Sunrise and sunset times in Machu Picchu Base
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Machu Picchu Base, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
This is a summer-only station: people work here only from about October to March.
Today
October 31, 2026. Current time: 4:56:13 pm
First light at 3:38 am3:37:58 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 4:35:25 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:41:30 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 9:40 pm9:39:45 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·No full darknessEnd of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 24.35° · Azimuth: 285.96° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 16 hours, 6 minutes
3 hours, 45 minutes left for today's sunset in Machu Picchu Base
Moonrise: 3:53 am
Moonset: 7:30 amMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (62%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 4:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 11:53 amTomorrow
November 1, 2026
First light at 3:34 am3:34:10 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 4:32:21 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:44:30 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 9:44 pm9:43:33 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·No full darknessEnd of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 16 hours, 12 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 6 minutes longer than today in Machu Picchu Base
Moonrise: 3:49 am Moonset: 9:35 amMoon phase: 🌓 Last Quarter (47%)
- Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands
- Also known as Base Científica Antártica Machu Picchu
- Latitude: -62.091496 (South)
- Longitude: -58.469906 (West)
- Time zone: Magallanes Time (UTC−3), no clock changes since 2016
Shortest day in Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 5 hours, 6 minutes.Longest day in Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 20 days, during the summer solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 19 hours, 48 minutes.
October 2026 - Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Machu Picchu Base.
All times are in Machu Picchu Base's time: Magallanes Time (UTC−3).
The day length increases by 3 hours, 1 minute over the course of October 2026 in Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands - from 13 hours, 5 minutes on the first day to 16 hours, 6 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:26:20 am | 6:11:43 am | -3m 18s | 7:16:54 pm | +2m 39s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:02:34 pm | 13h 5m 11s | 5m 56s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:43:30 pm | 31.27° | 4:29:44 am | 8:59:44 pm | 3:23:12 am | 10:07:29 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.10h 51m 32s | 🌔 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:40 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:22:53 am | 6:08:26 am | -3m 17s | 7:19:33 pm | +2m 39s | 8:05:24 pm | 13h 11m 7s | 5m 57s | 12:43:11 pm | 31.66° | 4:25:50 am | 9:03:02 pm | 3:18:10 am | 10:12:01 pm | 10h 45m 36s | 🌔 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:21 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:19:25 am | 6:05:09 am | -3m 17s | 7:22:13 pm | +2m 40s | 8:08:16 pm | 13h 17m 4s | 5m 57s | 12:42:52 pm | 32.05° | 4:21:54 am | 9:06:23 pm | 3:13:00 am | 10:16:41 pm | 10h 39m 39s | 🌓 (44%) Last quarter at 10:25 amLast quarter at 10:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 44% illuminated |
12:43:02 am | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:15:57 am | 6:01:52 am | -3m 17s | 7:24:54 pm | +2m 41s | 8:11:09 pm | 13h 23m 2s | 5m 57s | 12:42:33 pm | 32.43° | 4:17:56 am | 9:09:47 pm | 3:07:42 am | 10:21:32 pm | 10h 33m 42s | 🌒 (33%)Waning Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:42 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:12:28 am | 5:58:36 am | -3m 16s | 7:27:35 pm | +2m 41s | 8:14:03 pm | 13h 28m 59s | 5m 58s | 12:42:15 pm | 32.82° | 4:13:55 am | 9:13:14 pm | 3:02:15 am | 10:26:33 pm | 10h 27m 44s | 🌒 (23%)Waning Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:24 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:08:58 am | 5:55:19 am | -3m 17s | 7:30:17 pm | +2m 42s | 8:16:58 pm | 13h 34m 58s | 5m 58s | 12:41:57 pm | 33.20° | 4:09:52 am | 9:16:45 pm | 2:56:38 am | 10:31:46 pm | 10h 21m 46s | 🌒 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:06 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:05:27 am | 5:52:03 am | -3m 16s | 7:32:59 pm | +2m 42s | 8:19:55 pm | 13h 40m 56s | 5m 59s | 12:41:40 pm | 33.58° | 4:05:46 am | 9:20:19 pm | 2:50:49 am | 10:37:14 pm | 10h 15m 47s | 🌒 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:49 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:01:56 am | 5:48:46 am | -3m 17s | 7:35:42 pm | +2m 43s | 8:22:53 pm | 13h 46m 56s | 5m 59s | 12:41:22 pm | 33.96° | 4:01:38 am | 9:23:57 pm | 2:44:48 am | 10:42:56 pm | 10h 9m 48s | 🌒 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:30 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:58:25 am | 5:45:30 am | -3m 16s | 7:38:25 pm | +2m 43s | 8:25:53 pm | 13h 52m 55s | 6m 0s | 12:41:06 pm | 34.34° | 3:57:27 am | 9:27:38 pm | 2:38:32 am | 10:48:57 pm | 10h 3m 50s | 🌒 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:14 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:54:53 am | 5:42:15 am | -3m 15s | 7:41:10 pm | +2m 45s | 8:28:55 pm | 13h 58m 55s | 6m 0s | 12:40:50 pm | 34.72° | 3:53:13 am | 9:31:23 pm | 2:31:59 am | 10:55:18 pm | 9h 57m 49s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 12:50 pmNew moon at 12:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:40:58 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:51:20 am | 5:38:59 am | -3m 16s | 7:43:54 pm | +2m 44s | 8:31:58 pm | 14h 4m 55s | 6m 0s | 12:40:34 pm | 35.10° | 3:48:56 am | 9:35:13 pm | 2:25:05 am | 11:02:05 pm | 9h 51m 50s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:42 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:47:46 am | 5:35:44 am | -3m 15s | 7:46:40 pm | +2m 46s | 8:35:02 pm | 14h 10m 56s | 6m 1s | 12:40:19 pm | 35.47° | 3:44:36 am | 9:39:07 pm | 2:17:48 am | 11:09:23 pm | 9h 45m 49s | 🌘 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:27 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:44:12 am | 5:32:29 am | -3m 15s | 7:49:26 pm | +2m 46s | 8:38:08 pm | 14h 16m 57s | 6m 1s | 12:40:04 pm | 35.85° | 3:40:12 am | 9:43:06 pm | 2:10:00 am | 11:17:20 pm | 9h 39m 48s | 🌘 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:11 am | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:40:38 am | 5:29:14 am | -3m 15s | 7:52:14 pm | +2m 48s | 8:41:16 pm | 14h 23m 0s | 6m 2s | 12:39:50 pm | 36.22° | 3:35:45 am | 9:47:10 pm | 2:01:35 am | 11:26:09 pm | 9h 33m 46s | 🌘 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:57 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:37:02 am | 5:26:00 am | -3m 14s | 7:55:01 pm | +2m 47s | 8:44:26 pm | 14h 29m 1s | 6m 2s | 12:39:36 pm | 36.59° | 3:31:14 am | 9:51:19 pm | 1:52:18 am | 11:36:12 pm | 9h 27m 45s | 🌘 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:43 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:33:26 am | 5:22:46 am | -3m 14s | 7:57:50 pm | +2m 49s | 8:47:38 pm | 14h 35m 4s | 6m 2s | 12:39:23 pm | 36.96° | 3:26:38 am | 9:55:33 pm | 1:41:49 am | 11:48:14 pm | 9h 21m 43s | 🌘 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:30 am | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:29:50 am | 5:19:33 am | -3m 13s | 8:00:39 pm | +2m 49s | 8:50:51 pm | 14h 41m 6s | 6m 3s | 12:39:10 pm | 37.32° | 3:21:58 am | 9:59:54 pm | 1:29:22 am | 12:04:16 am | 9h 15m 41s | 🌘 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:16 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:26:12 am | 5:16:20 am | -3m 13s | 8:03:29 pm | +2m 50s | 8:54:07 pm | 14h 47m 9s | 6m 3s | 12:38:59 pm | 37.69° | 3:17:14 am | 10:04:22 pm | 1:12:56 am | — | 9h 9m 38s | 🌗 (54%) First quarter at 1:12 pmFirst quarter at 1:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 54% illuminated |
12:39:05 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:22:34 am | 5:13:07 am | -3m 13s | 8:06:20 pm | +2m 51s | 8:57:24 pm | 14h 53m 13s | 6m 3s | 12:38:47 pm | 38.05° | 3:12:24 am | 10:08:56 pm | — | — | 9h 3m 35s | 🌖 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:52 am | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:18:56 am | 5:09:55 am | -3m 12s | 8:09:12 pm | +2m 52s | 9:00:43 pm | 14h 59m 17s | 6m 4s | 12:38:37 pm | 38.41° | 3:07:28 am | 10:13:38 pm | — | — | 8h 57m 31s | 🌖 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:42 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:15:16 am | 5:06:43 am | -3m 12s | 8:12:04 pm | +2m 52s | 9:04:05 pm | 15h 5m 21s | 6m 4s | 12:38:27 pm | 38.76° | 3:02:26 am | 10:18:28 pm | — | — | 8h 51m 28s | 🌖 (81%)Waxing Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:32 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:11:36 am | 5:03:32 am | -3m 11s | 8:14:57 pm | +2m 53s | 9:07:28 pm | 15h 11m 25s | 6m 4s | 12:38:17 pm | 39.12° | 2:57:16 am | 10:23:28 pm | — | — | 8h 45m 25s | 🌖 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:21 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:07:55 am | 5:00:22 am | -3m 10s | 8:17:51 pm | +2m 54s | 9:10:54 pm | 15h 17m 29s | 6m 4s | 12:38:09 pm | 39.47° | 2:52:00 am | 10:28:37 pm | — | — | 8h 39m 21s | 🌖 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:13 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:04:14 am | 4:57:12 am | -3m 10s | 8:20:46 pm | +2m 55s | 9:14:22 pm | 15h 23m 34s | 6m 5s | 12:38:01 pm | 39.81° | 2:46:34 am | 10:33:58 pm | — | — | 8h 33m 17s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:05 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:00:31 am | 4:54:03 am | -3m 9s | 8:23:42 pm | +2m 56s | 9:17:52 pm | 15h 29m 39s | 6m 5s | 12:37:54 pm | 40.16° | 2:40:59 am | 10:39:32 pm | — | — | 8h 27m 13s | 🌖 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:58 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 3:56:48 am | 4:50:55 am | -3m 8s | 8:26:38 pm | +2m 56s | 9:21:25 pm | 15h 35m 43s | 6m 5s | 12:37:47 pm | 40.50° | 2:35:12 am | 10:45:20 pm | — | — | 8h 21m 9s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 1:11 amFull moon at 1:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:37:50 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 3:53:04 am | 4:47:47 am | -3m 8s | 8:29:35 pm | +2m 57s | 9:25:00 pm | 15h 41m 48s | 6m 5s | 12:37:41 pm | 40.84° | 2:29:12 am | 10:51:24 pm | — | — | 8h 15m 5s | 🌔 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:44 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 3:49:19 am | 4:44:40 am | -3m 7s | 8:32:33 pm | +2m 58s | 9:28:37 pm | 15h 47m 53s | 6m 5s | 12:37:36 pm | 41.17° | 2:22:58 am | 10:57:48 pm | — | — | 8h 9m 1s | 🌔 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:38 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 3:45:33 am | 4:41:34 am | -3m 6s | 8:35:31 pm | +2m 58s | 9:32:17 pm | 15h 53m 57s | 6m 4s | 12:37:32 pm | 41.51° | 2:16:25 am | 11:04:35 pm | — | — | 8h 2m 58s | 🌔 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:34 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 3:41:46 am | 4:38:29 am | -3m 5s | 8:38:30 pm | +2m 59s | 9:36:00 pm | 16h 0m 1s | 6m 4s | 12:37:29 pm | 41.83° | 2:09:31 am | 11:11:51 pm | — | — | 7h 56m 55s | 🌔 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:31 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 3:37:58 am | 4:35:25 am | -3m 4s | 8:41:30 pm | +3m 0s | 9:39:45 pm | 16h 6m 5s | 6m 4s | 12:37:26 pm | 42.16° | 2:02:10 am | 11:19:43 pm | — | — | 7h 50m 51s | 🌔 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:27 am | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Machu Picchu Base, South Shetland Islands for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Machu Picchu Base
In Machu Picchu Base, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 18 at 2:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 23 at 10:22 am. The earliest sunset is on June 18 at 3:28 pm, and the latest sunset is on December 24 at 10:46 pm.
Machu Picchu Base gets 14h 41m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 48m versus 5h 06m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Machu Picchu Base Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Machu Picchu Base. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Machu Picchu Base.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 3.7° above the horizon (around Jun 21) and 50.4° (around Dec 18) in Machu Picchu Base. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Machu Picchu Base the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:37 and 13:08 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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