Sunrise and sunset in Riga, Latvia
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:49 in Riga (EET): 9 h 24 min of daylight, 4 min 34 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:07, it is 19.9° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Solar noon
- 12:07, 19.9° high
- Day length
- 9 h 24 min
- Golden hour
- 07:24–08:22 and 15:51–16:49
- Blue hour
- 06:29–06:59 and 17:13–17:44
See the sun’s path over Riga on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:15–05:59 | 18:14–18:58 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:59–06:44 | 17:29–18:14 |
| Civil twilight | 06:44–07:24 | 16:49–17:29 |
Sunrise and sunset in Riga through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 09:01 | 15:53 | 6 h 52 min | 10.1° |
| February | 08:22 | 16:52 | 8 h 29 min | 16° |
| March | 07:16 | 17:55 | 10 h 39 min | 25.6° |
| April | 06:53 | 20:02 | 13 h 09 min | 37.7° |
| May | 05:36 | 21:06 | 15 h 30 min | 48.2° |
| June | 04:38 | 22:04 | 17 h 25 min | 55.1° |
| July | 04:34 | 22:19 | 17 h 45 min | 56.1° |
| August | 05:22 | 21:36 | 16 h 13 min | 51° |
| September | 06:25 | 20:20 | 13 h 54 min | 41.2° |
| October | 07:26 | 18:58 | 11 h 31 min | 29.8° |
| November | 07:33 | 16:39 | 9 h 06 min | 18.6° |
| December | 08:36 | 15:48 | 7 h 12 min | 11.2° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Riga
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 15% of the sun covered at 12:24 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Tuesday, 12 June 2029: 7% of the sun covered at 05:58 (partial eclipse)
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 58% of the sun covered at 08:32 (annular eclipse)
- Thursday, 21 August 2036: 62% of the sun covered at 20:40 (partial eclipse)
Places near Riga
- Kaunas 228 km
- Klaipėda 229 km
- Vilnius 261 km
- Pskov 271 km
- Tallinn 280 km
- Kaliningrad 335 km
- Lida 349 km
- Helsinki 362 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 56.9460°, 24.1059° at sea level, in the Europe/Riga time zone.