Sunset time in Phoenix

Sunset in Phoenix through the year

The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14 h 22 min between sunrise and sunset; the shortest is December 21, with 9 h 56 min. The earliest sunset around midwinter (December 4, 5:20 PM) comes 17 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. Phoenix does not change its clocks for daylight saving time, so sunset moves only with the seasons.

Golden hour and blue hour in Phoenix

The evening golden hour in Phoenix lasts about 33 minutes around the March and September equinoxes, 37 minutes in late June and 38 minutes in late December. The blue hour after sunset lasts about 25, 29 and 28 minutes at those same times of year. Head out about 35 minutes before sunset to catch both.

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

Phoenix lies at 33.4° 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 33 minutes in March to 38 minutes in December, against 27 to 30 minutes all year at the equator.

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Where to watch the sunset in Phoenix

Dobbins Lookout on South Mountain, Papago Park’s Hole-in-the-Rock and the Camelback Mountain trails are the local sunset spots. Arizona does not use daylight saving time, so summer sunsets come earlier on the clock than in most of the United States.

How these times are calculated

Times are computed for Phoenix (33.45° N, 112.07° W) with the NOAA solar-position algorithm, for a flat horizon, in local time (America/Phoenix). They are usually within a minute of published tables. Hills, buildings and weather can hide the sun a few minutes earlier than shown.