Mauston, Wisconsin Sunset Time Today

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

Mauston, WI · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:59 PM Sunrise 6:46 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Mauston · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:47 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:57 PM

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

In Mauston, the sun rises at 6:47 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:57 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:46 AM7:25 AM

Blue hour6:18 AM6:46 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:24 PM6:59 PM

Blue hour6:59 PM7:30 PM

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

Sunrise time in Mauston

The sun rises in Mauston at 6:46 AM today and at 6:47 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 6:18 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:46 AM to 7:25 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:46 AM6:59 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:47 AM6:57 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:48 AM6:55 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:50 AM6:53 PM12h 3m
Fri, Sep 256:51 AM6:52 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 266:52 AM6:50 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 276:53 AM6:48 PM11h 55m

Mauston daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:35 AM4:34 PM8h 59m
Feb7:18 AM5:11 PM9h 53m
Mar6:38 AM5:49 PM11h 11m
Apr6:43 AM7:27 PM12h 45m
May5:53 AM8:03 PM14h 10m
Jun5:22 AM8:36 PM15h 14m
Jul5:23 AM8:47 PM15h 24m
Aug5:50 AM8:25 PM14h 35m
Sep6:25 AM7:38 PM13h 13m
Oct6:58 AM6:43 PM11h 45m
Nov6:37 AM4:52 PM10h 15m
Dec7:15 AM4:25 PM9h 10m

Mauston’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 28m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 54m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 28m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 218h 54m

How fast Mauston gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 43s a day+54m
Febgaining 2m 49s a day+1h 18m
Margaining 3m 2s a day+1h 34m
Aprgaining 2m 53s a day+1h 25m
Maygaining 2m 10s a day+1h 4m
Jungaining 26s a day+10m
Jullosing 1m 32s a day−49m
Auglosing 2m 39s a day−1h 22m
Seplosing 2m 58s a day−1h 29m
Octlosing 2m 55s a day−1h 29m
Novlosing 2m 16s a day−1h 5m
Declosing 30s a day−12m

Mauston 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 equinox6:35–7:13 PM7:13–7:41 PM7:04–7:42 AM6:36–7:04 AM
Summer solstice8:03–8:47 PM8:47–9:23 PM5:19–6:03 AM4:43–5:19 AM
Fall equinox6:22–7:00 PM7:00–7:28 PM6:48–7:26 AM6:19–6:48 AM
Winter solstice3:39–4:26 PM4:26–4:59 PM7:32–8:19 AM6:59–7:32 AM

Daylight saving time in Mauston

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 Mauston

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

In Mauston, the longest day carries about 15h 28m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 54m — a swing of roughly 6h 33m 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 Mauston’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Mauston?
Mauston's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:24 PM around December 10, 11 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:47 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Mauston get on the longest and shortest days?
Mauston gets about 15h 28m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 54m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 33m.
When is golden hour in Mauston?
Near the June solstice, Mauston's evening golden hour runs 8:03–8:47 PM and the morning one 5:19–6:03 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:39–4:26 PM and 7:32–8:19 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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