Goodyear, AZ · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Goodyear, Arizona
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 21 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 57 min
Goodyear daylight through 2026
Daylight in Goodyear runs from 9 h 57 min on December 21 to 14 h 21 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 24 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 251st of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 08 min.
Goodyear daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 15 min | 7:25 AM to 7:33 AM | 5:33 PM to 6:00 PM |
| February | 11 h 01 min | 6:58 AM to 7:25 AM | 6:01 PM to 6:25 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:18 AM to 6:57 AM | 6:26 PM to 6:49 PM |
| April | 13 h 02 min | 5:42 AM to 6:17 AM | 6:50 PM to 7:11 PM |
| May | 13 h 53 min | 5:21 AM to 5:41 AM | 7:12 PM to 7:33 PM |
| June | 14 h 19 min | 5:19 AM to 5:23 AM | 7:33 PM to 7:42 PM |
| July | 14 h 06 min | 5:23 AM to 5:41 AM | 7:29 PM to 7:42 PM |
| August | 13 h 20 min | 5:42 AM to 6:03 AM | 6:55 PM to 7:28 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:03 AM to 6:23 AM | 6:15 PM to 6:54 PM |
| October | 11 h 20 min | 6:23 AM to 6:47 AM | 5:38 PM to 6:13 PM |
| November | 10 h 27 min | 6:48 AM to 7:14 AM | 5:22 PM to 5:37 PM |
| December | 10 h 00 min | 7:15 AM to 7:32 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:32 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:19 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 7:42 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:33 AM on January 1. Goodyear stays on standard time all year, so sunrise and sunset never jump by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Goodyear sits at 112.37° W, so the sun runs about 29 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:38 PM on January 15 and 12:35 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Phoenix, the state capital, gets 1 minutes more daylight than Goodyear on June 21 and 1 minutes less on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria, AZ | 33.79° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Surprise, AZ | 33.67° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Phoenix, AZ | 33.57° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Glendale, AZ | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Buckeye, AZ | 33.43° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.40° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tempe, AZ | 33.39° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 33.31° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Chandler, AZ | 33.28° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Goodyear, AZ | 33.25° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Yuma, AZ | 32.52° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Tucson, AZ | 32.15° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 03 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Goodyear?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 21 min of daylight: sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 7:42 PM.
What is the shortest day in Goodyear?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 57 min: sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:26 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Goodyear?
7:42 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:21 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Goodyear in?
America/Phoenix. It does not observe daylight saving time.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Goodyear, 33.254° N, 112.367° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.