Sunrise and sunset in Natal, Brazil

Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 17:14 in Natal (GMT-3): 12 h 17 min of daylight, 18 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 11:05, it is 82.7° above the horizon.

Sunrise: 04:56
Sunset: 17:14
Solar noon: 11:05, 82.7° high
Day length: 12 h 17 min
Golden hour: 04:56–05:25 and 16:46–17:14
Blue hour: 04:27–04:43 and 17:27–17:44

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

Twilight today

	Morning	Evening
Astronomical twilight	03:45–04:10	18:00–18:25
Nautical twilight	04:10–04:35	17:36–18:00
Civil twilight	04:35–04:56	17:14–17:36

Sunrise and sunset in Natal through the year

1st of	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Sun at noon
January	05:11	17:39	12 h 27 min	72.8°
February	05:24	17:46	12 h 21 min	78.7°
March	05:28	17:41	12 h 12 min	88.2°
April	05:24	17:27	12 h 03 min	79.7°
May	05:21	17:16	11 h 54 min	69.1°
June	05:25	17:14	11 h 48 min	62.2°
July	05:32	17:19	11 h 47 min	61.1°
August	05:32	17:24	11 h 51 min	66.2°
September	05:22	17:22	11 h 59 min	75.9°
October	05:07	17:16	12 h 09 min	87.4°
November	04:56	17:15	12 h 18 min	81.4°
December	04:58	17:24	12 h 25 min	74°

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

Next solar eclipses seen from Natal

Saturday, 6 February 2027: 64% of the sun covered at 14:20 (annular eclipse)
Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 33% of the sun covered at 12:32 (annular eclipse)
Monday, 20 March 2034: 83% of the sun covered at 05:35 (total eclipse)

Places near Natal

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 -5.7950°, -35.2094° at sea level, in the America/Fortaleza time zone.