Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Odessa, 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 Odessa is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:45 PM in November to 8:59 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Odessa's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Odessa starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:20 PM – 8:56 PM; in December it is 5:10 PM – 5:47 PM.
Sunset in Odessa is earliest at 5:45 PM on November 26 and latest at 8:59 PM on June 26, 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 December at about 37 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 32 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:49 AM | 6:08 PM | 5:32 PM – 6:08 PM | 36 min | 10h 18m |
| February | 7:31 AM | 6:36 PM | 6:02 PM – 6:36 PM | 34 min | 11h 05m |
| March | 7:59 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:25 PM – 7:57 PM | 32 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 7:20 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:18 PM | 32 min | 12h 58m |
| May | 6:52 AM | 8:39 PM | 8:05 PM – 8:39 PM | 34 min | 13h 47m |
| June | 6:43 AM | 8:56 PM | 8:20 PM – 8:56 PM | 36 min | 14h 13m |
| July | 6:54 AM | 8:56 PM | 8:21 PM – 8:56 PM | 35 min | 14h 02m |
| August | 7:14 AM | 8:32 PM | 7:59 PM – 8:32 PM | 33 min | 13h 19m |
| September | 7:33 AM | 7:55 PM | 7:22 PM – 7:55 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:52 AM | 7:17 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:17 PM | 33 min | 11h 24m |
| November | 7:18 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:14 PM – 5:49 PM | 35 min | 10h 32m |
| December | 7:42 AM | 5:47 PM | 5:10 PM – 5:47 PM | 37 min | 10h 05m |
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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