Dollar Bay, Michigan Sunset Time Today
Dollar Bay sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Dollar Bay, MI · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:53 PM Sunrise 7:39 AM
12h 14m of daylight, −4m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Dollar Bay · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:41 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:51 PM
Sunrise 2 minutes later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Dollar Bay, the sun rises at 7:41 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:51 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:39 AM – 8:20 AM
Blue hour7:10 AM – 7:39 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:16 PM – 7:53 PM
Blue hour7:53 PM – 8:26 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Dollar Bay
The sun rises in Dollar Bay at 7:39 AM today and at 7:41 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 7:10 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:39 AM to 8:20 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:39 AM | 7:53 PM | 12h 14m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:41 AM | 7:51 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:42 AM | 7:49 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:43 AM | 7:47 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:45 AM | 7:45 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:46 AM | 7:43 PM | 11h 57m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:47 AM | 7:41 PM | 11h 54m |
Dollar Bay daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8:41 AM | 5:15 PM | 8h 34m |
| Feb | 8:20 AM | 5:57 PM | 9h 36m |
| Mar | 7:35 AM | 6:40 PM | 11h 4m |
| Apr | 7:34 AM | 8:23 PM | 12h 49m |
| May | 6:39 AM | 9:05 PM | 14h 26m |
| Jun | 6:03 AM | 9:42 PM | 15h 39m |
| Jul | 6:03 AM | 9:54 PM | 15h 51m |
| Aug | 6:34 AM | 9:29 PM | 14h 55m |
| Sep | 7:14 AM | 8:36 PM | 13h 22m |
| Oct | 7:53 AM | 7:35 PM | 11h 42m |
| Nov | 7:38 AM | 5:39 PM | 10h 2m |
| Dec | 8:20 AM | 5:08 PM | 8h 47m |
Dollar Bay’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 55m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 29m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 55m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 9m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 12m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 29m |
How fast Dollar Bay gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 58s a day | +1h 2m |
| Feb | gaining 3m 11s a day | +1h 28m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 24s a day | +1h 45m |
| Apr | gaining 3m 15s a day | +1h 36m |
| May | gaining 2m 29s a day | +1h 13m |
| Jun | gaining 30s a day | +12m |
| Jul | losing 1m 46s a day | −56m |
| Aug | losing 3m a day | −1h 33m |
| Sep | losing 3m 20s a day | −1h 40m |
| Oct | losing 3m 17s a day | −1h 41m |
| Nov | losing 2m 35s a day | −1h 14m |
| Dec | losing 35s a day | −13m |
Dollar Bay 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 | 7:26–8:07 PM | 8:07–8:37 PM | 7:58–8:38 AM | 7:27–7:58 AM |
| Summer solstice | 9:06–9:54 PM | 9:54–10:34 PM | 5:59–6:47 AM | 5:19–5:59 AM |
| Fall equinox | 7:13–7:54 PM | 7:54–8:24 PM | 7:41–8:22 AM | 7:11–7:41 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:15–5:08 PM | 5:08–5:43 PM | 8:38–9:30 AM | 8:03–8:38 AM |
Daylight saving time in Dollar Bay
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 Dollar Bay
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Dollar Bay, the longest day carries about 15h 55m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 29m — a swing of roughly 7h 26m 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 Dollar Bay’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Dollar Bay?
- Dollar Bay's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:05 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:55 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Dollar Bay get on the longest and shortest days?
- Dollar Bay gets about 15h 55m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 29m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 26m.
- When is golden hour in Dollar Bay?
- Near the June solstice, Dollar Bay's evening golden hour runs 9:06–9:54 PM and the morning one 5:59–6:47 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:15–5:08 PM and 8:38–9:30 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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