Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Memphis, TN. 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 Memphis, sunset ranges from 4:47 PM in December to 8:18 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Memphis's coordinates (35.1495, -90.049) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:08 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:33 PM – 5:11 PM | 38 min | 10h 04m |
| February | 6:46 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:07 PM – 5:42 PM | 35 min | 10h 57m |
| March | 7:10 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:07 PM | 33 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:27 AM | 7:32 PM | 6:58 PM – 7:32 PM | 34 min | 13h 05m |
| May | 5:56 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:57 PM | 36 min | 14h 01m |
| June | 5:45 AM | 8:16 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:16 PM | 38 min | 14h 31m |
| July | 5:57 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:14 PM | 36 min | 14h 18m |
| August | 6:20 AM | 7:48 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:48 PM | 34 min | 13h 29m |
| September | 6:43 AM | 7:06 PM | 6:33 PM – 7:06 PM | 33 min | 12h 24m |
| October | 7:06 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:50 PM – 6:24 PM | 34 min | 11h 19m |
| November | 6:35 AM | 4:54 PM | 4:17 PM – 4:54 PM | 37 min | 10h 19m |
| December | 7:01 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:10 PM – 4:49 PM | 39 min | 9h 48m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Memphis. It is longest in December at about 39 minutes and shortest in March at about 33 minutes — a difference of 6 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Memphis gets 4h 43m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:49 PM in December to 8:16 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 8:46 PM, and in December until about 5:17 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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