Sunrise and sunset in Matanzas, Cuba

Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:52 in Matanzas (GMT-4): 11 h 21 min of daylight, 1 min 12 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 13:11, it is 53.8° above the horizon.

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 18:52
Solar noon: 13:11, 53.8° high
Day length: 11 h 21 min
Golden hour: 07:30–08:01 and 18:21–18:52
Blue hour: 06:58–07:16 and 19:06–19:24

See the sun’s path over Matanzas on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.

Twilight today

	Morning	Evening
Astronomical twilight	06:14–06:40	19:41–20:08
Nautical twilight	06:40–07:07	19:15–19:41
Civil twilight	07:07–07:30	18:52–19:15

Sunrise and sunset in Matanzas through the year

1st of	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Sun at noon
January	07:08	17:53	10 h 44 min	44°
February	07:07	18:14	11 h 07 min	49.9°
March	06:49	18:30	11 h 41 min	59.4°
April	07:19	19:42	12 h 22 min	71.5°
May	06:54	19:54	13 h 00 min	82.1°
June	06:41	20:09	13 h 27 min	89°
July	06:45	20:17	13 h 31 min	89.8°
August	06:58	20:09	13 h 11 min	84.9°
September	07:10	19:45	12 h 35 min	75.2°
October	07:19	19:15	11 h 56 min	63.7°
November	06:32	17:49	11 h 17 min	52.5°
December	06:52	17:41	10 h 49 min	45.1°

Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.

Next solar eclipses seen from Matanzas

Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 20% of the sun covered at 09:07 (annular eclipse)
Sunday, 14 January 2029: 20% of the sun covered at 12:18 (partial eclipse)
Friday, 14 November 2031: 45% of the sun covered at 17:38 (hybrid eclipse)

Places near Matanzas

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 23.0439°, -81.5828° at sea level, in the America/Havana time zone.