Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Abilene, TX. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Abilene is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:33 PM in November to 8:50 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Abilene's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Abilene starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:11 PM – 8:47 PM; in December it is 4:57 PM – 5:35 PM.
Sunset in Abilene is earliest at 5:33 PM on November 26 and latest at 8:50 PM on June 25, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 36 minutes in midsummer and 38 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 38 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 32 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:40 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:20 PM – 5:56 PM | 36 min | 10h 16m |
| February | 7:21 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:51 PM – 6:24 PM | 33 min | 11h 03m |
| March | 7:48 AM | 7:47 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:47 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 7:09 AM | 8:08 PM | 7:35 PM – 8:08 PM | 33 min | 12h 59m |
| May | 6:40 AM | 8:30 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:30 PM | 35 min | 13h 50m |
| June | 6:31 AM | 8:47 PM | 8:11 PM – 8:47 PM | 36 min | 14h 16m |
| July | 6:42 AM | 8:47 PM | 8:11 PM – 8:47 PM | 36 min | 14h 04m |
| August | 7:02 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:49 PM – 8:23 PM | 34 min | 13h 20m |
| September | 7:22 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:12 PM – 7:44 PM | 32 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:42 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:32 PM – 7:05 PM | 33 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 7:08 AM | 5:38 PM | 5:02 PM – 5:38 PM | 36 min | 10h 30m |
| December | 7:33 AM | 5:35 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:35 PM | 38 min | 10h 02m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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