Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunset Time Today
Fort Lauderdale sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 5:33 PM Sunrise 6:35 AM
10h 58m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale · Wed, Nov 11
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:36 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Fort Lauderdale, the sun rises at 6:36 AM tomorrow and sets at 5:32 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:35 AM – 7:09 AM
Blue hour6:12 AM – 6:35 AM
Evening
Golden hour5:02 PM – 5:33 PM
Blue hour5:33 PM – 5:59 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Fort Lauderdale
The sun rises in Fort Lauderdale at 6:35 AM today and at 6:36 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 6:12 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:35 AM to 7:09 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:35 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 58m |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:36 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 56m |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:37 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 55m |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:37 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 54m |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:38 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 53m |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:39 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 52m |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:39 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 51m |
Fort Lauderdale daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:09 AM | 5:41 PM | 10h 32m |
| Feb | 7:06 AM | 6:04 PM | 10h 58m |
| Mar | 6:45 AM | 6:23 PM | 11h 38m |
| Apr | 7:12 AM | 7:38 PM | 12h 25m |
| May | 6:44 AM | 7:53 PM | 13h 9m |
| Jun | 6:29 AM | 8:09 PM | 13h 40m |
| Jul | 6:33 AM | 8:18 PM | 13h 45m |
| Aug | 6:47 AM | 8:08 PM | 13h 21m |
| Sep | 7:02 AM | 7:42 PM | 12h 40m |
| Oct | 7:14 AM | 7:08 PM | 11h 55m |
| Nov | 6:30 AM | 5:40 PM | 11h 10m |
| Dec | 6:52 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 38m |
Fort Lauderdale’s longest and shortest days
From 13h 47m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 30m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 13h 47m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 30m |
How fast Fort Lauderdale gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 50s a day | +26m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 25s a day | +39m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 33s a day | +48m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 28s a day | +43m |
| May | gaining 1m 4s a day | +31m |
| Jun | gaining 12s a day | +5m |
| Jul | losing 45s a day | −24m |
| Aug | losing 1m 20s a day | −41m |
| Sep | losing 1m 31s a day | −45m |
| Oct | losing 1m 29s a day | −45m |
| Nov | losing 1m 7s a day | −32m |
| Dec | losing 14s a day | −6m |
Fort Lauderdale 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 | 7:02–7:32 PM | 7:32–7:55 PM | 7:25–7:56 AM | 7:02–7:25 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:43–8:16 PM | 8:16–8:43 PM | 6:30–7:03 AM | 6:04–6:30 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:48–7:18 PM | 7:18–7:41 PM | 7:10–7:40 AM | 6:47–7:10 AM |
| Winter solstice | 5:00–5:34 PM | 5:34–6:00 PM | 7:04–7:39 AM | 6:39–7:04 AM |
Daylight saving time in Fort Lauderdale
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 Fort Lauderdale
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Fort Lauderdale, 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 Fort Lauderdale’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Fort Lauderdale?
- Fort Lauderdale's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:29 PM around November 30, 21 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:18 PM around July 2, 11 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Fort Lauderdale get on the longest and shortest days?
- Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale?
- Near the June solstice, Fort Lauderdale's evening golden hour runs 7:43–8:16 PM and the morning one 6:30–7:03 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:00–5:34 PM and 7:04–7:39 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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