Amarillo, Texas Sunset Time Today

Amarillo sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Amarillo, TX · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:45 PM Sunrise 7:34 AM

12h 11m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Amarillo · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:35 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:43 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Amarillo, the sun rises at 7:35 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:43 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:34 AM8:09 AM

Blue hour7:10 AM7:34 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:14 PM7:45 PM

Blue hour7:45 PM8:13 PM

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

Sunrise time in Amarillo

The sun rises in Amarillo at 7:34 AM today and at 7:35 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 7:10 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:34 AM to 8:09 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:34 AM7:45 PM12h 11m
Tue, Sep 227:35 AM7:43 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 237:36 AM7:42 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 247:36 AM7:41 PM12h 5m
Fri, Sep 257:37 AM7:39 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 267:38 AM7:38 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 277:39 AM7:36 PM11h 57m

Amarillo daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:57 AM5:47 PM9h 50m
Feb7:47 AM6:16 PM10h 29m
Mar7:18 AM6:43 PM11h 25m
Apr7:35 AM8:09 PM12h 34m
May6:57 AM8:33 PM13h 36m
Jun6:35 AM8:57 PM14h 22m
Jul6:37 AM9:07 PM14h 29m
Aug6:57 AM8:52 PM13h 55m
Sep7:21 AM8:16 PM12h 55m
Oct7:43 AM7:33 PM11h 50m
Nov7:09 AM5:54 PM10h 45m
Dec7:38 AM5:36 PM9h 58m

Amarillo’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 32m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 47m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 32m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 47m

How fast Amarillo gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 14s a day+39m
Febgaining 2m 3s a day+57m
Margaining 2m 14s a day+1h 9m
Aprgaining 2m 6s a day+1h 2m
Maygaining 1m 33s a day+46m
Jungaining 18s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 5s a day−35m
Auglosing 1m 55s a day−1h
Seplosing 2m 11s a day−1h 5m
Octlosing 2m 8s a day−1h 5m
Novlosing 1m 37s a day−47m
Declosing 21s a day−8m

Amarillo 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 equinox7:26–7:59 PM7:59–8:25 PM7:52–8:25 AM7:26–7:52 AM
Summer solstice8:28–9:06 PM9:06–9:36 PM6:34–7:12 AM6:04–6:34 AM
Fall equinox7:12–7:46 PM7:46–8:11 PM7:36–8:10 AM7:11–7:36 AM
Winter solstice5:00–5:40 PM5:40–6:08 PM7:53–8:32 AM7:25–7:53 AM

Daylight saving time in Amarillo

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

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−5
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−6

Why sunset time shifts in Amarillo

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

In Amarillo, the longest day carries about 14h 32m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 47m — a swing of roughly 4h 45m 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 Amarillo’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Amarillo?
Amarillo's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:36 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:07 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Amarillo get on the longest and shortest days?
Amarillo gets about 14h 32m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 47m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 45m.
When is golden hour in Amarillo?
Near the June solstice, Amarillo's evening golden hour runs 8:28–9:06 PM and the morning one 6:34–7:12 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:00–5:40 PM and 7:53–8:32 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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