Cape Coral, Florida Sunset Time Today
Cape Coral sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Cape Coral, FL · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:25 PM Sunrise 7:16 AM
12h 9m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Cape Coral · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:16 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:24 PM
Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Cape Coral, the sun rises at 7:16 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:24 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:16 AM – 7:47 AM
Blue hour6:54 AM – 7:16 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:56 PM – 7:25 PM
Blue hour7:25 PM – 7:50 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Cape Coral
The sun rises in Cape Coral at 7:16 AM today and at 7:16 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 6:54 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:16 AM to 7:47 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:16 AM | 7:25 PM | 12h 9m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:16 AM | 7:24 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:17 AM | 7:23 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:17 AM | 7:22 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:17 AM | 7:20 PM | 12h 3m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:18 AM | 7:19 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:18 AM | 7:18 PM | 12h 0m |
Cape Coral daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:17 AM | 5:47 PM | 10h 30m |
| Feb | 7:14 AM | 6:11 PM | 10h 57m |
| Mar | 6:53 AM | 6:30 PM | 11h 37m |
| Apr | 7:20 AM | 7:45 PM | 12h 26m |
| May | 6:51 AM | 8:01 PM | 13h 10m |
| Jun | 6:36 AM | 8:18 PM | 13h 42m |
| Jul | 6:39 AM | 8:26 PM | 13h 47m |
| Aug | 6:54 AM | 8:17 PM | 13h 23m |
| Sep | 7:09 AM | 7:50 PM | 12h 41m |
| Oct | 7:21 AM | 7:16 PM | 11h 55m |
| Nov | 6:38 AM | 5:46 PM | 11h 8m |
| Dec | 7:00 AM | 5:36 PM | 10h 36m |
Cape Coral’s longest and shortest days
From 13h 49m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 28m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 13h 49m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 28m |
How fast Cape Coral gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 51s a day | +27m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 27s a day | +40m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 35s a day | +49m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 30s a day | +44m |
| May | gaining 1m 5s a day | +32m |
| Jun | gaining 12s a day | +5m |
| Jul | losing 46s a day | −24m |
| Aug | losing 1m 21s a day | −42m |
| Sep | losing 1m 33s a day | −46m |
| Oct | losing 1m 31s a day | −46m |
| Nov | losing 1m 8s a day | −33m |
| Dec | losing 15s a day | −6m |
Cape Coral 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 | 7:09–7:40 PM | 7:40–8:03 PM | 7:33–8:03 AM | 7:10–7:33 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:51–8:25 PM | 8:25–8:51 PM | 6:36–7:10 AM | 6:10–6:36 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:55–7:26 PM | 7:26–7:49 PM | 7:17–7:48 AM | 6:54–7:17 AM |
| Winter solstice | 5:06–5:41 PM | 5:41–6:06 PM | 7:13–7:48 AM | 6:48–7:13 AM |
Daylight saving time in Cape Coral
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−4 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−5 |
Why sunset time shifts in Cape Coral
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Cape Coral, the longest day carries about 13h 49m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 28m — a swing of roughly 3h 21m 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 Cape Coral’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Cape Coral?
- Cape Coral's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:36 PM around December 1, 20 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:26 PM around July 2, 11 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Cape Coral get on the longest and shortest days?
- Cape Coral gets about 13h 49m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 28m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 21m.
- When is golden hour in Cape Coral?
- Near the June solstice, Cape Coral's evening golden hour runs 7:51–8:25 PM and the morning one 6:36–7:10 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:06–5:41 PM and 7:13–7:48 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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