Sunrise and sunset times in Courtenay
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 10:28:56 am
Night ends at 6:03 am6:02:30 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 7:17 am7:17:00 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: 7:49:44 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: 6:18:48 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 6:52 pm6:51:30 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 8:06 pm8:05:51 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.
Courtenay Tides
High 2:59 pm 4.6 mLow 9:39 pm 3.1 mComox
| Low tide | 7:17 am | 2.02 m | 6.6 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 2:59 pm | 4.56 m | 15.0 ft |
| Low tide | 9:39 pm | 3.09 m | 10.1 ft |
| High tide | 1:52 am | 3.50 m | 11.5 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 8:20 am | 2.10 m | 6.9 ft |
| High tide | 3:29 pm | 4.60 m | 15.1 ft |
| Low tide | 10:03 pm | 2.76 m | 9.1 ft |
Tide predictions: Canadian Hydrographic Service (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), station 07965, Comox, heights above chart datum, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 20.82° · Azimuth: 138.6° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 29 minutes
7 hours, 49 minutes left for today's sunset in Courtenay
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:10 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 4:15 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 9:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 6:04 am6:04:00 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 7:19 am7:18:32 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: 7:51:21 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: 6:16:53 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 6:50 pm6:49:39 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 8:04 pm8:04:02 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, 25 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Courtenay
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:24 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:30 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (83%)
- Courtenay, British Columbia
- Latitude: 49.684139 (North)
- Longitude: -124.990448 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Courtenay, British Columbia
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 8 hours, 7 minutes.Longest day in Courtenay, British Columbia
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, 19 minutes.
October 2026 - Courtenay, British Columbia - 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 Courtenay.
All times are in Courtenay's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 46 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Courtenay, British Columbia - from 11 hours, 37 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 51 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.6:48:13 am | 7:20:13 am | +1m 31s | 6:57:57 pm | -2m 9s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:29:52 pm | 11h 37m 44s | -3m 40s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:09:31 pm | 36.88° | 6:10:53 am | 8:07:05 pm | 5:32:45 am | 8:45:03 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 23m 47s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:41 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:49:43 am | 7:21:44 am | +1m 31s | 6:55:48 pm | -2m 9s | 7:27:44 pm | 11h 34m 4s | -3m 40s | 1:09:12 pm | 36.49° | 6:12:26 am | 8:04:55 pm | 5:34:23 am | 8:42:47 pm | 12h 27m 27s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:22 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:51:14 am | 7:23:15 am | +1m 31s | 6:53:39 pm | -2m 9s | 7:25:36 pm | 11h 30m 24s | -3m 39s | 1:08:53 pm | 36.11° | 6:13:58 am | 8:02:45 pm | 5:36:01 am | 8:40:33 pm | 12h 31m 7s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:09:02 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:52:44 am | 7:24:46 am | +1m 31s | 6:51:31 pm | -2m 8s | 7:23:29 pm | 11h 26m 45s | -3m 39s | 1:08:35 pm | 35.72° | 6:15:30 am | 8:00:37 pm | 5:37:38 am | 8:38:20 pm | 12h 34m 46s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:44 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:54:14 am | 7:26:17 am | +1m 31s | 6:49:24 pm | -2m 7s | 7:21:23 pm | 11h 23m 7s | -3m 39s | 1:08:17 pm | 35.34° | 6:17:02 am | 7:58:29 pm | 5:39:15 am | 8:36:08 pm | 12h 38m 25s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:26 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:55:45 am | 7:27:49 am | +1m 32s | 6:47:17 pm | -2m 7s | 7:19:17 pm | 11h 19m 28s | -3m 39s | 1:07:59 pm | 34.95° | 6:18:33 am | 7:56:23 pm | 5:40:51 am | 8:33:57 pm | 12h 42m 4s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:08 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:57:15 am | 7:29:21 am | +1m 32s | 6:45:10 pm | -2m 7s | 7:17:12 pm | 11h 15m 49s | -3m 39s | 1:07:41 pm | 34.57° | 6:20:04 am | 7:54:17 pm | 5:42:26 am | 8:31:47 pm | 12h 45m 44s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:50 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:58:46 am | 7:30:54 am | +1m 33s | 6:43:04 pm | -2m 6s | 7:15:08 pm | 11h 12m 10s | -3m 38s | 1:07:24 pm | 34.19° | 6:21:36 am | 7:52:12 pm | 5:44:01 am | 8:29:39 pm | 12h 49m 22s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:32 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:00:16 am | 7:32:26 am | +1m 32s | 6:40:59 pm | -2m 5s | 7:13:05 pm | 11h 8m 33s | -3m 38s | 1:07:08 pm | 33.81° | 6:23:07 am | 7:50:09 pm | 5:45:36 am | 8:27:32 pm | 12h 53m 0s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:16 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:01:47 am | 7:33:59 am | +1m 33s | 6:38:54 pm | -2m 5s | 7:11:02 pm | 11h 4m 55s | -3m 38s | 1:06:52 pm | 33.43° | 6:24:38 am | 7:48:06 pm | 5:47:10 am | 8:25:27 pm | 12h 56m 38s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:07:00 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:03:18 am | 7:35:32 am | +1m 33s | 6:36:50 pm | -2m 4s | 7:09:00 pm | 11h 1m 18s | -3m 37s | 1:06:36 pm | 33.06° | 6:26:08 am | 7:46:05 pm | 5:48:43 am | 8:23:22 pm | 13h 0m 16s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:44 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:04:49 am | 7:37:06 am | +1m 34s | 6:34:46 pm | -2m 4s | 7:07:00 pm | 10h 57m 40s | -3m 37s | 1:06:21 pm | 32.68° | 6:27:39 am | 7:44:04 pm | 5:50:17 am | 8:21:20 pm | 13h 3m 53s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:29 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:06:20 am | 7:38:39 am | +1m 33s | 6:32:44 pm | -2m 2s | 7:05:00 pm | 10h 54m 5s | -3m 36s | 1:06:06 pm | 32.31° | 6:29:10 am | 7:42:05 pm | 5:51:50 am | 8:19:18 pm | 13h 7m 30s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:13 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:07:51 am | 7:40:14 am | +1m 35s | 6:30:42 pm | -2m 2s | 7:03:01 pm | 10h 50m 28s | -3m 36s | 1:05:52 pm | 31.94° | 6:30:40 am | 7:40:07 pm | 5:53:22 am | 8:17:18 pm | 13h 11m 6s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:59 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:09:22 am | 7:41:48 am | +1m 34s | 6:28:41 pm | -2m 1s | 7:01:03 pm | 10h 46m 53s | -3m 36s | 1:05:38 pm | 31.57° | 6:32:10 am | 7:38:10 pm | 5:54:54 am | 8:15:20 pm | 13h 14m 42s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:45 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:10:54 am | 7:43:23 am | +1m 35s | 6:26:40 pm | -2m 1s | 6:59:06 pm | 10h 43m 17s | -3m 35s | 1:05:25 pm | 31.20° | 6:33:40 am | 7:36:15 pm | 5:56:26 am | 8:13:23 pm | 13h 18m 18s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:31 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:12:25 am | 7:44:58 am | +1m 35s | 6:24:41 pm | -1m 59s | 6:57:10 pm | 10h 39m 43s | -3m 34s | 1:05:13 pm | 30.83° | 6:35:10 am | 7:34:21 pm | 5:57:58 am | 8:11:28 pm | 13h 21m 52s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:19 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:13:57 am | 7:46:33 am | +1m 35s | 6:22:43 pm | -1m 58s | 6:55:16 pm | 10h 36m 10s | -3m 34s | 1:05:01 pm | 30.47° | 6:36:40 am | 7:32:28 pm | 5:59:29 am | 8:09:34 pm | 13h 25m 26s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:05:07 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:15:28 am | 7:48:09 am | +1m 36s | 6:20:45 pm | -1m 58s | 6:53:22 pm | 10h 32m 36s | -3m 33s | 1:04:50 pm | 30.11° | 6:38:10 am | 7:30:36 pm | 6:00:59 am | 8:07:41 pm | 13h 28m 59s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:55 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:17:00 am | 7:49:44 am | +1m 35s | 6:18:48 pm | -1m 57s | 6:51:30 pm | 10h 29m 4s | -3m 32s | 1:04:40 pm | 29.75° | 6:39:40 am | 7:28:46 pm | 6:02:30 am | 8:05:51 pm | 13h 32m 33s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:45 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:18:32 am | 7:51:21 am | +1m 37s | 6:16:53 pm | -1m 55s | 6:49:39 pm | 10h 25m 32s | -3m 32s | 1:04:30 pm | 29.40° | 6:41:10 am | 7:26:57 pm | 6:04:00 am | 8:04:02 pm | 13h 36m 4s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:35 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:20:04 am | 7:52:57 am | +1m 36s | 6:14:59 pm | -1m 54s | 6:47:49 pm | 10h 22m 2s | -3m 31s | 1:04:21 pm | 29.04° | 6:42:39 am | 7:25:10 pm | 6:05:30 am | 8:02:14 pm | 13h 39m 35s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:26 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:21:36 am | 7:54:34 am | +1m 37s | 6:13:05 pm | -1m 54s | 6:46:00 pm | 10h 18m 31s | -3m 30s | 1:04:12 pm | 28.69° | 6:44:09 am | 7:23:24 pm | 6:06:59 am | 8:00:28 pm | 13h 43m 6s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:16 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:23:09 am | 7:56:11 am | +1m 37s | 6:11:13 pm | -1m 52s | 6:44:13 pm | 10h 15m 2s | -3m 29s | 1:04:04 pm | 28.35° | 6:45:38 am | 7:21:40 pm | 6:08:29 am | 7:58:44 pm | 13h 46m 35s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:08 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:24:41 am | 7:57:48 am | +1m 37s | 6:09:22 pm | -1m 51s | 6:42:27 pm | 10h 11m 34s | -3m 28s | 1:03:57 pm | 28.00° | 6:47:08 am | 7:19:57 pm | 6:09:58 am | 7:57:02 pm | 13h 50m 3s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:04:00 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:26:13 am | 7:59:25 am | +1m 37s | 6:07:33 pm | -1m 49s | 6:40:43 pm | 10h 8m 8s | -3m 27s | 1:03:51 pm | 27.66° | 6:48:37 am | 7:18:16 pm | 6:11:26 am | 7:55:22 pm | 13h 53m 30s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:54 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:27:46 am | 8:01:03 am | +1m 38s | 6:05:44 pm | -1m 49s | 6:39:00 pm | 10h 4m 41s | -3m 26s | 1:03:45 pm | 27.32° | 6:50:06 am | 7:16:36 pm | 6:12:55 am | 7:53:43 pm | 13h 56m 57s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:47 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:29:18 am | 8:02:41 am | +1m 38s | 6:03:57 pm | -1m 47s | 6:37:18 pm | 10h 1m 16s | -3m 25s | 1:03:41 pm | 26.99° | 6:51:35 am | 7:14:58 pm | 6:14:23 am | 7:52:06 pm | 14h 0m 22s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:44 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:30:51 am | 8:04:19 am | +1m 38s | 6:02:12 pm | -1m 45s | 6:35:38 pm | 9h 57m 53s | -3m 24s | 1:03:36 pm | 26.66° | 6:53:04 am | 7:13:22 pm | 6:15:51 am | 7:50:31 pm | 14h 3m 45s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:38 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:32:23 am | 8:05:57 am | +1m 38s | 6:00:27 pm | -1m 45s | 6:34:00 pm | 9h 54m 30s | -3m 22s | 1:03:33 pm | 26.33° | 6:54:33 am | 7:11:47 pm | 6:17:18 am | 7:48:58 pm | 14h 7m 9s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:34 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:33:56 am | 8:07:36 am | +1m 39s | 5:58:45 pm | -1m 42s | 6:32:23 pm | 9h 51m 9s | -3m 21s | 1:03:31 pm | 26.01° | 6:56:01 am | 7:10:14 pm | 6:18:45 am | 7:47:27 pm | 14h 10m 29s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:32 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Courtenay, British Columbia - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Courtenay, British Columbia for every day of the year. The jump in the graph is the clock change in Courtenay, British Columbia.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Courtenay
In Courtenay, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 5:11 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 31 at 9:17 am. The earliest sunset is on January 1 at 4:30 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 9:31 pm.
Courtenay gets 8h 11m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 19m versus 8h 07m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
Courtenay Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Courtenay. 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 Courtenay.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 16.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 63.4° (around Jun 21) in Courtenay. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Courtenay the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:03 and 12:34 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 Courtenay, British Columbia
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Courtenay, British Columbia — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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