Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Arlington, 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 Arlington is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:21 PM in December to 8:40 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Arlington's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Arlington starts about 37 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:01 PM – 8:38 PM; in December it is 4:46 PM – 5:23 PM.
Sunset in Arlington is earliest at 5:21 PM on December 4 and latest at 8:40 PM on June 24, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 37 minutes in midsummer and 37 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in January at about 37 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 33 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:30 AM | 5:45 PM | 5:08 PM – 5:45 PM | 37 min | 10h 14m |
| February | 7:11 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:14 PM | 34 min | 11h 03m |
| March | 7:38 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:36 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:58 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:25 PM – 7:58 PM | 33 min | 13h 00m |
| May | 6:29 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:20 PM | 35 min | 13h 51m |
| June | 6:20 AM | 8:38 PM | 8:01 PM – 8:38 PM | 37 min | 14h 18m |
| July | 6:31 AM | 8:37 PM | 8:01 PM – 8:37 PM | 36 min | 14h 06m |
| August | 6:52 AM | 8:13 PM | 7:39 PM – 8:13 PM | 34 min | 13h 21m |
| September | 7:12 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:34 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:32 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:55 PM | 33 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 6:58 AM | 5:27 PM | 4:51 PM – 5:27 PM | 36 min | 10h 29m |
| December | 7:23 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:46 PM – 5:23 PM | 37 min | 10h 01m |
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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