Sun & moon

Sun and moon in Cuenca

Tuesday, 13 October 2026: sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:07. Moon: Waxing crescent, 10% lit.

Sun & moon · Cuenca

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Today · UTC−5 · UTC−5

Night
Astronomical twilight
Nautical twilight
Blue hour
Golden hour
Daylight

Sun times

Sunrise, sunset, twilight, golden and blue hour in Cuenca
Astronomical dawn	04:48
Nautical dawn	05:12
Civil dawn	05:36
Blue hour, morning	05:36–05:44
Golden hour, morning	05:44–06:25
Sunrise	05:57
Solar noon	12:02 · 84.9° high
Sunset	18:07
Golden hour, evening	17:39–18:20
Blue hour, evening	18:20–18:28
Civil dusk	18:28
Nautical dusk	18:52
Astronomical dusk	19:17
Day length	12 h 10 min
Change since yesterday	1 min 0 s longer

The Moon

Waxing crescent

10% of the disc lit

Age: 3.0 days since new moon

Moonrise: 08:03
Moonset: 20:38

Drawn as seen from the southern hemisphere, where the lit side is mirrored.

Next phases

First quarterSun 18 Oct, 11:13
Full moonSun 25 Oct, 23:12
Last quarterSun 1 Nov, 15:28
New moonMon 9 Nov, 02:02

Moon phases, October 2026

How it works

Twilight, golden hour and blue hour

Twilight is named by how far the sun is below the horizon. Civil twilight lasts until it is 6° below: there is enough light to be outdoors without lamps. Nautical twilight runs to 12°, when the horizon at sea fades. Astronomical twilight ends at 18°, when the sky is fully dark. Near midsummer at higher latitudes the sun never sinks that far, and the night stays in twilight.

Golden hour is the warm, low light with the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour is the deep blue just before and after it, with the sun between 6° and 4° below. Photographers use these limits, though there is no official definition, and the light you actually see depends on the weather.

How we compute it

The Sun’s position follows the NOAA solar calculator (after Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms). The Moon’s position uses the Montenbruck & Pfleger lunar series, its rise and set Meeus’s standard altitudes for the upper limb with refraction and parallax, and the principal phases Meeus’s chapter 49. Checked against the US Naval Observatory: rise, set and twilight agree within two minutes, the phases within one.

Times are for a flat, sea-level horizon with standard atmospheric refraction. Hills, buildings, altitude and unusual weather can shift what you see by a few minutes. Near the poles an event may not happen at all on a given day; we say so instead of guessing.

Time in Cuenca now

Questions

Good to know

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cuenca today?

On Tuesday, 13 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:07 in Cuenca (UTC−5), giving 12 h 10 min of daylight.

When is golden hour in Cuenca today?

Golden hour, with the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon, runs 05:44–06:25 in the morning and 17:39–18:20 in the evening. Blue hour comes just before the morning one (05:36–05:44) and just after the evening one (18:20–18:28).

What is the moon phase in Cuenca today?

Waxing crescent, with 10% of the disc lit. Moonrise: 08:03. Moonset: 20:38.

When is the next full moon in Cuenca?

The next full moon is on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 23:12 local time in Cuenca (UTC−5).

How accurate are these times?

Within about two minutes of the US Naval Observatory for sunrise, sunset, twilight, moonrise and moonset, and within a minute for the principal phases, for a sea-level horizon. Local terrain and weather can make the visible event a few minutes earlier or later.

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