Sunrise and sunset in Las Cruces, United States
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:20 in Las Cruces (GMT-6): 10 h 59 min of daylight, 1 min 47 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:50, it is 44.4° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Solar noon
- 12:50, 44.4° high
- Day length
- 10 h 59 min
- Golden hour
- 07:21–07:54 and 17:46–18:20
- Blue hour
- 06:46–07:05 and 18:35–18:55
See the sun’s path over Las Cruces on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:58–06:26 | 19:14–19:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:26–06:55 | 18:45–19:14 |
| Civil twilight | 06:55–07:21 | 18:20–18:45 |
Sunrise and sunset in Las Cruces through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:08 | 17:13 | 10 h 04 min | 34.7° |
| February | 07:01 | 17:40 | 10 h 39 min | 40.8° |
| March | 06:34 | 18:04 | 11 h 30 min | 50.3° |
| April | 06:55 | 19:27 | 12 h 31 min | 62.5° |
| May | 06:20 | 19:48 | 13 h 27 min | 72.9° |
| June | 06:01 | 20:09 | 14 h 08 min | 79.8° |
| July | 06:03 | 20:18 | 14 h 14 min | 80.8° |
| August | 06:21 | 20:04 | 13 h 42 min | 75.5° |
| September | 06:42 | 19:31 | 12 h 48 min | 65.7° |
| October | 07:01 | 18:51 | 11 h 50 min | 54.3° |
| November | 06:24 | 17:16 | 10 h 52 min | 43.1° |
| December | 06:50 | 17:01 | 10 h 11 min | 35.8° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Las Cruces
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 13% of the sun covered at 07:09 (annular eclipse)
- Sunday, 14 January 2029: 51% of the sun covered at 09:36 (partial eclipse)
- Friday, 14 November 2031: 6% of the sun covered at 15:05 (hybrid eclipse)
- Wednesday, 30 March 2033: 10% of the sun covered at 11:34 (total eclipse)
Places near Las Cruces
- Ciudad Juárez 72 km
- Albuquerque 308 km
- Tucson 390 km
- Nogales 409 km
- Chihuahua 414 km
- Odessa 419 km
- Cuauhtémoc 434 km
- Midland 444 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 32.3123°, -106.7783° at sea level, in the America/Denver time zone.