Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Cartagena

Sunrise in Cartagena today is at 05:43:00 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:14:26 PM, giving Cartagena 12h 31min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:20:35 AM and ends at 06:36:53 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 lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Cartagena receives 12.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:42 AM and sunset at 06:25 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 11.5 hours — a difference of 1.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around May 31 at 05:39, while the latest sunset falls around July 10 at 18:28. The evening golden hour in Cartagena lasts about 44 minutes in summer and 44 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.