Sunset & Sunrise Today in Sarasota, Florida

In Sarasota, Florida, the sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 7:59 PM today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, for a total of 12h 54m of daylight. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Sarasota, is at 1:32 PM.

Sitting at 27.34° latitude puts Sarasota in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 29 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Sarasota keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Sarasota runs from about 7:29 PM to 8:14 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:14 PM to 8:24 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Sarasota is at 7:58 PM and sunrise at 7:05 AM — about 1m 29s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Sarasota drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Sarasota right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Sarasota ranges from as early as 5:35 PM (around November 23) to as late as 8:28 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 13h 51m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 10h 24m.