Las Cruces, NM · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 16 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 02 min
Las Cruces daylight through 2026
Daylight in Las Cruces runs from 10 h 02 min on December 21 to 14 h 16 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 15 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 282nd 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.
Las Cruces daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 19 min | 7:01 AM to 7:09 AM | 5:13 PM to 5:39 PM |
| February | 11 h 03 min | 6:35 AM to 7:01 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:04 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:27 AM to 7:26 AM | 6:04 PM to 7:26 PM |
| April | 13 h 00 min | 6:21 AM to 6:55 AM | 7:27 PM to 7:47 PM |
| May | 13 h 50 min | 6:01 AM to 6:20 AM | 7:48 PM to 8:08 PM |
| June | 14 h 14 min | 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:18 PM |
| July | 14 h 01 min | 6:04 AM to 6:21 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:18 PM |
| August | 13 h 18 min | 6:22 AM to 6:41 AM | 7:32 PM to 8:04 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:42 AM to 7:00 AM | 6:53 PM to 7:31 PM |
| October | 11 h 22 min | 7:01 AM to 7:23 AM | 6:17 PM to 6:51 PM |
| November | 10 h 30 min | 6:24 AM to 6:49 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:16 PM |
| December | 10 h 04 min | 6:50 AM to 7:08 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:12 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:59 AM and the latest sunset on June 26 at 8:18 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:26 AM on March 8. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Las Cruces sits at 106.79° W, so the sun runs about 7 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:16 PM on January 15 and 1:13 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Santa Fe, the state capital, gets 18 minutes more daylight than Las Cruces on June 21 and 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Rancho, NM | 35.29° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Albuquerque, NM | 35.10° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.40° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 33.31° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Las Cruces, NM | 32.33° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Tucson, AZ | 32.15° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Midland, TX | 32.02° N | 14 h 15 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Odessa, TX | 31.88° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
| El Paso, TX | 31.85° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Las Cruces?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 16 min of daylight: sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:17 PM.
What is the shortest day in Las Cruces?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 02 min: sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:06 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Las Cruces?
8:18 PM on June 26, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:01 PM on November 29.
What time zone is Las Cruces in?
America/Denver. Clocks change on March 8 (to MDT) and November 1 (to MST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Las Cruces, 32.326° N, 106.790° 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.