Sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho, NM
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 9:16:49 am
First light at 6:37:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:01:15 am
Sunset time: 6:50:31 pm
Last light at 7:14:32 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 25.6° · Azimuth: 115° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 49 minutes
9 hours, 33 minutes left for today's sunset in Rio Rancho
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 1:47 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:19 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (61%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 9:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:38:01 am
Sunrise time: 7:02:02 am
Sunset time: 6:49:06 pm
Last light at 7:13:08 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 47 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Rio Rancho
Moon will set on Oct 3 at 2:42 PM Moon will rise on Oct 4 at 12:28 AMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (42%)
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico
- Latitude: 35.232754 (North)
- Longitude: -106.663048 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Time MDT
Shortest day in Rio Rancho, NM
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 19 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 49 minutes.Longest day in Rio Rancho, NM
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 34 minutes.
October 2026 - Rio Rancho, 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.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rio Rancho, NM - from 11 hours, 51 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 48 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:36:28 am | 7:00:29 am | 6:51:55 pm | 7:15:56 pm | 11h 51m 26s | -2m 13s | 12:56:12 pm | 51.4° | 6:07:03 am | 7:45:21 pm | 5:37:28 am | 8:14:56 pm | 12h 9m 20s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:37:14 am | 7:01:15 am | 6:50:31 pm | 7:14:32 pm | 11h 49m 16s | -2m 10s | 12:55:53 pm | 51° | 6:07:50 am | 7:43:56 pm | 5:38:17 am | 8:13:29 pm | 12h 11m 31s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:38:01 am | 7:02:02 am | 6:49:06 pm | 7:13:08 pm | 11h 47m 4s | -2m 12s | 12:55:34 pm | 50.6° | 6:08:37 am | 7:42:32 pm | 5:39:05 am | 8:12:03 pm | 12h 13m 43s | 🌗 (42%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:38:47 am | 7:02:49 am | 6:47:42 pm | 7:11:44 pm | 11h 44m 53s | -2m 11s | 12:55:16 pm | 50.2° | 6:09:24 am | 7:41:08 pm | 5:39:53 am | 8:10:38 pm | 12h 15m 55s | 🌘 (31%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:39:34 am | 7:03:37 am | 6:46:19 pm | 7:10:21 pm | 11h 42m 42s | -2m 11s | 12:54:58 pm | 49.8° | 6:10:10 am | 7:39:45 pm | 5:40:41 am | 8:09:14 pm | 12h 18m 5s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:40:21 am | 7:04:24 am | 6:44:56 pm | 7:08:59 pm | 11h 40m 32s | -2m 10s | 12:54:40 pm | 49.4° | 6:10:57 am | 7:38:22 pm | 5:41:30 am | 8:07:50 pm | 12h 20m 16s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:41:08 am | 7:05:12 am | 6:43:33 pm | 7:07:37 pm | 11h 38m 21s | -2m 11s | 12:54:23 pm | 49° | 6:11:44 am | 7:37:01 pm | 5:42:18 am | 8:06:28 pm | 12h 22m 28s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:41:55 am | 7:06:01 am | 6:42:11 pm | 7:06:16 pm | 11h 36m 10s | -2m 11s | 12:54:06 pm | 48.7° | 6:12:31 am | 7:35:40 pm | 5:43:05 am | 8:05:06 pm | 12h 24m 38s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:42:43 am | 7:06:49 am | 6:40:50 pm | 7:04:56 pm | 11h 34m 1s | -2m 9s | 12:53:49 pm | 48.3° | 6:13:19 am | 7:34:20 pm | 5:43:53 am | 8:03:45 pm | 12h 26m 48s | 🌘 (0.2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:43:30 am | 7:07:38 am | 6:39:29 pm | 7:03:36 pm | 11h 31m 51s | -2m 10s | 12:53:33 pm | 47.9° | 6:14:06 am | 7:33:01 pm | 5:44:41 am | 8:02:25 pm | 12h 28m 58s | 🌑 (0.4%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:44:18 am | 7:08:27 am | 6:38:09 pm | 7:02:17 pm | 11h 29m 42s | -2m 9s | 12:53:18 pm | 47.5° | 6:14:53 am | 7:31:42 pm | 5:45:29 am | 8:01:07 pm | 12h 31m 8s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:45:07 am | 7:09:17 am | 6:36:49 pm | 7:00:59 pm | 11h 27m 32s | -2m 10s | 12:53:03 pm | 47.2° | 6:15:41 am | 7:30:25 pm | 5:46:17 am | 7:59:49 pm | 12h 33m 18s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:45:55 am | 7:10:07 am | 6:35:30 pm | 6:59:42 pm | 11h 25m 23s | -2m 9s | 12:52:48 pm | 46.8° | 6:16:28 am | 7:29:08 pm | 5:47:05 am | 7:58:32 pm | 12h 35m 27s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:46:44 am | 7:10:57 am | 6:34:12 pm | 6:58:25 pm | 11h 23m 15s | -2m 8s | 12:52:34 pm | 46.4° | 6:17:16 am | 7:27:53 pm | 5:47:53 am | 7:57:16 pm | 12h 37m 35s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:47:33 am | 7:11:47 am | 6:32:55 pm | 6:57:09 pm | 11h 21m 8s | -2m 7s | 12:52:21 pm | 46° | 6:18:04 am | 7:26:38 pm | 5:48:41 am | 7:56:01 pm | 12h 39m 43s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:48:22 am | 7:12:38 am | 6:31:38 pm | 6:55:54 pm | 11h 19m 0s | -2m 8s | 12:52:08 pm | 45.7° | 6:18:52 am | 7:25:24 pm | 5:49:29 am | 7:54:47 pm | 12h 41m 51s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:49:11 am | 7:13:29 am | 6:30:22 pm | 6:54:40 pm | 11h 16m 53s | -2m 7s | 12:51:56 pm | 45.3° | 6:19:41 am | 7:24:11 pm | 5:50:17 am | 7:53:35 pm | 12h 43m 59s | 🌒 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:50:01 am | 7:14:21 am | 6:29:07 pm | 6:53:27 pm | 11h 14m 46s | -2m 7s | 12:51:44 pm | 44.9° | 6:20:29 am | 7:22:59 pm | 5:51:05 am | 7:52:23 pm | 12h 46m 6s | 🌓 (56%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:50:51 am | 7:15:13 am | 6:27:53 pm | 6:52:15 pm | 11h 12m 40s | -2m 6s | 12:51:33 pm | 44.6° | 6:21:18 am | 7:21:49 pm | 5:51:53 am | 7:51:13 pm | 12h 48m 12s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:51:42 am | 7:16:05 am | 6:26:40 pm | 6:51:04 pm | 11h 10m 35s | -2m 5s | 12:51:23 pm | 44.2° | 6:22:06 am | 7:20:39 pm | 5:52:41 am | 7:50:04 pm | 12h 50m 18s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:52:32 am | 7:16:58 am | 6:25:28 pm | 6:49:54 pm | 11h 8m 30s | -2m 5s | 12:51:13 pm | 43.9° | 6:22:55 am | 7:19:31 pm | 5:53:30 am | 7:48:56 pm | 12h 52m 23s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:53:23 am | 7:17:51 am | 6:24:17 pm | 6:48:45 pm | 11h 6m 26s | -2m 4s | 12:51:04 pm | 43.5° | 6:23:45 am | 7:18:23 pm | 5:54:18 am | 7:47:50 pm | 12h 54m 27s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:54:14 am | 7:18:44 am | 6:23:07 pm | 6:47:37 pm | 11h 4m 23s | -2m 3s | 12:50:56 pm | 43.2° | 6:24:34 am | 7:17:17 pm | 5:55:07 am | 7:46:44 pm | 12h 56m 31s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:55:06 am | 7:19:38 am | 6:21:58 pm | 6:46:30 pm | 11h 2m 20s | -2m 3s | 12:50:48 pm | 42.8° | 6:25:23 am | 7:16:12 pm | 5:55:55 am | 7:45:40 pm | 12h 58m 34s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:55:57 am | 7:20:32 am | 6:20:49 pm | 6:45:24 pm | 11h 0m 17s | -2m 3s | 12:50:41 pm | 42.5° | 6:26:13 am | 7:15:09 pm | 5:56:44 am | 7:44:38 pm | 13h 0m 38s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:56:49 am | 7:21:27 am | 6:19:43 pm | 6:44:20 pm | 10h 58m 16s | -2m 1s | 12:50:35 pm | 42.1° | 6:27:03 am | 7:14:06 pm | 5:57:33 am | 7:43:36 pm | 13h 2m 39s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:57:42 am | 7:22:22 am | 6:18:37 pm | 6:43:16 pm | 10h 56m 15s | -2m 1s | 12:50:29 pm | 41.8° | 6:27:53 am | 7:13:05 pm | 5:58:22 am | 7:42:36 pm | 13h 4m 40s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:58:34 am | 7:23:17 am | 6:17:32 pm | 6:42:14 pm | 10h 54m 15s | -2m 0s | 12:50:24 pm | 41.5° | 6:28:44 am | 7:12:05 pm | 5:59:11 am | 7:41:38 pm | 13h 6m 40s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:59:27 am | 7:24:12 am | 6:16:29 pm | 6:41:14 pm | 10h 52m 17s | -1m 58s | 12:50:20 pm | 41.1° | 6:29:34 am | 7:11:06 pm | 6:00:00 am | 7:40:40 pm | 13h 8m 39s | 🌖 (78%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:00:20 am | 7:25:08 am | 6:15:26 pm | 6:40:14 pm | 10h 50m 18s | -1m 59s | 12:50:17 pm | 40.8° | 6:30:25 am | 7:10:09 pm | 6:00:50 am | 7:39:45 pm | 13h 10m 38s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:01:14 am | 7:26:04 am | 6:14:25 pm | 6:39:16 pm | 10h 48m 21s | -1m 57s | 12:50:15 pm | 40.5° | 6:31:16 am | 7:09:13 pm | 6:01:39 am | 7:38:50 pm | 13h 12m 35s | 🌖 (57%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Rio Rancho, NM
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho, NM - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rio Rancho, 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, 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, NM
In Rio Rancho, NM, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:50 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:26 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:55 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:26 pm.
Rio Rancho, NM gets 4h 45m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 34m versus 9h 49m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Rio Rancho, 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. 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.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 78.1° (around Jun 21) in Rio Rancho. 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 Rio Rancho, NM
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Rio Rancho, NM — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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