McAllen, Texas Sunset Time Today

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

McAllen, TX · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:30 PM Sunrise 7:21 AM

12h 9m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in McAllen · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:21 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:29 PM

Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In McAllen, the sun rises at 7:21 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:29 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:21 AM7:52 AM

Blue hour6:59 AM7:21 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:01 PM7:30 PM

Blue hour7:30 PM7:55 PM

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

Sunrise time in McAllen

The sun rises in McAllen at 7:21 AM today and at 7:21 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:59 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:21 AM to 7:52 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:21 AM7:30 PM12h 9m
Tue, Sep 227:21 AM7:29 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 237:22 AM7:28 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 247:22 AM7:27 PM12h 5m
Fri, Sep 257:22 AM7:25 PM12h 3m
Sat, Sep 267:23 AM7:24 PM12h 1m
Sun, Sep 277:23 AM7:23 PM12h 0m

McAllen daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:21 AM5:53 PM10h 32m
Feb7:18 AM6:16 PM10h 58m
Mar6:58 AM6:35 PM11h 38m
Apr7:25 AM7:50 PM12h 26m
May6:56 AM8:05 PM13h 9m
Jun6:42 AM8:22 PM13h 40m
Jul6:45 AM8:30 PM13h 45m
Aug6:59 AM8:21 PM13h 22m
Sep7:14 AM7:54 PM12h 40m
Oct7:26 AM7:21 PM11h 55m
Nov6:43 AM5:52 PM11h 9m
Dec7:04 AM5:42 PM10h 37m

McAllen’s longest and shortest days

From 13h 47m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 30m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2113h 47m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 2110h 30m

How fast McAllen gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 50s a day+27m
Febgaining 1m 25s a day+39m
Margaining 1m 33s a day+48m
Aprgaining 1m 28s a day+43m
Maygaining 1m 4s a day+31m
Jungaining 12s a day+5m
Jullosing 45s a day−24m
Auglosing 1m 20s a day−41m
Seplosing 1m 31s a day−46m
Octlosing 1m 29s a day−45m
Novlosing 1m 7s a day−32m
Declosing 14s a day−6m

McAllen 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 equinox7:14–7:45 PM7:45–8:08 PM7:38–8:08 AM7:15–7:38 AM
Summer solstice7:55–8:29 PM8:29–8:55 PM6:42–7:16 AM6:16–6:42 AM
Fall equinox7:00–7:31 PM7:31–7:54 PM7:22–7:53 AM6:59–7:22 AM
Winter solstice5:12–5:47 PM5:47–6:12 PM7:17–7:52 AM6:52–7:17 AM

Daylight saving time in McAllen

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

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−5
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−6

Why sunset time shifts in McAllen

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

In McAllen, the longest day carries about 13h 47m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 30m — a swing of roughly 3h 17m 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 McAllen’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in McAllen?
McAllen's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:42 PM around November 30, 21 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:30 PM around July 1, 10 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does McAllen get on the longest and shortest days?
McAllen gets about 13h 47m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 30m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 17m.
When is golden hour in McAllen?
Near the June solstice, McAllen's evening golden hour runs 7:55–8:29 PM and the morning one 6:42–7:16 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:12–5:47 PM and 7:17–7:52 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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