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When is sunrise and sunset in Recife today?

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

Dawn & Sunrise
Today's Sunrise in Recife
04:50 AM
Civil Dawn: 04:28 AM

Horizon 106° ESE

Sunset & Dusk
Today's Sunset in Recife
05:16 PM
Civil Dusk:

Horizon 254° WSW

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Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Recife

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 Recife — 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 Recife in 2026.

Daylight (51.7% of 24h) 12h 25m day / 11h 35m night
Today
Vs yesterday
Night length
Vs longest day (December solstice (southern summer)) −11m Dec 18, 2026 · 12h 36m 0s
Vs shortest day (June solstice (southern winter)) +46m Jun 9, 2026 · 11h 39m 0s
Earliest sunrise04:49 AMNov 9, 2026
Latest sunrise05:34 AMJul 5, 2026
Earliest sunset05:07 PMMay 22, 2026
Latest sunset05:46 PMJan 21, 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 Recife.

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 Recife?

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 Recife.

Recife day length through 2026

The curve peaks near the december solstice (southern summer) (Dec 18, 2026, 12h 36m 0s) and bottoms out near the june solstice (southern winter) (Jun 9, 2026, 11h 39m 0s). Today is marked on the line.

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Full Month Sun Calendar

Recife 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 Recife in America/Recife. 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 104:51 AM105° ESE05:14 PM255° WSW12h 23m 0s—11:02 AM04:29 AM05:36 PM04:04 AM06:01 PM03:39 AM06:27 PM04:38 AM – 05:19 AM04:46 PM – 05:28 PM04:21 AM – 04:38 AM05:28 PM – 05:45 PM
Mon, Nov 204:51 AM105° ESE05:15 PM255° WSW12h 24m 0s+1m 0s11:03 AM04:29 AM05:36 PM04:04 AM06:02 PM03:38 AM06:27 PM04:37 AM – 05:19 AM04:46 PM – 05:28 PM04:21 AM – 04:37 AM05:28 PM – 05:45 PM
Tue, Nov 304:50 AM105° ESE05:15 PM255° WSW12h 25m 0s+1m 0s11:02 AM04:29 AM05:36 PM04:03 AM06:02 PM03:38 AM06:27 PM04:37 AM – 05:19 AM04:46 PM – 05:28 PM04:20 AM – 04:37 AM05:28 PM – 05:45 PM
Wed, Nov 404:50 AM106° ESE05:15 PM254° WSW12h 25m 0s+0m 0s11:02 AM04:29 AM05:37 PM04:03 AM06:02 PM03:38 AM06:28 PM04:37 AM – 05:19 AM04:46 PM – 05:28 PM04:20 AM – 04:37 AM05:28 PM – 05:45 PM
Thu, Nov 504:50 AM106° ESE05:15 PM254° WSW12h 25m 0s+0m 0s11:02 AM04:28 AM05:37 PM04:03 AM06:02 PM03:37 AM06:28 PM04:37 AM – 05:19 AM04:47 PM – 05:28 PM04:20 AM – 04:37 AM05:28 PM – 05:45 PM
Fri, Nov 604:50 AM106° ESE05:15 PM254° WSW12h 25m 0s+0m 0s11:02 AM04:28 AM05:37 PM04:03 AM06:03 PM03:37 AM06:28 PM04:37 AM – 05:19 AM04:47 PM – 05:29 PM04:20 AM – 04:37 AM05:29 PM – 05:46 PM
Sat, Nov 704:50 AM107° ESE05:16 PM253° WSW12h 26m 0s+1m 0s11:03 AM04:28 AM05:37 PM04:02 AM06:03 PM03:37 AM06:29 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:47 PM – 05:29 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:29 PM – 05:46 PM
Sun, Nov 8 Today04:50 AM107° ESE05:16 PM253° WSW12h 26m 0s+0m 0s11:03 AM04:28 AM05:38 PM04:02 AM06:03 PM03:36 AM06:29 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:47 PM – 05:29 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:29 PM – 05:46 PM
Mon, Nov 904:49 AM107° ESE05:16 PM253° WSW12h 27m 0s+1m 0s11:02 AM04:28 AM05:38 PM04:02 AM06:04 PM03:36 AM06:29 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:47 PM – 05:29 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:29 PM – 05:46 PM
Tue, Nov 1004:49 AM108° ESE05:16 PM252° WSW12h 27m 0s+0m 0s11:02 AM04:27 AM05:38 PM04:02 AM06:04 PM03:36 AM06:30 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:47 PM – 05:30 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:30 PM – 05:47 PM
Wed, Nov 1104:49 AM108° ESE05:17 PM252° WSW12h 28m 0s+1m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:39 PM04:02 AM06:04 PM03:36 AM06:30 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:48 PM – 05:30 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:30 PM – 05:47 PM
Thu, Nov 1204:49 AM108° ESE05:17 PM252° WSW12h 28m 0s+0m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:39 PM04:01 AM06:05 PM03:36 AM06:30 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:48 PM – 05:30 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:30 PM – 05:47 PM
Fri, Nov 1304:49 AM108° ESE05:17 PM252° WSW12h 28m 0s+0m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:39 PM04:01 AM06:05 PM03:35 AM06:31 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:48 PM – 05:31 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:31 PM – 05:48 PM
Sat, Nov 1404:49 AM109° ESE05:17 PM251° WSW12h 28m 0s+0m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:39 PM04:01 AM06:05 PM03:35 AM06:31 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:48 PM – 05:31 PM04:18 AM – 04:36 AM05:31 PM – 05:48 PM
Sun, Nov 1504:49 AM109° ESE05:18 PM251° WSW12h 29m 0s+1m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:40 PM04:01 AM06:06 PM03:35 AM06:32 PM04:35 AM – 05:18 AM04:49 PM – 05:31 PM04:18 AM – 04:35 AM05:31 PM – 05:48 PM
Mon, Nov 1604:49 AM109° ESE05:18 PM251° WSW12h 29m 0s+0m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:40 PM04:01 AM06:06 PM03:35 AM06:32 PM04:35 AM – 05:18 AM04:49 PM – 05:32 PM04:18 AM – 04:35 AM05:32 PM – 05:49 PM
Tue, Nov 1704:49 AM109° ESE05:18 PM251° WSW12h 29m 0s+0m 0s11:03 AM04:27 AM05:41 PM04:01 AM06:06 PM03:35 AM06:33 PM04:35 AM – 05:18 AM04:49 PM – 05:32 PM04:18 AM – 04:35 AM05:32 PM – 05:49 PM
Wed, Nov 1804:49 AM110° ESE05:19 PM250° WSW12h 30m 0s+1m 0s11:04 AM04:27 AM05:41 PM04:01 AM06:07 PM03:35 AM06:33 PM04:35 AM – 05:18 AM04:50 PM – 05:32 PM04:18 AM – 04:35 AM05:32 PM – 05:50 PM
Thu, Nov 1904:49 AM110° ESE05:19 PM250° WSW12h 30m 0s+0m 0s11:04 AM04:27 AM05:41 PM04:01 AM06:07 PM03:35 AM06:34 PM04:35 AM – 05:18 AM04:50 PM – 05:33 PM04:18 AM – 04:35 AM05:33 PM – 05:50 PM
Fri, Nov 2004:49 AM110° ESE05:19 PM250° WSW12h 30m 0s+0m 0s11:04 AM04:27 AM05:42 PM04:01 AM06:08 PM03:35 AM06:34 PM04:36 AM – 05:18 AM04:50 PM – 05:33 PM04:18 AM – 04:36 AM05:33 PM – 05:50 PM
Sat, Nov 2104:49 AM110° ESE05:20 PM250° WSW12h 31m 0s+1m 0s11:04 AM04:27 AM05:42 PM04:01 AM06:08 PM03:34 AM06:35 PM04:36 AM – 05:19 AM04:51 PM – 05:33 PM04:18 AM – 04:36 AM05:33 PM – 05:51 PM
Sun, Nov 2204:49 AM111° ESE05:20 PM249° WSW12h 31m 0s+0m 0s11:04 AM04:27 AM05:43 PM04:01 AM06:09 PM03:34 AM06:35 PM04:36 AM – 05:19 AM04:51 PM – 05:34 PM04:18 AM – 04:36 AM05:34 PM – 05:51 PM
Mon, Nov 2304:49 AM111° ESE05:21 PM249° WSW12h 32m 0s+1m 0s11:05 AM04:27 AM05:43 PM04:01 AM06:09 PM03:34 AM06:36 PM04:36 AM – 05:19 AM04:51 PM – 05:34 PM04:18 AM – 04:36 AM05:34 PM – 05:52 PM
Tue, Nov 2404:50 AM111° ESE05:21 PM249° WSW12h 31m 0s−1m 0s11:05 AM04:27 AM05:43 PM04:01 AM06:10 PM03:34 AM06:36 PM04:36 AM – 05:19 AM04:52 PM – 05:35 PM04:18 AM – 04:36 AM05:35 PM – 05:52 PM
Wed, Nov 2504:50 AM111° ESE05:21 PM249° WSW12h 31m 0s+0m 0s11:05 AM04:27 AM05:44 PM04:01 AM06:10 PM03:35 AM06:37 PM04:36 AM – 05:19 AM04:52 PM – 05:35 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:35 PM – 05:53 PM
Thu, Nov 2604:50 AM111° ESE05:22 PM249° WSW12h 32m 0s+1m 0s11:06 AM04:27 AM05:44 PM04:01 AM06:11 PM03:35 AM06:37 PM04:36 AM – 05:19 AM04:52 PM – 05:36 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:36 PM – 05:53 PM
Fri, Nov 2704:50 AM112° ESE05:22 PM249° WSW12h 32m 0s+0m 0s11:06 AM04:28 AM05:45 PM04:01 AM06:11 PM03:35 AM06:38 PM04:36 AM – 05:20 AM04:53 PM – 05:36 PM04:19 AM – 04:36 AM05:36 PM – 05:54 PM
Sat, Nov 2804:50 AM112° ESE05:23 PM248° WSW12h 33m 0s+1m 0s11:06 AM04:28 AM05:45 PM04:01 AM06:12 PM03:35 AM06:38 PM04:37 AM – 05:20 AM04:53 PM – 05:37 PM04:19 AM – 04:37 AM05:37 PM – 05:54 PM
Sun, Nov 2904:51 AM112° ESE05:23 PM248° WSW12h 32m 0s−1m 0s11:07 AM04:28 AM05:46 PM04:02 AM06:12 PM03:35 AM06:39 PM04:37 AM – 05:20 AM04:54 PM – 05:37 PM04:19 AM – 04:37 AM05:37 PM – 05:55 PM
Mon, Nov 3004:51 AM112° ESE05:24 PM248° WSW12h 33m 0s+1m 0s11:07 AM04:28 AM05:46 PM04:02 AM06:13 PM03:35 AM06:39 PM04:37 AM – 05:20 AM04:54 PM – 05:37 PM04:19 AM – 04:37 AM05:37 PM – 05:55 PM

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

Hourly sun altitude in Recife

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/Recife for 2026-11-04.

Local timeAltitudeAzimuthSky
00:00-63.0°148.6°Night
01:00-53.0°128.5°Night
02:00-40.5°117.7°Night
03:00-26.8°111.8°Night
04:00-12.9°107.9°Astronomical twilight
05:00+1.4°105.4°Golden hour
06:00+15.8°103.8°Daylight
07:00+30.2°103.2°Daylight
08:00+44.7°103.8°Daylight
09:00+59.0°106.7°Daylight
10:00+72.9°117.1°Daylight
11:00+82.5°174.2°Daylight
12:00+74.2°240.5°Daylight
13:00+60.5°252.6°Daylight
14:00+46.2°255.9°Daylight
15:00+31.7°256.7°Daylight
16:00+17.3°256.1°Daylight
17:00+2.9°254.7°Golden hour
18:00-11.3°252.2°Nautical twilight
19:00-25.3°248.5°Night
20:00-38.9°242.4°Night
21:00-51.4°232.2°Night
22:00-61.6°213.5°Night
23:00-66.3°181.9°Night

Recife Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Recife 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 July.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 105:05 AM05:40 PM12h 35m 0s
February 105:19 AM05:46 PM12h 27m 0s
March 105:23 AM05:39 PM12h 16m 0s
April 105:22 AM05:23 PM12h 1m 0s
May 105:21 AM05:11 PM11h 50m 0s
June 105:27 AM05:08 PM11h 41m 0s
July 105:33 AM05:13 PM11h 40m 0s
August 105:32 AM05:18 PM11h 46m 0s
September 105:21 AM05:18 PM11h 57m 0s
October 105:04 AM05:15 PM12h 11m 0s
November 104:51 AM05:14 PM12h 23m 0s
December 104:51 AM05:24 PM12h 33m 0s
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Why is Recife special?

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

Latitude-8.0476°
Longitude-34.877°
TimezoneAmerica/Recife
Elevation4m

Solar facts

  • 1Top sunrise and sunset spots in Recife: Boa Viagem Beach, Marco Zero, Praia de Piedade.
  • 2Recife sunrise and sunset times are calculated for latitude -8.0476° and longitude -34.877°.
  • 3Local solar times in Recife use the America/Recife timezone.
  • 4Day length in Recife, Pernambuco changes through the year with Earth's axial tilt and seasonal solar angle.

Daylight Saving Time

Recife stays on America/Recife 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. Recife sits at -34.877°.

Check sunrise and sunset times in Recife, Brazil today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -8.0476°, -34.877° (America/Recife). Popular places to watch the sun include Boa Viagem Beach, Marco Zero, Praia de Piedade. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Plan beyond sunrise

Solar Tools for Recife

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Recife Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Sunrise in Recife is calculated daily from its coordinates (-8.0476°, -34.877°) and the America/Recife timezone using NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms.
Sunset in Recife 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 Recife include Boa Viagem Beach, Marco Zero, Praia de Piedade, and Ponte Maurício de Nassau. 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 Recife is 05:16 PM. Sunrise today is 04:50 AM (America/Recife).
Today the sun rises at 106° ESE and sets at 254° WSW in Recife. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Recife 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 Recife is Dec 18, 2026 with 12h 36m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Jun 9, 2026 with 11h 39m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Recife is 04:49 AM on Nov 9, 2026. The latest sunset is 05:46 PM on Jan 21, 2026. The latest sunrise is 05:34 AM on Jul 5, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 05:07 PM on May 22, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
No, Recife maintains a fixed standard time offset year-round and does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

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