Sunrise & Sunset Times in Riga, Latvia 🇱🇻
Sun: Night
Sunrise Today: 08:05 ↑ 107.3° ESE
Sunset Today: 18:10 ↑ 252.5° WSW
Day Length: 10h 05m
Sun Direction: ENE
Sun Altitude: -24.21°
Sun Distance: 149.070 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
In Riga, Latvia the sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:10, giving 10h 05m of daylight — 5 min shorter than yesterday. The next solstice is on Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice).
October 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Riga
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
07:27
↑
95° Doğu
|
18:58
↑
265° Batı
|
11h 31m | -4m 46s | 05:17 | 21:07 | 06:04 | 20:20 | 06:48 | 19:36 | 13:13 | 149.78 |
| 2 |
07:29
↑
95° Doğu
|
18:55
↑
264° Batı
|
11h 26m | -4m 46s | 05:20 | 21:04 | 06:06 | 20:18 | 06:50 | 19:34 | 13:13 | 149.74 |
| 3 |
07:31
↑
96° Doğu
|
18:52
↑
264° Batı
|
11h 21m | -4m 46s | 05:22 | 21:01 | 06:08 | 20:15 | 06:52 | 19:31 | 13:12 | 149.69 |
| 4 |
07:33
↑
97° Doğu
|
18:50
↑
263° Batı
|
11h 16m | -4m 46s | 05:24 | 20:58 | 06:10 | 20:12 | 06:54 | 19:28 | 13:12 | 149.65 |
| 5 |
07:35
↑
98° Doğu
|
18:47
↑
262° Batı
|
11h 11m | -4m 46s | 05:26 | 20:55 | 06:12 | 20:10 | 06:56 | 19:26 | 13:12 | 149.61 |
| 6 |
07:37
↑
98° Doğu
|
18:44
↑
262° Batı
|
11h 07m | -4m 46s | 05:29 | 20:52 | 06:14 | 20:07 | 06:58 | 19:23 | 13:11 | 149.57 |
| 7 |
07:39
↑
99° Doğu
|
18:42
↑
261° Batı
|
11h 02m | -4m 46s | 05:31 | 20:49 | 06:16 | 20:04 | 07:00 | 19:20 | 13:11 | 149.53 |
| 8 |
07:41
↑
100° Doğu
|
18:39
↑
260° Batı
|
10h 57m | -4m 46s | 05:33 | 20:46 | 06:18 | 20:02 | 07:02 | 19:18 | 13:11 | 149.48 |
| 9 |
07:43
↑
100° Doğu
|
18:36
↑
259° Batı
|
10h 52m | -4m 45s | 05:35 | 20:44 | 06:20 | 19:59 | 07:04 | 19:15 | 13:10 | 149.44 |
| 10 |
07:45
↑
101° Doğu
|
18:34
↑
259° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 48m | -4m 45s | 05:38 | 20:41 | 06:23 | 19:56 | 07:06 | 19:13 | 13:10 | 149.40 |
| 11 |
07:48
↑
102° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:31
↑
258° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 43m | -4m 45s | 05:40 | 20:38 | 06:25 | 19:54 | 07:09 | 19:10 | 13:10 | 149.36 |
| 12 |
07:50
↑
102° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:28
↑
257° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 38m | -4m 45s | 05:42 | 20:36 | 06:27 | 19:51 | 07:11 | 19:07 | 13:10 | 149.31 |
| 13 |
07:52
↑
103° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:26
↑
257° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 33m | -4m 44s | 05:44 | 20:33 | 06:29 | 19:49 | 07:13 | 19:05 | 13:09 | 149.27 |
| 14 |
07:54
↑
104° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:23
↑
256° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 29m | -4m 44s | 05:46 | 20:30 | 06:31 | 19:46 | 07:15 | 19:02 | 13:09 | 149.23 |
| 15 |
07:56
↑
104° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:21
↑
255° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 24m | -4m 44s | 05:48 | 20:28 | 06:33 | 19:44 | 07:17 | 19:00 | 13:09 | 149.19 |
| 16 |
07:58
↑
105° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:18
↑
254° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 19m | -4m 43s | 05:50 | 20:25 | 06:35 | 19:41 | 07:19 | 18:57 | 13:09 | 149.14 |
| 17 |
08:00
↑
106° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:15
↑
254° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 14m | -4m 43s | 05:53 | 20:23 | 06:37 | 19:39 | 07:21 | 18:55 | 13:08 | 149.10 |
| 18 |
08:03
↑
107° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:13
↑
253° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 10m | -4m 42s | 05:55 | 20:20 | 06:39 | 19:36 | 07:23 | 18:52 | 13:08 | 149.06 |
| 19 |
08:05
↑
107° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:10
↑
252° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 05m | -4m 42s | 05:57 | 20:18 | 06:41 | 19:34 | 07:25 | 18:50 | 13:08 | 149.01 |
| 20 |
08:07
↑
108° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:08
↑
252° Batı Batı Güney
|
10h 00m | -4m 41s | 05:59 | 20:16 | 06:43 | 19:32 | 07:27 | 18:48 | 13:08 | 148.97 |
| 21 |
08:09
↑
109° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:05
↑
251° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 56m | -4m 41s | 06:01 | 20:13 | 06:45 | 19:29 | 07:29 | 18:45 | 13:08 | 148.93 |
| 22 |
08:11
↑
109° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:03
↑
250° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 51m | -4m 40s | 06:03 | 20:11 | 06:47 | 19:27 | 07:31 | 18:43 | 13:08 | 148.88 |
| 23 |
08:13
↑
110° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
18:00
↑
250° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 46m | -4m 39s | 06:05 | 20:09 | 06:49 | 19:25 | 07:33 | 18:40 | 13:07 | 148.84 |
| 24 |
08:16
↑
111° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
17:58
↑
249° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 42m | -4m 38s | 06:07 | 20:06 | 06:51 | 19:22 | 07:35 | 18:38 | 13:07 | 148.80 |
| 25 |
07:18
↑
111° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:55
↑
248° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 37m | -4m 37s | 05:09 | 19:04 | 05:53 | 18:20 | 06:37 | 17:36 | 12:07 | 148.76 |
| 26 |
07:20
↑
112° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:53
↑
248° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 32m | -4m 37s | 05:11 | 19:02 | 05:55 | 18:18 | 06:39 | 17:34 | 12:07 | 148.72 |
| 27 |
07:22
↑
113° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:51
↑
247° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 28m | -4m 36s | 05:13 | 19:00 | 05:57 | 18:16 | 06:41 | 17:31 | 12:07 | 148.67 |
| 28 |
07:24
↑
113° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:48
↑
246° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 23m | -4m 35s | 05:15 | 18:58 | 05:59 | 18:14 | 06:44 | 17:29 | 12:07 | 148.64 |
| 29 |
07:27
↑
114° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:46
↑
246° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 19m | -4m 33s | 05:17 | 18:56 | 06:01 | 18:12 | 06:46 | 17:27 | 12:07 | 148.60 |
| 30 |
07:29
↑
115° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:44
↑
245° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 14m | -4m 32s | 05:19 | 18:53 | 06:03 | 18:09 | 06:48 | 17:25 | 12:07 | 148.56 |
| 31 |
07:31
↑
115° Doğu Kuzey Doğu
|
16:41
↑
244° Batı Batı Güney
|
9h 10m | -4m 31s | 05:21 | 18:51 | 06:05 | 18:07 | 06:50 | 17:23 | 12:07 | 148.53 |
|
All times are in local time for Riga. Time is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (DST) when applicable. Today's date is in the table. |
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