Sunset & Sunrise Today in Albuquerque, New Mexico

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets at 7:36 PM today, Saturday, August 29, 2026, for a total of 12h 59m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above Albuquerque at 1:07 PM.

Albuquerque lies at latitude 35.08°, in the mid-latitudes, where 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 5 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Albuquerque keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Albuquerque's golden hour, about 7:04 PM to 7:53 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:53 PM to 8:03 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Albuquerque is at 7:35 PM and sunrise at 6:38 AM — about 2m 5s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Albuquerque drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Albuquerque right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Albuquerque ranges from as early as 4:54 PM (around November 28) to as late as 8:24 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 30m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 47m.