Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Sunset Time Today

Coeur d'Alene sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Coeur d'Alene, ID · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:46 PM Sunrise 6:32 AM

12h 14m of daylight, −4m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Coeur d'Alene · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:34 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:44 PM

Sunrise 2 minutes later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Coeur d'Alene, the sun rises at 6:34 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:44 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:32 AM7:14 AM

Blue hour6:02 AM6:32 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:08 PM6:46 PM

Blue hour6:46 PM7:20 PM

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

Sunrise time in Coeur d'Alene

The sun rises in Coeur d'Alene at 6:32 AM today and at 6:34 AM tomorrow (2 minutes later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:02 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:32 AM to 7:14 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:32 AM6:46 PM12h 14m
Tue, Sep 226:34 AM6:44 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:35 AM6:42 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:36 AM6:40 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:38 AM6:38 PM12h 0m
Sat, Sep 266:39 AM6:36 PM11h 57m
Sun, Sep 276:41 AM6:34 PM11h 53m

Coeur d'Alene daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:37 AM4:06 PM8h 30m
Feb7:15 AM4:48 PM9h 33m
Mar6:29 AM5:32 PM11h 3m
Apr6:26 AM7:17 PM12h 51m
May5:30 AM8:00 PM14h 29m
Jun4:54 AM8:38 PM15h 44m
Jul4:54 AM8:50 PM15h 56m
Aug5:25 AM8:23 PM14h 58m
Sep6:07 AM7:30 PM13h 23m
Oct6:47 AM6:28 PM11h 41m
Nov6:32 AM4:31 PM9h 59m
Dec7:16 AM3:59 PM8h 43m

Coeur d'Alene’s longest and shortest days

From 16h 0m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 25m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2116h 0m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 9m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 12m
Shortest dayDec 218h 25m

How fast Coeur d'Alene gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 2m 2s a day+1h 4m
Febgaining 3m 15s a day+1h 30m
Margaining 3m 29s a day+1h 47m
Aprgaining 3m 19s a day+1h 38m
Maygaining 2m 32s a day+1h 15m
Jungaining 30s a day+12m
Jullosing 1m 49s a day−58m
Auglosing 3m 4s a day−1h 35m
Seplosing 3m 24s a day−1h 42m
Octlosing 3m 21s a day−1h 43m
Novlosing 2m 38s a day−1h 16m
Declosing 35s a day−13m

Coeur d'Alene 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 equinox6:19–7:00 PM7:00–7:31 PM6:51–7:32 AM6:20–6:51 AM
Summer solstice8:01–8:50 PM8:50–9:31 PM4:50–5:38 AM4:09–4:50 AM
Fall equinox6:06–6:47 PM6:47–7:18 PM6:35–7:15 AM6:04–6:35 AM
Winter solstice3:05–3:58 PM3:58–4:35 PM7:34–8:27 AM6:58–7:34 AM

Daylight saving time in Coeur d'Alene

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

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−7
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−8

Why sunset time shifts in Coeur d'Alene

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

In Coeur d'Alene, the longest day carries about 16h 0m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 25m — a swing of roughly 7h 36m 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 Coeur d'Alene’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Coeur d'Alene?
Coeur d'Alene's earliest sunset in 2026 is 3:56 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:50 PM around June 25, 4 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Coeur d'Alene get on the longest and shortest days?
Coeur d'Alene gets about 16h 0m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 25m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 36m.
When is golden hour in Coeur d'Alene?
Near the June solstice, Coeur d'Alene's evening golden hour runs 8:01–8:50 PM and the morning one 4:50–5:38 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:05–3:58 PM and 7:34–8:27 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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