Sunrise Sunset API

Overview

To use Sunrise Sunset, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset

Example

How to call the Sunrise Sunset API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.72016&lon=-4.42034&date=01-16-2026" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.72016&lon=-4.42034&date=01-16-2026', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.72016&lon=-4.42034&date=01-16-2026', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/sunrisesunset?lat=36.72016&lon=-4.42034&date=01-16-2026", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "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"
  }
}

Authentication

The Sunrise Sunset API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Sunrise Sunset API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Sunrise Sunset API:

Response

The Sunrise Sunset API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <solarNoon>2025-12-16T12:14:40.51Z</solarNoon>
    <sunrise>2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z</sunrise>
    <sunset>2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z</sunset>
    <sunriseEnd>2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z</sunriseEnd>
    <sunsetStart>2025-12-16T17:01:22.192Z</sunsetStart>
    <dawn>2025-12-16T06:56:02.774Z</dawn>
    <dusk>2025-12-16T17:33:18.245Z</dusk>
    <nauticalDawn>2025-12-16T06:23:38.134Z</nauticalDawn>
    <nauticalDusk>2025-12-16T18:05:42.886Z</nauticalDusk>
    <nightEnd>2025-12-16T05:52:07.048Z</nightEnd>
    <night>2025-12-16T18:37:13.971Z</night>
    <goldenHourEnd>2025-12-16T08:05:08.406Z</goldenHourEnd>
    <goldenHour>2025-12-16T16:24:12.613Z</goldenHour>
  </data>
</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 Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Sunrise Sunset through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the sunrise sunset data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  sunrisesunset(
    input: {
      lat: 36.72016
      lon: -4.42034
      date: "01-16-2026"
    }
  ) {
    solarNoon
    sunrise
    sunset
    sunriseEnd
    sunsetStart
    dawn
    dusk
    nauticalDawn
    nauticalDusk
    nightEnd
    night
    goldenHourEnd
    goldenHour
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Sunrise Sunset API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Sunrise Sunset requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Sunrise Sunset API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Sunrise Sunset

Official Sunrise Sunset packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Sunrise Sunset works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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