Sunset Today in Cancun, Mexico
Time and Sun Facts for Cancun
- Local time
- 3:28 pm
- Date
- Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Time zone
America/Cancun- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed here — the offset is the same all year
- Sunrise
- 6:47 am
- Sunset
- 6:14 pm
- Day length
- 11 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 21.16, -86.85
Sunset in Cancun
Sunset in Cancun is at 6:14 pm today. The sun rose at 6:47 am, so today runs to 11 hours 27 minutes of daylight.
Civil twilight begins at 6:25 am and ends at 6:37 pm, while solar noon is 12:31 pm. The calculation uses 21.16, -86.85 for Cancun and displays the result in America/Cancun.
| Solar event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Civil twilight (sun 6° below horizon) | 6:25 am | 6:37 pm |
| Nautical twilight (12°) | 5:59 am | 7:03 pm |
| Astronomical twilight (18°) | 5:33 am | 7:29 pm |
Compared with today, tomorrow’s sunrise is about 1440 minutes later and sunset is about 1439 minutes later. Total daylight therefore changes by about 1 minute.
The model assumes an ideal horizon and cannot see a local ridge, skyline or viewing elevation. The calculation notes explain those limits.
Questions People Ask
Can I use one sunset time for all of Mexico?
No. The country spans multiple civil time zones and the solar event also changes with coordinates, so use the city page for the place you are in.
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