Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Mesa, 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.
In Mesa, sunset ranges from 5:19 PM in November to 7:41 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Mesa's coordinates (33.4223, -111.8226) and shown in America/Phoenix.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:31 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:05 PM – 5:42 PM | 37 min | 10h 12m |
| February | 7:11 AM | 6:12 PM | 5:37 PM – 6:12 PM | 35 min | 11h 01m |
| March | 6:37 AM | 6:35 PM | 6:02 PM – 6:35 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 5:56 AM | 6:58 PM | 6:24 PM – 6:58 PM | 34 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 5:26 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:45 PM – 7:20 PM | 35 min | 13h 54m |
| June | 5:17 AM | 7:38 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:38 PM | 36 min | 14h 22m |
| July | 5:28 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:37 PM | 36 min | 14h 09m |
| August | 5:49 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:39 PM – 7:13 PM | 34 min | 13h 23m |
| September | 6:10 AM | 6:33 PM | 6:00 PM – 6:33 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:32 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:19 PM – 5:53 PM | 34 min | 11h 21m |
| November | 6:58 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:24 PM | 36 min | 10h 26m |
| December | 7:23 AM | 5:21 PM | 4:43 PM – 5:21 PM | 38 min | 9h 57m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Mesa. It is longest in December at about 38 minutes and shortest in March at about 33 minutes — a difference of 5 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Mesa gets 4h 25m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 5:21 PM in December to 7:38 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 8:07 PM, and in December until about 5:48 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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