05:46:54 AM
UTC 09:46:54 AM
08:13:01 PM
UTC 12:13:01 AM
Civil Twilight
Begin 05:13:13 AM
Β· End 08:46:51 PM
Sunrise in Ottawa today is at 05:46:54 AM (local time).
Sunset will be at 08:13:01 PM, giving Ottawa 14h 26min of daylight today.
Civil twilight begins at 05:13:13 AM and ends at 08:46:51 PM.
Plan your day with the UV index for Ottawa
or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Ottawa.
Get a full year of light data with the printable Ottawa Photography Planner 2026.
Daylight in Ottawa throughout the year
Ottawa is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts β long summer evenings and shorter winter days.
On the longest day of the year (June 21), Ottawa receives 15.7 hours of daylight,
with sunrise at 05:14 AM and sunset at 08:54 PM.
On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.7 hours β
a difference of 7.0 hours between summer and winter.
The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:14,
while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 20:55.
The evening golden hour in Ottawa lasts about 68 minutes in summer
and 70 minutes in winter β typical for this latitude.
π Photography Planner 2026 β Ottawa
Every sunrise, sunset & golden hour of 2026, exact to the minute
365 days of precision light data for Ottawa, laid out in a printable PDF planner. Plan your shoots weeks in advance β golden hour, blue hour and moon phases included.
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