Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Dallas, 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 Dallas is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:20 PM in November to 8:39 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Dallas's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Dallas starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:00 PM – 8:36 PM; in December it is 4:45 PM – 5:22 PM.
Sunset in Dallas is earliest at 5:20 PM on November 29 and latest at 8:39 PM on June 25, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 36 minutes in midsummer and 37 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 37 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 33 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:29 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:07 PM – 5:43 PM | 36 min | 10h 14m |
| February | 7:10 AM | 6:12 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:12 PM | 34 min | 11h 03m |
| March | 7:37 AM | 7:35 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:35 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:57 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:24 PM – 7:57 PM | 33 min | 13h 00m |
| May | 6:28 AM | 8:19 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:19 PM | 35 min | 13h 51m |
| June | 6:18 AM | 8:36 PM | 8:00 PM – 8:36 PM | 36 min | 14h 18m |
| July | 6:30 AM | 8:36 PM | 8:00 PM – 8:36 PM | 36 min | 14h 06m |
| August | 6:50 AM | 8:12 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:12 PM | 34 min | 13h 21m |
| September | 7:10 AM | 7:33 PM | 7:00 PM – 7:33 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:31 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:53 PM | 33 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 6:57 AM | 5:25 PM | 4:50 PM – 5:25 PM | 35 min | 10h 28m |
| December | 7:22 AM | 5:22 PM | 4:45 PM – 5:22 PM | 37 min | 10h 00m |
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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