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Sunset time in Miami

In Miami the sun sets as early as 5:29 PM (November 29) and as late as 8:16 PM (July 2). Here is today’s sunset with the golden hour before it and the blue hour after it, then the sunset time for every month of 2026.

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Sunset in Miami through the year

The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 13 h 45 min between sunrise and sunset; the shortest is December 21, with 10 h 32 min. The earliest sunset around midwinter (November 29, 5:29 PM) comes 22 days before the shortest day (December 21): from then on sunsets get later even though the days are still getting shorter, because sunrise is getting later even faster. In 2026 clocks go forward on March 8 and back on November 1; sunset jumps an hour later when clocks go forward and an hour earlier when they go back.

Sunset in Miami on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time including daylight saving time.
DateGolden hour startsSunsetDarkDay length
Jan 155:18 PM5:51 PM6:16 PM10 h 43 min
Feb 155:42 PM6:14 PM6:37 PM11 h 18 min
Mar 156:59 PM7:29 PM7:52 PM12 h 0 min
Apr 157:13 PM7:44 PM8:07 PM12 h 46 min
May 157:27 PM7:59 PM8:24 PM13 h 24 min
Jun 157:40 PM8:13 PM8:39 PM13 h 44 min
Jul 157:41 PM8:14 PM8:39 PM13 h 36 min
Aug 157:24 PM7:56 PM8:20 PM13 h 2 min
Sep 156:54 PM7:24 PM7:47 PM12 h 18 min
Oct 156:22 PM6:53 PM7:16 PM11 h 34 min
Nov 154:59 PM5:31 PM5:56 PM10 h 53 min
Dec 154:58 PM5:32 PM5:57 PM10 h 33 min

Golden hour and blue hour in Miami

The evening golden hour in Miami lasts about 30 minutes around the March and September equinoxes, 33 minutes in late June and 34 minutes in late December. The blue hour after sunset lasts about 23, 26 and 25 minutes at those same times of year. Head out about 30 minutes before sunset to catch both.

How long the evening light lasts in Miami, month by month

Evening windows in Miami on the 15th of each month, 2026, flat horizon. Golden hour: sun 6° above the horizon to sunset. Film magic hour: sunset to 6° below (civil twilight). Blue hour: 4° to 6° below (PhotoPills definition).
DateGolden hourFilm magic hourBlue hour
Jan 1533 min25 min10 min
Feb 1531 min23 min9 min
Mar 1530 min23 min9 min
Apr 1531 min24 min9 min
May 1532 min25 min10 min
Jun 1533 min26 min10 min
Jul 1533 min25 min10 min
Aug 1531 min24 min9 min
Sep 1530 min23 min9 min
Oct 1531 min23 min9 min
Nov 1533 min24 min9 min
Dec 1534 min25 min10 min

Miami lies at 25.8° N, and the further a place is from the equator the more slowly the sun sinks at sunset, so the evening golden hour here runs from 30 minutes in March to 34 minutes in December, against 27 to 30 minutes all year at the equator.

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Where to watch the sunset in Miami

For sunset, cross to the bay side: the Venetian Causeway and the western shore of Miami Beach look across Biscayne Bay toward downtown.

How these times are calculated

Times are computed for Miami (25.76° N, 80.19° W) with the NOAA solar-position algorithm, for a flat horizon, in local time (America/New York). They are usually within a minute of published tables. Hills, buildings and weather can hide the sun a few minutes earlier than shown.

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