Sunset & Sunrise Today in Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield, Connecticut sees the sun come up at 6:10 AM and go down at 7:39 PM on Sunday, August 23, 2026 — 13h 28m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Fairfield, is at 12:55 PM.

Sitting at 41.14° latitude puts Fairfield in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 31 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Fairfield move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Fairfield's golden hour, about 7:03 PM to 7:57 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:57 PM to 8:09 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Fairfield is at 7:38 PM and sunrise at 6:11 AM — about 2m 33s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Fairfield drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Fairfield right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Fairfield ranges from as early as 4:23 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:29 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 08m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 11m.