Sunset and sunrise times in Phoenix, United States
In Phoenix, United States the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 6:20 pm and rises at 6:18 am. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 5:47 pm to 6:35 pm.
Today, Friday 25 September
- First light
- 5:53 am
- Sunrise
- 6:18 am
- Solar noon
- 12:19 pm
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
- Last light
- 6:45 pm
- Day length
- 12h 2m
18h 18m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:47 pm – 6:35 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:35 pm – 6:45 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 55.5°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:41 pm / 5:12 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
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Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September
Sunrise 6:19 am Sunset 6:19 pm Golden hour 5:46 pm – 6:34 pm Day length 12h 0m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Phoenix is
- Coordinates
- 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Current offset
- UTC-07:00
- Elevation
- 331 m
- Population
- 1,650,070
Sunrise and sunset in Phoenix, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:37 am | 6:02 am | 12:28 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 51m | −1:59 | 6:20 pm–7:08 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Wed 2 | 5:37 am | 6:03 am | 12:27 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 49m | −1:59 | 6:19 pm–7:07 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Thu 3 | 5:38 am | 6:03 am | 12:27 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 47m | −1:59 | 6:17 pm–7:06 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Fri 4 | 5:39 am | 6:04 am | 12:27 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 45m | −2:00 | 6:16 pm–7:04 pm | 🌗 44% |
| Sat 5 | 5:39 am | 6:05 am | 12:26 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 43m | −2:00 | 6:15 pm–7:03 pm | 🌘 33% |
| Sun 6 | 5:40 am | 6:05 am | 12:26 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:11 pm | 12h 41m | −2:00 | 6:13 pm–7:02 pm | 🌘 22% |
| Mon 7 | 5:41 am | 6:06 am | 12:26 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 39m | −2:01 | 6:12 pm–7:00 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Tue 8 | 5:42 am | 6:07 am | 12:25 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:09 pm | 12h 37m | −2:01 | 6:11 pm–6:59 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 5:42 am | 6:07 am | 12:25 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:07 pm | 12h 34m | −2:01 | 6:09 pm–6:58 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 5:43 am | 6:08 am | 12:25 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:06 pm | 12h 32m | −2:02 | 6:08 pm–6:56 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 12:24 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:05 pm | 12h 30m | −2:02 | 6:07 pm–6:55 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 12:24 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 12h 28m | −2:02 | 6:05 pm–6:53 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Sun 13 | 5:45 am | 6:10 am | 12:24 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 26m | −2:02 | 6:04 pm–6:52 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 5:46 am | 6:11 am | 12:23 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:00 pm | 12h 24m | −2:02 | 6:03 pm–6:51 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Tue 15 | 5:46 am | 6:11 am | 12:23 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 22m | −2:03 | 6:01 pm–6:49 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 5:47 am | 6:12 am | 12:23 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 20m | −2:03 | 6:00 pm–6:48 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Thu 17 | 5:48 am | 6:13 am | 12:22 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 18m | −2:03 | 5:59 pm–6:46 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Fri 18 | 5:48 am | 6:13 am | 12:22 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 16m | −2:03 | 5:57 pm–6:45 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 5:49 am | 6:14 am | 12:21 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 14m | −2:03 | 5:56 pm–6:44 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sun 20 | 5:50 am | 6:15 am | 12:21 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 12m | −2:03 | 5:54 pm–6:42 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Mon 21 | 5:50 am | 6:15 am | 12:21 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 10m | −2:03 | 5:53 pm–6:41 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 5:51 am | 6:16 am | 12:20 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 8m | −2:03 | 5:52 pm–6:40 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Wed 23 | 5:52 am | 6:17 am | 12:20 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 6m | −2:03 | 5:50 pm–6:38 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Thu 24 | 5:53 am | 6:17 am | 12:20 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 4m | −2:03 | 5:49 pm–6:37 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Fri 25 | 5:53 am | 6:18 am | 12:19 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 2m | −2:03 | 5:47 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 5:54 am | 6:19 am | 12:19 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 0m | −2:03 | 5:46 pm–6:34 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:55 am | 6:19 am | 12:19 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:42 pm | 11h 58m | −2:03 | 5:45 pm–6:33 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 5:55 am | 6:20 am | 12:18 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 56m | −2:03 | 5:43 pm–6:31 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Tue 29 | 5:56 am | 6:21 am | 12:18 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 54m | −2:03 | 5:42 pm–6:30 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Wed 30 | 5:57 am | 6:21 am | 12:18 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 51m | −2:03 | 5:41 pm–6:29 pm | 🌖 81% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:36 am | 5:07 am | 6:02 am | 6:53 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:19 pm | 11h 9m | 64.6° | 280° W |
| Wed 2 | 4:37 am | 5:07 am | 6:03 am | 6:52 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:17 pm | 11h 11m | 64.2° | 280° W |
| Thu 3 | 4:38 am | 5:08 am | 6:03 am | 6:50 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:16 pm | 11h 13m | 63.9° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 4:38 am | 5:09 am | 6:04 am | 6:49 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:14 pm | 11h 15m | 63.5° | 279° W |
| Sat 5 | 4:39 am | 5:10 am | 6:05 am | 6:48 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:13 pm | 11h 17m | 63.1° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 4:40 am | 5:10 am | 6:05 am | 6:46 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:11 pm | 11h 19m | 62.8° | 278° W |
| Mon 7 | 4:41 am | 5:11 am | 6:06 am | 6:45 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:10 pm | 11h 21m | 62.4° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 4:42 am | 5:12 am | 6:07 am | 6:44 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:08 pm | 11h 23m | 62.0° | 277° W |
| Wed 9 | 4:43 am | 5:13 am | 6:07 am | 6:42 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:07 pm | 11h 25m | 61.6° | 277° W |
| Thu 10 | 4:43 am | 5:13 am | 6:08 am | 6:41 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:05 pm | 11h 27m | 61.3° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 4:44 am | 5:14 am | 6:09 am | 6:40 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:04 pm | 11h 29m | 60.9° | 276° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:45 am | 5:15 am | 6:09 am | 6:38 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:02 pm | 11h 31m | 60.5° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:46 am | 5:16 am | 6:10 am | 6:37 pm | 7:31 pm | 8:01 pm | 11h 33m | 60.1° | 275° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:47 am | 5:16 am | 6:11 am | 6:35 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:59 pm | 11h 35m | 59.7° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:48 am | 5:17 am | 6:11 am | 6:34 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:58 pm | 11h 37m | 59.3° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:48 am | 5:18 am | 6:12 am | 6:33 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:56 pm | 11h 39m | 59.0° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:49 am | 5:19 am | 6:13 am | 6:31 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:55 pm | 11h 42m | 58.6° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:50 am | 5:19 am | 6:13 am | 6:30 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:53 pm | 11h 44m | 58.2° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:51 am | 5:20 am | 6:14 am | 6:29 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:52 pm | 11h 46m | 57.8° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:51 am | 5:21 am | 6:15 am | 6:27 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:50 pm | 11h 48m | 57.4° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:52 am | 5:21 am | 6:15 am | 6:26 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:49 pm | 11h 50m | 57.0° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:53 am | 5:22 am | 6:16 am | 6:24 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:47 pm | 11h 52m | 56.6° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:54 am | 5:23 am | 6:17 am | 6:23 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:46 pm | 11h 54m | 56.2° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:54 am | 5:24 am | 6:17 am | 6:22 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:44 pm | 11h 56m | 55.9° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:55 am | 5:24 am | 6:18 am | 6:20 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 58m | 55.5° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:56 am | 5:25 am | 6:19 am | 6:19 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 0m | 55.1° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 4:57 am | 5:26 am | 6:19 am | 6:18 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 2m | 54.7° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 4:57 am | 5:26 am | 6:20 am | 6:16 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 4m | 54.3° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 4:58 am | 5:27 am | 6:21 am | 6:15 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 6m | 53.9° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 4:59 am | 5:28 am | 6:21 am | 6:13 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 8m | 53.5° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 12:17 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 49m | −2:03 | 5:39 pm–6:27 pm | 🌖 71% |
| Fri 2 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 12:17 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 47m | −2:03 | 5:38 pm–6:26 pm | 🌖 60% |
| Sat 3 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 12:17 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 45m | −2:03 | 5:36 pm–6:25 pm | 🌗 48% |
| Sun 4 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 12:16 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 43m | −2:03 | 5:35 pm–6:23 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Mon 5 | 6:00 am | 6:25 am | 12:16 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 41m | −2:03 | 5:34 pm–6:22 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 12:16 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 39m | −2:02 | 5:32 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Wed 7 | 6:02 am | 6:26 am | 12:16 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 37m | −2:02 | 5:31 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:15 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 35m | −2:02 | 5:30 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:15 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 33m | −2:02 | 5:28 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:04 am | 6:29 am | 12:15 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 31m | −2:01 | 5:27 pm–6:16 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:05 am | 6:29 am | 12:14 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 29m | −2:01 | 5:26 pm–6:14 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:14 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 27m | −2:01 | 5:24 pm–6:13 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:06 am | 6:31 am | 12:14 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 25m | −2:01 | 5:23 pm–6:12 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:07 am | 6:32 am | 12:14 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 23m | −2:00 | 5:22 pm–6:11 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Thu 15 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 12:13 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 21m | −2:00 | 5:20 pm–6:09 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Fri 16 | 6:08 am | 6:33 am | 12:13 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 19m | −1:59 | 5:19 pm–6:08 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Sat 17 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:13 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 17m | −1:59 | 5:18 pm–6:07 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sun 18 | 6:10 am | 6:35 am | 12:13 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 15m | −1:58 | 5:17 pm–6:06 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:13 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 13m | −1:58 | 5:15 pm–6:05 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Tue 20 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:13 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 11h 11m | −1:57 | 5:14 pm–6:04 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Wed 21 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:12 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 9m | −1:57 | 5:13 pm–6:02 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Thu 22 | 6:13 am | 6:38 am | 12:12 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 7m | −1:56 | 5:12 pm–6:01 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:12 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 5m | −1:56 | 5:11 pm–6:00 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Sat 24 | 6:14 am | 6:40 am | 12:12 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 3m | −1:55 | 5:10 pm–5:59 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:15 am | 6:41 am | 12:12 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 2m | −1:54 | 5:08 pm–5:58 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Mon 26 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:12 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 0m | −1:54 | 5:07 pm–5:57 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:12 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 58m | −1:53 | 5:06 pm–5:56 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:12 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:05 pm | 10h 56m | −1:52 | 5:05 pm–5:55 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:18 am | 6:44 am | 12:11 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:04 pm | 10h 54m | −1:51 | 5:04 pm–5:54 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Fri 30 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 12:11 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:03 pm | 10h 52m | −1:51 | 5:03 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 6:20 am | 6:46 am | 12:11 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 50m | −1:50 | 5:02 pm–5:52 pm | 🌖 64% |
Longest and shortest day in Phoenix
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 22m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 55m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 26m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:20 pm on 4 December; the latest is 7:42 pm on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:18 am on 12 June to 7:33 am on 7 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Phoenix different
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Evening golden hour runs 48 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 33.4° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 57° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across September the sunset moves 40 minutes earlier, averaging about 82 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Phoenix
Arrive by 5:32 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:47 pm and the sun is down by 6:20 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:35 pm and runs to 6:45 pm, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Phoenix today?
The sun sets in Phoenix at 6:20 pm today, Friday 25 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Phoenix?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 6:45 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Phoenix?
Evening golden hour runs 5:47 pm to 6:35 pm today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Phoenix covers the morning window and the coming week.