West Valley City, Utah Sunset Time Today

West Valley City sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

West Valley City, UT · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:26 PM Sunrise 7:14 AM

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

Tomorrow in West Valley City · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:15 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:24 PM

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

In West Valley City, the sun rises at 7:15 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:24 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:14 AM7:51 AM

Blue hour6:48 AM7:14 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:53 PM7:26 PM

Blue hour7:26 PM7:56 PM

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

Sunrise time in West Valley City

The sun rises in West Valley City at 7:14 AM today and at 7:15 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 6:48 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:14 AM to 7:51 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:14 AM7:26 PM12h 12m
Tue, Sep 227:15 AM7:24 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 237:16 AM7:23 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:17 AM7:21 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:18 AM7:19 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:19 AM7:18 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 277:20 AM7:16 PM11h 56m

West Valley City daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:53 AM5:12 PM9h 19m
Feb7:39 AM5:46 PM10h 7m
Mar7:03 AM6:20 PM11h 17m
Apr7:12 AM7:53 PM12h 41m
May6:27 AM8:24 PM13h 57m
Jun6:00 AM8:54 PM14h 53m
Jul6:01 AM9:04 PM15h 2m
Aug6:25 AM8:45 PM14h 19m
Sep6:56 AM8:02 PM13h 6m
Oct7:25 AM7:12 PM11h 46m
Nov6:59 AM5:26 PM10h 27m
Dec7:34 AM5:03 PM9h 29m

West Valley City’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 5m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 15m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 5m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 219h 15m

How fast West Valley City gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 32s a day+48m
Febgaining 2m 31s a day+1h 10m
Margaining 2m 43s a day+1h 24m
Aprgaining 2m 35s a day+1h 16m
Maygaining 1m 55s a day+57m
Jungaining 22s a day+9m
Jullosing 1m 22s a day−43m
Auglosing 2m 22s a day−1h 13m
Seplosing 2m 40s a day−1h 20m
Octlosing 2m 36s a day−1h 20m
Novlosing 2m a day−58m
Declosing 26s a day−10m

West Valley City 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 equinox7:04–7:40 PM7:40–8:08 PM7:32–8:08 AM7:05–7:32 AM
Summer solstice8:22–9:03 PM9:03–9:37 PM5:58–6:39 AM5:24–5:58 AM
Fall equinox6:51–7:27 PM7:27–7:54 PM7:16–7:52 AM6:49–7:16 AM
Winter solstice4:21–5:05 PM5:05–5:36 PM7:49–8:33 AM7:18–7:49 AM

Daylight saving time in West Valley City

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 West Valley City

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

In West Valley City, the longest day carries about 15h 5m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 15m — a swing of roughly 5h 50m 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 West Valley City’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in West Valley City?
West Valley City's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:02 PM around December 8, 13 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:04 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does West Valley City get on the longest and shortest days?
West Valley City gets about 15h 5m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 15m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 50m.
When is golden hour in West Valley City?
Near the June solstice, West Valley City's evening golden hour runs 8:22–9:03 PM and the morning one 5:58–6:39 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:21–5:05 PM and 7:49–8:33 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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