Sunrise and sunset times in Sun City West, AZ
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sun City West, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 11, 2026. Current time: 4:31:15 pm
First light at 6:06:13 amStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:31:13 am MSTWhen 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: 6:00:19 pm MSTWhen 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 6:25:18 pmEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:22:58 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: 17.1° · Azimuth: 249° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 29 minutes
1 hour, 29 minutes left for today's sunset in Sun City West
Moon rose on Oct 11 at 7:35 AM
Moon will set on Oct 11 at 6:23 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (2%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 9:11 PM · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 AMTomorrow
October 12, 2026
First light at 6:06:57 amStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:31:58 am MSTWhen 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: 5:59:04 pm MSTWhen 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 6:24:04 pmEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:21:45 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, 27 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Sun City West
Moon will rise on Oct 12 at 8:37 AM Moon will set on Oct 12 at 6:56 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (7%)
- Sun City West, Arizona
- Latitude: 33.661983 (North)
- Longitude: -112.34127 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Sun City West, 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, 55 minutes.Longest day in Sun City West, 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, 23 minutes.
October 2026 - Sun City West, 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 Sun City West.
All times are in Sun City West's time: Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Sun City West, AZ - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 50 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.5:59:01 am | 6:23:53 am | 6:13:29 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:38:19 pm | 11h 49m 36s | -2m 4s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:18:56 pm | 52.9° | 5:30:09 am | 7:07:09 pm | 5:01:07 am | 7:36:06 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 6s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:19:06 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:59:44 am | 6:24:35 am | 6:12:08 pm | 6:36:58 pm | 11h 47m 33s | -2m 4s | 12:18:37 pm | 52.5° | 5:30:52 am | 7:05:48 pm | 5:01:52 am | 7:34:44 pm | 12h 13m 10s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:18:47 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:00:26 am | 6:25:18 am | 6:10:48 pm | 6:35:38 pm | 11h 45m 30s | -2m 4s | 12:18:18 pm | 52.1° | 5:31:34 am | 7:04:27 pm | 5:02:36 am | 7:33:22 pm | 12h 15m 14s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:18:27 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:01:09 am | 6:26:02 am | 6:09:27 pm | 6:34:19 pm | 11h 43m 25s | -2m 4s | 12:18:00 pm | 51.8° | 5:32:17 am | 7:03:07 pm | 5:03:20 am | 7:32:01 pm | 12h 17m 18s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:18:10 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:01:52 am | 6:26:45 am | 6:08:07 pm | 6:32:59 pm | 11h 41m 22s | -2m 3s | 12:17:41 pm | 51.4° | 5:33:00 am | 7:01:48 pm | 5:04:04 am | 7:30:41 pm | 12h 19m 22s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:50 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:02:35 am | 6:27:29 am | 6:06:48 pm | 6:31:41 pm | 11h 39m 19s | -2m 3s | 12:17:24 pm | 51° | 5:33:43 am | 7:00:30 pm | 5:04:48 am | 7:29:22 pm | 12h 21m 25s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:33 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:03:18 am | 6:28:13 am | 6:05:29 pm | 6:30:23 pm | 11h 37m 16s | -2m 3s | 12:17:06 pm | 50.6° | 5:34:26 am | 6:59:12 pm | 5:05:32 am | 7:28:04 pm | 12h 23m 29s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:15 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:04:01 am | 6:28:58 am | 6:04:11 pm | 6:29:06 pm | 11h 35m 13s | -2m 3s | 12:16:49 pm | 50.2° | 5:35:09 am | 6:57:55 pm | 5:06:16 am | 7:26:46 pm | 12h 25m 31s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:58 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:04:45 am | 6:29:42 am | 6:02:53 pm | 6:27:49 pm | 11h 33m 11s | -2m 2s | 12:16:32 pm | 49.8° | 5:35:53 am | 6:56:39 pm | 5:07:00 am | 7:25:29 pm | 12h 27m 34s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:40 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:05:29 am | 6:30:27 am | 6:01:36 pm | 6:26:33 pm | 11h 31m 9s | -2m 2s | 12:16:16 pm | 49.5° | 5:36:36 am | 6:55:24 pm | 5:07:44 am | 7:24:13 pm | 12h 29m 37s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:16:24 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:06:13 am | 6:31:13 am | 6:00:19 pm | 6:25:18 pm | 11h 29m 6s | -2m 2s | 12:16:01 pm | 49.1° | 5:37:20 am | 6:54:09 pm | 5:08:28 am | 7:22:58 pm | 12h 31m 39s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:09 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:06:57 am | 6:31:58 am | 5:59:04 pm | 6:24:04 pm | 11h 27m 6s | -2m 2s | 12:15:46 pm | 48.7° | 5:38:03 am | 6:52:55 pm | 5:09:12 am | 7:21:45 pm | 12h 33m 41s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:54 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:07:42 am | 6:32:45 am | 5:57:48 pm | 6:22:50 pm | 11h 25m 3s | -2m 1s | 12:15:31 pm | 48.3° | 5:38:47 am | 6:51:43 pm | 5:09:56 am | 7:20:32 pm | 12h 35m 43s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:38 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:08:27 am | 6:33:31 am | 5:56:34 pm | 6:21:37 pm | 11h 23m 3s | -2m 1s | 12:15:17 pm | 48° | 5:39:31 am | 6:50:31 pm | 5:10:40 am | 7:19:20 pm | 12h 37m 44s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:24 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:09:12 am | 6:34:18 am | 5:55:20 pm | 6:20:25 pm | 11h 21m 2s | -2m 0s | 12:15:03 pm | 47.6° | 5:40:15 am | 6:49:20 pm | 5:11:24 am | 7:18:09 pm | 12h 39m 45s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:10 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:09:57 am | 6:35:05 am | 5:54:07 pm | 6:19:14 pm | 11h 19m 2s | -2m 0s | 12:14:50 pm | 47.2° | 5:40:59 am | 6:48:10 pm | 5:12:08 am | 7:16:59 pm | 12h 41m 45s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:56 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:10:43 am | 6:35:52 am | 5:52:55 pm | 6:18:03 pm | 11h 17m 3s | -2m 0s | 12:14:38 pm | 46.9° | 5:41:44 am | 6:47:01 pm | 5:12:52 am | 7:15:50 pm | 12h 43m 45s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:44 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:11:29 am | 6:36:40 am | 5:51:44 pm | 6:16:54 pm | 11h 15m 4s | -1m 59s | 12:14:26 pm | 46.5° | 5:42:29 am | 6:45:53 pm | 5:13:36 am | 7:14:43 pm | 12h 45m 44s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:14:32 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:12:15 am | 6:37:28 am | 5:50:33 pm | 6:15:46 pm | 11h 13m 5s | -1m 59s | 12:14:15 pm | 46.1° | 5:43:13 am | 6:44:46 pm | 5:14:21 am | 7:13:36 pm | 12h 47m 44s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:21 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:13:02 am | 6:38:17 am | 5:49:24 pm | 6:14:38 pm | 11h 11m 7s | -1m 58s | 12:14:04 pm | 45.8° | 5:43:59 am | 6:43:40 pm | 5:15:05 am | 7:12:31 pm | 12h 49m 42s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:09 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:13:48 am | 6:39:06 am | 5:48:15 pm | 6:13:32 pm | 11h 9m 9s | -1m 58s | 12:13:54 pm | 45.4° | 5:44:44 am | 6:42:35 pm | 5:15:50 am | 7:11:27 pm | 12h 51m 40s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:59 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:14:36 am | 6:39:55 am | 5:47:08 pm | 6:12:26 pm | 11h 7m 13s | -1m 57s | 12:13:45 pm | 45.1° | 5:45:29 am | 6:41:31 pm | 5:16:35 am | 7:10:24 pm | 12h 53m 37s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:49 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:15:23 am | 6:40:45 am | 5:46:01 pm | 6:11:22 pm | 11h 5m 16s | -1m 56s | 12:13:37 pm | 44.7° | 5:46:15 am | 6:40:29 pm | 5:17:20 am | 7:09:23 pm | 12h 55m 34s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:41 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:16:11 am | 6:41:35 am | 5:44:56 pm | 6:10:19 pm | 11h 3m 21s | -1m 56s | 12:13:29 pm | 44.4° | 5:47:01 am | 6:39:28 pm | 5:18:05 am | 7:08:23 pm | 12h 57m 30s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:33 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:16:59 am | 6:42:26 am | 5:43:51 pm | 6:09:17 pm | 11h 1m 25s | -1m 55s | 12:13:22 pm | 44° | 5:47:47 am | 6:38:28 pm | 5:18:50 am | 7:07:24 pm | 12h 59m 26s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:13:26 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:17:48 am | 6:43:17 am | 5:42:48 pm | 6:08:16 pm | 10h 59m 31s | -1m 54s | 12:13:15 pm | 43.7° | 5:48:34 am | 6:37:29 pm | 5:19:35 am | 7:06:26 pm | 13h 1m 20s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:18 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:18:36 am | 6:44:08 am | 5:41:45 pm | 6:07:16 pm | 10h 57m 37s | -1m 54s | 12:13:10 pm | 43.4° | 5:49:21 am | 6:36:31 pm | 5:20:21 am | 7:05:30 pm | 13h 3m 15s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:13 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:19:25 am | 6:45:00 am | 5:40:44 pm | 6:06:18 pm | 10h 55m 44s | -1m 53s | 12:13:05 pm | 43° | 5:50:08 am | 6:35:35 pm | 5:21:06 am | 7:04:35 pm | 13h 5m 8s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:07 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:20:15 am | 6:45:52 am | 5:39:44 pm | 6:05:21 pm | 10h 53m 52s | -1m 52s | 12:13:01 pm | 42.7° | 5:50:55 am | 6:34:40 pm | 5:21:52 am | 7:03:41 pm | 13h 7m 0s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:03 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:21:05 am | 6:46:44 am | 5:38:46 pm | 6:04:25 pm | 10h 52m 2s | -1m 51s | 12:12:58 pm | 42.4° | 5:51:42 am | 6:33:46 pm | 5:22:38 am | 7:02:49 pm | 13h 8m 51s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:00 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:21:55 am | 6:47:37 am | 5:37:48 pm | 6:03:30 pm | 10h 50m 11s | -1m 50s | 12:12:55 pm | 42° | 5:52:30 am | 6:32:54 pm | 5:23:24 am | 7:01:58 pm | 13h 10m 42s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:56 am | 14.3° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Sun City West, AZ
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sun City West, AZ - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sun City West, AZ for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sun City West, AZ
In Sun City West, AZ, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 5:18 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 7 at 7:34 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:20 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 7:43 pm.
Sun City West, AZ gets 4h 28m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 23m versus 9h 55m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Sun City West, AZ Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Sun City West. 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 Sun City West.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 32.5° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 77.8° (around Jun 15) in Sun City West. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Sun City West the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:12 and 12:43 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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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