Sunrise & Sunset Time in Austin
What time are sunrise and sunset in Austin? The Sun rises between 6:29 AM (June 11) and 7:49 AM (March 8). Austin’s sunset runs from 5:30 PM on December 2 to 8:37 PM on June 29. On July 15 it is 8:34 PM, and the Congress Avenue Bridge bats come out around then.
A place and a date: sunrise, sunset, the golden and blue hours for your photos, and which side of the plane sees the sunset.
Golden hour and sunset
The hour after sunrise and before sunsetThe golden hour is while the Sun is low: from 4° below the horizon to 6° above it (PhotoPills). Pick a place and a date for its times.
Sunrise and sunset as the U.S. Naval Observatory defines them; golden and blue hours: PhotoPills and timeanddate.com. Places: GeoNames.
The calculator above opens on Austin, TX: pick any date for its sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hours, or type another town.
Sunrise and sunset in Austin, month by month
The times on the 15th of each month of 2026, in local clock time (Central Time). A golden hour is the Sun between 4° below the horizon and 6° above it — after sunrise and before sunset; the evening blue hour, 4° to 6° below (PhotoPills).
| Month (15th) | Sunrise | Morning golden hour | Sunset | Evening golden hour | Blue hour | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:28 AM | 7:12 AM–8:03 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:18 PM–6:09 PM | 6:09 PM–6:19 PM | 10 h 25 min |
| February | 7:11 AM | 6:56 AM–7:44 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:47 PM–6:35 PM | 6:35 PM–6:44 PM | 11 h 9 min |
| March | 7:41 AM | 7:26 AM–8:12 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:08 PM–7:54 PM | 7:54 PM–8:03 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| April | 7:04 AM | 6:49 AM–7:36 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:26 PM–8:14 PM | 8:14 PM–8:23 PM | 12 h 55 min |
| May | 6:37 AM | 6:21 AM–7:11 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:44 PM–8:34 PM | 8:34 PM–8:44 PM | 13 h 41 min |
| June | 6:29 AM | 6:12 AM–7:04 AM | 8:34 PM | 7:59 PM–8:51 PM | 8:51 PM–9:02 PM | 14 h 5 min |
| July | 6:40 AM | 6:23 AM–7:14 AM | 8:34 PM | 8:00 PM–8:51 PM | 8:51 PM–9:01 PM | 13 h 55 min |
| August | 6:58 AM | 6:43 AM–7:31 AM | 8:12 PM | 7:40 PM–8:28 PM | 8:28 PM–8:37 PM | 13 h 14 min |
| September | 7:16 AM | 7:01 AM–7:47 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:05 PM–7:51 PM | 7:51 PM–8:00 PM | 12 h 21 min |
| October | 7:33 AM | 7:18 AM–8:05 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:27 PM–7:15 PM | 7:15 PM–7:24 PM | 11 h 27 min |
| November | 6:57 AM | 6:41 AM–7:31 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:00 PM–5:50 PM | 5:50 PM–6:00 PM | 10 h 38 min |
| December | 7:20 AM | 7:04 AM–7:56 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:56 PM–5:49 PM | 5:49 PM–5:59 PM | 10 h 12 min |
The latest and earliest sunsets
The latest sunset of the year is 8:37 PM on June 29, and the earliest 5:30 PM on December 2: 3 h 7 min apart on the clock.
The clocks change twice: the sunset jumps an hour later on March 8, from 6:34 PM to 7:35 PM, and an hour earlier on November 1, from 6:44 PM to 5:43 PM.
The earliest and latest sunrises
The mornings do not mirror the evenings: the earliest sunrise is 6:29 AM on June 11, and the latest 7:49 AM on March 8 (the first morning of daylight saving time). It is the clocks: on March 8 they have just gone forward an hour, so the Sun that rose at 6:50 AM the day before rises at 7:49 AM.
Where the Sun sets
At the June solstice the Sun sets in the west-northwest (298°); at the December solstice, in the west-southwest (243°). A view that faces the sunset in summer can miss it in winter by 55° of horizon.
Travel Magma’s Austin guide: “You’ll want to arrive about 30 minutes before sunset” to watch the bats leave the Congress Avenue Bridge. On July 15 that means by 8:04 PM; on September 15, by 7:06 PM.
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FAQ
What time is sunset in Austin today?
The calculator at the top of this page gives today’s sunset for Austin, TX, with the golden and blue hours. Through the year it runs from 5:30 PM on December 2 (the earliest) to 8:37 PM on June 29 (the latest).
What time is sunrise in Austin?
Between 6:29 AM on June 11, the earliest, and 7:49 AM on March 8 (the first morning of daylight saving time), the latest. On June 15 the Sun rises at 6:29 AM; on December 15, at 7:20 AM. The calculator above gives today’s.
When is the latest sunset in Austin?
8:37 PM on June 29, in daylight saving time. The longest day, June 21, is not the latest sunset: the Sun keeps setting a little later for 8 days after it.
When is the earliest sunset in Austin?
5:30 PM on December 2, in standard time, 19 days before the shortest day, December 21: from then on the evenings get longer while the mornings still get darker into January.
Why is the latest sunrise in Austin on March 8?
It is the clocks: on March 8 they have just gone forward an hour, so the Sun that rose at 6:50 AM the day before rises at 7:49 AM.
When is golden hour in Austin?
Twice a day, while the Sun is between 6° above the horizon and 4° below it: after sunrise and before sunset. On June 15 the evening one is 7:59 PM–8:51 PM and the morning one 6:12 AM–7:04 AM; on December 15, 4:56 PM–5:49 PM and 7:04 AM–7:56 AM. Use the calculator above for any date.
Where does the sun set in Austin?
In the west-northwest (298°) at the June solstice and in the west-southwest (243°) at the December solstice; at the equinoxes it sets due west.
How these times are made
Sunrise and sunset are the Sun’s centre 0.8333° below the horizon, as the U.S. Naval Observatory defines them, computed with NOAA’s solar position series for Austin, TX (30.27°, -97.74°) and the zone’s own clock rules. The golden and blue hours are the bands PhotoPills uses. A time can differ by a minute from another calculator’s, and from what you see behind hills or buildings. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).