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 AM8:10 AM

Blue hour7:03 AM7:31 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:08 PM7:43 PM

Blue hour7:43 PM8:15 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

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:31 AM7:43 PM12h 12m
Tue, Sep 227:32 AM7:42 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 237:33 AM7:40 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:34 AM7:38 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:35 AM7:36 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:36 AM7:34 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 277:38 AM7:32 PM11h 54m

Boise daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:19 AM5:19 PM9h 0m
Feb8:02 AM5:56 PM9h 54m
Mar7:22 AM6:34 PM11h 12m
Apr7:27 AM8:12 PM12h 44m
May6:38 AM8:47 PM14h 9m
Jun6:07 AM9:20 PM15h 13m
Jul6:08 AM9:31 PM15h 23m
Aug6:35 AM9:09 PM14h 34m
Sep7:10 AM8:22 PM13h 13m
Oct7:43 AM7:28 PM11h 44m
Nov7:21 AM5:37 PM10h 16m
Dec7:59 AM5:11 PM9h 11m

Boise’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 26m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 56m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 26m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 218h 56m

How fast Boise gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 43s a day+54m
Febgaining 2m 48s a day+1h 17m
Margaining 3m 1s a day+1h 33m
Aprgaining 2m 52s a day+1h 25m
Maygaining 2m 9s a day+1h 3m
Jungaining 25s a day+10m
Jullosing 1m 32s a day−49m
Auglosing 2m 38s a day−1h 22m
Seplosing 2m 57s a day−1h 28m
Octlosing 2m 54s a day−1h 29m
Novlosing 2m 15s a day−1h 5m
Declosing 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.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:20–7:57 PM7:57–8:26 PM7:49–8:27 AM7:20–7:49 AM
Summer solstice8:47–9:31 PM9:31–10:07 PM6:04–6:48 AM5:28–6:04 AM
Fall equinox7:06–7:44 PM7:44–8:13 PM7:33–8:11 AM7:04–7:33 AM
Winter solstice4:25–5:12 PM5:12–5:45 PM8:16–9:03 AM7:43–8:16 AM

Daylight saving time in Boise

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

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−6
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−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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