Sunrise and Sunset in Recife, Brazil

Today — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Today the sun rises in Recife at 05:31 and sets at 17:11, giving 11h 39m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 05:31     67° ENE 
  Sunset 
 17:11     293° WNW 
  Day length 
11h 39m
    Same length as yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 11:21     Sun altitude: 58.6° 
 

Times shown in America/Recife · ADT · UTC-03:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-16T05:31:51-03:00

Daylight 11.7h

Sunset 2026-06-16T17:11:11-03:00

Morning blue hour 05:09 05:17

Morning golden hour 05:34 06:02

Evening golden hour 16:40 17:08

Evening blue hour 17:25 17:33

Twilight phases

Tue, Jun 16, 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 -5.3° 247° WSW

Sky phase Civil twilight

Now 05:11

05:31 Sunrise

11:21 Solar noon

17:11 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 05:31
Solar noon 11:21
Sunset 17:11

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: 67° ENE Sunset: 293° WNW Max altitude at noon: 58.6° above horizon

Sun path over the day

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

Sun bearings—

Recife on the map · sun bearings today

Recife, Brazil

Sunrise05:31
Sunset17:11
Daylight11h 39m
Sunrise bearing67°
Sunset bearing293°

Continent: Americas
Country: Brazil
City: Recife
Population: 1.7M
Coordinates: -8.05°, -34.88°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

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

Spring equinox

September 7, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

October 14, 2026

Day length 12h 16m

Autumn equinox

April 5, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 11h 39m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

America/Recife

UTC offset

UTC-03:00

Next clock change

This time zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

November 13, 2026

04:51

Latest sunset

January 29, 2026

17:47

Day length throughout 2026

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

Longest day Shortest day

Recife sunrise calendar — June 2026

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

1Mon

11h 41m

Sunrise

05:2868° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:05·17:31

Diff

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2Tue

11h 41m

Sunrise

05:2868° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·17:31

Diff

3Wed

11h 41m

Sunrise

05:2868° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·17:31

Diff

4Thu

11h 41m

Sunrise

05:2967° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·17:32

Diff

5Fri

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:2967° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·17:32

Diff

6Sat

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:2967° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·17:32

Diff

7Sun

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:2967° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·17:32

Diff

8Mon

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:2967° ENE

Sunset

17:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·17:32

Diff

9Tue

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:3067° ENE

Sunset

17:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·17:32

Diff

10Wed

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:3067° ENE

Sunset

17:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·17:32

Diff

11Thu

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:3067° ENE

Sunset

17:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·17:33

Diff

12Fri

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:3067° ENE

Sunset

17:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·17:33

Diff

13Sat

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:3167° ENE

Sunset

17:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·17:33

Diff

14Sun

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3167° ENE

Sunset

17:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·17:33

Diff

15Mon

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3167° ENE

Sunset

17:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·17:33

Diff

16TueToday

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3167° ENE

Sunset

17:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:09·17:33

Diff

17Wed

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3266° ENE

Sunset

17:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:09·17:34

Diff

18Thu

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3266° ENE

Sunset

17:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:09·17:34

Diff

19Fri

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3266° ENE

Sunset

17:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:09·17:34

Diff

20Sat

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3266° ENE

Sunset

17:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:10·17:34

Diff

21SunNotable

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3266° ENE

Sunset

17:12

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:10·17:34

Diff

22Mon

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3366° ENE

Sunset

17:12

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:10·17:35

Diff

23Tue

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3366° ENE

Sunset

17:12

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:10·17:35

Diff

24Wed

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3366° ENE

Sunset

17:12

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:10·17:35

Diff

25Thu

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3366° ENE

Sunset

17:12

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:11·17:35

Diff

26Fri

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3366° ENE

Sunset

17:13

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:11·17:35

Diff

27Sat

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3467° ENE

Sunset

17:13

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:11·17:36

Diff

28Sun

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3467° ENE

Sunset

17:13

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:11·17:36

Diff

29Mon

11h 39m

Sunrise

05:3467° ENE

Sunset

17:13

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:11·17:36

Diff

30Tue

11h 40m

Sunrise

05:3467° ENE

Sunset

17:14

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:11·17:36

Diff

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	05:28	17:09	11h 41m	—	05:05	17:31	11:18	59.9°	68° ENE
2Tue	05:28	17:09	11h 41m	0m	05:06	17:31	11:18	59.8°	68° ENE
3Wed	05:28	17:09	11h 41m	0m	05:06	17:31	11:19	59.6°	68° ENE
4Thu	05:29	17:09	11h 41m	0m	05:06	17:32	11:19	59.5°	67° ENE
5Fri	05:29	17:09	11h 40m	0m	05:06	17:32	11:19	59.4°	67° ENE
6Sat	05:29	17:09	11h 40m	0m	05:06	17:32	11:19	59.3°	67° ENE
7Sun	05:29	17:09	11h 40m	0m	05:07	17:32	11:19	59.2°	67° ENE
8Mon	05:29	17:09	11h 40m	0m	05:07	17:32	11:19	59.1°	67° ENE
9Tue	05:30	17:10	11h 40m	0m	05:07	17:32	11:20	59.0°	67° ENE
10Wed	05:30	17:10	11h 40m	0m	05:07	17:32	11:20	58.9°	67° ENE
11Thu	05:30	17:10	11h 40m	0m	05:08	17:33	11:20	58.9°	67° ENE
12Fri	05:30	17:10	11h 40m	0m	05:08	17:33	11:20	58.8°	67° ENE
13Sat	05:31	17:10	11h 40m	0m	05:08	17:33	11:20	58.7°	67° ENE
14Sun	05:31	17:10	11h 39m	0m	05:08	17:33	11:21	58.7°	67° ENE
15Mon	05:31	17:11	11h 39m	0m	05:08	17:33	11:21	58.6°	67° ENE
16TueToday	05:31	17:11	11h 39m	0m	05:09	17:33	11:21	58.6°	67° ENE
17Wed	05:32	17:11	11h 39m	0m	05:09	17:34	11:21	58.6°	66° ENE
18Thu	05:32	17:11	11h 39m	0m	05:09	17:34	11:21	58.5°	66° ENE
19Fri	05:32	17:11	11h 39m	0m	05:09	17:34	11:22	58.5°	66° ENE
20Sat	05:32	17:11	11h 39m	0m	05:10	17:34	11:22	58.5°	66° ENE
21Sun★	05:32	17:12	11h 39m	0m	05:10	17:34	11:22	58.5°	66° ENE
22Mon	05:33	17:12	11h 39m	0m	05:10	17:35	11:22	58.5°	66° ENE
23Tue	05:33	17:12	11h 39m	0m	05:10	17:35	11:22	58.5°	66° ENE
24Wed	05:33	17:12	11h 39m	0m	05:10	17:35	11:23	58.5°	66° ENE
25Thu	05:33	17:12	11h 39m	0m	05:11	17:35	11:23	58.6°	66° ENE
26Fri	05:33	17:13	11h 39m	0m	05:11	17:35	11:23	58.6°	66° ENE
27Sat	05:34	17:13	11h 39m	0m	05:11	17:36	11:23	58.6°	67° ENE
28Sun	05:34	17:13	11h 39m	0m	05:11	17:36	11:23	58.7°	67° ENE
29Mon	05:34	17:13	11h 39m	0m	05:11	17:36	11:24	58.7°	67° ENE
30Tue	05:34	17:14	11h 40m	0m	05:11	17:36	11:24	58.8°	67° ENE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Recife today?

The sun rises in Recife today at 05:31 (America/Recife).

What time does the sun set in Recife today?

The sun sets in Recife today at 17:11 (America/Recife).

How long is the day in Recife today?

Today's day length in Recife is 11h 39m, with 0 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Recife?

The longest day of 2026 in Recife is October 14, with 12h 16m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Recife?

The shortest day of 2026 in Recife is June 21, with 11h 39m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Recife?

Golden hour in Recife today runs from 05:34 to 06:02 in the morning and from 16:40 to 17:08 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Recife?

Today the sun rises 67° east of north in Recife (approximately ENE) and sets at 293° (WNW).

Does Recife observe daylight saving time?

No. Recife uses America/Recife year-round with no daylight saving.

When is the sun highest in Recife today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Recife today at 11:21 (America/Recife), climbing to an altitude of 58.6° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Recife?

Blue hour in Recife runs from 05:09 to 05:17 before sunrise and from 17:25 to 17:33 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/recife-br

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