Sunset & Sunrise Today in Albuquerque, New Mexico

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the sun rises at 7:12 AM and sets at 6:32 PM today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026, for a total of 11h 20m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above Albuquerque at 12:52 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 7 seconds. Through autumn, 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 5:59 PM to 6:48 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:48 PM to 6:58 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Albuquerque is at 6:31 PM and sunrise at 7:12 AM — about 2m 8s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Albuquerque drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Albuquerque, when sunset creeps earlier each week. 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.