Sunrise and sunset times in Calgary
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Calgary, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 10:49:44 am
Night ends at 6:18 am6:17:58 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:35 am7:34:40 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: 8:08:24 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: 6:32:47 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 7:06 pm7:06:27 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:23 pm8:22:58 pm
End 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: 20.26° · Azimuth: 140.0° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 24 minutes
7 hours, 43 minutes left for today's sunset in Calgary
Moonset: 1:20 am
Moonrise: 4:34 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 6:20 am6:19:34 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:36 am7:36:17 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: 8:10:05 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: 6:30:46 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 7:05 pm7:04:31 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:21 pm8:21:04 pm
End 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: 10 hours, 20 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Calgary
Moonset: 2:35 am Moonrise: 4:48 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Calgary, Alberta
- Latitude: 51.048615 (North)
- Longitude: -114.070847 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Calgary, Alberta
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 7 hours, 54 minutes.Longest day in Calgary, Alberta
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 16 hours, 33 minutes.
October 2026 - Calgary, Alberta - 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 Calgary.
All times are in Calgary's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 52 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Calgary, Alberta - from 11 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 44 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.7:04:11 am | 7:37:07 am | +1m 36s | 7:13:39 pm | -2m 15s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:46:30 pm | 11h 36m 32s | -3m 51s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:25:51 pm | 35.53° | 6:25:44 am | 8:24:50 pm | 5:46:21 am | 9:04:02 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 25m 5s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:26:01 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:05:47 am | 7:38:44 am | +1m 37s | 7:11:25 pm | -2m 14s | 7:44:17 pm | 11h 32m 41s | -3m 51s | 1:25:32 pm | 35.14° | 6:27:22 am | 8:22:34 pm | 5:48:06 am | 9:01:40 pm | 12h 28m 55s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:25:42 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:07:23 am | 7:40:20 am | +1m 36s | 7:09:11 pm | -2m 14s | 7:42:04 pm | 11h 28m 51s | -3m 50s | 1:25:13 pm | 34.75° | 6:29:00 am | 8:20:19 pm | 5:49:50 am | 8:59:19 pm | 12h 32m 46s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:25:22 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:08:58 am | 7:41:57 am | +1m 37s | 7:06:58 pm | -2m 13s | 7:39:51 pm | 11h 25m 1s | -3m 50s | 1:24:55 pm | 34.37° | 6:30:38 am | 8:18:05 pm | 5:51:34 am | 8:56:59 pm | 12h 36m 36s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:25:05 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:10:34 am | 7:43:34 am | +1m 37s | 7:04:45 pm | -2m 13s | 7:37:40 pm | 11h 21m 11s | -3m 50s | 1:24:36 pm | 33.98° | 6:32:15 am | 8:15:52 pm | 5:53:16 am | 8:54:41 pm | 12h 40m 26s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:45 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:12:10 am | 7:45:11 am | +1m 37s | 7:02:32 pm | -2m 13s | 7:35:29 pm | 11h 17m 21s | -3m 50s | 1:24:19 pm | 33.60° | 6:33:53 am | 8:13:39 pm | 5:54:59 am | 8:52:24 pm | 12h 44m 17s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:28 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:13:46 am | 7:46:49 am | +1m 38s | 7:00:20 pm | -2m 12s | 7:33:18 pm | 11h 13m 31s | -3m 50s | 1:24:01 pm | 33.22° | 6:35:30 am | 8:11:28 pm | 5:56:40 am | 8:50:09 pm | 12h 48m 6s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:10 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:15:22 am | 7:48:26 am | +1m 37s | 6:58:08 pm | -2m 12s | 7:31:09 pm | 11h 9m 42s | -3m 49s | 1:23:44 pm | 32.84° | 6:37:06 am | 8:09:18 pm | 5:58:21 am | 8:47:54 pm | 12h 51m 57s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:52 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:16:58 am | 7:50:05 am | +1m 39s | 6:55:58 pm | -2m 10s | 7:29:00 pm | 11h 5m 53s | -3m 49s | 1:23:28 pm | 32.46° | 6:38:43 am | 8:07:09 pm | 6:00:02 am | 8:45:41 pm | 12h 55m 45s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:37 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:18:34 am | 7:51:43 am | +1m 38s | 6:53:47 pm | -2m 11s | 7:26:52 pm | 11h 2m 4s | -3m 49s | 1:23:11 pm | 32.08° | 6:40:19 am | 8:05:01 pm | 6:01:42 am | 8:43:30 pm | 12h 59m 35s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:23:19 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:20:10 am | 7:53:22 am | +1m 39s | 6:51:38 pm | -2m 9s | 7:24:45 pm | 10h 58m 16s | -3m 48s | 1:22:56 pm | 31.70° | 6:41:55 am | 8:02:54 pm | 6:03:22 am | 8:41:20 pm | 13h 3m 23s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:04 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:21:46 am | 7:55:01 am | +1m 39s | 6:49:29 pm | -2m 9s | 7:22:39 pm | 10h 54m 28s | -3m 48s | 1:22:41 pm | 31.33° | 6:43:31 am | 8:00:48 pm | 6:05:01 am | 8:39:11 pm | 13h 7m 11s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:49 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:23:23 am | 7:56:40 am | +1m 39s | 6:47:20 pm | -2m 9s | 7:20:34 pm | 10h 50m 40s | -3m 48s | 1:22:26 pm | 30.95° | 6:45:07 am | 7:58:44 pm | 6:06:39 am | 8:37:04 pm | 13h 11m 0s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:33 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:24:59 am | 7:58:20 am | +1m 40s | 6:45:13 pm | -2m 7s | 7:18:30 pm | 10h 46m 53s | -3m 47s | 1:22:12 pm | 30.58° | 6:46:43 am | 7:56:41 pm | 6:08:18 am | 8:34:59 pm | 13h 14m 46s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:19 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:26:36 am | 7:59:59 am | +1m 39s | 6:43:06 pm | -2m 7s | 7:16:27 pm | 10h 43m 7s | -3m 47s | 1:21:58 pm | 30.21° | 6:48:19 am | 7:54:39 pm | 6:09:55 am | 8:32:55 pm | 13h 18m 34s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:05 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:28:12 am | 8:01:40 am | +1m 41s | 6:41:01 pm | -2m 5s | 7:14:24 pm | 10h 39m 21s | -3m 46s | 1:21:45 pm | 29.85° | 6:49:54 am | 7:52:38 pm | 6:11:33 am | 8:30:52 pm | 13h 22m 19s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:51 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:29:49 am | 8:03:20 am | +1m 40s | 6:38:56 pm | -2m 5s | 7:12:23 pm | 10h 35m 36s | -3m 45s | 1:21:33 pm | 29.48° | 6:51:29 am | 7:50:38 pm | 6:13:10 am | 8:28:51 pm | 13h 26m 5s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:39 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:31:26 am | 8:05:01 am | +1m 41s | 6:36:52 pm | -2m 4s | 7:10:24 pm | 10h 31m 51s | -3m 45s | 1:21:21 pm | 29.12° | 6:53:04 am | 7:48:40 pm | 6:14:46 am | 8:26:52 pm | 13h 29m 50s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:21:27 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:33:03 am | 8:06:42 am | +1m 41s | 6:34:49 pm | -2m 3s | 7:08:25 pm | 10h 28m 7s | -3m 44s | 1:21:10 pm | 28.76° | 6:54:39 am | 7:46:44 pm | 6:16:22 am | 8:24:54 pm | 13h 33m 35s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:16 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:34:40 am | 8:08:24 am | +1m 42s | 6:32:47 pm | -2m 2s | 7:06:27 pm | 10h 24m 23s | -3m 43s | 1:20:59 pm | 28.40° | 6:56:14 am | 7:44:48 pm | 6:17:58 am | 8:22:58 pm | 13h 37m 18s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:04 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:36:17 am | 8:10:05 am | +1m 41s | 6:30:46 pm | -2m 1s | 7:04:31 pm | 10h 20m 41s | -3m 43s | 1:20:49 pm | 28.04° | 6:57:49 am | 7:42:54 pm | 6:19:34 am | 8:21:04 pm | 13h 41m 1s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:54 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:37:54 am | 8:11:47 am | +1m 42s | 6:28:46 pm | -2m 0s | 7:02:36 pm | 10h 16m 59s | -3m 42s | 1:20:40 pm | 27.69° | 6:59:24 am | 7:41:02 pm | 6:21:09 am | 8:19:11 pm | 13h 44m 43s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:44 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:39:31 am | 8:13:29 am | +1m 42s | 6:26:47 pm | -1m 59s | 7:00:42 pm | 10h 13m 18s | -3m 41s | 1:20:32 pm | 27.34° | 7:00:58 am | 7:39:11 pm | 6:22:43 am | 8:17:20 pm | 13h 48m 25s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:36 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:41:09 am | 8:15:12 am | +1m 43s | 6:24:49 pm | -1m 58s | 6:58:50 pm | 10h 9m 37s | -3m 40s | 1:20:24 pm | 26.99° | 7:02:33 am | 7:37:22 pm | 6:24:18 am | 8:15:31 pm | 13h 52m 6s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:28 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:42:46 am | 8:16:55 am | +1m 43s | 6:22:53 pm | -1m 56s | 6:56:59 pm | 10h 5m 58s | -3m 39s | 1:20:17 pm | 26.65° | 7:04:07 am | 7:35:34 pm | 6:25:52 am | 8:13:44 pm | 13h 55m 45s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:20:21 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:44:23 am | 8:18:38 am | +1m 43s | 6:20:58 pm | -1m 55s | 6:55:09 pm | 10h 2m 20s | -3m 38s | 1:20:10 pm | 26.31° | 7:05:41 am | 7:33:48 pm | 6:27:25 am | 8:11:59 pm | 13h 59m 23s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:13 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:46:01 am | 8:20:21 am | +1m 43s | 6:19:04 pm | -1m 54s | 6:53:21 pm | 9h 58m 43s | -3m 37s | 1:20:05 pm | 25.97° | 7:07:15 am | 7:32:04 pm | 6:28:59 am | 8:10:15 pm | 14h 3m 0s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:08 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:47:38 am | 8:22:04 am | +1m 43s | 6:17:11 pm | -1m 53s | 6:51:35 pm | 9h 55m 7s | -3m 36s | 1:20:00 pm | 25.63° | 7:08:49 am | 7:30:21 pm | 6:30:32 am | 8:08:33 pm | 14h 6m 37s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:02 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:49:16 am | 8:23:48 am | +1m 44s | 6:15:20 pm | -1m 51s | 6:49:50 pm | 9h 51m 32s | -3m 35s | 1:19:56 pm | 25.30° | 7:10:22 am | 7:28:40 pm | 6:32:04 am | 8:06:54 pm | 14h 10m 12s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:58 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:50:53 am | 8:25:32 am | +1m 44s | 6:13:30 pm | -1m 50s | 6:48:06 pm | 9h 47m 58s | -3m 33s | 1:19:53 pm | 24.98° | 7:11:56 am | 7:27:01 pm | 6:33:36 am | 8:05:16 pm | 14h 13m 45s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:55 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:52:31 am | 8:27:15 am | +1m 43s | 6:11:42 pm | -1m 48s | 6:46:24 pm | 9h 44m 27s | -3m 32s | 1:19:50 pm | 24.65° | 7:13:29 am | 7:25:23 pm | 6:35:08 am | 8:03:40 pm | 14h 17m 17s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:51 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Calgary, Alberta - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Calgary, Alberta for every day of the year. The jump in the graph is the clock change in Calgary, Alberta.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Calgary
In Calgary, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 5:20 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 30 at 9:39 am. The earliest sunset is on January 1 at 4:40 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 9:55 pm.
Calgary gets 8h 39m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 33m versus 7h 54m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 16m.
Calgary Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Calgary. 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 Calgary.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 15.1° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 61.4° (around Jun 18) in Calgary. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Calgary the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:19 and 12:50 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.
Places near Calgary, Alberta
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Calgary, Alberta — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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