Pensacola, Florida Sunset Time Today

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

Pensacola, FL · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:46 PM Sunrise 6:36 AM

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

Tomorrow in Pensacola · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:37 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:45 PM

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

In Pensacola, the sun rises at 6:37 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:45 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:36 AM7:09 AM

Blue hour6:13 AM6:36 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:16 PM6:46 PM

Blue hour6:46 PM7:12 PM

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

Sunrise time in Pensacola

The sun rises in Pensacola at 6:36 AM today and at 6:37 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 6:13 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:36 AM to 7:09 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:36 AM6:46 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 226:37 AM6:45 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 236:37 AM6:44 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:38 AM6:42 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:38 AM6:41 PM12h 3m
Sat, Sep 266:39 AM6:40 PM12h 1m
Sun, Sep 276:40 AM6:38 PM11h 58m

Pensacola daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan6:46 AM5:00 PM10h 13m
Feb6:41 AM5:26 PM10h 45m
Mar6:16 AM5:48 PM11h 32m
Apr6:39 AM7:08 PM12h 29m
May6:06 AM7:27 PM13h 21m
Jun5:48 AM7:47 PM13h 59m
Jul5:51 AM7:56 PM14h 5m
Aug6:08 AM7:44 PM13h 36m
Sep6:26 AM7:13 PM12h 47m
Oct6:43 AM6:35 PM11h 53m
Nov6:04 AM5:02 PM10h 58m
Dec6:29 AM4:49 PM10h 20m

Pensacola’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 7m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 11m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 7m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 2110h 11m

How fast Pensacola gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 1s a day+32m
Febgaining 1m 42s a day+47m
Margaining 1m 51s a day+57m
Aprgaining 1m 45s a day+52m
Maygaining 1m 17s a day+38m
Jungaining 15s a day+6m
Jullosing 54s a day−29m
Auglosing 1m 36s a day−49m
Seplosing 1m 49s a day−54m
Octlosing 1m 46s a day−54m
Novlosing 1m 20s a day−39m
Declosing 17s a day−7m

Pensacola 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 equinox6:29–7:01 PM7:01–7:25 PM6:53–7:25 AM6:29–6:53 AM
Summer solstice7:19–7:55 PM7:55–8:22 PM5:48–6:23 AM5:20–5:48 AM
Fall equinox6:15–6:47 PM6:47–7:11 PM6:38–7:10 AM6:14–6:38 AM
Winter solstice4:17–4:53 PM4:53–5:19 PM6:42–7:19 AM6:16–6:42 AM

Daylight saving time in Pensacola

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−5
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−6

Why sunset time shifts in Pensacola

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

In Pensacola, the longest day carries about 14h 7m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 11m — a swing of roughly 3h 56m 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 Pensacola’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Pensacola?
Pensacola's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:49 PM around December 3, 18 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:56 PM around June 30, 9 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Pensacola get on the longest and shortest days?
Pensacola gets about 14h 7m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 11m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 56m.
When is golden hour in Pensacola?
Near the June solstice, Pensacola's evening golden hour runs 7:19–7:55 PM and the morning one 5:48–6:23 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:17–4:53 PM and 6:42–7:19 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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