Sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho Estates, NM
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho Estates, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 22, 2026. Current time: 12:37:16 pm
Night ends at 5:55 am5:54:30 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.·Dawn at 6:54 am6:53:39 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:19:29 am MDTWhen 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: 6:23:01 pm MDTWhen 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).
Dusk at 6:49 pm6:48:51 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:48 pm7:47:57 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: 43.33° · Azimuth: 175.2° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 3 minutes
5 hours, 45 minutes left for today's sunset in Rio Rancho Estates
Moonset: 3:34 am
Moonrise: 4:25 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (86%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 amTomorrow
October 23, 2026
Night ends at 5:55 am5:55:18 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.·Dawn at 6:55 am6:54:30 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:20:23 am MDTWhen 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: 6:21:51 pm MDTWhen 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).
Dusk at 6:48 pm6:47:43 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:47 pm7:46:51 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.
Day length: 11 hours, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Rio Rancho Estates
Moonset: 4:36 am Moonrise: 4:51 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (95%)
- Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico
- Latitude: 35.300552 (North)
- Longitude: -106.776741 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Rio Rancho Estates, NM
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 29 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 46 minutes.Longest day in Rio Rancho Estates, NM
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 32 minutes.
October 2026 - Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico - 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 Rio Rancho Estates.
All times are in Rio Rancho Estates's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rio Rancho Estates, NM - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 45 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.6:36:44 am | 7:02:05 am | +46s | 6:50:44 pm | -1m 26s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:16:03 pm | 11h 48m 39s | -2m 12s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:56:41 pm | 51.28° | 6:07:17 am | 7:45:28 pm | 5:37:39 am | 8:15:02 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 12m 8s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:51 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:37:30 am | 7:02:52 am | +47s | 6:49:19 pm | -1m 25s | 7:14:39 pm | 11h 46m 27s | -2m 12s | 12:56:22 pm | 50.90° | 6:08:04 am | 7:44:03 pm | 5:38:28 am | 8:13:35 pm | 12h 14m 20s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:32 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:38:17 am | 7:03:39 am | +47s | 6:47:55 pm | -1m 24s | 7:13:15 pm | 11h 44m 16s | -2m 12s | 12:56:03 pm | 50.51° | 6:08:51 am | 7:42:38 pm | 5:39:16 am | 8:12:09 pm | 12h 16m 31s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:56:13 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:39:04 am | 7:04:26 am | +47s | 6:46:31 pm | -1m 24s | 7:11:51 pm | 11h 42m 5s | -2m 11s | 12:55:44 pm | 50.12° | 6:09:38 am | 7:41:15 pm | 5:40:04 am | 8:10:44 pm | 12h 18m 43s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:53 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:39:50 am | 7:05:14 am | +48s | 6:45:07 pm | -1m 24s | 7:10:28 pm | 11h 39m 53s | -2m 11s | 12:55:26 pm | 49.74° | 6:10:24 am | 7:39:51 pm | 5:40:53 am | 8:09:20 pm | 12h 20m 54s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:35 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:40:37 am | 7:06:01 am | +47s | 6:43:43 pm | -1m 24s | 7:09:06 pm | 11h 37m 42s | -2m 11s | 12:55:08 pm | 49.36° | 6:11:11 am | 7:38:29 pm | 5:41:41 am | 8:07:57 pm | 12h 23m 6s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:17 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:41:24 am | 7:06:49 am | +48s | 6:42:21 pm | -1m 22s | 7:07:44 pm | 11h 35m 32s | -2m 11s | 12:54:51 pm | 48.97° | 6:11:58 am | 7:37:07 pm | 5:42:29 am | 8:06:34 pm | 12h 25m 17s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:00 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:42:12 am | 7:07:38 am | +49s | 6:40:58 pm | -1m 23s | 7:06:23 pm | 11h 33m 20s | -2m 11s | 12:54:34 pm | 48.59° | 6:12:45 am | 7:35:47 pm | 5:43:17 am | 8:05:12 pm | 12h 27m 28s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:43 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:42:59 am | 7:08:26 am | +48s | 6:39:37 pm | -1m 21s | 7:05:03 pm | 11h 31m 11s | -2m 10s | 12:54:17 pm | 48.21° | 6:13:33 am | 7:34:27 pm | 5:44:05 am | 8:03:51 pm | 12h 29m 38s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:25 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:43:47 am | 7:09:15 am | +49s | 6:38:16 pm | -1m 21s | 7:03:43 pm | 11h 29m 1s | -2m 10s | 12:54:01 pm | 47.83° | 6:14:20 am | 7:33:07 pm | 5:44:53 am | 8:02:32 pm | 12h 31m 49s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:54:09 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:44:35 am | 7:10:05 am | +50s | 6:36:55 pm | -1m 21s | 7:02:24 pm | 11h 26m 50s | -2m 10s | 12:53:45 pm | 47.46° | 6:15:07 am | 7:31:49 pm | 5:45:41 am | 8:01:13 pm | 12h 33m 59s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:53 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:45:23 am | 7:10:54 am | +49s | 6:35:36 pm | -1m 19s | 7:01:05 pm | 11h 24m 42s | -2m 9s | 12:53:30 pm | 47.08° | 6:15:55 am | 7:30:31 pm | 5:46:28 am | 7:59:55 pm | 12h 36m 8s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:37 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:46:11 am | 7:11:44 am | +50s | 6:34:16 pm | -1m 20s | 6:59:48 pm | 11h 22m 32s | -2m 9s | 12:53:16 pm | 46.71° | 6:16:42 am | 7:29:15 pm | 5:47:16 am | 7:58:38 pm | 12h 38m 18s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:24 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:47:00 am | 7:12:34 am | +50s | 6:32:58 pm | -1m 18s | 6:58:31 pm | 11h 20m 24s | -2m 9s | 12:53:01 pm | 46.34° | 6:17:30 am | 7:27:59 pm | 5:48:04 am | 7:57:22 pm | 12h 40m 27s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:08 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:47:49 am | 7:13:25 am | +51s | 6:31:41 pm | -1m 17s | 6:57:15 pm | 11h 18m 16s | -2m 8s | 12:52:48 pm | 45.97° | 6:18:18 am | 7:26:44 pm | 5:48:52 am | 7:56:07 pm | 12h 42m 35s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:55 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:48:38 am | 7:14:16 am | +51s | 6:30:24 pm | -1m 17s | 6:56:00 pm | 11h 16m 8s | -2m 8s | 12:52:35 pm | 45.60° | 6:19:06 am | 7:25:30 pm | 5:49:40 am | 7:54:54 pm | 12h 44m 43s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:42 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:49:27 am | 7:15:07 am | +51s | 6:29:08 pm | -1m 16s | 6:54:46 pm | 11h 14m 1s | -2m 7s | 12:52:22 pm | 45.24° | 6:19:54 am | 7:24:18 pm | 5:50:28 am | 7:53:41 pm | 12h 46m 51s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:28 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:50:17 am | 7:15:59 am | +52s | 6:27:53 pm | -1m 15s | 6:53:33 pm | 11h 11m 54s | -2m 7s | 12:52:11 pm | 44.87° | 6:20:43 am | 7:23:06 pm | 5:51:17 am | 7:52:30 pm | 12h 48m 58s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:52:17 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:51:07 am | 7:16:51 am | +52s | 6:26:38 pm | -1m 15s | 6:52:21 pm | 11h 9m 47s | -2m 6s | 12:51:59 pm | 44.51° | 6:21:31 am | 7:21:55 pm | 5:52:05 am | 7:51:20 pm | 12h 51m 6s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:04 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:51:57 am | 7:17:44 am | +53s | 6:25:25 pm | -1m 13s | 6:51:10 pm | 11h 7m 41s | -2m 6s | 12:51:49 pm | 44.15° | 6:22:20 am | 7:20:46 pm | 5:52:53 am | 7:50:11 pm | 12h 53m 11s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:54 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:52:48 am | 7:18:36 am | +52s | 6:24:13 pm | -1m 12s | 6:50:00 pm | 11h 5m 37s | -2m 5s | 12:51:39 pm | 43.80° | 6:23:09 am | 7:19:37 pm | 5:53:41 am | 7:49:03 pm | 12h 55m 16s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:44 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:53:39 am | 7:19:29 am | +53s | 6:23:01 pm | -1m 12s | 6:48:51 pm | 11h 3m 32s | -2m 5s | 12:51:30 pm | 43.44° | 6:23:58 am | 7:18:30 pm | 5:54:30 am | 7:47:57 pm | 12h 57m 22s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:35 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:54:30 am | 7:20:23 am | +54s | 6:21:51 pm | -1m 10s | 6:47:43 pm | 11h 1m 28s | -2m 4s | 12:51:21 pm | 43.09° | 6:24:48 am | 7:17:24 pm | 5:55:18 am | 7:46:51 pm | 12h 59m 26s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:25 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:55:21 am | 7:21:17 am | +54s | 6:20:42 pm | -1m 9s | 6:46:36 pm | 10h 59m 25s | -2m 3s | 12:51:13 pm | 42.75° | 6:25:37 am | 7:16:19 pm | 5:56:07 am | 7:45:47 pm | 13h 1m 29s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:17 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:56:13 am | 7:22:11 am | +54s | 6:19:33 pm | -1m 9s | 6:45:30 pm | 10h 57m 22s | -2m 3s | 12:51:06 pm | 42.40° | 6:26:27 am | 7:15:15 pm | 5:56:56 am | 7:44:45 pm | 13h 3m 33s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:51:09 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:57:05 am | 7:23:06 am | +55s | 6:18:26 pm | -1m 7s | 6:44:26 pm | 10h 55m 20s | -2m 2s | 12:51:00 pm | 42.06° | 6:27:17 am | 7:14:13 pm | 5:57:45 am | 7:43:44 pm | 13h 5m 35s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:03 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:57:58 am | 7:24:01 am | +55s | 6:17:20 pm | -1m 6s | 6:43:23 pm | 10h 53m 19s | -2m 1s | 12:50:54 pm | 41.72° | 6:28:07 am | 7:13:12 pm | 5:58:34 am | 7:42:44 pm | 13h 7m 36s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:57 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:58:50 am | 7:24:56 am | +55s | 6:16:16 pm | -1m 4s | 6:42:21 pm | 10h 51m 20s | -2m 0s | 12:50:49 pm | 41.39° | 6:28:58 am | 7:12:12 pm | 5:59:23 am | 7:41:45 pm | 13h 9m 36s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:51 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:59:43 am | 7:25:52 am | +56s | 6:15:12 pm | -1m 4s | 6:41:20 pm | 10h 49m 20s | -1m 59s | 12:50:45 pm | 41.06° | 6:29:48 am | 7:11:14 pm | 6:00:12 am | 7:40:48 pm | 13h 11m 36s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:47 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:00:36 am | 7:26:48 am | +56s | 6:14:10 pm | -1m 2s | 6:40:21 pm | 10h 47m 22s | -1m 58s | 12:50:42 pm | 40.73° | 6:30:39 am | 7:10:17 pm | 6:01:02 am | 7:39:53 pm | 13h 13m 34s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:43 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:01:30 am | 7:27:44 am | +56s | 6:13:09 pm | -1m 1s | 6:39:22 pm | 10h 45m 25s | -1m 57s | 12:50:40 pm | 40.41° | 6:31:30 am | 7:09:21 pm | 6:01:51 am | 7:38:59 pm | 13h 15m 32s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:41 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho Estates, NM - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho Estates, NM for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Rio Rancho Estates, NM.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rio Rancho Estates, NM
In Rio Rancho Estates, NM, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:51 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:27 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 4:54 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:26 pm.
Rio Rancho Estates, NM gets 4h 46m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 32m versus 9h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Rio Rancho Estates, NM Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rio Rancho Estates. 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 Rio Rancho Estates.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 78° (around Jun 18) in Rio Rancho Estates. 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.
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