Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Cartagena

Sunrise in Cartagena today is at 07:24:56 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:17:14 PM, giving Cartagena 10h 52min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:58:50 AM and ends at 06:43:20 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Cartagena or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Cartagena. Get a full year of light data with the printable Cartagena Photography Planner 2026.

Cartagena sits in the subtropical zone, experiencing moderate seasonal daylight changes with mild, sun-rich winters. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Cartagena receives 14.4 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 06:33 AM and sunset at 08:55 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 9.9 hours — a difference of 4.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 07 at 06:29, while the latest sunset falls around January 06 at 21:00. The evening golden hour in Cartagena lasts about 55 minutes in summer and 54 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.