First light
7:02 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Palm Springs today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 6:41 PM and sunrise is at 7:27 AM. It gets dark at 7:05 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:27 AM and sets at 6:41 PM. Local time: EDT (UTC−04:00).
Sunset in 3h 59m 35s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
7:02 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:26 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:42 PM
256° · west-southwest
Dark
7:06 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 16m
−1 min 26 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:04 PM
Sun 50.8° high
First light
7:03 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:27 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:41 PM
256° · west-southwest
Dark
7:05 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 15m
−1 min 25 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:04 PM
Sun 50.4° high
First light
7:04 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:27 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:41 PM
255° · west-southwest
Dark
7:04 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 13m
−1 min 24 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:04 PM
Sun 50.1° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:41 PM, 11h 13m of daylight. It gets dark at 7:04 PM.
Morning blue hour7:03–7:12 AM
Morning golden hour7:12–7:59 AM
Evening golden hour6:10–6:56 PM
Evening blue hour6:56–7:05 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 104° (east-southeast) and sets at 256° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 63° and 116° and sunset between 244° and 297°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:50 AM | 7:13 AM | 7:07 PM | 7:30 PM | 11h 54m | −1 min 33 s |
| Fri 2 | 6:50 AM | 7:13 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:29 PM | 11h 52m | −1 min 33 s |
| Sat 3 | 6:51 AM | 7:14 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:28 PM | 11h 51m | −1 min 33 s |
| Sun 4 | 6:51 AM | 7:14 AM | 7:03 PM | 7:27 PM | 11h 49m | −1 min 33 s |
| Mon 5 | 6:52 AM | 7:15 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:25 PM | 11h 47m | −1 min 33 s |
| Tue 6 | 6:52 AM | 7:15 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:24 PM | 11h 46m | −1 min 33 s |
| Wed 7 | 6:53 AM | 7:16 AM | 7:00 PM | 7:23 PM | 11h 44m | −1 min 33 s |
| Thu 8 | 6:53 AM | 7:16 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:22 PM | 11h 43m | −1 min 32 s |
| Fri 9 | 6:54 AM | 7:17 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:21 PM | 11h 41m | −1 min 32 s |
| Sat 10 | 6:54 AM | 7:17 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:20 PM | 11h 40m | −1 min 32 s |
| Sun 11 | 6:54 AM | 7:18 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:19 PM | 11h 38m | −1 min 32 s |
| Mon 12 | 6:55 AM | 7:18 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:18 PM | 11h 37m | −1 min 31 s |
| Tue 13 | 6:55 AM | 7:19 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:17 PM | 11h 35m | −1 min 31 s |
| Wed 14 | 6:56 AM | 7:19 AM | 6:53 PM | 7:16 PM | 11h 34m | −1 min 31 s |
| Thu 15 | 6:56 AM | 7:20 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:15 PM | 11h 32m | −1 min 31 s |
| Fri 16 | 6:57 AM | 7:20 AM | 6:51 PM | 7:14 PM | 11h 31m | −1 min 30 s |
| Sat 17 | 6:58 AM | 7:21 AM | 6:50 PM | 7:14 PM | 11h 29m | −1 min 30 s |
| Sun 18 | 6:58 AM | 7:21 AM | 6:49 PM | 7:13 PM | 11h 28m | −1 min 29 s |
| Mon 19 | 6:59 AM | 7:22 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:12 PM | 11h 26m | −1 min 29 s |
| Tue 20 | 6:59 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:47 PM | 7:11 PM | 11h 25m | −1 min 29 s |
| Wed 21 | 7:00 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:46 PM | 7:10 PM | 11h 23m | −1 min 28 s |
| Thu 22 | 7:00 AM | 7:24 AM | 6:46 PM | 7:09 PM | 11h 22m | −1 min 28 s |
| Fri 23 | 7:01 AM | 7:24 AM | 6:45 PM | 7:08 PM | 11h 20m | −1 min 27 s |
| Sat 24 | 7:01 AM | 7:25 AM | 6:44 PM | 7:07 PM | 11h 19m | −1 min 27 s |
| Sun 25 | 7:02 AM | 7:26 AM | 6:43 PM | 7:07 PM | 11h 17m | −1 min 26 s |
| Mon 26 | 7:02 AM | 7:26 AM | 6:42 PM | 7:06 PM | 11h 16m | −1 min 26 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 7:03 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM | 7:05 PM | 11h 15m | −1 min 25 s |
| Wed 28 | 7:04 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM | 7:04 PM | 11h 13m | −1 min 24 s |
| Thu 29 | 7:04 AM | 7:28 AM | 6:40 PM | 7:04 PM | 11h 12m | −1 min 24 s |
| Fri 30 | 7:05 AM | 7:29 AM | 6:39 PM | 7:03 PM | 11h 10m | −1 min 23 s |
| Sat 31 | 7:05 AM | 7:29 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:02 PM | 11h 09m | −1 min 22 s |
Local times in America/New_York; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Palm Springs ranges from 10h 28m (Dec 21) to 13h 49m (Jun 21).
America/New_York · EDT · UTC−04:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−04:00 to UTC−05:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 6:41 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (EDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (256°).
Sunrise is at 7:27 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (104°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:27 AM and sets at 6:41 PM, giving 11h 13m of daylight.
It gets dark at 7:05 PM, 24 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 7:59 PM.
Morning golden hour: 7:12 AM to 7:59 AM. Evening golden hour: 6:10 PM to 6:56 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Palm Springs gets 11 hours 15 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute and 25 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 21, with 13h 49m of daylight (sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:17 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 10h 28m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on November 30 at 5:27 PM; the latest is on July 1 at 8:18 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−04:00 to UTC−05:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (104°) and sets in the west-southwest (256°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 63° and 116° on the horizon.
In Palm Springs, the longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 13h 49m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 10h 28m: a difference of 3 hours 21 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 9 (6:26 AM) and the latest sunset on July 1 (8:18 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Palm Springs lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 86.8° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth Corridor 2 km | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM |
| Lake Worth Beach 3 km | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM |
| Greenacres City 3 km | 7:27 AM | 6:42 PM |
| West Palm Beach 10 km | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM |
| Boynton Beach 13 km | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM |
| Wellington 15 km | 7:27 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Royal Palm Beach 16 km | 7:27 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Riviera Beach 16 km | 7:27 AM | 6:41 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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