New Braunfels, TX · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in New Braunfels, Texas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 03 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 14 min
New Braunfels daylight through 2026
Daylight in New Braunfels runs from 10 h 14 min on December 21 to 14 h 03 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 3 h 49 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 306th 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.
New Braunfels daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 30 min | 7:22 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:44 PM to 6:09 PM |
| February | 11 h 09 min | 6:59 AM to 7:22 AM | 6:10 PM to 6:31 PM |
| March | 12 h 01 min | 6:51 AM to 7:50 AM | 6:31 PM to 7:50 PM |
| April | 12 h 54 min | 6:50 AM to 7:21 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:08 PM |
| May | 13 h 39 min | 6:32 AM to 6:49 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:27 PM |
| June | 14 h 01 min | 6:31 AM to 6:35 AM | 8:28 PM to 8:36 PM |
| July | 13 h 50 min | 6:35 AM to 6:51 AM | 8:25 PM to 8:36 PM |
| August | 13 h 11 min | 6:52 AM to 7:09 AM | 7:55 PM to 8:25 PM |
| September | 12 h 19 min | 7:09 AM to 7:25 AM | 7:19 PM to 7:54 PM |
| October | 11 h 26 min | 7:25 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:46 PM to 7:17 PM |
| November | 10 h 40 min | 6:46 AM to 7:09 AM | 5:32 PM to 5:45 PM |
| December | 10 h 17 min | 7:10 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:32 PM to 5:43 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 4 at 6:31 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:36 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:50 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. New Braunfels sits at 98.12° W, so the sun runs about 32 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:41 PM on January 15 and 1:38 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Austin, the state capital, gets 3 minutes more daylight than New Braunfels on June 21 and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | 31.56° N | 14 h 13 min | 10 h 05 min |
| Killeen, TX | 31.08° N | 14 h 10 min | 10 h 08 min |
| Georgetown, TX | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| College Station, TX | 30.59° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Round Rock, TX | 30.53° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Austin, TX | 30.30° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| New Braunfels, TX | 29.70° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| San Antonio, TX | 29.46° N | 14 h 02 min | 10 h 15 min |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 27.75° N | 13 h 54 min | 10 h 23 min |
| Laredo, TX | 27.56° N | 13 h 53 min | 10 h 24 min |
| Edinburg, TX | 26.32° N | 13 h 47 min | 10 h 29 min |
| McAllen, TX | 26.23° N | 13 h 47 min | 10 h 30 min |
| Brownsville, TX | 26.00° N | 13 h 46 min | 10 h 31 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in New Braunfels?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 03 min of daylight: sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:36 PM.
What is the shortest day in New Braunfels?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 14 min: sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:37 PM.
When is the latest sunset in New Braunfels?
8:36 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:32 PM on November 29.
What time zone is New Braunfels in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of New Braunfels, 29.699° N, 98.115° 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.