Sun position in Salvador

Where the sun stands over Salvador, Brazil (-12.9756°, -38.491°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Salvador on 4 November 2026

Local time in Salvador, UTC-3, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	04:59	rises toward ESE (106°)
Solar noon	11:18	sun 87.5° above the horizon
Sunset	17:36	sets toward WSW (254°)
Day length	12 h 36 min
Civil dawn	04:37	first usable light
Civil dusk	17:58	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	04:59–05:28	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	17:07–17:36	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.04 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for -12.9756°, -38.491° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Salvador.

The sun’s path over Salvador

How high the sun stands and where, from sunrise to sunset: today, at both solstices and at the equinox. The higher a curve climbs, the higher the sun; where a curve meets the bottom line, the sun rises or sets at that compass bearing.

Today, 4 November
21 June
Equinox, March and September
21 December

The sun's altitude against its compass bearing over Salvador. On 21 June the sun rises at 66° (ENE), climbs to 53.6° at solar noon and sets at 294° (WNW). On 21 December the sun rises at 114° (ESE), climbs to 79.5° at solar noon and sets at 246° (WSW).

The sun through the year in Salvador

Sunrise, sunset, day length, noon altitude and noon shadow on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude	Noon shadow
January	05:19	18:07	12 h 48 min	81.9°	0.1 m
February	05:33	18:03	12 h 30 min	89.6°	0 m
March	05:38	17:48	12 h 10 min	79.0°	0.2 m
April	05:40	17:28	11 h 48 min	67.1°	0.4 m
May	05:45	17:16	11 h 31 min	58.1°	0.6 m
June	05:54	17:15	11 h 22 min	53.7°	0.7 m
July	05:57	17:23	11 h 26 min	55.6°	0.7 m
August	05:48	17:29	11 h 41 min	63.1°	0.5 m
September	05:29	17:30	12 h 01 min	74.2°	0.3 m
October	05:08	17:31	12 h 23 min	85.7°	0.1 m
November	04:57	17:40	12 h 43 min	84.4°	0.1 m
December	05:03	17:56	12 h 53 min	79.7°	0.2 m

At the December solstice the midday sun reaches 79.5° above the horizon in Salvador and the day lasts 12 h 54 min. At the June solstice the sun climbs only to 53.6° and the day shrinks to 11 h 22 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter. The noon shadow column gives the length of the shadow of anything one metre tall.

Salvador through 2026 at a glance

The extremes of 2026, on the local clock
Longest day	21 December	12 h 54 min, 05:05–17:59
Shortest day	21 June	11 h 22 min, 05:55–17:17
Earliest sunrise	20 November	04:57
Latest sunrise	10 July	05:57
Earliest sunset	31 May	17:14
Latest sunset	23 January	18:08
Highest midday sun	27 October	89.9°, straight overhead
Lowest midday sun	21 June	53.6°
Sunrise direction	through the year	66° ENE (21 June) to 114° ESE (22 December)
Sunset direction	through the year	246° WSW (21 December) to 294° WNW (21 June)

From 28 October to 13 February the midday sun stands south of the zenith, and the rest of the year to the north: in Salvador even a south-facing window gets the noon sun for part of the year.
The sun passes straight overhead at solar noon on 14 February and 27 October: for a moment upright posts, people and buildings cast no shadow at all.
The earliest sunset is on 31 May, 21 days before the shortest day (21 June), and the latest sunrise on 10 July, 19 days after it. Solar noon drifts through the year, so the darkest afternoon and the darkest morning do not fall on the shortest day.
The longest day in Salvador is 1 h 32 min longer than the shortest, and around the equinoxes the days grow or shrink by up to 0.7 minutes a day.

The winter solstice 2026: the moment, and the shortest and the longest day, city by city →

When the days start getting longer: the earliest sunset, the latest sunrise and lighter evenings, city by city →

Planning around the sun in Salvador

Solar panels

At 13.0° S a fixed array facing due north collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 13°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates -12.9756°, -38.491° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

At the June solstice the noon sun in Salvador sits 53.6° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 0.7 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the north before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 June.

Photography

Golden hour runs 04:59–05:28 in the morning and 17:07–17:36 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward WSW (254°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map’s alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

More on planning around the sun: which way a house, garden or balcony should face, how long golden hour lasts and why the earliest sunset comes before the shortest day.

Other cities

Near Salvador

On the same latitude

Salvador lies at 13.0° S. On the same parallel the longest and the shortest day last just as long and the noon sun climbs just as high, whatever the clocks say there:

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Questions

Sun questions about Salvador

What time is sunrise and sunset in Salvador today?

On 4 November 2026 the sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 17:36 in Salvador (UTC-3), giving 12 h 36 min of daylight.

What time is solar noon in Salvador today?

Solar noon is at 11:18, when the sun stands due south, 87.5° above the horizon. It is the middle of the day by the sun and the moment shadows are shortest.

When is the longest day of the year in Salvador?

On 21 December, with 12 h 54 min between sunrise at 05:05 and sunset at 17:59.

When is the shortest day of the year in Salvador?

On 21 June, with 11 h 22 min between sunrise at 05:55 and sunset at 17:17.

How high does the sun get in Salvador?

At solar noon the sun reaches 89.9° on 27 October, its highest of the year, and only 53.6° on 21 June. Today it climbs to 87.5°.

In which direction does the sun rise and set in Salvador?

Due east and due west only around the equinoxes. Through the year sunrise swings between 66° (ENE) and 114° (ESE), and sunset between 246° (WSW) and 294° (WNW).

What is the best angle for solar panels in Salvador?

Facing due north (azimuth 0°) at a tilt of about 13° for the most energy over a year. A steeper tilt favours the winter months and a flatter one the summer.

When is the sun directly overhead in Salvador?

At solar noon on 14 February and 27 October. On those days upright objects cast no shadow at midday.