Willow Valley, Arizona Sunset Time Today
Willow Valley sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Willow Valley, AZ · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:36 PM Sunrise 6:25 AM
12h 11m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Willow Valley · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Willow Valley, the sun rises at 6:26 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:35 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:25 AM – 7:00 AM
Blue hour6:01 AM – 6:25 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:05 PM – 6:36 PM
Blue hour6:36 PM – 7:03 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Willow Valley
The sun rises in Willow Valley at 6:25 AM today and at 6:26 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 6:01 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:25 AM to 7:00 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:25 AM | 6:36 PM | 12h 11m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:26 AM | 6:35 PM | 12h 9m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:27 AM | 6:33 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:28 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:28 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:29 AM | 6:29 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:30 AM | 6:27 PM | 11h 57m |
Willow Valley daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:47 AM | 5:38 PM | 9h 51m |
| Feb | 7:38 AM | 6:08 PM | 10h 30m |
| Mar | 7:09 AM | 6:35 PM | 11h 26m |
| Apr | 6:26 AM | 7:00 PM | 12h 34m |
| May | 5:48 AM | 7:24 PM | 13h 36m |
| Jun | 5:27 AM | 7:48 PM | 14h 21m |
| Jul | 5:29 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 28m |
| Aug | 5:49 AM | 7:42 PM | 13h 54m |
| Sep | 6:12 AM | 7:07 PM | 12h 55m |
| Oct | 6:34 AM | 6:24 PM | 11h 50m |
| Nov | 7:00 AM | 5:45 PM | 10h 45m |
| Dec | 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM | 9h 59m |
Willow Valley’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 30m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 48m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 30m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 10m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 48m |
How fast Willow Valley gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 13s a day | +38m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 2s a day | +56m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 12s a day | +1h 8m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 5s a day | +1h 2m |
| May | gaining 1m 32s a day | +45m |
| Jun | gaining 17s a day | +7m |
| Jul | losing 1m 5s a day | −34m |
| Aug | losing 1m 54s a day | −59m |
| Sep | losing 2m 10s a day | −1h 5m |
| Oct | losing 2m 7s a day | −1h 5m |
| Nov | losing 1m 36s a day | −46m |
| Dec | losing 21s a day | −8m |
Willow Valley 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 | 6:17–6:51 PM | 6:51–7:16 PM | 6:43–7:16 AM | 6:18–6:43 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:19–7:56 PM | 7:56–8:26 PM | 5:26–6:03 AM | 4:56–5:26 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:03–6:37 PM | 6:37–7:02 PM | 6:27–7:01 AM | 6:02–6:27 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:53–5:32 PM | 5:32–6:00 PM | 7:43–8:22 AM | 7:15–7:43 AM |
Daylight saving time in Willow Valley
Willow Valley 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 Willow Valley
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Willow Valley, the longest day carries about 14h 30m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 48m — a swing of roughly 4h 42m 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 Willow Valley’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Willow Valley?
- Willow Valley's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:28 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:57 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Willow Valley get on the longest and shortest days?
- Willow Valley gets about 14h 30m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 48m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 42m.
- When is golden hour in Willow Valley?
- Near the June solstice, Willow Valley's evening golden hour runs 7:19–7:56 PM and the morning one 5:26–6:03 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:53–5:32 PM and 7:43–8:22 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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