Willow Valley, Arizona Sunset Time Today

Willow Valley sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Willow Valley, AZ · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:36 PM Sunrise 6:25 AM

12h 11m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Willow Valley · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In Willow Valley, the sun rises at 6:26 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:35 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:25 AM7:00 AM

Blue hour6:01 AM6:25 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:05 PM6:36 PM

Blue hour6:36 PM7:03 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Willow Valley

The sun rises in Willow Valley at 6:25 AM today and at 6:26 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 6:01 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:25 AM to 7:00 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:25 AM6:36 PM12h 11m
Tue, Sep 226:26 AM6:35 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 236:27 AM6:33 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 246:28 AM6:32 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:28 AM6:30 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:29 AM6:29 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 276:30 AM6:27 PM11h 57m

Willow Valley daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:47 AM5:38 PM9h 51m
Feb7:38 AM6:08 PM10h 30m
Mar7:09 AM6:35 PM11h 26m
Apr6:26 AM7:00 PM12h 34m
May5:48 AM7:24 PM13h 36m
Jun5:27 AM7:48 PM14h 21m
Jul5:29 AM7:57 PM14h 28m
Aug5:49 AM7:42 PM13h 54m
Sep6:12 AM7:07 PM12h 55m
Oct6:34 AM6:24 PM11h 50m
Nov7:00 AM5:45 PM10h 45m
Dec7:29 AM5:28 PM9h 59m

Willow Valley’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 30m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 48m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 30m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 48m

How fast Willow Valley gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 13s a day+38m
Febgaining 2m 2s a day+56m
Margaining 2m 12s a day+1h 8m
Aprgaining 2m 5s a day+1h 2m
Maygaining 1m 32s a day+45m
Jungaining 17s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 5s a day−34m
Auglosing 1m 54s a day−59m
Seplosing 2m 10s a day−1h 5m
Octlosing 2m 7s a day−1h 5m
Novlosing 1m 36s a day−46m
Declosing 21s a day−8m

Willow Valley golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:17–6:51 PM6:51–7:16 PM6:43–7:16 AM6:18–6:43 AM
Summer solstice7:19–7:56 PM7:56–8:26 PM5:26–6:03 AM4:56–5:26 AM
Fall equinox6:03–6:37 PM6:37–7:02 PM6:27–7:01 AM6:02–6:27 AM
Winter solstice4:53–5:32 PM5:32–6:00 PM7:43–8:22 AM7:15–7:43 AM

Daylight saving time in Willow Valley

Willow Valley 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 Willow Valley

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Willow Valley, the longest day carries about 14h 30m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 48m — a swing of roughly 4h 42m 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 Willow Valley’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Willow Valley?
Willow Valley's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:28 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:57 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Willow Valley get on the longest and shortest days?
Willow Valley gets about 14h 30m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 48m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 42m.
When is golden hour in Willow Valley?
Near the June solstice, Willow Valley's evening golden hour runs 7:19–7:56 PM and the morning one 5:26–6:03 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:53–5:32 PM and 7:43–8:22 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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