Golden hour in Acapulco de Juárez today

Today's golden hours are over. Tomorrow morning's starts at , in 10 hr 7 min.

Drag to move through the day

  • Morning gold
    6:21 – 7:04 AM
    from the east
  • Sunrise
    6:34 AM
    102° · east-southeast102° ESE
  • Evening gold
    5:43 – 6:26 PM
    43 minutes
  • Sunset
    6:12 PM
    258° · west-southwest258° WSW
  • Blue hour
    6:26 – 6:34 PM
    and 6:12 – 6:21 AM

Direction

Know which way to face.

This evening the sun set at 258°, a little south of due west. Right now the sun is below the horizon. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Acapulco de Juárez's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Acapulco de Juárez doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.

Golden hour in Acapulco de Juárez on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January6:57 – 7:43 AM5:55 – 6:40 PM6:26 PM248° WSW
February6:52 – 7:35 AM6:12 – 6:55 PM6:42 PM257° WSW
March6:34 – 7:16 AM6:21 – 7:02 PM6:49 PM268° W
April6:10 – 6:52 AM6:26 – 7:08 PM6:55 PM281° W
May5:54 – 6:38 AM6:33 – 7:17 PM7:03 PM290° WNW
June5:51 – 6:37 AM6:42 – 7:28 PM7:14 PM295° WNW
July6:00 – 6:45 AM6:46 – 7:31 PM7:16 PM293° WNW
August6:09 – 6:52 AM6:35 – 7:18 PM7:04 PM285° WNW
September6:14 – 6:56 AM6:12 – 6:54 PM6:41 PM273° W
October6:19 – 7:01 AM5:49 – 6:31 PM6:18 PM261° W
November6:29 – 7:14 AM5:34 – 6:18 PM6:04 PM251° WSW
December6:46 – 7:32 AM5:37 – 6:23 PM6:08 PM246° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Acapulco de Juárez local time.

How long does golden hour last in Acapulco de Juárez?

Around 41 to 46 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March, April, September and October, about 41 minutes, and longest in January, June, July and December, about 46 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Acapulco de Juárez?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 246°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 295°. Today it sets at 258°, a little south of due west.

Golden hour near Acapulco de Juárez today

All cities in Mexico →

Evening golden hour, in each city's own local time.