Sunrise Sunset API

GET

Track exact sunrise, sunset, and twilight phases for any location.

Sunrise Sunset calculates exact sunrise and sunset times, twilight stages, and golden hour windows for any latitude and longitude coordinates. Paid plans can specify custom dates and receive solar noon.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.7201600&lon=-4.4203400

Query parameters

latnumber

lonnumber

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "solarNoon": "2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z",
    "sunrise": "2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z",
    "sunset": "2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z",
    "sunriseEnd": "2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z",
    "sunsetStart": "2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z",
    "dawn": "2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z",
    "dusk": "2025-12-16T17:33:18.245Z",
    "nauticalDawn": "2025-12-16T06:23:38.134Z",
    "nauticalDusk": "2025-12-16T18:05:42.886Z",
    "nightEnd": "2025-12-16T05:52:07.048Z",
    "night": "2025-12-16T18:37:13.971Z",
    "goldenHourEnd": "2025-12-16T08:05:08.406Z",
    "goldenHour": "2025-12-16T16:24:12.613Z"
  }
}

About the Sunrise Sunset API

Sunrise Sunset works by calculating the sunrise and sunset times based on the location and date provided. It returns the sunrise and sunset times in a structured format.

What people use it for

Golden Hour Photography: Camera apps check golden hour start and civil twilight times to alert photographers when optimal natural lighting begins.
Municipal Lighting Automation: Smart lighting controllers switch streetlights and architectural fixtures on at sunset and off at dawn based on coordinate lookups.
Visual Flight Dispatch: Before dispatching visual flight rules flights, aviation platforms check nautical dawn and dusk to verify legal daylight operating hours.
Agricultural Spray Scheduling: To schedule field treatments during cooler periods, farm management systems use sunrise and dusk timestamps to plan early morning passes.

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

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Other ways to use Sunrise Sunset

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

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Questions.

Common questions about the Sunrise Sunset API.

Read the docs →

How many sunrise and sunset lookups does the Free plan cover?

The Free plan covers 100 lookups each month at 2 credits per request. Upgrading to the Starter plan gives you 200,000 credits, enough for up to 100,000 lookups each month, which works out to about $0.30 per 1,000 calls. Credits reset at the start of each billing cycle.

Can I look up past or future dates and solar noon on the Free plan?

Solar noon and the custom date parameter require a paid plan. The Free plan returns standard sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for the current day, while any paid plan unlocks queries for specific dates alongside solar noon times.

Does this calculate twilight and golden hour times?

Yes. Beyond sunrise and sunset, the calculation returns timestamps for morning and evening golden hours, civil dawn and dusk, nautical dawn and dusk, and astronomical night boundaries in UTC.

Does the API work for any global coordinate?

Yes. You can supply any valid latitude and longitude coordinates to calculate solar times anywhere in the world.

Can I display these solar times in a commercial product?

Yes, commercial use is permitted on any paid plan. You can calculate and display solar timings inside your own software, but you may not resell or redistribute the raw data as a standalone service.

Request parameters — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Required

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`lat`Required	number	`36.72016`	The latitude of the location range -90-90
`lon`Required	number	`-4.42034`	The longitude of the location range -180-180

Optional

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`date`OptionalPremium	string	`01-16-2026`	The date for which you want to get the sunrise and sunset times (e.g., MM-DD-YYYY : 01-01-2022) date

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.7201600&lon=-4.4203400&date=01-16-2026" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "solarNoon": "2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z",
    "sunrise": "2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z",
    "sunset": "2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z",
    "sunriseEnd": "2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z",
    "sunsetStart": "2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z",
    "dawn": "2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z",
    "dusk": "2025-12-16T17:33:18.245Z",
    "nauticalDawn": "2025-12-16T06:23:38.134Z",
    "nauticalDusk": "2025-12-16T18:05:42.886Z",
    "nightEnd": "2025-12-16T05:52:07.048Z",
    "night": "2025-12-16T18:37:13.971Z",
    "goldenHourEnd": "2025-12-16T08:05:08.406Z",
    "goldenHour": "2025-12-16T16:24:12.613Z"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`solarNoon`Premium	string	`"2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z"`	Solar noon time
`sunrise`	string	`"2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z"`	Sunrise time in ISO 8601 format
`sunset`	string	`"2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z"`	Sunset time in ISO 8601 format
`sunriseEnd`	string	`"2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z"`	Moment the sun's disc has fully cleared the horizon, in UTC
`sunsetStart`	string	`"2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z"`	Moment the sun's disc first touches the horizon at sunset, in UTC
`dawn`	string	`"2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z"`	Start of civil twilight, when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon
`dusk`	string	`"2025-12-16T17:33:18.245Z"`	End of civil twilight, when the sun drops 6 degrees below the horizon
`nauticalDawn`	string	`"2025-12-16T06:23:38.134Z"`	Start of nautical twilight, when the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon
`nauticalDusk`	string	`"2025-12-16T18:05:42.886Z"`	End of nautical twilight, when the sun drops 12 degrees below the horizon
`nightEnd`	string	`"2025-12-16T05:52:07.048Z"`	End of astronomical night, when the sun rises above 18 degrees below the horizon
`night`	string	`"2025-12-16T18:37:13.971Z"`	Start of astronomical night, when the sun drops 18 degrees below the horizon
`goldenHourEnd`	string	`"2025-12-16T08:05:08.406Z"`	End of the morning golden hour, when soft low-angle light gives way to daylight
`goldenHour`	string	`"2025-12-16T16:24:12.613Z"`	Start of the evening golden hour, when the light turns soft and low-angle

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Sunrise Sunset calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

Compare all pricing tiers →

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/sunrisesunset with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/sunrisesunset-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceSunrise Sunset API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/sunrisesunsetnpm apiverve-sunrisesunsetPyPI APIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Sunrise Sunset API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/sunrisesunset

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/sunrisesunsetThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/sunrisesunset-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceSunrise Sunset API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

apiverve-sunrisesunsetPyPI APIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Install the Python SDK, then call the Sunrise Sunset API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — PyPI

pip install apiverve-sunrisesunset

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

PyPIapiverve-sunrisesunsetThe published Python client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/sunrisesunset-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceSunrise Sunset API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/sunrisesunsetnpm APIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Sunrise Sunset API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.SunriseSunset

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/sunrisesunset-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceSunrise Sunset API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/sunrisesunsetnpm apiverve-sunrisesunsetPyPI

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/sunrisesunset with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/sunrisesunsetnpm apiverve-sunrisesunsetPyPI APIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/sunrisesunset with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/sunrisesunsetnpm apiverve-sunrisesunsetPyPI APIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/sunrisesunset with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/sunrisesunsetnpm apiverve-sunrisesunsetPyPI APIVerve.API.SunriseSunsetNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Sunrise Sunset API

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Sunrise Sunset API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Sunrise Sunset

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Required

Optional

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/sunrisesunset

Resources

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