St. Petersburg, Florida Sunset Time Today

St. Petersburg sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

St. Petersburg, FL · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:28 PM Sunrise 7:18 AM

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

Tomorrow in St. Petersburg · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:19 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:27 PM

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

In St. Petersburg, the sun rises at 7:19 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:27 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:18 AM7:50 AM

Blue hour6:56 AM7:18 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:59 PM7:28 PM

Blue hour7:28 PM7:53 PM

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

Sunrise time in St. Petersburg

The sun rises in St. Petersburg at 7:18 AM today and at 7:19 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 6:56 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:18 AM to 7:50 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:18 AM7:28 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 227:19 AM7:27 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 237:19 AM7:25 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 247:20 AM7:24 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:20 AM7:23 PM12h 3m
Sat, Sep 267:21 AM7:22 PM12h 1m
Sun, Sep 277:21 AM7:21 PM12h 0m

St. Petersburg daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:22 AM5:47 PM10h 25m
Feb7:18 AM6:12 PM10h 53m
Mar6:56 AM6:32 PM11h 36m
Apr7:22 AM7:49 PM12h 27m
May6:52 AM8:05 PM13h 13m
Jun6:36 AM8:23 PM13h 47m
Jul6:39 AM8:31 PM13h 52m
Aug6:54 AM8:21 PM13h 27m
Sep7:10 AM7:53 PM12h 43m
Oct7:24 AM7:18 PM11h 54m
Nov6:42 AM5:48 PM11h 5m
Dec7:05 AM5:36 PM10h 31m

St. Petersburg’s longest and shortest days

From 13h 54m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 23m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2113h 54m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 2110h 23m

How fast St. Petersburg gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 54s a day+28m
Febgaining 1m 31s a day+42m
Margaining 1m 40s a day+51m
Aprgaining 1m 34s a day+46m
Maygaining 1m 9s a day+34m
Jungaining 13s a day+5m
Jullosing 48s a day−25m
Auglosing 1m 26s a day−44m
Seplosing 1m 38s a day−49m
Octlosing 1m 35s a day−49m
Novlosing 1m 12s a day−35m
Declosing 16s a day−6m

St. Petersburg 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 equinox7:12–7:42 PM7:42–8:06 PM7:35–8:06 AM7:12–7:35 AM
Summer solstice7:56–8:30 PM8:30–8:57 PM6:36–7:10 AM6:09–6:36 AM
Fall equinox6:58–7:29 PM7:29–7:52 PM7:20–7:51 AM6:56–7:20 AM
Winter solstice5:06–5:41 PM5:41–6:07 PM7:18–7:53 AM6:52–7:18 AM

Daylight saving time in St. Petersburg

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

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in St. Petersburg

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

In St. Petersburg, the longest day carries about 13h 54m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 23m — a swing of roughly 3h 31m 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 St. Petersburg’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:36 PM around December 1, 20 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:31 PM around July 1, 10 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does St. Petersburg get on the longest and shortest days?
St. Petersburg gets about 13h 54m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 23m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 31m.
When is golden hour in St. Petersburg?
Near the June solstice, St. Petersburg's evening golden hour runs 7:56–8:30 PM and the morning one 6:36–7:10 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:06–5:41 PM and 7:18–7:53 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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