Sunrise and sunset in Calama, Chile
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:45 in Calama (GMT-3): 12 h 52 min of daylight, 1 min 12 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 13:19, it is 80.8° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Solar noon
- 13:19, 80.8° high
- Day length
- 12 h 52 min
- Golden hour
- 06:53–07:23 and 19:15–19:45
- Blue hour
- 06:21–06:39 and 19:59–20:18
See the sun’s path over Calama on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:35–06:02 | 20:36–21:04 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:02–06:30 | 20:08–20:36 |
| Civil twilight | 06:30–06:53 | 19:45–20:08 |
Sunrise and sunset in Calama through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:54 | 20:23 | 13 h 28 min | 89.5° |
| February | 07:16 | 20:21 | 13 h 05 min | 84.5° |
| March | 07:31 | 20:03 | 12 h 31 min | 74.9° |
| April | 07:43 | 19:35 | 11 h 51 min | 62.8° |
| May | 06:54 | 18:10 | 11 h 15 min | 52.3° |
| June | 07:08 | 17:58 | 10 h 50 min | 45.4° |
| July | 07:16 | 18:03 | 10 h 46 min | 44.5° |
| August | 07:09 | 18:15 | 11 h 06 min | 49.7° |
| September | 06:45 | 18:25 | 11 h 40 min | 59.4° |
| October | 07:16 | 19:34 | 12 h 18 min | 70.9° |
| November | 06:50 | 19:47 | 12 h 56 min | 82.1° |
| December | 06:42 | 20:07 | 13 h 24 min | 89.4° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Calama
- Saturday, 6 February 2027: 31% of the sun covered at 12:26 (annular eclipse)
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 32% of the sun covered at 10:47 (annular eclipse)
- Tuesday, 12 September 2034: 91% of the sun covered at 13:35 (annular eclipse)
Places near Calama
- Antofagasta 201 km
- Alto Hospicio 272 km
- Iquique 280 km
- San Salvador de Jujuy 418 km
- Salta 442 km
- Tarija 444 km
- Potosí 459 km
- Arica 465 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for -22.4567°, -68.9237° at sea level, in the America/Santiago time zone.