Sunrise and sunset in Iquique, Chile
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:48 in Iquique (GMT-3): 12 h 47 min of daylight, 1 min 3 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 13:24, it is 83.1° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Solar noon
- 13:24, 83.1° high
- Day length
- 12 h 47 min
- Golden hour
- 07:00–07:30 and 19:18–19:48
- Blue hour
- 06:29–06:46 and 20:02–20:19
See the sun’s path over Iquique on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:43–06:11 | 20:37–21:05 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:11–06:38 | 20:10–20:37 |
| Civil twilight | 06:38–07:00 | 19:48–20:10 |
Sunrise and sunset in Iquique through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:04 | 20:24 | 13 h 19 min | 87.3° |
| February | 07:24 | 20:23 | 12 h 59 min | 86.7° |
| March | 07:38 | 20:07 | 12 h 28 min | 77.2° |
| April | 07:47 | 19:40 | 11 h 53 min | 65.1° |
| May | 06:56 | 18:18 | 11 h 21 min | 54.6° |
| June | 07:08 | 18:07 | 10 h 58 min | 47.7° |
| July | 07:16 | 18:12 | 10 h 55 min | 46.7° |
| August | 07:10 | 18:23 | 11 h 12 min | 51.9° |
| September | 06:49 | 18:32 | 11 h 43 min | 61.7° |
| October | 07:21 | 19:38 | 12 h 16 min | 73.2° |
| November | 06:58 | 19:49 | 12 h 51 min | 84.4° |
| December | 06:51 | 20:07 | 13 h 15 min | 88.3° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Iquique
- Saturday, 6 February 2027: 23% of the sun covered at 12:26 (annular eclipse)
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 39% of the sun covered at 10:46 (annular eclipse)
- Tuesday, 12 September 2034: 94% of the sun covered at 13:27 (annular eclipse)
Places near Iquique
- Alto Hospicio 8 km
- Arica 194 km
- Tacna 245 km
- Calama 280 km
- Antofagasta 383 km
- Oruro 407 km
- Arequipa 449 km
- La Paz 464 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 -20.2133°, -70.1503° at sea level, in the America/Santiago time zone.