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 AM – 7:25 AM
Blue hour6:18 AM – 6:46 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:24 PM – 6:59 PM
Blue hour6:59 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 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
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:46 AM | 6:59 PM | 12h 13m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:47 AM | 6:57 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:48 AM | 6:55 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:50 AM | 6:53 PM | 12h 3m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:51 AM | 6:52 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:52 AM | 6:50 PM | 11h 58m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:53 AM | 6:48 PM | 11h 55m |
Mauston daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:35 AM | 4:34 PM | 8h 59m |
| Feb | 7:18 AM | 5:11 PM | 9h 53m |
| Mar | 6:38 AM | 5:49 PM | 11h 11m |
| Apr | 6:43 AM | 7:27 PM | 12h 45m |
| May | 5:53 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 10m |
| Jun | 5:22 AM | 8:36 PM | 15h 14m |
| Jul | 5:23 AM | 8:47 PM | 15h 24m |
| Aug | 5:50 AM | 8:25 PM | 14h 35m |
| Sep | 6:25 AM | 7:38 PM | 13h 13m |
| Oct | 6:58 AM | 6:43 PM | 11h 45m |
| Nov | 6:37 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 15m |
| Dec | 7:15 AM | 4:25 PM | 9h 10m |
Mauston’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 28m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 54m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 28m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 11m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 54m |
How fast Mauston gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 43s a day | +54m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 49s a day | +1h 18m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 2s a day | +1h 34m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 53s a day | +1h 25m |
| May | gaining 2m 10s a day | +1h 4m |
| Jun | gaining 26s a day | +10m |
| Jul | losing 1m 32s a day | −49m |
| Aug | losing 2m 39s a day | −1h 22m |
| Sep | losing 2m 58s a day | −1h 29m |
| Oct | losing 2m 55s a day | −1h 29m |
| Nov | losing 2m 16s a day | −1h 5m |
| Dec | losing 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.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:35–7:13 PM | 7:13–7:41 PM | 7:04–7:42 AM | 6:36–7:04 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:03–8:47 PM | 8:47–9:23 PM | 5:19–6:03 AM | 4:43–5:19 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:22–7:00 PM | 7:00–7:28 PM | 6:48–7:26 AM | 6:19–6:48 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:39–4:26 PM | 4:26–4:59 PM | 7:32–8:19 AM | 6:59–7:32 AM |
Daylight saving time in Mauston
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−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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