Sunrise and sunset times in Fort Defiance, AZ
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Fort Defiance, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 11, 2026. Current time: 5:59:27 pm
First light at 6:53:57 amStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:19:36 am MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:45:47 pm MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:11:24 pmEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:10:33 pmEnd of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 8.4° · Azimuth: 255° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 26 minutes
46 minutes left for today's sunset in Fort Defiance
Moon rose on Oct 11 at 8:25 AM
Moon will set on Oct 11 at 7:05 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (2%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:11 PM · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 AMTomorrow
October 12, 2026
First light at 6:54:46 amStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:20:26 am MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:44:27 pm MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:10:05 pmEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:09:14 pmEnd of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 11 hours, 24 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Fort Defiance
Moon will rise on Oct 12 at 9:29 AM Moon will set on Oct 12 at 7:38 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (7%)
- Fort Defiance, Arizona
- Latitude: 35.744461 (North)
- Longitude: -109.076485 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Fort Defiance, AZ
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 10 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 44 minutes.Longest day in Fort Defiance, AZ
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 35 minutes.
October 2026 - Fort Defiance, Arizona - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Fort Defiance.
All times are in Fort Defiance's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 4 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Fort Defiance, AZ - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 44 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:45:56 am | 7:11:26 am | 6:59:47 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:25:15 pm | 11h 48m 21s | -2m 14s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:05:53 pm | 50.8° | 6:16:19 am | 7:54:49 pm | 5:46:30 am | 8:24:33 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 12m 26s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:03 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:46:43 am | 7:12:13 am | 6:58:21 pm | 7:23:49 pm | 11h 46m 8s | -2m 14s | 1:05:34 pm | 50.4° | 6:17:07 am | 7:53:23 pm | 5:47:20 am | 8:23:06 pm | 12h 14m 40s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:44 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:47:31 am | 7:13:01 am | 6:56:55 pm | 7:22:24 pm | 11h 43m 54s | -2m 14s | 1:05:15 pm | 50.1° | 6:17:55 am | 7:51:57 pm | 5:48:10 am | 8:21:39 pm | 12h 16m 55s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:05:25 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:48:19 am | 7:13:50 am | 6:55:30 pm | 7:20:59 pm | 11h 41m 40s | -2m 14s | 1:04:56 pm | 49.7° | 6:18:43 am | 7:50:32 pm | 5:48:59 am | 8:20:12 pm | 12h 19m 8s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:05 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:49:06 am | 7:14:38 am | 6:54:05 pm | 7:19:35 pm | 11h 39m 27s | -2m 13s | 1:04:38 pm | 49.3° | 6:19:31 am | 7:49:08 pm | 5:49:49 am | 8:18:47 pm | 12h 21m 22s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:47 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:49:54 am | 7:15:27 am | 6:52:41 pm | 7:18:12 pm | 11h 37m 14s | -2m 13s | 1:04:20 pm | 48.9° | 6:20:19 am | 7:47:45 pm | 5:50:38 am | 8:17:22 pm | 12h 23m 35s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:29 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:50:43 am | 7:16:16 am | 6:51:17 pm | 7:16:49 pm | 11h 35m 1s | -2m 13s | 1:04:03 pm | 48.5° | 6:21:07 am | 7:46:22 pm | 5:51:27 am | 8:15:59 pm | 12h 25m 49s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:12 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:51:31 am | 7:17:06 am | 6:49:54 pm | 7:15:27 pm | 11h 32m 48s | -2m 13s | 1:03:46 pm | 48.1° | 6:21:55 am | 7:45:00 pm | 5:52:16 am | 8:14:36 pm | 12h 28m 1s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:55 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:52:19 am | 7:17:55 am | 6:48:31 pm | 7:14:05 pm | 11h 30m 36s | -2m 12s | 1:03:29 pm | 47.8° | 6:22:43 am | 7:43:39 pm | 5:53:05 am | 8:13:14 pm | 12h 30m 14s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:37 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:53:08 am | 7:18:45 am | 6:47:09 pm | 7:12:44 pm | 11h 28m 24s | -2m 12s | 1:03:13 pm | 47.4° | 6:23:32 am | 7:42:19 pm | 5:53:54 am | 8:11:53 pm | 12h 32m 27s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:03:21 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:53:57 am | 7:19:36 am | 6:45:47 pm | 7:11:24 pm | 11h 26m 11s | -2m 12s | 1:02:57 pm | 47° | 6:24:20 am | 7:40:59 pm | 5:54:43 am | 8:10:33 pm | 12h 34m 39s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:05 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:54:46 am | 7:20:26 am | 6:44:27 pm | 7:10:05 pm | 11h 24m 1s | -2m 12s | 1:02:42 pm | 46.6° | 6:25:09 am | 7:39:40 pm | 5:55:32 am | 8:09:14 pm | 12h 36m 50s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:50 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:55:36 am | 7:21:17 am | 6:43:06 pm | 7:08:46 pm | 11h 21m 49s | -2m 11s | 1:02:27 pm | 46.3° | 6:25:57 am | 7:38:23 pm | 5:56:21 am | 8:07:56 pm | 12h 39m 3s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:34 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:56:26 am | 7:22:09 am | 6:41:47 pm | 7:07:29 pm | 11h 19m 38s | -2m 11s | 1:02:13 pm | 45.9° | 6:26:46 am | 7:37:06 pm | 5:57:10 am | 8:06:39 pm | 12h 41m 13s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:20 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:57:16 am | 7:23:00 am | 6:40:28 pm | 7:06:12 pm | 11h 17m 28s | -2m 10s | 1:02:00 pm | 45.5° | 6:27:35 am | 7:35:50 pm | 5:58:00 am | 8:05:23 pm | 12h 43m 25s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:07 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:58:06 am | 7:23:53 am | 6:39:10 pm | 7:04:56 pm | 11h 15m 17s | -2m 10s | 1:01:47 pm | 45.2° | 6:28:24 am | 7:34:35 pm | 5:58:49 am | 8:04:09 pm | 12h 45m 35s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:54 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:58:56 am | 7:24:45 am | 6:37:53 pm | 7:03:41 pm | 11h 13m 8s | -2m 9s | 1:01:34 pm | 44.8° | 6:29:14 am | 7:33:22 pm | 5:59:38 am | 8:02:55 pm | 12h 47m 45s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:40 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:59:47 am | 7:25:38 am | 6:36:37 pm | 7:02:27 pm | 11h 10m 59s | -2m 9s | 1:01:22 pm | 44.4° | 6:30:03 am | 7:32:09 pm | 6:00:27 am | 8:01:43 pm | 12h 49m 54s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:01:28 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:00:38 am | 7:26:31 am | 6:35:22 pm | 7:01:13 pm | 11h 8m 51s | -2m 8s | 1:01:11 pm | 44.1° | 6:30:53 am | 7:30:57 pm | 6:01:16 am | 8:00:31 pm | 12h 52m 2s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:16 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:01:29 am | 7:27:24 am | 6:34:08 pm | 7:00:01 pm | 11h 6m 44s | -2m 8s | 1:01:01 pm | 43.7° | 6:31:42 am | 7:29:47 pm | 6:02:06 am | 7:59:21 pm | 12h 54m 10s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:06 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:02:21 am | 7:28:18 am | 6:32:54 pm | 6:58:50 pm | 11h 4m 36s | -2m 7s | 1:00:51 pm | 43.4° | 6:32:32 am | 7:28:37 pm | 6:02:55 am | 7:58:13 pm | 12h 56m 18s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:56 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:03:13 am | 7:29:12 am | 6:31:42 pm | 6:57:40 pm | 11h 2m 30s | -2m 7s | 1:00:42 pm | 43° | 6:33:23 am | 7:27:29 pm | 6:03:44 am | 7:57:05 pm | 12h 58m 25s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:47 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:04:05 am | 7:30:07 am | 6:30:30 pm | 6:56:31 pm | 11h 0m 23s | -2m 6s | 1:00:33 pm | 42.6° | 6:34:13 am | 7:26:22 pm | 6:04:34 am | 7:55:59 pm | 13h 0m 32s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:37 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:04:58 am | 7:31:02 am | 6:29:20 pm | 6:55:23 pm | 10h 58m 18s | -2m 5s | 1:00:25 pm | 42.3° | 6:35:04 am | 7:25:16 pm | 6:05:24 am | 7:54:54 pm | 13h 2m 37s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:29 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:05:50 am | 7:31:57 am | 6:28:11 pm | 6:54:17 pm | 10h 56m 14s | -2m 5s | 1:00:18 pm | 42° | 6:35:54 am | 7:24:11 pm | 6:06:13 am | 7:53:50 pm | 13h 4m 42s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:00:21 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:06:43 am | 7:32:53 am | 6:27:03 pm | 6:53:11 pm | 10h 54m 10s | -2m 4s | 1:00:12 pm | 41.6° | 6:36:45 am | 7:23:08 pm | 6:07:03 am | 7:52:48 pm | 13h 6m 46s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:15 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:07:37 am | 7:33:49 am | 6:25:56 pm | 6:52:07 pm | 10h 52m 7s | -2m 3s | 1:00:06 pm | 41.3° | 6:37:37 am | 7:22:06 pm | 6:07:53 am | 7:51:47 pm | 13h 8m 49s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:09 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:08:30 am | 7:34:45 am | 6:24:50 pm | 6:51:04 pm | 10h 50m 5s | -2m 2s | 1:00:01 pm | 40.9° | 6:38:28 am | 7:21:05 pm | 6:08:43 am | 7:50:48 pm | 13h 10m 52s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:03 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:09:24 am | 7:35:42 am | 6:23:45 pm | 6:50:02 pm | 10h 48m 3s | -2m 1s | 12:59:57 pm | 40.6° | 6:39:19 am | 7:20:06 pm | 6:09:34 am | 7:49:50 pm | 13h 12m 54s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:59 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:10:18 am | 7:36:39 am | 6:22:42 pm | 6:49:02 pm | 10h 46m 3s | -2m 0s | 12:59:54 pm | 40.3° | 6:40:11 am | 7:19:08 pm | 6:10:24 am | 7:48:54 pm | 13h 14m 55s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:56 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:11:13 am | 7:37:37 am | 6:21:40 pm | 6:48:03 pm | 10h 44m 3s | -1m 59s | 12:59:51 pm | 40° | 6:41:03 am | 7:18:11 pm | 6:11:15 am | 7:47:59 pm | 13h 16m 54s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:52 am | 14.3° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Fort Defiance, AZ
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Fort Defiance, AZ - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fort Defiance, AZ for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Fort Defiance, AZ.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Fort Defiance, AZ
In Fort Defiance, AZ, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:59 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:37 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:36 pm.
Fort Defiance, AZ gets 4h 50m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 35m versus 9h 44m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Fort Defiance, AZ Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Fort Defiance. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Fort Defiance.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 30.7° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 77.1° (around Jun 18) in Fort Defiance. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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