Gilbert, Arizona Sunset Time Today

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

Gilbert, AZ · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:24 PM Sunrise 6:14 AM

12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Gilbert · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 PM

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

In Gilbert, the sun rises at 6:15 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:23 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:14 AM6:48 AM

Blue hour5:50 AM6:14 AM

Evening

Golden hour5:54 PM6:24 PM

Blue hour6:24 PM6:51 PM

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

Sunrise time in Gilbert

The sun rises in Gilbert at 6:14 AM today and at 6:15 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 5:50 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:14 AM to 6:48 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:14 AM6:24 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 226:15 AM6:23 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 236:15 AM6:22 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:16 AM6:20 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:17 AM6:19 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:17 AM6:17 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 276:18 AM6:16 PM11h 58m

Gilbert daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:31 AM5:31 PM9h 59m
Feb7:24 AM5:59 PM10h 35m
Mar6:56 AM6:24 PM11h 28m
Apr6:15 AM6:48 PM12h 32m
May5:40 AM7:10 PM13h 30m
Jun5:19 AM7:32 PM14h 13m
Jul5:22 AM7:41 PM14h 19m
Aug5:40 AM7:28 PM13h 47m
Sep6:02 AM6:54 PM12h 52m
Oct6:22 AM6:13 PM11h 51m
Nov6:46 AM5:36 PM10h 50m
Dec7:14 AM5:20 PM10h 7m

Gilbert’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 22m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 57m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 22m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 219h 57m

How fast Gilbert gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 8s a day+36m
Febgaining 1m 54s a day+53m
Margaining 2m 5s a day+1h 4m
Aprgaining 1m 58s a day+58m
Maygaining 1m 26s a day+42m
Jungaining 16s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 1s a day−32m
Auglosing 1m 47s a day−55m
Seplosing 2m 2s a day−1h 1m
Octlosing 1m 59s a day−1h 1m
Novlosing 1m 30s a day−43m
Declosing 19s a day−7m

Gilbert 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 equinox6:06–6:39 PM6:39–7:04 PM6:32–7:04 AM6:07–6:32 AM
Summer solstice7:04–7:40 PM7:40–8:09 PM5:19–5:55 AM4:50–5:19 AM
Fall equinox5:52–6:25 PM6:25–6:50 PM6:16–6:49 AM5:51–6:16 AM
Winter solstice4:46–5:24 PM5:24–5:52 PM7:28–8:06 AM7:00–7:28 AM

Daylight saving time in Gilbert

Gilbert does not observe daylight saving time — its clocks stay on UTC−7 year round, so sunrise and sunset never jump an hour in spring or fall.

Why sunset time shifts in Gilbert

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

In Gilbert, the longest day carries about 14h 22m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 57m — a swing of roughly 4h 25m 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 Gilbert’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Gilbert?
Gilbert's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:20 PM around December 4, 17 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:41 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Gilbert get on the longest and shortest days?
Gilbert gets about 14h 22m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 57m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 25m.
When is golden hour in Gilbert?
Near the June solstice, Gilbert's evening golden hour runs 7:04–7:40 PM and the morning one 5:19–5:55 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:46–5:24 PM and 7:28–8:06 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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