Sunrise and sunset times in North Cowichan
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 10:43:31 am
Night ends at 5:58 am5:57:47 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 7:11 am7:11:02 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:43:11 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: 6:15:06 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 6:47 pm6:47:13 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:00 pm8:00:18 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.
North Cowichan Tides
High 2:48 pm 3.4 mLow 9:13 pm 2.4 mCrofton
| Low tide | 6:49 am | 1.46 m | 4.8 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 2:48 pm | 3.42 m | 11.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:13 pm | 2.44 m | 8.0 ft |
| High tide | 1:13 am | 2.65 m | 8.7 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 7:53 am | 1.57 m | 5.2 ft |
| High tide | 3:11 pm | 3.39 m | 11.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:33 pm | 2.19 m | 7.2 ft |
Tide predictions: Canadian Hydrographic Service (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), station 07450, Crofton, 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: 23.50° · Azimuth: 143.1° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 31 minutes
7 hours, 31 minutes left for today's sunset in North Cowichan
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:08 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 4:07 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (70%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 9:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 5:59 am5:59:14 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 7:13 am7:12:31 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:44:44 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: 6:13:13 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 6:45 pm6:45:24 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:59 pm7:58:32 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, 28 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in North Cowichan
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:20 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:24 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (83%)
- North Cowichan, British Columbia
- Latitude: 48.842857 (North)
- Longitude: -123.704399 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in North Cowichan, 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, 14 minutes.Longest day in North Cowichan, 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, 10 minutes.
October 2026 - North Cowichan, 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 North Cowichan.
All times are in North Cowichan's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 43 minutes over the course of October 2026 in North Cowichan, British Columbia - from 11 hours, 38 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 55 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.6:43:14 am | 7:14:41 am | +1m 27s | 6:53:12 pm | -2m 6s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:24:35 pm | 11h 38m 31s | -3m 33s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:04:23 pm | 37.72° | 6:06:33 am | 8:01:10 pm | 5:29:08 am | 8:38:26 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 22m 57s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:33 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:44:41 am | 7:16:09 am | +1m 28s | 6:51:07 pm | -2m 5s | 7:22:30 pm | 11h 34m 58s | -3m 33s | 1:04:04 pm | 37.34° | 6:08:02 am | 7:59:03 pm | 5:30:42 am | 8:36:14 pm | 12h 26m 30s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:14 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:46:08 am | 7:17:37 am | +1m 28s | 6:49:02 pm | -2m 5s | 7:20:26 pm | 11h 31m 25s | -3m 33s | 1:03:45 pm | 36.95° | 6:09:31 am | 7:56:57 pm | 5:32:16 am | 8:34:03 pm | 12h 30m 3s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:03:55 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:47:35 am | 7:19:05 am | +1m 28s | 6:46:57 pm | -2m 5s | 7:18:22 pm | 11h 27m 52s | -3m 33s | 1:03:26 pm | 36.56° | 6:11:00 am | 7:54:52 pm | 5:33:50 am | 8:31:53 pm | 12h 33m 36s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:35 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:49:02 am | 7:20:33 am | +1m 28s | 6:44:52 pm | -2m 5s | 7:16:19 pm | 11h 24m 19s | -3m 33s | 1:03:08 pm | 36.18° | 6:12:28 am | 7:52:47 pm | 5:35:22 am | 8:29:45 pm | 12h 37m 10s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:17 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:50:30 am | 7:22:02 am | +1m 29s | 6:42:49 pm | -2m 3s | 7:14:16 pm | 11h 20m 47s | -3m 32s | 1:02:50 pm | 35.80° | 6:13:56 am | 7:50:44 pm | 5:36:55 am | 8:27:38 pm | 12h 40m 41s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:59 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:51:57 am | 7:23:30 am | +1m 28s | 6:40:45 pm | -2m 4s | 7:12:15 pm | 11h 17m 15s | -3m 32s | 1:02:33 pm | 35.41° | 6:15:24 am | 7:48:42 pm | 5:38:27 am | 8:25:32 pm | 12h 44m 14s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:42 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:53:24 am | 7:24:59 am | +1m 29s | 6:38:42 pm | -2m 3s | 7:10:14 pm | 11h 13m 43s | -3m 32s | 1:02:16 pm | 35.03° | 6:16:52 am | 7:46:40 pm | 5:39:58 am | 8:23:27 pm | 12h 47m 47s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:25 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:54:52 am | 7:26:29 am | +1m 30s | 6:36:40 pm | -2m 2s | 7:08:14 pm | 11h 10m 11s | -3m 32s | 1:01:59 pm | 34.65° | 6:18:20 am | 7:44:40 pm | 5:41:29 am | 8:21:24 pm | 12h 51m 18s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:07 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:56:19 am | 7:27:58 am | +1m 29s | 6:34:39 pm | -2m 1s | 7:06:14 pm | 11h 6m 41s | -3m 31s | 1:01:43 pm | 34.27° | 6:19:48 am | 7:42:40 pm | 5:43:00 am | 8:19:22 pm | 12h 54m 49s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:01:51 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:57:47 am | 7:29:28 am | +1m 30s | 6:32:38 pm | -2m 1s | 7:04:16 pm | 11h 3m 10s | -3m 31s | 1:01:27 pm | 33.90° | 6:21:15 am | 7:40:42 pm | 5:44:30 am | 8:17:21 pm | 12h 58m 21s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:35 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:59:15 am | 7:30:59 am | +1m 31s | 6:30:38 pm | -2m 0s | 7:02:18 pm | 10h 59m 39s | -3m 30s | 1:01:12 pm | 33.52° | 6:22:43 am | 7:38:45 pm | 5:46:00 am | 8:15:21 pm | 13h 1m 51s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:19 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:00:43 am | 7:32:29 am | +1m 30s | 6:28:38 pm | -2m 0s | 7:00:21 pm | 10h 56m 9s | -3m 30s | 1:00:58 pm | 33.15° | 6:24:10 am | 7:36:49 pm | 5:47:30 am | 8:13:23 pm | 13h 5m 22s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:06 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:02:11 am | 7:34:00 am | +1m 31s | 6:26:39 pm | -1m 59s | 6:58:25 pm | 10h 52m 39s | -3m 30s | 1:00:43 pm | 32.78° | 6:25:38 am | 7:34:54 pm | 5:48:59 am | 8:11:27 pm | 13h 8m 52s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:50 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:03:39 am | 7:35:31 am | +1m 31s | 6:24:42 pm | -1m 57s | 6:56:31 pm | 10h 49m 11s | -3m 29s | 1:00:30 pm | 32.41° | 6:27:05 am | 7:33:00 pm | 5:50:28 am | 8:09:31 pm | 13h 12m 21s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:37 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:05:07 am | 7:37:03 am | +1m 32s | 6:22:45 pm | -1m 57s | 6:54:37 pm | 10h 45m 42s | -3m 28s | 1:00:17 pm | 32.04° | 6:28:32 am | 7:31:08 pm | 5:51:56 am | 8:07:38 pm | 13h 15m 49s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:24 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:06:36 am | 7:38:34 am | +1m 31s | 6:20:48 pm | -1m 57s | 6:52:44 pm | 10h 42m 14s | -3m 28s | 1:00:04 pm | 31.68° | 6:29:59 am | 7:29:17 pm | 5:53:24 am | 8:05:45 pm | 13h 19m 18s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:10 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:08:04 am | 7:40:06 am | +1m 32s | 6:18:53 pm | -1m 55s | 6:50:52 pm | 10h 38m 47s | -3m 27s | 12:59:53 pm | 31.31° | 6:31:26 am | 7:27:27 pm | 5:54:52 am | 8:03:55 pm | 13h 22m 46s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:59:59 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:09:33 am | 7:41:39 am | +1m 33s | 6:16:59 pm | -1m 54s | 6:49:02 pm | 10h 35m 20s | -3m 27s | 12:59:42 pm | 30.95° | 6:32:53 am | 7:25:38 pm | 5:56:20 am | 8:02:05 pm | 13h 26m 12s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:48 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:11:02 am | 7:43:11 am | +1m 32s | 6:15:06 pm | -1m 53s | 6:47:13 pm | 10h 31m 55s | -3m 26s | 12:59:31 pm | 30.59° | 6:34:19 am | 7:23:51 pm | 5:57:47 am | 8:00:18 pm | 13h 29m 38s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:36 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:12:31 am | 7:44:44 am | +1m 33s | 6:13:13 pm | -1m 53s | 6:45:24 pm | 10h 28m 29s | -3m 25s | 12:59:21 pm | 30.24° | 6:35:46 am | 7:22:05 pm | 5:59:14 am | 7:58:32 pm | 13h 33m 4s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:26 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:14:00 am | 7:46:17 am | +1m 33s | 6:11:22 pm | -1m 51s | 6:43:38 pm | 10h 25m 5s | -3m 24s | 12:59:12 pm | 29.89° | 6:37:13 am | 7:20:21 pm | 6:00:41 am | 7:56:47 pm | 13h 36m 29s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:17 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:15:29 am | 7:47:51 am | +1m 34s | 6:09:32 pm | -1m 50s | 6:41:52 pm | 10h 21m 41s | -3m 24s | 12:59:03 pm | 29.54° | 6:38:39 am | 7:18:38 pm | 6:02:08 am | 7:55:05 pm | 13h 39m 53s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:07 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:16:58 am | 7:49:25 am | +1m 34s | 6:07:43 pm | -1m 49s | 6:40:08 pm | 10h 18m 18s | -3m 23s | 12:58:56 pm | 29.19° | 6:40:06 am | 7:16:56 pm | 6:03:34 am | 7:53:24 pm | 13h 43m 16s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:00 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:18:27 am | 7:50:59 am | +1m 34s | 6:05:56 pm | -1m 47s | 6:38:25 pm | 10h 14m 57s | -3m 22s | 12:58:49 pm | 28.84° | 6:41:32 am | 7:15:16 pm | 6:05:00 am | 7:51:44 pm | 13h 46m 37s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:58:53 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:19:57 am | 7:52:33 am | +1m 34s | 6:04:09 pm | -1m 47s | 6:36:43 pm | 10h 11m 36s | -3m 21s | 12:58:42 pm | 28.50° | 6:42:59 am | 7:13:38 pm | 6:06:26 am | 7:50:07 pm | 13h 49m 58s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:45 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:21:26 am | 7:54:07 am | +1m 34s | 6:02:24 pm | -1m 45s | 6:35:03 pm | 10h 8m 17s | -3m 20s | 12:58:37 pm | 28.17° | 6:44:25 am | 7:12:01 pm | 6:07:51 am | 7:48:31 pm | 13h 53m 18s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:40 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:22:56 am | 7:55:42 am | +1m 35s | 6:00:40 pm | -1m 44s | 6:33:24 pm | 10h 4m 58s | -3m 18s | 12:58:32 pm | 27.83° | 6:45:51 am | 7:10:26 pm | 6:09:16 am | 7:46:57 pm | 13h 56m 37s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:34 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:24:25 am | 7:57:17 am | +1m 35s | 5:58:58 pm | -1m 42s | 6:31:47 pm | 10h 1m 41s | -3m 17s | 12:58:28 pm | 27.50° | 6:47:17 am | 7:08:52 pm | 6:10:41 am | 7:45:24 pm | 13h 59m 54s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:30 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:25:55 am | 7:58:52 am | +1m 35s | 5:57:17 pm | -1m 41s | 6:30:12 pm | 9h 58m 25s | -3m 16s | 12:58:25 pm | 27.17° | 6:48:43 am | 7:07:21 pm | 6:12:06 am | 7:43:54 pm | 14h 3m 10s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:27 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:27:24 am | 8:00:27 am | +1m 35s | 5:55:37 pm | -1m 40s | 6:28:38 pm | 9h 55m 10s | -3m 15s | 12:58:22 pm | 26.85° | 6:50:09 am | 7:05:51 pm | 6:13:30 am | 7:42:25 pm | 14h 6m 25s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:23 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in North Cowichan, British Columbia - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in North Cowichan, British Columbia for every day of the year. The jump in the graph is the clock change in North Cowichan, 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 North Cowichan
In North Cowichan, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 5:10 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 31 at 9:08 am. The earliest sunset is on January 1 at 4:29 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:22 pm.
North Cowichan gets 7h 55m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 10m versus 8h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
North Cowichan Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in North Cowichan. 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 North Cowichan.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 17.7° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 64.4° (around Jun 21) in North Cowichan. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
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 North Cowichan, British Columbia
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as North Cowichan, 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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