Waterbury, Connecticut Sunset Time Today

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

Waterbury, CT · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:51 PM Sunrise 6:38 AM

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

Tomorrow in Waterbury · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:39 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:49 PM

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

In Waterbury, the sun rises at 6:39 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:49 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:38 AM7:16 AM

Blue hour6:12 AM6:38 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:16 PM6:51 PM

Blue hour6:51 PM7:21 PM

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

Sunrise time in Waterbury

The sun rises in Waterbury at 6:38 AM today and at 6:39 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 6:12 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:38 AM to 7:16 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:38 AM6:51 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:39 AM6:49 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:40 AM6:47 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:41 AM6:45 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:42 AM6:44 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:43 AM6:42 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 276:44 AM6:40 PM11h 56m

Waterbury daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:20 AM4:33 PM9h 14m
Feb7:05 AM5:08 PM10h 3m
Mar6:28 AM5:43 PM11h 15m
Apr6:36 AM7:17 PM12h 41m
May5:50 AM7:50 PM14h 0m
Jun5:22 AM8:20 PM14h 59m
Jul5:22 AM8:31 PM15h 8m
Aug5:47 AM8:11 PM14h 24m
Sep6:19 AM7:27 PM13h 8m
Oct6:49 AM6:36 PM11h 46m
Nov6:25 AM4:48 PM10h 24m
Dec7:00 AM4:24 PM9h 24m

Waterbury’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 11m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 10m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 11m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 219h 10m

How fast Waterbury gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 34s a day+50m
Febgaining 2m 35s a day+1h 12m
Margaining 2m 48s a day+1h 26m
Aprgaining 2m 40s a day+1h 19m
Maygaining 1m 59s a day+59m
Jungaining 23s a day+10m
Jullosing 1m 24s a day−45m
Auglosing 2m 26s a day−1h 16m
Seplosing 2m 45s a day−1h 22m
Octlosing 2m 41s a day−1h 22m
Novlosing 2m 5s a day−1h
Declosing 28s a day−11m

Waterbury 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 equinox6:28–7:04 PM7:04–7:32 PM6:56–7:33 AM6:29–6:56 AM
Summer solstice7:48–8:30 PM8:30–9:04 PM5:19–6:01 AM4:45–5:19 AM
Fall equinox6:15–6:51 PM6:51–7:19 PM6:40–7:17 AM6:13–6:40 AM
Winter solstice3:41–4:26 PM4:26–4:57 PM7:16–8:01 AM6:45–7:16 AM

Daylight saving time in Waterbury

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 Waterbury

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

In Waterbury, the longest day carries about 15h 11m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 10m — a swing of roughly 6h 2m 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 Waterbury’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Waterbury?
Waterbury's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:23 PM around December 8, 13 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:31 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Waterbury get on the longest and shortest days?
Waterbury gets about 15h 11m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 10m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 2m.
When is golden hour in Waterbury?
Near the June solstice, Waterbury's evening golden hour runs 7:48–8:30 PM and the morning one 5:19–6:01 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:41–4:26 PM and 7:16–8:01 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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