Sunrise and sunset times in Fortaleza
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Fortaleza, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 11, 2026. Current time: 8:57:30 pm
First light at 4:54:51 amStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:15:43 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: 5:26:04 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 5:46:58 pmEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:35:34 pmEnd 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: -52.6° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 253° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 10 minutes
Sunset in Fortaleza was 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 11 at 5:43 AM
Moon set on Oct 11 at 6:13 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waxing Crescent (2%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 1:11 AM · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 4:02 AMTomorrow
October 12, 2026
First light at 4:54:28 amStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:15:22 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: 5:25:55 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 5:46:50 pmEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:35:29 pmEnd 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: 12 hours, 10 minutes
Tomorrow will be as long as today in Fortaleza
Moon will rise on Oct 12 at 6:28 AM Moon will set on Oct 12 at 7:02 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waxing Crescent (6%)
- Fortaleza, Ceará
- Latitude: -3.71722 (South)
- Longitude: -38.54306 (West)
- Time zone: Brasilia Standard Time (UTC−3)
Shortest day in Fortaleza, Ceará
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 11 hours, 54 minutes.Longest day in Fortaleza, Ceará
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 10 days, during the summer solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 12 hours, 20 minutes.
October 2026 - Fortaleza, Ceará - 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 Fortaleza.
All times are in Fortaleza's time: Brasilia Standard Time (UTC−3).
The day length increases by 6 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Fortaleza, Ceará - from 12 hours, 8 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 14 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). | 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). | 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.4:58:58 am | 5:19:42 am | 5:27:58 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:48:43 pm | 12h 8m 16s | 12s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:23:49 am | 89.6° | 4:34:52 am | 6:12:50 pm | 4:10:45 am | 6:36:57 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 51m 19s | 🌔 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:23:39 pm | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:58:32 am | 5:19:17 am | 5:27:45 pm | 5:48:31 pm | 12h 8m 28s | 12s | 11:23:29 am | 90° | 4:34:25 am | 6:12:38 pm | 4:10:17 am | 6:36:46 pm | 11h 51m 7s | 🌔 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:23:20 pm | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:58:06 am | 5:18:52 am | 5:27:32 pm | 5:48:19 pm | 12h 8m 40s | 12s | 11:23:10 am | 89.6° | 4:33:58 am | 6:12:27 pm | 4:09:50 am | 6:36:36 pm | 11h 50m 55s | 🌓 (44%) Last quarter at 10:25 amLast quarter at 10:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 44% illuminated |
11:23:01 pm | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:57:40 am | 5:18:27 am | 5:27:20 pm | 5:48:07 pm | 12h 8m 53s | 12s | 11:22:52 am | 89.2° | 4:33:32 am | 6:12:16 pm | 4:09:23 am | 6:36:26 pm | 11h 50m 42s | 🌒 (33%)Waning Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:22:43 pm | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:57:15 am | 5:18:02 am | 5:27:08 pm | 5:47:56 pm | 12h 9m 6s | 12s | 11:22:34 am | 88.8° | 4:33:06 am | 6:12:06 pm | 4:08:55 am | 6:36:17 pm | 11h 50m 30s | 🌒 (23%)Waning Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:22:25 pm | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:56:50 am | 5:17:38 am | 5:26:56 pm | 5:47:45 pm | 12h 9m 18s | 12s | 11:22:16 am | 88.4° | 4:32:40 am | 6:11:56 pm | 4:08:28 am | 6:36:08 pm | 11h 50m 18s | 🌒 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:22:07 pm | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:56:26 am | 5:17:14 am | 5:26:45 pm | 5:47:34 pm | 12h 9m 31s | 12s | 11:21:58 am | 88.1° | 4:32:14 am | 6:11:46 pm | 4:08:02 am | 6:36:00 pm | 11h 50m 6s | 🌒 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:50 pm | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:56:01 am | 5:16:51 am | 5:26:34 pm | 5:47:24 pm | 12h 9m 43s | 13s | 11:21:41 am | 87.7° | 4:31:49 am | 6:11:38 pm | 4:07:35 am | 6:35:53 pm | 11h 49m 54s | 🌒 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:33 pm | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:55:37 am | 5:16:28 am | 5:26:24 pm | 5:47:15 pm | 12h 9m 56s | 13s | 11:21:24 am | 87.3° | 4:31:24 am | 6:11:29 pm | 4:07:09 am | 6:35:46 pm | 11h 49m 41s | 🌒 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:21:16 pm | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:55:14 am | 5:16:05 am | 5:26:14 pm | 5:47:06 pm | 12h 10m 9s | 13s | 11:21:08 am | 86.9° | 4:30:59 am | 6:11:22 pm | 4:06:43 am | 6:35:39 pm | 11h 49m 29s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 12:50 pmNew moon at 12:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
11:21:00 pm | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:54:51 am | 5:15:43 am | 5:26:04 pm | 5:46:58 pm | 12h 10m 21s | 13s | 11:20:52 am | 86.5° | 4:30:35 am | 6:11:15 pm | 4:06:17 am | 6:35:34 pm | 11h 49m 18s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:45 pm | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:54:28 am | 5:15:22 am | 5:25:55 pm | 5:46:50 pm | 12h 10m 33s | 13s | 11:20:37 am | 86.2° | 4:30:11 am | 6:11:08 pm | 4:05:51 am | 6:35:29 pm | 11h 49m 6s | 🌘 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:30 pm | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:54:06 am | 5:15:01 am | 5:25:47 pm | 5:46:42 pm | 12h 10m 46s | 12s | 11:20:22 am | 85.8° | 4:29:47 am | 6:11:02 pm | 4:05:26 am | 6:35:25 pm | 11h 48m 53s | 🌘 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:15 pm | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:53:44 am | 5:14:40 am | 5:25:39 pm | 5:46:36 pm | 12h 10m 59s | 12s | 11:20:08 am | 85.4° | 4:29:24 am | 6:10:57 pm | 4:05:01 am | 6:35:21 pm | 11h 48m 42s | 🌘 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:20:01 pm | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:53:23 am | 5:14:21 am | 5:25:31 pm | 5:46:29 pm | 12h 11m 10s | 12s | 11:19:54 am | 85.1° | 4:29:01 am | 6:10:52 pm | 4:04:37 am | 6:35:18 pm | 11h 48m 30s | 🌘 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:48 pm | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:53:03 am | 5:14:01 am | 5:25:24 pm | 5:46:24 pm | 12h 11m 23s | 12s | 11:19:41 am | 84.7° | 4:28:39 am | 6:10:48 pm | 4:04:13 am | 6:35:16 pm | 11h 48m 18s | 🌘 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:35 pm | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:52:42 am | 5:13:42 am | 5:25:18 pm | 5:46:19 pm | 12h 11m 36s | 12s | 11:19:29 am | 84.3° | 4:28:17 am | 6:10:45 pm | 4:03:49 am | 6:35:15 pm | 11h 48m 6s | 🌘 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:23 pm | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:52:23 am | 5:13:24 am | 5:25:12 pm | 5:46:15 pm | 12h 11m 48s | 12s | 11:19:17 am | 84° | 4:27:56 am | 6:10:43 pm | 4:03:26 am | 6:35:14 pm | 11h 47m 55s | 🌗 (54%) First quarter at 1:12 pmFirst quarter at 1:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 54% illuminated |
11:19:11 pm | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:52:04 am | 5:13:07 am | 5:25:07 pm | 5:46:11 pm | 12h 12m 0s | 12s | 11:19:05 am | 83.6° | 4:27:35 am | 6:10:41 pm | 4:03:04 am | 6:35:14 pm | 11h 47m 43s | 🌖 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:19:00 pm | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:51:46 am | 5:12:50 am | 5:25:03 pm | 5:46:08 pm | 12h 12m 13s | 12s | 11:18:55 am | 83.2° | 4:27:15 am | 6:10:40 pm | 4:02:41 am | 6:35:15 pm | 11h 47m 31s | 🌖 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:18:50 pm | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:51:28 am | 5:12:34 am | 5:24:59 pm | 5:46:06 pm | 12h 12m 25s | 12s | 11:18:45 am | 82.9° | 4:26:56 am | 6:10:39 pm | 4:02:20 am | 6:35:17 pm | 11h 47m 19s | 🌖 (81%)Waxing Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:18:40 pm | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:51:11 am | 5:12:18 am | 5:24:56 pm | 5:46:04 pm | 12h 12m 38s | 12s | 11:18:35 am | 82.5° | 4:26:37 am | 6:10:40 pm | 4:01:59 am | 6:35:19 pm | 11h 47m 7s | 🌖 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:18:31 pm | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:50:54 am | 5:12:03 am | 5:24:53 pm | 5:46:03 pm | 12h 12m 50s | 12s | 11:18:27 am | 82.2° | 4:26:18 am | 6:10:41 pm | 4:01:38 am | 6:35:22 pm | 11h 46m 56s | 🌖 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:18:23 pm | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:50:39 am | 5:11:49 am | 5:24:51 pm | 5:46:03 pm | 12h 13m 2s | 12s | 11:18:19 am | 81.8° | 4:26:01 am | 6:10:42 pm | 4:01:18 am | 6:35:26 pm | 11h 46m 45s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:18:15 pm | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:50:24 am | 5:11:36 am | 5:24:50 pm | 5:46:03 pm | 12h 13m 14s | 12s | 11:18:11 am | 81.5° | 4:25:43 am | 6:10:45 pm | 4:00:59 am | 6:35:31 pm | 11h 46m 33s | 🌖 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:18:08 pm | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:50:09 am | 5:11:23 am | 5:24:49 pm | 5:46:05 pm | 12h 13m 26s | 12s | 11:18:05 am | 81.1° | 4:25:27 am | 6:10:49 pm | 4:00:40 am | 6:35:37 pm | 11h 46m 23s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 1:11 amFull moon at 1:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:18:02 pm | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:49:56 am | 5:11:12 am | 5:24:50 pm | 5:46:07 pm | 12h 13m 38s | 12s | 11:17:59 am | 80.8° | 4:25:11 am | 6:10:53 pm | 4:00:22 am | 6:35:44 pm | 11h 46m 11s | 🌔 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:17:57 pm | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:49:43 am | 5:11:01 am | 5:24:51 pm | 5:46:09 pm | 12h 13m 50s | 12s | 11:17:54 am | 80.5° | 4:24:56 am | 6:10:58 pm | 4:00:05 am | 6:35:51 pm | 11h 46m 0s | 🌔 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:17:52 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:49:31 am | 5:10:51 am | 5:24:52 pm | 5:46:13 pm | 12h 14m 1s | 12s | 11:17:50 am | 80.1° | 4:24:42 am | 6:11:03 pm | 3:59:48 am | 6:35:59 pm | 11h 45m 49s | 🌔 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:17:49 pm | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:49:20 am | 5:10:41 am | 5:24:55 pm | 5:46:17 pm | 12h 14m 14s | 12s | 11:17:47 am | 79.8° | 4:24:29 am | 6:11:10 pm | 3:59:32 am | 6:36:08 pm | 11h 45m 38s | 🌔 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:17:46 pm | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:49:10 am | 5:10:33 am | 5:24:58 pm | 5:46:22 pm | 12h 14m 25s | 12s | 11:17:44 am | 79.5° | 4:24:16 am | 6:11:18 pm | 3:59:17 am | 6:36:18 pm | 11h 45m 27s | 🌔 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:17:43 pm | 14.2° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Fortaleza, Ceará
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Fortaleza, Ceará - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fortaleza, Ceará for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Fortaleza
In Fortaleza, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on November 9 at 5:09 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 19 at 5:42 am. The earliest sunset is on October 26 at 5:24 pm, and the latest sunset is on February 3 at 5:55 pm.
Fortaleza gets 0h 25m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (12h 20m versus 11h 54m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Fortaleza Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Fortaleza. 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 Fortaleza.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 62.2° above the horizon (around Jun 18) and 86.1° (around Mar 8) in Fortaleza. Sitting almost under the Sun's yearly path, Fortaleza sees the analemma lying nearly flat overhead, with the Sun passing practically through the zenith twice a year.
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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