Mobile, Alabama Sunset Time Today
Mobile sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Mobile, AL · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:50 PM Sunrise 6:40 AM
12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Mobile · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:40 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:48 PM
Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Mobile, the sun rises at 6:40 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:48 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:40 AM – 7:13 AM
Blue hour6:17 AM – 6:40 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:20 PM – 6:50 PM
Blue hour6:50 PM – 7:16 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Mobile
The sun rises in Mobile at 6:40 AM today and at 6:40 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:17 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:40 AM to 7:13 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:40 AM | 6:50 PM | 12h 10m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:40 AM | 6:48 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:41 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:41 AM | 6:46 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:42 AM | 6:45 PM | 12h 3m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:43 AM | 6:43 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:43 AM | 6:42 PM | 11h 59m |
Mobile daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6:51 AM | 5:03 PM | 10h 12m |
| Feb | 6:45 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 44m |
| Mar | 6:20 AM | 5:52 PM | 11h 32m |
| Apr | 6:42 AM | 7:12 PM | 12h 30m |
| May | 6:09 AM | 7:31 PM | 13h 22m |
| Jun | 5:51 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 0m |
| Jul | 5:54 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 6m |
| Aug | 6:11 AM | 7:48 PM | 13h 37m |
| Sep | 6:30 AM | 7:17 PM | 12h 47m |
| Oct | 6:47 AM | 6:39 PM | 11h 52m |
| Nov | 6:08 AM | 5:06 PM | 10h 58m |
| Dec | 6:33 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 19m |
Mobile’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 8m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 9m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 8m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 9m |
How fast Mobile gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 1s a day | +32m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 43s a day | +48m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 52s a day | +58m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 46s a day | +52m |
| May | gaining 1m 18s a day | +38m |
| Jun | gaining 15s a day | +6m |
| Jul | losing 54s a day | −29m |
| Aug | losing 1m 36s a day | −50m |
| Sep | losing 1m 50s a day | −55m |
| Oct | losing 1m 48s a day | −55m |
| Nov | losing 1m 21s a day | −39m |
| Dec | losing 18s a day | −7m |
Mobile golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:33–7:04 PM | 7:04–7:28 PM | 6:57–7:29 AM | 6:33–6:57 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:24–7:59 PM | 7:59–8:27 PM | 5:51–6:26 AM | 5:23–5:51 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:19–6:51 PM | 6:51–7:15 PM | 6:41–7:13 AM | 6:17–6:41 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:20–4:56 PM | 4:56–5:23 PM | 6:47–7:23 AM | 6:20–6:47 AM |
Daylight saving time in Mobile
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Mobile
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Mobile, the longest day carries about 14h 8m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 9m — a swing of roughly 3h 59m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Mobile’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Mobile?
- Mobile's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:52 PM around December 3, 18 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:00 PM around June 30, 9 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Mobile get on the longest and shortest days?
- Mobile gets about 14h 8m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 9m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 59m.
- When is golden hour in Mobile?
- Near the June solstice, Mobile's evening golden hour runs 7:24–7:59 PM and the morning one 5:51–6:26 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:20–4:56 PM and 6:47–7:23 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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