Sunrise and Sunset in Nelson, Canada

Today — Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Today the sun rises in Nelson at 04:46 and sets at 20:59, giving 16h 12m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 04:46     52° NE 
  Sunset 
 20:59     308° NW 
  Day length 
16h 12m
    1 min shorter than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 12:53     Sun altitude: 63.6° 
 

Times shown in America/Vancouver · PDT · UTC-07:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-07-01T04:46:49-07:00

Daylight 16.2h

Sunset 2026-07-01T20:59:06-07:00

Morning blue hour 04:03 04:21

Morning golden hour 04:50 05:37

Evening golden hour 20:08 20:54

Evening blue hour 21:24 21:42

Twilight phases

Wed, Jul 1, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az -16.2° 349° N

Sky phase Astronomical twilight

Now 00:08

04:46 Sunrise

12:53 Solar noon

20:59 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 04:46
Solar noon 12:53
Sunset 20:59

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 52° NE Sunset: 308° NW Max altitude at noon: 63.6° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Nelson. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings —

Nelson on the map · sun bearings today

Nelson, Canada

Sunrise 04:46
Sunset 20:59
Daylight 16h 12m
Sunrise bearing 52°
Sunset bearing 308°

Continent: Americas
Country: Canada
City: Nelson
Population: 10.7K
Coordinates: 49.50°, -117.29°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Nelson these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

March 17, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 16h 17m

Autumn equinox

September 25, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

December 21, 2026

Day length 8h 09m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

America/Vancouver

UTC offset

UTC-07:00

Next clock change

November 1, 2026

backward · 1h

Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

June 16, 2026

04:41

Latest sunset

June 25, 2026

21:00

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Nelson. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Nelson sunrise calendar — July 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Nelson. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1 Wed Today

16h 12m

Sunrise

04:46 52° NE

Sunset

20:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:03 · 21:42

Diff

—

2 Thu

16h 11m

Sunrise

04:47 52° NE

Sunset

20:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:04 · 21:41

Diff

-1m

3 Fri

16h 10m

Sunrise

04:48 52° NE

Sunset

20:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:05 · 21:41

Diff

-1m

4 Sat

16h 09m

Sunrise

04:48 52° NE

Sunset

20:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:05 · 21:40

Diff

-1m

5 Sun

16h 08m

Sunrise

04:49 52° NE

Sunset

20:57

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:06 · 21:40

Diff

-1m

6 Mon

16h 07m

Sunrise

04:50 52° NE

Sunset

20:57

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:07 · 21:39

Diff

-1m

7 Tue

16h 05m

Sunrise

04:51 53° NE

Sunset

20:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:08 · 21:38

Diff

-1m

8 Wed

16h 04m

Sunrise

04:52 53° NE

Sunset

20:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:09 · 21:38

Diff

-1m

9 Thu

16h 02m

Sunrise

04:53 53° NE

Sunset

20:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:10 · 21:37

Diff

-2m

10 Fri

16h 01m

Sunrise

04:54 53° NE

Sunset

20:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:11 · 21:36

Diff

-2m

11 Sat

15h 59m

Sunrise

04:55 53° NE

Sunset

20:53

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:13 · 21:35

Diff

-2m

12 Sun

15h 57m

Sunrise

04:56 54° NE

Sunset

20:53

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:14 · 21:34

Diff

-2m

13 Mon

15h 55m

Sunrise

04:57 54° NE

Sunset

20:52

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:15 · 21:33

Diff

-2m

14 Tue

15h 53m

Sunrise

04:58 54° NE

Sunset

20:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:16 · 21:32

Diff

-2m

15 Wed

15h 51m

Sunrise

04:59 54° NE

Sunset

20:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:17 · 21:31

Diff

-2m

16 Thu

15h 49m

Sunrise

05:00 55° NE

Sunset

20:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:19 · 21:30

Diff

-2m

17 Fri

15h 47m

Sunrise

05:01 55° NE

Sunset

20:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:20 · 21:29

Diff

-2m

18 Sat

15h 45m

Sunrise

05:02 55° NE

Sunset

20:47

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:21 · 21:28

Diff

-2m

19 Sun

15h 43m

Sunrise

05:03 56° NE

Sunset

20:46

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:23 · 21:26

Diff

-2m

20 Mon

15h 40m

Sunrise

05:04 56° NE

Sunset

20:45

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:24 · 21:25

Diff

-2m

21 Tue

15h 38m

Sunrise

05:06 56° ENE

Sunset

20:44

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:25 · 21:24

Diff

-2m

22 Wed

15h 36m

Sunrise

05:07 57° ENE

Sunset

20:43

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:27 · 21:22

Diff

-2m

23 Thu

15h 33m

Sunrise

05:08 57° ENE

Sunset

20:41

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:28 · 21:21

Diff

-2m

24 Fri

15h 31m

Sunrise

05:09 57° ENE

Sunset

20:40

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:30 · 21:20

Diff

-3m

25 Sat

15h 28m

Sunrise

05:11 58° ENE

Sunset

20:39

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:31 · 21:18

Diff

-3m

26 Sun

15h 26m

Sunrise

05:12 58° ENE

Sunset

20:38

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:33 · 21:17

Diff

-3m

27 Mon

15h 23m

Sunrise

05:13 59° ENE

Sunset

20:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:34 · 21:15

Diff

-3m

28 Tue

15h 20m

Sunrise

05:15 59° ENE

Sunset

20:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:36 · 21:13

Diff

-3m

29 Wed

15h 17m

Sunrise

05:16 59° ENE

Sunset

20:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:37 · 21:12

Diff

-3m

30 Thu

15h 15m

Sunrise

05:17 60° ENE

Sunset

20:32

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:39 · 21:10

Diff

-3m

31 Fri

15h 12m

Sunrise

05:19 60° ENE

Sunset

20:30

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:40 · 21:09

Diff

-3m

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1 Wed Today	04:46	20:59	16h 12m	—	04:03	21:42	12:53	63.6°	52° NE
2 Thu	04:47	20:58	16h 11m	-1m	04:04	21:41	12:53	63.5°	52° NE
3 Fri	04:48	20:58	16h 10m	-1m	04:05	21:41	12:53	63.4°	52° NE
4 Sat	04:48	20:58	16h 09m	-1m	04:05	21:40	12:53	63.3°	52° NE
5 Sun	04:49	20:57	16h 08m	-1m	04:06	21:40	12:53	63.2°	52° NE
6 Mon	04:50	20:57	16h 07m	-1m	04:07	21:39	12:54	63.1°	52° NE
7 Tue	04:51	20:56	16h 05m	-1m	04:08	21:38	12:54	63.0°	53° NE
8 Wed	04:52	20:55	16h 04m	-1m	04:09	21:38	12:54	62.9°	53° NE
9 Thu	04:53	20:55	16h 02m	-2m	04:10	21:37	12:54	62.8°	53° NE
10 Fri	04:54	20:54	16h 01m	-2m	04:11	21:36	12:54	62.7°	53° NE
11 Sat	04:55	20:53	15h 59m	-2m	04:13	21:35	12:54	62.5°	53° NE
12 Sun	04:56	20:53	15h 57m	-2m	04:14	21:34	12:54	62.4°	54° NE
13 Mon	04:57	20:52	15h 55m	-2m	04:15	21:33	12:54	62.2°	54° NE
14 Tue	04:58	20:51	15h 53m	-2m	04:16	21:32	12:55	62.1°	54° NE
15 Wed	04:59	20:50	15h 51m	-2m	04:17	21:31	12:55	61.9°	54° NE
16 Thu	05:00	20:49	15h 49m	-2m	04:19	21:30	12:55	61.8°	55° NE
17 Fri	05:01	20:48	15h 47m	-2m	04:20	21:29	12:55	61.6°	55° NE
18 Sat	05:02	20:47	15h 45m	-2m	04:21	21:28	12:55	61.4°	55° NE
19 Sun	05:03	20:46	15h 43m	-2m	04:23	21:26	12:55	61.2°	56° NE
20 Mon	05:04	20:45	15h 40m	-2m	04:24	21:25	12:55	61.0°	56° NE
21 Tue	05:06	20:44	15h 38m	-2m	04:25	21:24	12:55	60.9°	56° ENE
22 Wed	05:07	20:43	15h 36m	-2m	04:27	21:22	12:55	60.7°	57° ENE
23 Thu	05:08	20:41	15h 33m	-2m	04:28	21:21	12:55	60.4°	57° ENE
24 Fri	05:09	20:40	15h 31m	-3m	04:30	21:20	12:55	60.2°	57° ENE
25 Sat	05:11	20:39	15h 28m	-3m	04:31	21:18	12:55	60.0°	58° ENE
26 Sun	05:12	20:38	15h 26m	-3m	04:33	21:17	12:55	59.8°	58° ENE
27 Mon	05:13	20:36	15h 23m	-3m	04:34	21:15	12:55	59.6°	59° ENE
28 Tue	05:15	20:35	15h 20m	-3m	04:36	21:13	12:55	59.3°	59° ENE
29 Wed	05:16	20:33	15h 17m	-3m	04:37	21:12	12:55	59.1°	59° ENE
30 Thu	05:17	20:32	15h 15m	-3m	04:39	21:10	12:55	58.9°	60° ENE
31 Fri	05:19	20:30	15h 12m	-3m	04:40	21:09	12:55	58.6°	60° ENE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Nelson today?

The sun rises in Nelson today at 04:46 (America/Vancouver).

What time does the sun set in Nelson today?

The sun sets in Nelson today at 20:59 (America/Vancouver).

How long is the day in Nelson today?

Today's day length in Nelson is 16h 12m, with 1 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Nelson?

The longest day of 2026 in Nelson is June 21, with 16h 17m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Nelson?

The shortest day of 2026 in Nelson is December 21, with 8h 09m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Nelson?

Golden hour in Nelson today runs from 04:50 to 05:37 in the morning and from 20:08 to 20:54 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Nelson?

Today the sun rises 52° east of north in Nelson (approximately NE) and sets at 308° (NW).

Does Nelson observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Nelson uses America/Vancouver, with the next DST transition on November 1, 2026.

When is the sun highest in Nelson today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Nelson today at 12:53 (America/Vancouver), climbing to an altitude of 63.6° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Nelson?

Blue hour in Nelson runs from 04:03 to 04:21 before sunrise and from 21:24 to 21:42 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/nelson-ca

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