Sunrise & Sunset in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Get solar times by the row. Returns sunrise and sunset for a lat/lon — Google Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

sunrisesunset.xlsxsample data

C2fx=VERVE("sunrisesunset", A2, B2, "field", "sunrise")

Lat

Lon

Sunrise

Sunset

Sunrise End

36.72016

-4.42034

2025-12-16T07:24:56.165Z

2025-12-16T17:04:24.854Z

2025-12-16T07:27:58.828Z

click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

Conditions per location

Put your cities in a column and fill =VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunrise") beside them — every row shows live conditions, so an ops or travel sheet reflects the real world, not last week.

Logistics & scheduling

Gate a plan on the weather: read the forecast into a cell and let an IF formula flag rows that need a backup date.

Auto-refreshing board

Set the sheet to refresh on a schedule and Sunrise & Sunset keeps a status board current without anyone re-typing a thing.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunrise")

Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunrise")

Optional inputs

Tune the result by adding name=value before the field argument — in any order. Leave one out and its default applies.

datePremium
The date for which you want to get the sunrise and sunset times (e.g., MM-DD-YYYY : 01-01-2022)
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "date", "01-16-2026")

Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

Sunrise
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunrise")
Sunset
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunset")
Solar NoonPremium
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "solarNoon")
Sunrise End
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunriseEnd")
Sunset Start
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunsetStart")
Dawn
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "dawn")
Dusk
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "dusk")
Nautical Dawn
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "nauticalDawn")
Nautical Dusk
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "nauticalDusk")
Night End
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "nightEnd")
Night
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "night")
Golden Hour End
=VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "goldenHourEnd")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

Sunrise & Sunset, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Sunrise & Sunset into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "field", "sunrise") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.

What data can I pull from Sunrise & Sunset?

Sunrise & Sunset returns sunrise, sunset, sunriseEnd, sunsetStart and dawn, plus 6 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.

Can I narrow what Sunrise & Sunset returns?

Yes — Sunrise & Sunset takes "date" as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the required ones, in any order, so =VERVE("sunrisesunset", 36.72016, -4.42034, "date", "01-16-2026") shapes the result without changing anything else.

Which Sunrise & Sunset fields need a paid plan?

solarNoon is included from the Starter plan up. On the Free plan the cell returns #PREMIUM(field) rather than a wrong or empty value, so it's always obvious which one to upgrade for. Every other field works on Free.

Can I fill a whole column of Sunrise & Sunset at once?

Yes. Put your lat values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.

How many credits does each Sunrise & Sunset cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.

Does Sunrise & Sunset work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?

Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.

Sunrise & Sunset

Conditions per location

Logistics & scheduling

Auto-refreshing board

Sunrise & Sunset, answered

Put Sunrise & Sunset in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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