13 hours 20 minutes and 11 hours. Mexico abolished daylight saving time in 2022, so clock times no longer jump in spring and autumn.