Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Las Cruces, 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.
In Las Cruces, sunset ranges from 5:01 PM in November to 8:18 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Las Cruces's coordinates (32.3123, -106.7783) and shown in America/Denver.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:08 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:24 PM | 36 min | 10h 16m |
| February | 6:49 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:19 PM – 5:53 PM | 34 min | 11h 04m |
| March | 7:17 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:15 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:37 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:36 PM | 33 min | 12h 59m |
| May | 6:09 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:23 PM – 7:58 PM | 35 min | 13h 49m |
| June | 5:59 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:39 PM – 8:15 PM | 36 min | 14h 16m |
| July | 6:11 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:39 PM – 8:14 PM | 35 min | 14h 04m |
| August | 6:31 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:51 PM | 34 min | 13h 20m |
| September | 6:51 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:12 PM | 32 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:10 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:01 PM – 6:34 PM | 33 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 6:36 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:31 PM – 5:06 PM | 35 min | 10h 30m |
| December | 7:01 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:26 PM – 5:03 PM | 37 min | 10h 03m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Las Cruces. It is longest in December at about 37 minutes and shortest in September at about 32 minutes — a difference of 5 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Las Cruces gets 4h 13m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 5:03 PM in December to 8:15 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 8:44 PM, and in December until about 5:30 PM.
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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