Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:22 PM in December to 8:41 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Fort Worth's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Fort Worth starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:02 PM – 8:38 PM; in December it is 4:47 PM – 5:24 PM.
Sunset in Fort Worth is earliest at 5:22 PM on December 1 and latest at 8:41 PM on June 24, 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 January at about 37 minutes; the shortest is in February at about 33 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:31 AM | 5:46 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:46 PM | 37 min | 10h 14m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:41 PM – 6:14 PM | 33 min | 11h 03m |
| March | 7:39 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:04 PM – 7:37 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:59 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:26 PM – 7:59 PM | 33 min | 13h 00m |
| May | 6:30 AM | 8:21 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:21 PM | 35 min | 13h 51m |
| June | 6:20 AM | 8:38 PM | 8:02 PM – 8:38 PM | 36 min | 14h 18m |
| July | 6:32 AM | 8:38 PM | 8:02 PM – 8:38 PM | 36 min | 14h 06m |
| August | 6:52 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:40 PM – 8:14 PM | 34 min | 13h 21m |
| September | 7:13 AM | 7:35 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:35 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:33 AM | 6:56 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:56 PM | 34 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 6:59 AM | 5:28 PM | 4:52 PM – 5:28 PM | 36 min | 10h 28m |
| December | 7:24 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:47 PM – 5:24 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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