Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Sioux Falls, SD. 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 Sioux Falls is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:50 PM in December to 9:12 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Sioux Falls's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Sioux Falls starts about 43 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:26 PM – 9:09 PM; in December it is 4:04 PM – 4:51 PM.
Sunset in Sioux Falls is earliest at 4:50 PM on December 3 and latest at 9:12 PM on June 23, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 43 minutes in midsummer and 47 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 47 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:56 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:31 PM – 5:16 PM | 45 min | 9h 19m |
| February | 7:25 AM | 5:57 PM | 5:17 PM – 5:57 PM | 40 min | 10h 32m |
| March | 7:38 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:55 PM – 7:33 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:44 AM | 8:10 PM | 7:31 PM – 8:10 PM | 39 min | 13h 26m |
| May | 6:02 AM | 8:45 PM | 8:03 PM – 8:45 PM | 42 min | 14h 43m |
| June | 5:45 AM | 9:09 PM | 8:26 PM – 9:09 PM | 43 min | 15h 25m |
| July | 5:59 AM | 9:05 PM | 8:23 PM – 9:05 PM | 42 min | 15h 06m |
| August | 6:31 AM | 8:30 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:30 PM | 40 min | 13h 58m |
| September | 7:06 AM | 7:36 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:36 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:41 AM | 6:43 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:43 PM | 39 min | 11h 02m |
| November | 7:20 AM | 5:01 PM | 4:18 PM – 5:01 PM | 43 min | 9h 41m |
| December | 7:53 AM | 4:51 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:51 PM | 47 min | 8h 58m |
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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