First light
7:13 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Corpus Christi today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 6:49 PM and sunrise is at 7:37 AM. It gets dark at 7:13 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 6:48 PM. Local time: CDT (UTC−05:00).
Sunset in 5h 06m 55s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
7:13 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:37 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:50 PM
256° · west-southwest
Dark
7:14 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 13m
−1 min 30 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:14 PM
Sun 49.6° high
First light
7:13 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:37 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:49 PM
256° · west-southwest
Dark
7:13 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 12m
−1 min 29 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:13 PM
Sun 49.2° high
First light
7:14 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:38 AM
105° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:48 PM
255° · west-southwest
Dark
7:12 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 10m
−1 min 29 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:13 PM
Sun 48.9° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:48 PM, 11h 10m of daylight. It gets dark at 7:12 PM.
Morning blue hour7:13–7:23 AM
Morning golden hour7:23–8:09 AM
Evening golden hour6:17–7:04 PM
Evening blue hour7:04–7:13 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 104° (east-southeast) and sets at 256° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 63° and 116° and sunset between 244° and 297°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:59 AM | 7:22 AM | 7:15 PM | 7:39 PM | 11h 53m | −1 min 38 s |
| Fri 2 | 7:00 AM | 7:23 AM | 7:14 PM | 7:38 PM | 11h 51m | −1 min 38 s |
| Sat 3 | 7:00 AM | 7:23 AM | 7:13 PM | 7:37 PM | 11h 50m | −1 min 38 s |
| Sun 4 | 7:01 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:12 PM | 7:35 PM | 11h 48m | −1 min 38 s |
| Mon 5 | 7:01 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:11 PM | 7:34 PM | 11h 46m | −1 min 38 s |
| Tue 6 | 7:02 AM | 7:25 AM | 7:10 PM | 7:33 PM | 11h 45m | −1 min 37 s |
| Wed 7 | 7:02 AM | 7:26 AM | 7:09 PM | 7:32 PM | 11h 43m | −1 min 37 s |
| Thu 8 | 7:03 AM | 7:26 AM | 7:08 PM | 7:31 PM | 11h 42m | −1 min 37 s |
| Fri 9 | 7:03 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:07 PM | 7:30 PM | 11h 40m | −1 min 37 s |
| Sat 10 | 7:04 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:29 PM | 11h 38m | −1 min 37 s |
| Sun 11 | 7:04 AM | 7:28 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:28 PM | 11h 37m | −1 min 36 s |
| Mon 12 | 7:05 AM | 7:28 AM | 7:03 PM | 7:27 PM | 11h 35m | −1 min 36 s |
| Tue 13 | 7:05 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:26 PM | 11h 34m | −1 min 36 s |
| Wed 14 | 7:06 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:25 PM | 11h 32m | −1 min 35 s |
| Thu 15 | 7:06 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:00 PM | 7:24 PM | 11h 30m | −1 min 35 s |
| Fri 16 | 7:07 AM | 7:30 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:23 PM | 11h 29m | −1 min 35 s |
| Sat 17 | 7:07 AM | 7:31 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:22 PM | 11h 27m | −1 min 34 s |
| Sun 18 | 7:08 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:21 PM | 11h 26m | −1 min 34 s |
| Mon 19 | 7:09 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:20 PM | 11h 24m | −1 min 34 s |
| Tue 20 | 7:09 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:19 PM | 11h 23m | −1 min 33 s |
| Wed 21 | 7:10 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:18 PM | 11h 21m | −1 min 33 s |
| Thu 22 | 7:10 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:17 PM | 11h 19m | −1 min 32 s |
| Fri 23 | 7:11 AM | 7:35 AM | 6:53 PM | 7:17 PM | 11h 18m | −1 min 32 s |
| Sat 24 | 7:11 AM | 7:35 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:16 PM | 11h 16m | −1 min 31 s |
| Sun 25 | 7:12 AM | 7:36 AM | 6:51 PM | 7:15 PM | 11h 15m | −1 min 31 s |
| Mon 26 | 7:13 AM | 7:37 AM | 6:50 PM | 7:14 PM | 11h 13m | −1 min 30 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 7:13 AM | 7:37 AM | 6:49 PM | 7:13 PM | 11h 12m | −1 min 29 s |
| Wed 28 | 7:14 AM | 7:38 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:12 PM | 11h 10m | −1 min 29 s |
| Thu 29 | 7:15 AM | 7:39 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:12 PM | 11h 09m | −1 min 28 s |
| Fri 30 | 7:15 AM | 7:39 AM | 6:47 PM | 7:11 PM | 11h 08m | −1 min 27 s |
| Sat 31 | 7:16 AM | 7:40 AM | 6:46 PM | 7:10 PM | 11h 06m | −1 min 27 s |
Local times in America/Chicago; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Corpus Christi ranges from 10h 23m (Dec 21) to 13h 54m (Jun 21).
America/Chicago · CDT · UTC−05:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−05:00 to UTC−06:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 6:49 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (CDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (256°).
Sunrise is at 7:37 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (104°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 6:48 PM, giving 11h 10m of daylight.
It gets dark at 7:13 PM, 24 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 8:08 PM.
Morning golden hour: 7:23 AM to 8:09 AM. Evening golden hour: 6:17 PM to 7:04 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Corpus Christi gets 11 hours 12 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute and 29 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 21, with 13h 54m of daylight (sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:29 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 10h 23m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on December 1 at 5:34 PM; the latest is on July 1 at 8:30 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−05:00 to UTC−06:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (104°) and sets in the west-southwest (256°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 63° and 116° on the horizon.
In Corpus Christi, the longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 13h 54m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 10h 23m: a difference of 3 hours 31 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 10 (6:33 AM) and the latest sunset on July 1 (8:30 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Corpus Christi lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 85.6° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Portland 11 km | 7:37 AM | 6:49 PM |
| Kingsville 55 km | 7:39 AM | 6:51 PM |
| Alice 66 km | 7:40 AM | 6:52 PM |
| Victoria 118 km | 7:37 AM | 6:46 PM |
| Harlingen 181 km | 7:37 AM | 6:52 PM |
| Edinburg 183 km | 7:39 AM | 6:54 PM |
| San Benito 187 km | 7:36 AM | 6:52 PM |
| Mercedes 191 km | 7:38 AM | 6:53 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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