Mesa, Arizona Sunset Time Today
Mesa sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Mesa, AZ · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:24 PM Sunrise 6:14 AM
12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Mesa · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Mesa, the sun rises at 6:15 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:23 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:14 AM – 6:48 AM
Blue hour5:50 AM – 6:14 AM
Evening
Golden hour5:54 PM – 6:24 PM
Blue hour6:24 PM – 6:51 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Mesa
The sun rises in Mesa at 6:14 AM today and at 6:15 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 5:50 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:14 AM to 6:48 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:14 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 10m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:15 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:15 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:16 AM | 6:20 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:17 AM | 6:19 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:17 AM | 6:17 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:18 AM | 6:16 PM | 11h 58m |
Mesa daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:32 AM | 5:31 PM | 9h 59m |
| Feb | 7:24 AM | 5:59 PM | 10h 35m |
| Mar | 6:56 AM | 6:24 PM | 11h 28m |
| Apr | 6:15 AM | 6:48 PM | 12h 32m |
| May | 5:39 AM | 7:10 PM | 13h 31m |
| Jun | 5:19 AM | 7:32 PM | 14h 13m |
| Jul | 5:22 AM | 7:41 PM | 14h 20m |
| Aug | 5:40 AM | 7:28 PM | 13h 47m |
| Sep | 6:02 AM | 6:54 PM | 12h 52m |
| Oct | 6:22 AM | 6:13 PM | 11h 51m |
| Nov | 6:46 AM | 5:36 PM | 10h 50m |
| Dec | 7:14 AM | 5:20 PM | 10h 6m |
Mesa’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 22m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 56m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 22m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 56m |
How fast Mesa gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 9s a day | +36m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 55s a day | +53m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 5s a day | +1h 4m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 58s a day | +58m |
| May | gaining 1m 27s a day | +43m |
| Jun | gaining 16s a day | +7m |
| Jul | losing 1m 1s a day | −32m |
| Aug | losing 1m 48s a day | −56m |
| Sep | losing 2m 2s a day | −1h 1m |
| Oct | losing 2m a day | −1h 1m |
| Nov | losing 1m 31s a day | −44m |
| Dec | losing 20s a day | −7m |
Mesa 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 | 6:06–6:39 PM | 6:39–7:04 PM | 6:31–7:04 AM | 6:07–6:31 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:04–7:40 PM | 7:40–8:09 PM | 5:18–5:55 AM | 4:49–5:18 AM |
| Fall equinox | 5:52–6:25 PM | 6:25–6:50 PM | 6:16–6:49 AM | 5:51–6:16 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:46–5:24 PM | 5:24–5:51 PM | 7:28–8:06 AM | 7:00–7:28 AM |
Daylight saving time in Mesa
Mesa does not observe daylight saving time — its clocks stay on UTC−7 year round, so sunrise and sunset never jump an hour in spring or fall.
Why sunset time shifts in Mesa
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Mesa, the longest day carries about 14h 22m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 56m — a swing of roughly 4h 26m 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 Mesa’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Mesa?
- Mesa's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:20 PM around December 4, 17 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:41 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Mesa get on the longest and shortest days?
- Mesa gets about 14h 22m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 56m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 26m.
- When is golden hour in Mesa?
- Near the June solstice, Mesa's evening golden hour runs 7:04–7:40 PM and the morning one 5:18–5:55 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:46–5:24 PM and 7:28–8:06 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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