Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Albuquerque, NM. 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 Albuquerque is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:54 PM in November to 8:24 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Albuquerque's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Albuquerque starts about 37 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:45 PM – 8:22 PM; in December it is 4:17 PM – 4:56 PM.
Sunset in Albuquerque is earliest at 4:54 PM on November 30 and latest at 8:24 PM on June 21, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 37 minutes in midsummer and 39 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 39 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 34 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:14 AM | 5:18 PM | 4:40 PM – 5:18 PM | 38 min | 10h 04m |
| February | 6:52 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:14 PM – 5:49 PM | 35 min | 10h 57m |
| March | 7:17 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:14 PM | 34 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:34 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:05 PM – 7:39 PM | 34 min | 13h 05m |
| May | 6:02 AM | 8:03 PM | 7:27 PM – 8:03 PM | 36 min | 14h 01m |
| June | 5:51 AM | 8:22 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:22 PM | 37 min | 14h 31m |
| July | 6:03 AM | 8:21 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:21 PM | 37 min | 14h 17m |
| August | 6:26 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:20 PM – 7:54 PM | 34 min | 13h 28m |
| September | 6:49 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:39 PM – 7:13 PM | 34 min | 12h 24m |
| October | 7:12 AM | 6:31 PM | 5:57 PM – 6:31 PM | 34 min | 11h 19m |
| November | 6:41 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:23 PM – 5:00 PM | 37 min | 10h 19m |
| December | 7:07 AM | 4:56 PM | 4:17 PM – 4:56 PM | 39 min | 9h 49m |
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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