Boise, Idaho Sunset Time Today
Boise sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Boise, ID · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:43 PM Sunrise 7:31 AM
12h 12m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Boise · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:32 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:42 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Boise, the sun rises at 7:32 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:42 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:31 AM – 8:10 AM
Blue hour7:03 AM – 7:31 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:08 PM – 7:43 PM
Blue hour7:43 PM – 8:15 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Boise
The sun rises in Boise at 7:31 AM today and at 7:32 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 7:03 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:31 AM to 8:10 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:31 AM | 7:43 PM | 12h 12m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:32 AM | 7:42 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:33 AM | 7:40 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:34 AM | 7:38 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:35 AM | 7:36 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:36 AM | 7:34 PM | 11h 58m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:38 AM | 7:32 PM | 11h 54m |
Boise daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8:19 AM | 5:19 PM | 9h 0m |
| Feb | 8:02 AM | 5:56 PM | 9h 54m |
| Mar | 7:22 AM | 6:34 PM | 11h 12m |
| Apr | 7:27 AM | 8:12 PM | 12h 44m |
| May | 6:38 AM | 8:47 PM | 14h 9m |
| Jun | 6:07 AM | 9:20 PM | 15h 13m |
| Jul | 6:08 AM | 9:31 PM | 15h 23m |
| Aug | 6:35 AM | 9:09 PM | 14h 34m |
| Sep | 7:10 AM | 8:22 PM | 13h 13m |
| Oct | 7:43 AM | 7:28 PM | 11h 44m |
| Nov | 7:21 AM | 5:37 PM | 10h 16m |
| Dec | 7:59 AM | 5:11 PM | 9h 11m |
Boise’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 26m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 56m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 26m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 11m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 56m |
How fast Boise gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 43s a day | +54m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 48s a day | +1h 17m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 1s a day | +1h 33m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 52s a day | +1h 25m |
| May | gaining 2m 9s a day | +1h 3m |
| Jun | gaining 25s a day | +10m |
| Jul | losing 1m 32s a day | −49m |
| Aug | losing 2m 38s a day | −1h 22m |
| Sep | losing 2m 57s a day | −1h 28m |
| Oct | losing 2m 54s a day | −1h 29m |
| Nov | losing 2m 15s a day | −1h 5m |
| Dec | losing 30s a day | −11m |
Boise 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 | 7:20–7:57 PM | 7:57–8:26 PM | 7:49–8:27 AM | 7:20–7:49 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:47–9:31 PM | 9:31–10:07 PM | 6:04–6:48 AM | 5:28–6:04 AM |
| Fall equinox | 7:06–7:44 PM | 7:44–8:13 PM | 7:33–8:11 AM | 7:04–7:33 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:25–5:12 PM | 5:12–5:45 PM | 8:16–9:03 AM | 7:43–8:16 AM |
Daylight saving time in Boise
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−6 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−7 |
Why sunset time shifts in Boise
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Boise, the longest day carries about 15h 26m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 56m — a swing of roughly 6h 30m 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 Boise’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Boise?
- Boise's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:09 PM around December 9, 12 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:31 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Boise get on the longest and shortest days?
- Boise gets about 15h 26m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 56m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 30m.
- When is golden hour in Boise?
- Near the June solstice, Boise's evening golden hour runs 8:47–9:31 PM and the morning one 6:04–6:48 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:25–5:12 PM and 8:16–9:03 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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