Stamford, Connecticut Sunset Time Today

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

Stamford, CT · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:53 PM Sunrise 6:40 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Stamford · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:41 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:51 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Stamford, the sun rises at 6:41 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:51 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:40 AM7:18 AM

Blue hour6:14 AM6:40 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:19 PM6:53 PM

Blue hour6:53 PM7:23 PM

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

Sunrise time in Stamford

The sun rises in Stamford at 6:40 AM today and at 6:41 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 6:14 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:40 AM to 7:18 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:40 AM6:53 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:41 AM6:51 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:42 AM6:49 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:43 AM6:47 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:44 AM6:46 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:45 AM6:44 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 276:46 AM6:42 PM11h 56m

Stamford daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:20 AM4:37 PM9h 16m
Feb7:06 AM5:11 PM10h 5m
Mar6:30 AM5:45 PM11h 16m
Apr6:38 AM7:19 PM12h 41m
May5:53 AM7:51 PM13h 58m
Jun5:25 AM8:21 PM14h 56m
Jul5:26 AM8:31 PM15h 5m
Aug5:51 AM8:12 PM14h 22m
Sep6:22 AM7:29 PM13h 7m
Oct6:51 AM6:38 PM11h 46m
Nov6:26 AM4:51 PM10h 25m
Dec7:01 AM4:28 PM9h 27m

Stamford’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 8m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 13m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 8m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 219h 13m

How fast Stamford gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 33s a day+49m
Febgaining 2m 33s a day+1h 11m
Margaining 2m 45s a day+1h 25m
Aprgaining 2m 37s a day+1h 17m
Maygaining 1m 57s a day+58m
Jungaining 23s a day+9m
Jullosing 1m 23s a day−44m
Auglosing 2m 24s a day−1h 14m
Seplosing 2m 42s a day−1h 21m
Octlosing 2m 39s a day−1h 21m
Novlosing 2m 2s a day−59m
Declosing 27s a day−10m

Stamford 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 equinox6:30–7:06 PM7:06–7:34 PM6:59–7:35 AM6:31–6:59 AM
Summer solstice7:49–8:31 PM8:31–9:05 PM5:23–6:04 AM4:49–5:23 AM
Fall equinox6:17–6:53 PM6:53–7:21 PM6:42–7:19 AM6:15–6:42 AM
Winter solstice3:45–4:29 PM4:29–5:01 PM7:17–8:01 AM6:46–7:17 AM

Daylight saving time in Stamford

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Stamford

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

In Stamford, the longest day carries about 15h 8m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 13m — a swing of roughly 5h 56m 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 Stamford’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Stamford?
Stamford's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:26 PM around December 8, 13 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:32 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Stamford get on the longest and shortest days?
Stamford gets about 15h 8m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 13m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 56m.
When is golden hour in Stamford?
Near the June solstice, Stamford's evening golden hour runs 7:49–8:31 PM and the morning one 5:23–6:04 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:45–4:29 PM and 7:17–8:01 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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