Townsend, Montana Sunset Time Today
Townsend sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Townsend, MT · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:25 PM Sunrise 7:11 AM
12h 14m of daylight, −4m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Townsend · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:13 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:23 PM
Sunrise 2 minutes later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Townsend, the sun rises at 7:13 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:23 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:11 AM – 7:52 AM
Blue hour6:42 AM – 7:11 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:48 PM – 7:25 PM
Blue hour7:25 PM – 7:58 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Townsend
The sun rises in Townsend at 7:11 AM today and at 7:13 AM tomorrow (2 minutes later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:42 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:11 AM to 7:52 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:11 AM | 7:25 PM | 12h 14m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:13 AM | 7:23 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:14 AM | 7:21 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:15 AM | 7:19 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:17 AM | 7:17 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:18 AM | 7:15 PM | 11h 57m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:19 AM | 7:13 PM | 11h 54m |
Townsend daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8:10 AM | 4:51 PM | 8h 41m |
| Feb | 7:50 AM | 5:31 PM | 9h 41m |
| Mar | 7:06 AM | 6:13 PM | 11h 6m |
| Apr | 7:06 AM | 7:55 PM | 12h 48m |
| May | 6:13 AM | 8:35 PM | 14h 22m |
| Jun | 5:39 AM | 9:11 PM | 15h 33m |
| Jul | 5:39 AM | 9:23 PM | 15h 44m |
| Aug | 6:08 AM | 8:58 PM | 14h 50m |
| Sep | 6:47 AM | 8:07 PM | 13h 20m |
| Oct | 7:25 AM | 7:08 PM | 11h 42m |
| Nov | 7:08 AM | 5:13 PM | 10h 5m |
| Dec | 7:50 AM | 4:43 PM | 8h 53m |
Townsend’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 48m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 36m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 48m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 9m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 12m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 36m |
How fast Townsend gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 55s a day | +1h |
| Feb | gaining 3m 5s a day | +1h 25m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 19s a day | +1h 42m |
| Apr | gaining 3m 9s a day | +1h 34m |
| May | gaining 2m 24s a day | +1h 11m |
| Jun | gaining 28s a day | +11m |
| Jul | losing 1m 43s a day | −54m |
| Aug | losing 2m 55s a day | −1h 30m |
| Sep | losing 3m 15s a day | −1h 37m |
| Oct | losing 3m 11s a day | −1h 38m |
| Nov | losing 2m 30s a day | −1h 12m |
| Dec | losing 33s a day | −13m |
Townsend 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 | 6:59–7:39 PM | 7:39–8:09 PM | 7:30–8:10 AM | 7:00–7:30 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:36–9:23 PM | 9:23–10:02 PM | 5:35–6:21 AM | 4:56–5:35 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:46–7:26 PM | 7:26–7:56 PM | 7:14–7:53 AM | 6:44–7:14 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:52–4:43 PM | 4:43–5:18 PM | 8:07–8:58 AM | 7:32–8:07 AM |
Daylight saving time in Townsend
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 Townsend
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Townsend, the longest day carries about 15h 48m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 36m — a swing of roughly 7h 12m 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 Townsend’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Townsend?
- Townsend's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:40 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:23 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Townsend get on the longest and shortest days?
- Townsend gets about 15h 48m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 36m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 12m.
- When is golden hour in Townsend?
- Near the June solstice, Townsend's evening golden hour runs 8:36–9:23 PM and the morning one 5:35–6:21 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:52–4:43 PM and 8:07–8:58 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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