Sunrise Sunset API GET

Sunrise Sunset is a simple tool for getting the sunrise and sunset times. It returns the sunrise and sunset times for a given location and date.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset

Verification

Format

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

200 OK

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    // Sunrise Sunset response payload
  }
}

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

Photography: Use the Sunrise Sunset API to get sunrise and sunset times for photography. Use the data to plan shoots, capture golden hours, and optimize lighting
Outdoor Activities: Plan outdoor activities by using the Sunrise Sunset API to get sunrise and sunset times. Use the data to schedule events, organize trips, and optimize experiences
Gardening: Get sunrise and sunset times by using the Sunrise Sunset API for gardening. Use the data to plan planting, schedule harvests, and optimize crop growth
Weather App: Use the Sunrise Sunset API to get sunrise and sunset times for a weather app. Use the data to display weather information, provide forecasts, and offer alerts

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.

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What does the Sunrise Sunset API do?

Sunrise Sunset is a simple tool for getting the sunrise and sunset times. It returns the sunrise and sunset times for a given location and date.

How do I authenticate Sunrise Sunset API requests?

Pass your API key in the x-api-key header over HTTPS. One key works across all 300+ APIVerve APIs — there are no per-endpoint credentials.

How much does the Sunrise Sunset API cost?

Each call spends 2 credits from your shared pool. The free tier includes 200 credits every month, and paid plans add more headroom.

How fast is the Sunrise Sunset API?

Response time depends on the endpoint — the p50 through p99 latency for this API is published on this page. Requests are served over HTTPS through a global edge network.

What response formats does the Sunrise Sunset API support?

JSON by default, plus XML and YAML via the format parameter. GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents are available across the catalog.

What HTTP method does the Sunrise Sunset API use?

GET over HTTPS, following standard REST conventions with a consistent { status, error, data } response envelope.

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 GET

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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