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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Death Valley

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Death Valley, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets at 8:09 PM, giving about 14h 40m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · DEATH VALLEY
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset8:09 PM
Day length14h 40m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Death Valley (36.51°, -117.08°), shown in local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Twilight & the golden hour for Death Valley

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:30 PM – 8:27 PM
Blue hour8:27 PM – 8:39 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°8:39 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:17 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark9:59 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°3:38 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°4:21 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:59 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:29 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Death Valley

Moonrise8:15 AM
Moonset10:20 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Death Valley. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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