Precise Sunrise & Sunset Times for Any Location

Sunrise Sunset API.

Calculate precise sunrise and sunset times along with civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight for any location and date. Get golden hour timing for photography, dawn and dusk times for outdoor activities, and solar noon for architectural planning.

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GET/v1/sunrisesunsetlive

query

Response200 OK · sample

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "solarNoon": "2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z",
    "sunrise": "2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z",
    "sunset": "2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z",
    "sunriseEnd": "2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z",
    "sunsetStart": "2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z",
    "dawn": "2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z",
    "dusk": "2025-12-16T17:33:18.245Z",
    "nauticalDawn": "2025-12-16T06:23:38.134Z",
    "nauticalDusk": "2025-12-16T18:05:42.886Z",
    "nightEnd": "2025-12-16T05:52:07.048Z",
    "night": "2025-12-16T18:37:13.971Z",
    "goldenHourEnd": "2025-12-16T08:05:08.406Z",
    "goldenHour": "2025-12-16T16:24:12.613Z"
  }
}

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How it works

Sunrise Sunset API

Precise sunrise and sunset times for any coordinates worldwide
Golden hour and blue hour timing for perfect photography
Civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight calculations
Query any date - past, present, or future

1
Send one request
A single authenticated GET with the location you care about — no SDK required.
```
GET /v1/sunrisesunset?query=…
x-api-key: your_key
```
2
We do the aggregation
Each request pulls from multiple upstream sources and computes the derived fields for you.
3
Get clean JSON back
One structured object, typically under 200 ms — ready to render.
```
{ solarNoon, sunrise, sunset, … }
```

The response

Everything in a single call.

/v1/sunrisesunsetapplication/json

solarNoon"2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z"

sunrise"2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z"

sunset"2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z"

sunriseEnd"2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z"

sunsetStart"2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z"

dawn"2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z"

dusk"2025-12-16T17:33:18.245Z"

nauticalDawn"2025-12-16T06:23:38.134Z"

nauticalDusk"2025-12-16T18:05:42.886Z"

nightEnd"2025-12-16T05:52:07.048Z"

night"2025-12-16T18:37:13.971Z"

goldenHourEnd"2025-12-16T08:05:08.406Z"

goldenHour"2025-12-16T16:24:12.613Z"

Use cases

What developers build with it.

Real applications shipping on this endpoint today — each with the numbers that made it worth wiring up.

See every use case

Photography Golden Hour Planning

Our API provides exact golden hour start and end times for any location and date. Plan shoots days or weeks in advance, set alerts, and arrive with confidence knowing exactly when the magic light begins.

Exact golden hour timing to the minutePlan shoots for any location worldwideQuery future dates for trip planning

Perfect timingfor every shoot

Plan aheadweeks in advance

< 100msAPI response time

Smart Home Lighting Automation

Query our API daily to get exact sunrise and sunset times for your location. Schedule your smart home triggers dynamically so lights always respond to actual daylight conditions.

Lights adapt to actual daylight year-roundSave energy with precise timingOffset triggers (e.g., 30 min before sunset)

Adaptiveto seasons

Energy savingsoptimized timing

Always accuratefor your location

Outdoor Activity & Event Planning

Get precise daylight hours for any location and date. Calculate available hiking time, plan outdoor weddings around sunset, or schedule beach activities during optimal sun hours.

Know exact daylight durationPlan turnaround times for hikesSchedule outdoor events perfectly

Safetyplan before dark

Any locationworldwide coverage

Future datesplan trips ahead

Start coding

Call it in your language.

Copy a working request, or install a typed SDK. Same endpoint, same key.

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.72016&lon=-4.42034&date=01-16-2026", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Included in your key

One subscription, the whole precise sunrise & sunset times for any location stack.

Every related API ships with your key — no separate plans, no extra keys, one bill.

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No code required

Wire it into the tools you already run.

Ready-made recipes for Zapier, Make, and n8n — trigger on an event, and the data lands where your team works.

Google Sheets

Log daily sunrise and sunset times

WhenScheduled daily

ThenFetch sunrise/sunset → append row

Slack

Post daily sunrise/sunset to a channel

WhenScheduled daily

ThenFetch sunrise/sunset → post message

Airtable

Enrich location records with sun times

WhenNew record created

ThenFetch sunrise/sunset → populate fields

Notion

Add sun times to daily journal entries

WhenNew database item created

ThenFetch sunrise/sunset → update properties

Salesforce

Enrich leads with local daylight data

WhenNew lead created

ThenFetch sunrise/sunset → update custom field

GitHub

Add sun times to outdoor IoT project issues

WhenNew issue opened

ThenFetch sunrise/sunset → add comment

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Learn

Understand the data behind the API.

Understanding Twilight Phases

Learn about civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight.

Golden Hour Photography Guide

Master the art of shooting during golden hour.

Questions about the API

How accurate are the sunrise and sunset times?

Our calculations are based on established astronomical algorithms and are accurate to within one minute. We account for atmospheric refraction, which makes the sun appear slightly above the horizon even when geometrically below it.

What time zone are the times returned in?

All times are returned in UTC (ISO 8601 format). You can easily convert to local time using the timezone offset for your location, or use our World Time API to get the local timezone.

Can I get sunrise/sunset for a specific date?

Yes! Pass the optional date parameter in MM-DD-YYYY format to get times for any date. If not specified, we return today's times.

What is the difference between dawn and sunrise?

Sunrise is when the sun's upper edge appears above the horizon. Dawn (civil twilight) begins earlier, when there's enough light to see without artificial lighting. We also provide nautical dawn (horizon visible at sea) and astronomical dawn (sky completely dark before).

What is golden hour?

Golden hour is the period shortly after sunrise or before sunset when the sun is low, producing warm, soft lighting ideal for photography. We return both the morning golden hour end time and evening golden hour start time.

Do you account for daylight saving time?

Times are returned in UTC, which doesn't observe daylight saving. This ensures consistency and lets you handle DST conversion in your application based on the user's local rules.

What happens in polar regions with midnight sun or polar night?

In polar regions during summer or winter, the sun may not rise or set. In these cases, we return null for sunrise/sunset and indicate whether it's polar day (continuous daylight) or polar night (continuous darkness).

Can I use this for smart home automation?

Absolutely! Many users integrate our API with smart home systems to trigger lights, blinds, or thermostats based on actual sunrise/sunset rather than fixed schedules. This adapts automatically as day length changes throughout the year.