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When is sunrise and sunset in Fortaleza today?

Live countdown to the next event, plus today’s exact clocks in America/Fortaleza.

Dawn & Sunrise
Today's Sunrise in Fortaleza
05:09 AM
Civil Dawn: 04:48 AM

Horizon 106° ESE

Sunset & Dusk
Today's Sunset in Fortaleza
05:25 PM
Civil Dusk:

Horizon 254° WSW

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Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Fortaleza

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
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Where on the horizon?

Sunrise and sunset compass bearings for Fortaleza — face these degrees, not “due east” or “due west.”

N E S W
Sunrise Sunset
Sunrise azimuth 106° ESE Face ESE at dawn
Sunset azimuth 254° WSW Face WSW at dusk

Azimuth is degrees clockwise from true north (0°). Today the disk clears the horizon at 106° ESE and drops at 254° WSW. Use that heading to pick a rail, pier, or hill that actually sees the Sun — then jump to where to stand.

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How long is the day?

Today versus yesterday, solstice extremes, and the earliest/latest clock times for Fortaleza in 2026.

Daylight (51% of 24h) 12h 15m day / 11h 45m night
Today
Vs yesterday
Night length
Vs longest day (December solstice (southern summer)) −5m Jan 1, 2026 · 12h 20m 0s
Vs shortest day (June solstice (southern winter)) +21m Jun 8, 2026 · 11h 54m 0s
Earliest sunrise05:09 AMNov 8, 2026
Latest sunrise05:42 AMJul 11, 2026
Earliest sunset05:25 PMOct 16, 2026
Latest sunset05:55 PMJan 25, 2026

Clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time — earliest sunrise is not always the longest day.

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When is golden hour and blue hour?

Photography windows when the Sun sits between +6° and −8° for Fortaleza.

Golden hour

Morning
Evening

Warm, low light — arrive at the start of the evening window, not at sunset.

Blue hour

Morning
Evening

Indigo sky after sunset (or before sunrise). Pair with city lights or water.

Need the physics and camera settings? Open the Golden Hour and Blue Hour tools.

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Where should I stand in Fortaleza?

Public viewpoints aimed at today’s sunrise (ESE) and sunset (WSW) bearings.

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What about this month and this year?

A year-long day-length curve, then the day-by-day sun calendar (azimuth, twilight, golden/blue hour) and monthly snapshot for Fortaleza.

Fortaleza day length through 2026

The curve peaks near the december solstice (southern summer) (Jan 1, 2026, 12h 20m 0s) and bottoms out near the june solstice (southern winter) (Jun 8, 2026, 11h 54m 0s). Today is marked on the line.

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Full Month Sun Calendar

Fortaleza Sun Times — November 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Fortaleza in America/Fortaleza. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Sun, Nov 105:10 AM105° ESE05:25 PM255° WSW12h 15m 0s—11:17 AM04:49 AM05:46 PM04:24 AM06:11 PM03:59 AM06:36 PM04:57 AM – 05:38 AM04:56 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:38 PM – 05:54 PM
Mon, Nov 205:10 AM105° ESE05:25 PM255° WSW12h 15m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:49 AM05:46 PM04:24 AM06:11 PM03:59 AM06:36 PM04:57 AM – 05:38 AM04:56 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:38 PM – 05:54 PM
Tue, Nov 305:10 AM105° ESE05:25 PM255° WSW12h 15m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:46 PM04:23 AM06:11 PM03:58 AM06:36 PM04:57 AM – 05:38 AM04:56 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:38 PM – 05:55 PM
Wed, Nov 405:10 AM106° ESE05:25 PM254° WSW12h 15m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:46 PM04:23 AM06:11 PM03:58 AM06:37 PM04:57 AM – 05:38 AM04:56 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:38 PM – 05:55 PM
Thu, Nov 505:10 AM106° ESE05:25 PM254° WSW12h 15m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:46 PM04:23 AM06:12 PM03:58 AM06:37 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:56 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:56 AM05:38 PM – 05:55 PM
Fri, Nov 605:10 AM106° ESE05:25 PM254° WSW12h 15m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:47 PM04:23 AM06:12 PM03:58 AM06:37 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:56 AM05:38 PM – 05:55 PM
Sat, Nov 705:10 AM106° ESE05:25 PM254° WSW12h 15m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:47 PM04:23 AM06:12 PM03:57 AM06:37 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:38 PM04:40 AM – 04:56 AM05:38 PM – 05:55 PM
Sun, Nov 8 Today05:09 AM107° ESE05:25 PM253° WSW12h 16m 0s+1m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:47 PM04:23 AM06:12 PM03:57 AM06:37 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:39 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:39 PM – 05:55 PM
Mon, Nov 905:09 AM107° ESE05:25 PM253° WSW12h 16m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:47 PM04:23 AM06:12 PM03:57 AM06:38 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:39 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:39 PM – 05:55 PM
Tue, Nov 1005:09 AM107° ESE05:26 PM253° WSW12h 17m 0s+1m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:47 PM04:22 AM06:13 PM03:57 AM06:38 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:39 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:39 PM – 05:56 PM
Wed, Nov 1105:09 AM108° ESE05:26 PM252° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:47 PM04:22 AM06:13 PM03:57 AM06:38 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:39 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:39 PM – 05:56 PM
Thu, Nov 1205:09 AM108° ESE05:26 PM252° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:48 PM04:22 AM06:13 PM03:57 AM06:39 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:39 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:39 PM – 05:56 PM
Fri, Nov 1305:09 AM108° ESE05:26 PM252° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:48 PM04:22 AM06:13 PM03:57 AM06:39 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:39 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:39 PM – 05:56 PM
Sat, Nov 1405:09 AM108° ESE05:26 PM252° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:17 AM04:48 AM05:48 PM04:22 AM06:14 PM03:57 AM06:39 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:57 PM – 05:40 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:40 PM – 05:57 PM
Sun, Nov 1505:10 AM109° ESE05:27 PM251° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:18 AM04:48 AM05:48 PM04:22 AM06:14 PM03:57 AM06:40 PM04:56 AM – 05:38 AM04:58 PM – 05:40 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:40 PM – 05:57 PM
Mon, Nov 1605:10 AM109° ESE05:27 PM251° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:18 AM04:48 AM05:49 PM04:22 AM06:14 PM03:57 AM06:40 PM04:56 AM – 05:39 AM04:58 PM – 05:40 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:40 PM – 05:57 PM
Tue, Nov 1705:10 AM109° ESE05:27 PM251° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:18 AM04:48 AM05:49 PM04:22 AM06:15 PM03:57 AM06:40 PM04:56 AM – 05:39 AM04:58 PM – 05:40 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:40 PM – 05:57 PM
Wed, Nov 1805:10 AM109° ESE05:27 PM251° WSW12h 17m 0s+0m 0s11:18 AM04:48 AM05:49 PM04:22 AM06:15 PM03:56 AM06:41 PM04:56 AM – 05:39 AM04:58 PM – 05:41 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:41 PM – 05:58 PM
Thu, Nov 1905:10 AM110° ESE05:28 PM250° WSW12h 18m 0s+1m 0s11:19 AM04:48 AM05:50 PM04:22 AM06:15 PM03:57 AM06:41 PM04:56 AM – 05:39 AM04:59 PM – 05:41 PM04:39 AM – 04:56 AM05:41 PM – 05:58 PM
Fri, Nov 2005:10 AM110° ESE05:28 PM250° WSW12h 18m 0s+0m 0s11:19 AM04:48 AM05:50 PM04:22 AM06:16 PM03:57 AM06:41 PM04:57 AM – 05:39 AM04:59 PM – 05:41 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:41 PM – 05:58 PM
Sat, Nov 2105:10 AM110° ESE05:28 PM250° WSW12h 18m 0s+0m 0s11:19 AM04:48 AM05:50 PM04:22 AM06:16 PM03:57 AM06:42 PM04:57 AM – 05:39 AM04:59 PM – 05:42 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:42 PM – 05:59 PM
Sun, Nov 2205:10 AM110° ESE05:28 PM250° WSW12h 18m 0s+0m 0s11:19 AM04:48 AM05:51 PM04:23 AM06:16 PM03:57 AM06:42 PM04:57 AM – 05:40 AM04:59 PM – 05:42 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:42 PM – 05:59 PM
Mon, Nov 2305:11 AM111° ESE05:29 PM249° WSW12h 18m 0s+0m 0s11:20 AM04:48 AM05:51 PM04:23 AM06:17 PM03:57 AM06:43 PM04:57 AM – 05:40 AM05:00 PM – 05:42 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:42 PM – 05:59 PM
Tue, Nov 2405:11 AM111° ESE05:29 PM249° WSW12h 18m 0s+0m 0s11:20 AM04:49 AM05:51 PM04:23 AM06:17 PM03:57 AM06:43 PM04:57 AM – 05:40 AM05:00 PM – 05:43 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:43 PM – 06:00 PM
Wed, Nov 2505:11 AM111° ESE05:29 PM249° WSW12h 18m 0s+0m 0s11:20 AM04:49 AM05:52 PM04:23 AM06:18 PM03:57 AM06:44 PM04:57 AM – 05:40 AM05:00 PM – 05:43 PM04:40 AM – 04:57 AM05:43 PM – 06:00 PM
Thu, Nov 2605:11 AM111° ESE05:30 PM249° WSW12h 19m 0s+1m 0s11:20 AM04:49 AM05:52 PM04:23 AM06:18 PM03:57 AM06:44 PM04:58 AM – 05:41 AM05:01 PM – 05:43 PM04:40 AM – 04:58 AM05:43 PM – 06:01 PM
Fri, Nov 2705:12 AM111° ESE05:30 PM249° WSW12h 18m 0s−1m 0s11:21 AM04:49 AM05:52 PM04:23 AM06:18 PM03:57 AM06:45 PM04:58 AM – 05:41 AM05:01 PM – 05:44 PM04:41 AM – 04:58 AM05:44 PM – 06:01 PM
Sat, Nov 2805:12 AM111° ESE05:31 PM249° WSW12h 19m 0s+1m 0s11:21 AM04:50 AM05:53 PM04:24 AM06:19 PM03:57 AM06:45 PM04:58 AM – 05:41 AM05:01 PM – 05:44 PM04:41 AM – 04:58 AM05:44 PM – 06:01 PM
Sun, Nov 2905:12 AM112° ESE05:31 PM248° WSW12h 19m 0s+0m 0s11:21 AM04:50 AM05:53 PM04:24 AM06:19 PM03:58 AM06:45 PM04:58 AM – 05:41 AM05:02 PM – 05:45 PM04:41 AM – 04:58 AM05:45 PM – 06:02 PM
Mon, Nov 3005:12 AM112° ESE05:31 PM248° WSW12h 19m 0s+0m 0s11:21 AM04:50 AM05:54 PM04:24 AM06:20 PM03:58 AM06:46 PM04:59 AM – 05:42 AM05:02 PM – 05:45 PM04:41 AM – 04:59 AM05:45 PM – 06:02 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

Hourly sun altitude in Fortaleza

Altitude (degrees above the horizon) and azimuth (clockwise from north) at each local clock hour. Negative altitude means the Sun is down. Polar Day stays positive all 24 rows; Polar Night stays negative.

Local clock hours in America/Fortaleza for 2026-11-04.

Local timeAltitudeAzimuthSky
00:00-68.5°151.1°Night
01:00-58.5°127.1°Night
02:00-45.7°116.0°Night
03:00-31.8°110.7°Night
04:00-17.6°107.4°Astronomical twilight
05:00-3.3°105.7°Golden hour
06:00+11.2°105.0°Daylight
07:00+25.6°105.3°Daylight
08:00+40.0°107.1°Daylight
09:00+54.1°111.5°Daylight
10:00+67.5°122.9°Daylight
11:00+77.4°159.9°Daylight
12:00+74.3°220.7°Daylight
13:00+62.2°243.1°Daylight
14:00+48.4°250.7°Daylight
15:00+34.1°253.7°Daylight
16:00+19.7°254.8°Daylight
17:00+5.3°254.7°Golden hour
18:00-9.1°253.6°Nautical twilight
19:00-23.4°251.2°Night
20:00-37.4°247.1°Night
21:00-50.8°239.6°Night
22:00-62.7°224.4°Night
23:00-70.2°192.7°Night

Fortaleza Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Fortaleza on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in January and shortest in June.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 105:27 AM05:47 PM12h 20m 0s
February 105:39 AM05:55 PM12h 16m 0s
March 105:40 AM05:51 PM12h 11m 0s
April 105:35 AM05:39 PM12h 4m 0s
May 105:31 AM05:30 PM11h 59m 0s
June 105:34 AM05:29 PM11h 55m 0s
July 105:40 AM05:35 PM11h 55m 0s
August 105:41 AM05:39 PM11h 58m 0s
September 105:33 AM05:35 PM12h 2m 0s
October 105:20 AM05:28 PM12h 8m 0s
November 105:10 AM05:25 PM12h 15m 0s
December 105:13 AM05:32 PM12h 19m 0s
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Why is Fortaleza special?

Facts, daylight saving, and how Fortaleza sits in the Brazil east–west spread.

Latitude-3.7172°
Longitude-38.5433°
TimezoneAmerica/Fortaleza
Elevation21m

Solar facts

  • 1Top sunrise and sunset spots in Fortaleza: Praia de Iracema, Ponte dos Ingleses, Beira Mar Avenue.
  • 2Fortaleza sunrise and sunset times are calculated for latitude -3.7172° and longitude -38.5433°.
  • 3Local solar times in Fortaleza use the America/Fortaleza timezone.
  • 4Day length in Fortaleza, Ceará changes through the year with Earth's axial tilt and seasonal solar angle.

Daylight Saving Time

Fortaleza stays on America/Fortaleza year-round with no daylight-saving jump. Sunrise and sunset drift only because of Earth’s orbit, not because the clock shifts.

East–west spread

Across Brazil on this site, the Sun rises first in Recife (04:50 AM, -34.877°) and last in Manaus (05:36 AM, -60.0217°). That east–west spread is about 1h 46m. They sit in different time zones, so the true solar delay is about 1h 46m even when local clock times look closer. Fortaleza sits at -38.5433°.

Check sunrise and sunset times in Fortaleza, Brazil today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -3.7172°, -38.5433° (America/Fortaleza). Popular places to watch the sun include Praia de Iracema, Ponte dos Ingleses, Beira Mar Avenue. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Plan beyond sunrise

Solar Tools for Fortaleza

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Fortaleza Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Sunrise in Fortaleza is calculated daily from its coordinates (-3.7172°, -38.5433°) and the America/Fortaleza timezone using NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms.
Sunset in Fortaleza updates daily on this page. Check the solar cards above for the exact local sunset time and day length.
Popular sunrise and sunset viewpoints in Fortaleza include Praia de Iracema, Ponte dos Ingleses, Beira Mar Avenue, and Jericoacoara Viewpoint. Open the Popular Places to See Sunrise & Sunset guide for timing tips at each spot, and check today's solar times to plan golden hour and blue hour.
Sunset today in Fortaleza is 05:25 PM. Sunrise today is 05:09 AM (America/Fortaleza).
Today the sun rises at 106° ESE and sets at 254° WSW in Fortaleza. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Fortaleza starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in Fortaleza is Jan 1, 2026 with 12h 20m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Jun 8, 2026 with 11h 54m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Fortaleza is 05:09 AM on Nov 8, 2026. The latest sunset is 05:55 PM on Jan 25, 2026. The latest sunrise is 05:42 AM on Jul 11, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 05:25 PM on Oct 16, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
No, Fortaleza maintains a fixed standard time offset year-round and does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

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