Sun times for Phoenix
Arizona, United States · 33.45°N 112.07°W — one of the sunniest cities in the United States, and one of the few that never changes its clocks.
- Latitude
- 33.4484°
- Longitude
- -112.0740°
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
Sunrise
05:59 AM
Sunset
06:58 PM
Solar noon
12:29 PM
Sun at 66.0° above horizon
Day length
12h 59m
−1m 57s vs yesterday
Photography light
- Blue hour (morning)
- 05:34 AM – 05:44 AM
- Golden hour (morning)
- 05:59 AM – 06:33 AM
- Golden hour (evening)
- 06:25 PM – 06:58 PM
- Blue hour (evening)
- 07:14 PM – 07:24 PM
Twilight
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:32 AM
- Nautical dawn
- 05:03 AM
- Civil dawn
- 05:34 AM
- Civil dusk
- 07:24 PM
- Nautical dusk
- 07:54 PM
- Astronomical dusk
- 08:25 PM
Sun at solar noon: 66.0° elevation, bearing 180° (S). Times assume a flat horizon at sea level.
The year in Phoenix
- Longest day
- 14h 22m
- Shortest day
- 9h 56m
- Sun's highest point
- 80.0°
- Sun's lowest noon
- 33.1°
Phoenix sunrise and sunset by month
Times for the 15th of each month, local time, adjusted for daylight saving where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:32 | 17:43 | 10h 11m |
| February | 07:12 | 18:13 | 11h 01m |
| March | 06:38 | 18:36 | 11h 58m |
| April | 05:57 | 18:59 | 13h 02m |
| May | 05:27 | 19:21 | 13h 54m |
| June | 05:18 | 19:39 | 14h 22m |
| July | 05:29 | 19:38 | 14h 09m |
| August | 05:50 | 19:14 | 13h 23m |
| September | 06:11 | 18:34 | 12h 23m |
| October | 06:32 | 17:54 | 11h 22m |
| November | 06:59 | 17:25 | 10h 26m |
| December | 07:25 | 17:21 | 9h 57m |
Solar potential in Phoenix
Phoenix receives 5.848 kWh/m² per day on a horizontal surface, averaged over 30 years. Tilting panels to 29° raises annual output by 11%.
A typical home system is 5–10 kW. Roughly 15 panels for 6 kW.
S (180°) — ideal for the northern hemisphere
Estimated annual production
11,075 kWh
1,846 kWh per kW installed · 923 kWh a month on average
Monthly production
Best month 1,091 kWh · worst month 704 kWh · 1.5× swing
- Optimal tilt
- 29°
- Summer tilt
- 0°
- Winter tilt
- 57°
- Gain vs flat
- +11%
Based on NASA POWER 30-year climate averages for Phoenix and a 78% system performance ratio. Long-term expectation, not a guarantee for any single year. Shading, roof pitch and local rules are not modelled.
Phoenix sun and solar questions
- How much does daylight change through the year in Phoenix?
- Phoenix sits at 33.4° north. Its longest day runs 14h 22m and its shortest 9h 56m — a swing of 4h 26m.
- What angle should solar panels be in Phoenix?
- 29° from horizontal, facing south, maximises annual production. That is about 11% more than laying panels flat. If you want to favour winter output, 57° is better; for summer, 0°.
- How much power would solar panels produce in Phoenix?
- About 1,846 kWh per year for every kW installed, at the optimal angle. A typical 6 kW home system would produce roughly 11,075 kWh a year. Jun is the strongest month and Dec the weakest.
- How high does the sun get in Phoenix?
- At the summer solstice the sun reaches 80.0° above the horizon at solar noon. At the winter solstice it only reaches 33.1°. That difference is what drives both the seasons and the ideal panel angle.
Sun times assume a flat horizon at sea level. Solar figures are long-term climate averages and do not account for shading, roof pitch or local regulations. See the methodology.