Plains, Montana Sunset Time Today
Plains sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Plains, MT · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:39 PM Sunrise 7:25 AM
12h 14m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Plains · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:26 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:37 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Plains, the sun rises at 7:26 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:37 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:25 AM – 8:06 AM
Blue hour6:55 AM – 7:25 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:01 PM – 7:39 PM
Blue hour7:39 PM – 8:12 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Plains
The sun rises in Plains at 7:25 AM today and at 7:26 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 6:55 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:25 AM to 8:06 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:25 AM | 7:39 PM | 12h 14m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:26 AM | 7:37 PM | 12h 11m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:27 AM | 7:35 PM | 12h 8m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:29 AM | 7:32 PM | 12h 3m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:30 AM | 7:30 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:32 AM | 7:28 PM | 11h 56m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:33 AM | 7:26 PM | 11h 53m |
Plains daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8:28 AM | 5:00 PM | 8h 32m |
| Feb | 8:07 AM | 5:41 PM | 9h 35m |
| Mar | 7:21 AM | 6:25 PM | 11h 4m |
| Apr | 7:19 AM | 8:09 PM | 12h 50m |
| May | 6:23 AM | 8:51 PM | 14h 28m |
| Jun | 5:47 AM | 9:29 PM | 15h 42m |
| Jul | 5:47 AM | 9:41 PM | 15h 54m |
| Aug | 6:18 AM | 9:15 PM | 14h 57m |
| Sep | 6:59 AM | 8:22 PM | 13h 23m |
| Oct | 7:39 AM | 7:21 PM | 11h 42m |
| Nov | 7:24 AM | 5:24 PM | 10h 0m |
| Dec | 8:07 AM | 4:52 PM | 8h 45m |
Plains’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 58m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 27m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 58m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 9m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 12m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 27m |
How fast Plains gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 2m a day | +1h 3m |
| Feb | gaining 3m 13s a day | +1h 29m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 27s a day | +1h 46m |
| Apr | gaining 3m 17s a day | +1h 38m |
| May | gaining 2m 31s a day | +1h 14m |
| Jun | gaining 30s a day | +12m |
| Jul | losing 1m 48s a day | −57m |
| Aug | losing 3m 3s a day | −1h 34m |
| Sep | losing 3m 23s a day | −1h 41m |
| Oct | losing 3m 19s a day | −1h 42m |
| Nov | losing 2m 37s a day | −1h 15m |
| Dec | losing 35s a day | −13m |
Plains 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 | 7:12–7:52 PM | 7:52–8:23 PM | 7:43–8:24 AM | 7:13–7:43 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:53–9:41 PM | 9:41–10:22 PM | 5:43–6:31 AM | 5:03–5:43 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:59–7:39 PM | 7:39–8:10 PM | 7:27–8:08 AM | 6:56–7:27 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:59–4:52 PM | 4:52–5:28 PM | 8:25–9:18 AM | 7:49–8:25 AM |
Daylight saving time in Plains
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−6 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−7 |
Why sunset time shifts in Plains
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Plains, the longest day carries about 15h 58m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 27m — a swing of roughly 7h 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 Plains’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Plains?
- Plains's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:49 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:42 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Plains get on the longest and shortest days?
- Plains gets about 15h 58m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 27m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 31m.
- When is golden hour in Plains?
- Near the June solstice, Plains's evening golden hour runs 8:53–9:41 PM and the morning one 5:43–6:31 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:59–4:52 PM and 8:25–9:18 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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