Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Flagstaff, AZ. 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 Flagstaff is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:14 PM in November to 7:45 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Flagstaff's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Flagstaff starts about 37 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:05 PM – 7:42 PM; in December it is 4:36 PM – 5:15 PM.
Sunset in Flagstaff is earliest at 5:14 PM on November 28 and latest at 7:45 PM on June 25, a swing of about 2 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 | 7:34 AM | 5:37 PM | 5:00 PM – 5:37 PM | 37 min | 10h 03m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 6:09 PM | 5:34 PM – 6:09 PM | 35 min | 10h 57m |
| March | 6:37 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:00 PM – 6:34 PM | 34 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 5:54 AM | 6:59 PM | 6:25 PM – 6:59 PM | 34 min | 13h 05m |
| May | 5:22 AM | 7:23 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:23 PM | 36 min | 14h 01m |
| June | 5:11 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:05 PM – 7:42 PM | 37 min | 14h 31m |
| July | 5:23 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:04 PM – 7:41 PM | 37 min | 14h 18m |
| August | 5:46 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:15 PM | 35 min | 13h 29m |
| September | 6:09 AM | 6:33 PM | 5:59 PM – 6:33 PM | 34 min | 12h 24m |
| October | 6:32 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:17 PM – 5:51 PM | 34 min | 11h 18m |
| November | 7:01 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:43 PM – 5:20 PM | 37 min | 10h 19m |
| December | 7:27 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:36 PM – 5:15 PM | 39 min | 9h 48m |
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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