Sunrise and sunset in Miami
In Miami today, the sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 7:07 PM. Day length: 11 h 54 min. Golden hour today: 6:59 AM–7:44 AM in the morning and 6:37 PM–7:21 PM in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United States
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Sunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 7:07 PM · Day length 11 h 54 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:57 AM | |
| Nautical dawn | 6:23 AM | |
| Civil dawn | 6:50 AM | |
| Sunrise | 7:13 AM | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 1:10 PM | 60.9° |
| Sunset | 7:07 PM | W 267° |
| Civil dusk | 7:30 PM | |
| Nautical dusk | 7:57 PM | |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:23 PM |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 6:50 AM | 6:59 AM |
| Morning golden hour | 6:59 AM | 7:44 AM |
| Evening golden hour | 6:37 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Evening blue hour | 7:21 PM | 7:30 PM |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:50 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:10 PM | 7:07 PM | 7:30 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:51 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:10 PM | 7:06 PM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:51 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:10 PM | 7:05 PM | 7:28 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:51 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:09 PM | 7:04 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 50 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Miami
Miami lies at 25.7617° N, 80.1918° W, 2 m above sea level, in the America/New York time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 13 h 45 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 10 h 32 min.
The earliest sunset (5:29 PM) is on November 29 and the latest sunrise (7:37 AM) on March 8: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 88° above the horizon in June but only 41° in December.
In June, Miami gets 1 h 42 min less daylight than Toronto; in December the difference is 1 h 36 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 8 and back on November 1.
About the sun in Miami
Miami is the most southerly of the large US cities, at about 25.8° N. Its days vary only between about 13 hours 45 minutes in June and 10 hours 30 minutes in December, and twilight is short because the sun sets steeply. Sunrises happen over the Atlantic from Miami Beach, and sunsets over Biscayne Bay and the Everglades to the west.