Sunrise and sunset times in Cape Canaveral, FL
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cape Canaveral, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 12:00:32 pm
Night ends at 6:08 am6:07:59 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 7:03 am7:02:53 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: 7:26:47 am EDTWhen 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: 6:46:47 pm EDTWhen 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 7:11 pm7:10:40 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:06 pm8:05:32 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.
Cape Canaveral Tides
High 4:45 pm 3.8 ftLow 10:58 pm 1.0 ftCocoa Beach
| High tide | 4:22 am | 3.4 ft | 1.04 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 10:25 am | 1.2 ft | 0.35 m |
| High tide | 4:45 pm | 3.8 ft | 1.17 m |
| Low tide | 10:58 pm | 1.0 ft | 0.30 m |
| High tide | 5:12 am | 3.7 ft | 1.13 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:17 am | 1.0 ft | 0.31 m |
| High tide | 5:31 pm | 3.9 ft | 1.19 m |
| Low tide | 11:39 pm | 0.8 ft | 0.23 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8721649, Cocoa Beach (harmonic station), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 47.59° · Azimuth: 155.4° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 20 minutes
6 hours, 46 minutes left for today's sunset in Cape Canaveral
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:52 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:05 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (78%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 6:09 am6:08:33 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 7:03 am7:03:29 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: 7:27:25 am EDTWhen 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: 6:45:50 pm EDTWhen 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 7:10 pm7:09:45 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:05 pm8:04:40 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: 11 hours, 18 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Cape Canaveral
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:49 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 4:35 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Latitude: 28.388332 (North)
- Longitude: -80.603615 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Cape Canaveral, FL
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 20 minutes.Longest day in Cape Canaveral, FL
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 13 hours, 57 minutes.
October 2026 - Cape Canaveral, Florida - 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 Cape Canaveral.
All times are in Cape Canaveral's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 48 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Cape Canaveral, FL - from 11 hours, 52 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 4 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.6:51:55 am | 7:15:26 am | +31s | 7:08:11 pm | -1m 10s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:31:41 pm | 11h 52m 45s | -1m 41s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:12:01 pm | 58.22° | 6:24:37 am | 7:58:57 pm | 5:57:14 am | 8:26:17 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 7m 46s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:11 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:52:25 am | 7:15:57 am | +31s | 7:07:02 pm | -1m 9s | 7:30:32 pm | 11h 51m 5s | -1m 40s | 1:11:42 pm | 57.84° | 6:25:07 am | 7:57:48 pm | 5:57:46 am | 8:25:07 pm | 12h 9m 26s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:52 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:52:56 am | 7:16:28 am | +31s | 7:05:53 pm | -1m 9s | 7:29:24 pm | 11h 49m 25s | -1m 40s | 1:11:23 pm | 57.45° | 6:25:38 am | 7:56:39 pm | 5:58:17 am | 8:23:58 pm | 12h 11m 6s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:11:33 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:53:27 am | 7:16:59 am | +31s | 7:04:44 pm | -1m 9s | 7:28:16 pm | 11h 47m 45s | -1m 40s | 1:11:04 pm | 57.06° | 6:26:09 am | 7:55:31 pm | 5:58:49 am | 8:22:49 pm | 12h 12m 47s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:13 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:53:58 am | 7:17:31 am | +32s | 7:03:36 pm | -1m 8s | 7:27:08 pm | 11h 46m 5s | -1m 40s | 1:10:46 pm | 56.68° | 6:26:40 am | 7:54:24 pm | 5:59:21 am | 8:21:41 pm | 12h 14m 27s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:55 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:54:29 am | 7:18:03 am | +32s | 7:02:28 pm | -1m 8s | 7:26:01 pm | 11h 44m 25s | -1m 40s | 1:10:28 pm | 56.30° | 6:27:12 am | 7:53:17 pm | 5:59:53 am | 8:20:34 pm | 12h 16m 8s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:37 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:55:01 am | 7:18:36 am | +33s | 7:01:21 pm | -1m 7s | 7:24:55 pm | 11h 42m 45s | -1m 40s | 1:10:11 pm | 55.91° | 6:27:43 am | 7:52:11 pm | 6:00:24 am | 8:19:28 pm | 12h 17m 47s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:20 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:55:33 am | 7:19:08 am | +32s | 7:00:14 pm | -1m 7s | 7:23:49 pm | 11h 41m 6s | -1m 39s | 1:09:54 pm | 55.53° | 6:28:14 am | 7:51:06 pm | 6:00:56 am | 8:18:22 pm | 12h 19m 28s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:03 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:56:05 am | 7:19:42 am | +34s | 6:59:08 pm | -1m 6s | 7:22:44 pm | 11h 39m 26s | -1m 39s | 1:09:37 pm | 55.15° | 6:28:46 am | 7:50:01 pm | 6:01:28 am | 8:17:17 pm | 12h 21m 7s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:45 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:56:37 am | 7:20:15 am | +33s | 6:58:03 pm | -1m 5s | 7:21:39 pm | 11h 37m 48s | -1m 39s | 1:09:21 pm | 54.77° | 6:29:18 am | 7:48:57 pm | 6:02:00 am | 8:16:13 pm | 12h 22m 46s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:09:29 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:57:10 am | 7:20:49 am | +34s | 6:56:57 pm | -1m 6s | 7:20:35 pm | 11h 36m 8s | -1m 39s | 1:09:05 pm | 54.40° | 6:29:50 am | 7:47:54 pm | 6:02:32 am | 8:15:10 pm | 12h 24m 26s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:13 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:57:43 am | 7:21:23 am | +34s | 6:55:53 pm | -1m 4s | 7:19:32 pm | 11h 34m 30s | -1m 38s | 1:08:50 pm | 54.02° | 6:30:22 am | 7:46:52 pm | 6:03:04 am | 8:14:08 pm | 12h 26m 4s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:58 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:58:16 am | 7:21:57 am | +34s | 6:54:49 pm | -1m 4s | 7:18:30 pm | 11h 32m 52s | -1m 38s | 1:08:35 pm | 53.65° | 6:30:54 am | 7:45:50 pm | 6:03:36 am | 8:13:06 pm | 12h 27m 43s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:42 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:58:49 am | 7:22:32 am | +35s | 6:53:46 pm | -1m 3s | 7:17:28 pm | 11h 31m 14s | -1m 38s | 1:08:21 pm | 53.28° | 6:31:27 am | 7:44:50 pm | 6:04:09 am | 8:12:06 pm | 12h 29m 21s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:28 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:59:23 am | 7:23:07 am | +35s | 6:52:44 pm | -1m 2s | 7:16:27 pm | 11h 29m 37s | -1m 38s | 1:08:07 pm | 52.91° | 6:31:59 am | 7:43:50 pm | 6:04:41 am | 8:11:07 pm | 12h 30m 59s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:14 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:59:57 am | 7:23:43 am | +36s | 6:51:42 pm | -1m 2s | 7:15:27 pm | 11h 27m 59s | -1m 37s | 1:07:54 pm | 52.54° | 6:32:32 am | 7:42:51 pm | 6:05:14 am | 8:10:08 pm | 12h 32m 37s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:00 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:00:32 am | 7:24:19 am | +36s | 6:50:42 pm | -1m 0s | 7:14:28 pm | 11h 26m 23s | -1m 37s | 1:07:42 pm | 52.17° | 6:33:06 am | 7:41:53 pm | 6:05:46 am | 8:09:11 pm | 12h 34m 13s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:48 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:07 am | 7:24:55 am | +36s | 6:49:42 pm | -1m 0s | 7:13:30 pm | 11h 24m 47s | -1m 36s | 1:07:30 pm | 51.81° | 6:33:39 am | 7:40:56 pm | 6:06:19 am | 8:08:15 pm | 12h 35m 50s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:07:36 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:01:42 am | 7:25:32 am | +37s | 6:48:42 pm | -1m 0s | 7:12:32 pm | 11h 23m 10s | -1m 36s | 1:07:19 pm | 51.45° | 6:34:13 am | 7:40:00 pm | 6:06:52 am | 8:07:19 pm | 12h 37m 27s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:25 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:02:17 am | 7:26:09 am | +37s | 6:47:44 pm | -58s | 7:11:36 pm | 11h 21m 35s | -1m 36s | 1:07:08 pm | 51.09° | 6:34:47 am | 7:39:05 pm | 6:07:26 am | 8:06:25 pm | 12h 39m 3s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:13 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:02:53 am | 7:26:47 am | +38s | 6:46:47 pm | -57s | 7:10:40 pm | 11h 20m 0s | -1m 35s | 1:06:58 pm | 50.74° | 6:35:21 am | 7:38:11 pm | 6:07:59 am | 8:05:32 pm | 12h 40m 38s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:03 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:03:29 am | 7:27:25 am | +38s | 6:45:50 pm | -57s | 7:09:45 pm | 11h 18m 25s | -1m 35s | 1:06:49 pm | 50.38° | 6:35:56 am | 7:37:18 pm | 6:08:33 am | 8:04:40 pm | 12h 42m 14s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:54 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:04:06 am | 7:28:04 am | +39s | 6:44:55 pm | -55s | 7:08:52 pm | 11h 16m 51s | -1m 34s | 1:06:40 pm | 50.03° | 6:36:31 am | 7:36:26 pm | 6:09:07 am | 8:03:49 pm | 12h 43m 48s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:44 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:04:43 am | 7:28:43 am | +39s | 6:44:00 pm | -55s | 7:07:59 pm | 11h 15m 17s | -1m 34s | 1:06:32 pm | 49.68° | 6:37:06 am | 7:35:35 pm | 6:09:41 am | 8:03:00 pm | 12h 45m 22s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:36 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:05:20 am | 7:29:22 am | +39s | 6:43:07 pm | -53s | 7:07:08 pm | 11h 13m 45s | -1m 33s | 1:06:25 pm | 49.34° | 6:37:42 am | 7:34:46 pm | 6:10:15 am | 8:02:11 pm | 12h 46m 55s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:28 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:05:58 am | 7:30:02 am | +40s | 6:42:14 pm | -53s | 7:06:18 pm | 11h 12m 12s | -1m 32s | 1:06:19 pm | 49.00° | 6:38:18 am | 7:33:57 pm | 6:10:50 am | 8:01:24 pm | 12h 48m 28s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:06:22 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:06:36 am | 7:30:42 am | +40s | 6:41:23 pm | -51s | 7:05:28 pm | 11h 10m 41s | -1m 32s | 1:06:13 pm | 48.66° | 6:38:54 am | 7:33:10 pm | 6:11:25 am | 8:00:38 pm | 12h 50m 0s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:16 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:07:15 am | 7:31:23 am | +41s | 6:40:32 pm | -51s | 7:04:40 pm | 11h 9m 9s | -1m 31s | 1:06:08 pm | 48.33° | 6:39:30 am | 7:32:24 pm | 6:12:00 am | 7:59:54 pm | 12h 51m 32s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:10 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:07:53 am | 7:32:04 am | +41s | 6:39:43 pm | -49s | 7:03:53 pm | 11h 7m 39s | -1m 30s | 1:06:04 pm | 47.99° | 6:40:07 am | 7:31:39 pm | 6:12:35 am | 7:59:10 pm | 12h 53m 3s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:06 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:08:33 am | 7:32:46 am | +42s | 6:38:55 pm | -48s | 7:03:08 pm | 11h 6m 9s | -1m 30s | 1:06:01 pm | 47.67° | 6:40:44 am | 7:30:55 pm | 6:13:11 am | 7:58:28 pm | 12h 54m 33s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:03 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:09:12 am | 7:33:28 am | +42s | 6:38:08 pm | -47s | 7:02:23 pm | 11h 4m 40s | -1m 29s | 1:05:58 pm | 47.34° | 6:41:22 am | 7:30:13 pm | 6:13:47 am | 7:57:47 pm | 12h 56m 2s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:59 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cape Canaveral, FL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cape Canaveral, FL for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Cape Canaveral, FL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cape Canaveral, FL
In Cape Canaveral, FL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 10 at 6:24 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:39 am. The earliest sunset is on December 1 at 5:25 pm, and the latest sunset is on July 1 at 8:23 pm.
Cape Canaveral, FL gets 3h 36m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (13h 57m versus 10h 20m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Cape Canaveral, FL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Cape Canaveral. 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 Cape Canaveral.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 37.9° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 82.8° (around Jun 15) in Cape Canaveral. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Cape Canaveral the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:05 and 12:36 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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