Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Santa Marta

Sunrise in Santa Marta today is at 05:32:38 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:16:46 PM, giving Santa Marta 12h 44min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:09:15 AM and ends at 06:40:10 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Santa Marta or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Santa Marta. Get a full year of light data with the printable Santa Marta Photography Planner 2026.

Santa Marta 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), Santa Marta receives 12.8 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:35 AM and sunset at 06:21 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 11.5 hours — a difference of 1.3 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around May 31 at 05:32, while the latest sunset falls around July 10 at 18:24. The evening golden hour in Santa Marta lasts about 44 minutes in summer and 44 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.