Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Petra

Sunrise in Petra today is at 06:19:46 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:14:52 PM, giving Petra 14h 55min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:46:45 AM and ends at 09:47:55 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Petra or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Petra. Get a full year of light data with the printable Petra Photography Planner 2026.

Petra is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Petra receives 15.0 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 06:20 AM and sunset at 09:18 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 9.4 hours — a difference of 5.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 06:19, while the latest sunset falls around June 30 at 21:18. The evening golden hour in Petra lasts about 60 minutes in summer and 61 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.