Las Cruces
Sunrise and sunset in Las Cruces
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Las Cruces, in local time. At 32.3° N, the day lasts from 10 h 02 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 16 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:15, sunset at 18:27.
Day length 11 h 12 min, 1 min 52 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:51, with the Sun 47° above the horizon.
Times are Las Cruces time (MDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:53 | 19:49 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:21 | 19:20 |
| Civil twilight | 06:50 | 18:52 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:15 | 18:27 |
| Golden hour | 07:15–07:48 | 17:54–18:27 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Las Cruces
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 16 min, from sunrise at 06:00 to sunset at 20:17.
- Shortest day: December 21, 10 h 02 min, from sunrise at 07:04 to sunset at 17:06.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:06 | 17:30 | 10 h 24 min |
| February 21 | 06:43 | 17:58 | 11 h 15 min |
| March 21 | 07:09 | 19:19 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 06:30 | 19:41 | 13 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 06:05 | 20:02 | 13 h 57 min |
| June 21 | 06:00 | 20:17 | 14 h 16 min |
| July 21 | 06:14 | 20:12 | 13 h 57 min |
| August 21 | 06:35 | 19:44 | 13 h 09 min |
| September 21 | 06:54 | 19:04 | 12 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 07:15 | 18:27 | 11 h 12 min |
| November 21 | 06:41 | 17:03 | 10 h 22 min |
| December 21 | 07:04 | 17:06 | 10 h 02 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 32.3° N, 106.8° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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