sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Mercedes, Costa Rica (San José, Pérez Zeledón).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:56 (GMT-06:00) America/Costa_Rica
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All times are shown in Mercedes local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 11:30 (elapsed time: -5h 26m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 79.3°.
Day Length: 12h 34m 41s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:13:33 | 11:30:53 | 17:48:14 |
| Azimuth | 69.6° | 0° | 290.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 34m 41s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 407 802 km
94 080 446 mi
Mercedes ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 710 865 km
93 647 390 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT-06:00 |
| Latitude: | 9.2627° |
| Longitude: | -83.58202° |
| Country: | Costa Rica San José |
| Population: | 5 467 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 03:58:19 | 3h 58m 19s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 03:58:19 | 04:24:54 | 26m 35s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:24:54 | 04:51:10 | 26m 16s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:51:10 | 05:13:33 | 22m 23s | |
| Daylight | 05:13:33 | 17:48:14 | 12h 34m 41s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:48:14 | 18:10:36 | 22m 22s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:10:36 | 18:36:52 | 26m 16s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:36:52 | 19:03:27 | 26m 35s | |
| Night | 19:03:27 | 23:59:59 | 4h 56m 32s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 11.2° (
16:56)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 288.8° (
16:56)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 05:13:46 | 05:13:39 | 05:13:33 | 05:13:27 | 05:13:23 |
| Solar noon: | 11:30:47 | 11:30:50 | 11:30:53 | 11:30:57 | 11:31:02 |
| Sunset: | 17:47:48 | 17:48:01 | 17:48:14 | 17:48:27 | 17:48:40 |
| Day Length: | 12h 34m 2s | 12h 34m 22s | 12h 34m 41s | 12h 35m 0s | 12h 35m 17s |
Mercedes sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):