Chaparral, New Mexico Sunset Time Today
Chaparral sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Chaparral, NM · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:03 PM Sunrise 6:53 AM
12h 10m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Chaparral · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:53 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:02 PM
Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Chaparral, the sun rises at 6:53 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:02 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:53 AM – 7:26 AM
Blue hour6:30 AM – 6:53 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:33 PM – 7:03 PM
Blue hour7:03 PM – 7:30 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Chaparral
The sun rises in Chaparral at 6:53 AM today and at 6:53 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:30 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:53 AM to 7:26 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:53 AM | 7:03 PM | 12h 10m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:53 AM | 7:02 PM | 12h 9m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:54 AM | 7:00 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:55 AM | 6:59 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:55 AM | 6:58 PM | 12h 3m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:56 AM | 6:56 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:57 AM | 6:55 PM | 11h 58m |
Chaparral daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:07 AM | 5:13 PM | 10h 6m |
| Feb | 7:00 AM | 5:40 PM | 10h 40m |
| Mar | 6:34 AM | 6:04 PM | 11h 30m |
| Apr | 6:55 AM | 7:26 PM | 12h 31m |
| May | 6:20 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 26m |
| Jun | 6:01 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 6m |
| Jul | 6:04 AM | 8:17 PM | 14h 13m |
| Aug | 6:22 AM | 8:04 PM | 13h 42m |
| Sep | 6:42 AM | 7:31 PM | 12h 50m |
| Oct | 7:00 AM | 6:52 PM | 11h 52m |
| Nov | 6:23 AM | 5:17 PM | 10h 54m |
| Dec | 6:49 AM | 5:02 PM | 10h 13m |
Chaparral’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 15m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 3m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 15m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 3m |
How fast Chaparral gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 5s a day | +34m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 49s a day | +50m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 59s a day | +1h 1m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 52s a day | +55m |
| May | gaining 1m 22s a day | +40m |
| Jun | gaining 16s a day | +6m |
| Jul | losing 58s a day | −31m |
| Aug | losing 1m 42s a day | −53m |
| Sep | losing 1m 56s a day | −58m |
| Oct | losing 1m 53s a day | −58m |
| Nov | losing 1m 26s a day | −41m |
| Dec | losing 19s a day | −7m |
Chaparral 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 | 6:45–7:18 PM | 7:18–7:42 PM | 7:10–7:42 AM | 6:46–7:10 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:40–8:16 PM | 8:16–8:44 PM | 6:01–6:37 AM | 5:32–6:01 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:32–7:04 PM | 7:04–7:28 PM | 6:55–7:27 AM | 6:30–6:55 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:29–5:06 PM | 5:06–5:33 PM | 7:03–7:40 AM | 6:36–7:03 AM |
Daylight saving time in Chaparral
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 Chaparral
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Chaparral, the longest day carries about 14h 15m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 3m — a swing of roughly 4h 12m 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 Chaparral’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Chaparral?
- Chaparral's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:02 PM around December 4, 17 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:17 PM around June 30, 9 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Chaparral get on the longest and shortest days?
- Chaparral gets about 14h 15m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 3m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 12m.
- When is golden hour in Chaparral?
- Near the June solstice, Chaparral's evening golden hour runs 7:40–8:16 PM and the morning one 6:01–6:37 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:29–5:06 PM and 7:03–7:40 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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