University Park climate

Sunrise and Sunset in University Park, 2026

Local time (MST / MDT)

Day length at University Park runs from 10 h 01 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 17 min at the summer solstice.

Today at University Park: light and direction

Friday, September 25

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  • SR Sunrise 6:57 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 6:59 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 6:25 PM, 90° E
  • MS Moonset 5:52 AM, 266° W
  • Moon 99% lit
Morning blue hour
6:33 AM to 6:42 AM
Morning golden hour
6:42 AM to 7:30 AM
Evening golden hour
6:27 PM to 7:14 PM
Evening blue hour
7:14 PM to 7:24 PM

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below, the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon.

Day length through the year

Hours of daylight at University Park through the year.0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month

Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.

MonthSunrise, 1stSunset, 1stDay, 1stSunrise, 15thSunset, 15thDay, 15th
January7:08 AM5:13 PM10 h 05 min7:08 AM5:25 PM10 h 17 min
February7:01 AM5:41 PM10 h 40 min6:49 AM5:53 PM11 h 04 min
March6:34 AM6:05 PM11 h 31 min7:17 AM7:15 PM11 h 58 min
April6:55 AM7:27 PM12 h 32 min6:38 AM7:37 PM12 h 59 min
May6:21 AM7:48 PM13 h 27 min6:09 AM7:58 PM13 h 49 min
June6:01 AM8:09 PM14 h 08 min6:00 AM8:15 PM14 h 15 min
July6:04 AM8:18 PM14 h 14 min6:11 AM8:15 PM14 h 04 min
August6:22 AM8:04 PM13 h 42 min6:31 AM7:51 PM13 h 20 min
September6:42 AM7:31 PM12 h 49 min6:51 AM7:13 PM12 h 22 min
October7:01 AM6:52 PM11 h 51 min7:11 AM6:34 PM11 h 23 min
November6:24 AM5:17 PM10 h 53 min6:36 AM5:07 PM10 h 31 min
December6:50 AM5:02 PM10 h 12 min7:01 AM5:04 PM10 h 03 min

Full and new moons in 2026

Dates in University Park's own time zone.

Full moons
January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 27, September 26, October 25, November 24, December 23
New moons
January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 9, December 8

In your calendar

Sunrise and sunset at University Park for the next twelve months as a calendar you subscribe to: each morning runs from first light to sunrise, each evening from sunset to last light, shown as free time. It keeps itself a year ahead.

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Sources

Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.