Sunset & Sunrise Today in Taunton, Massachusetts

Today, Sunday, August 23, sunset in Taunton is at 7:32 PM and sunrise was at 6:01 AM, giving Taunton 13h 31m between first and last light. Local solar noon in Taunton falls at 12:47 PM.

Because Taunton is at 41.90° (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 36 seconds. This is summer in Taunton, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Taunton runs from about 6:55 PM to 7:50 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:50 PM to 8:01 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Taunton is at 7:30 PM and sunrise at 6:02 AM — about 2m 37s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Taunton drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Taunton right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Taunton ranges from as early as 4:12 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:23 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 13m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 07m.