Salt Lake City, UT · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Salt Lake City, Utah
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 06 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 15 min
Salt Lake City daylight through 2026
Daylight in Salt Lake City runs from 9 h 15 min on December 21 to 15 h 06 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 51 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 75th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Salt Lake City daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 39 min | 7:38 AM to 7:52 AM | 5:11 PM to 5:44 PM |
| February | 10 h 40 min | 7:02 AM to 7:37 AM | 5:45 PM to 6:18 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:52 AM to 7:50 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:51 PM |
| April | 13 h 20 min | 6:27 AM to 7:10 AM | 7:52 PM to 8:23 PM |
| May | 14 h 29 min | 5:58 AM to 6:26 AM | 8:24 PM to 8:52 PM |
| June | 15 h 03 min | 5:55 AM to 5:59 AM | 8:53 PM to 9:03 PM |
| July | 14 h 45 min | 6:00 AM to 6:23 AM | 8:44 PM to 9:03 PM |
| August | 13 h 44 min | 6:24 AM to 6:53 AM | 8:01 PM to 8:43 PM |
| September | 12 h 26 min | 6:54 AM to 7:23 AM | 7:11 PM to 7:59 PM |
| October | 11 h 06 min | 7:24 AM to 7:57 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:09 PM |
| November | 9 h 55 min | 6:58 AM to 7:31 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:23 PM |
| December | 9 h 18 min | 7:32 AM to 7:51 AM | 4:59 PM to 5:10 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 11 at 5:55 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 9:03 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:57 AM on October 31. 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. Salt Lake City sits at 111.93° W, so the sun runs about 28 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:37 PM on January 15 and 1:33 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings, MT | 45.79° N | 15 h 44 min | 8 h 40 min |
| Meridian, ID | 43.61° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Boise City, ID | 43.60° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Nampa, ID | 43.59° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 40.78° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| West Valley City, UT | 40.69° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| West Jordan, UT | 40.60° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
| Provo, UT | 40.25° N | 15 h 03 min | 9 h 18 min |
| St. George, UT | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 36.29° N | 14 h 38 min | 9 h 41 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Salt Lake City?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 06 min of daylight: sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 9:02 PM.
What is the shortest day in Salt Lake City?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 15 min: sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:03 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Salt Lake City?
9:03 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:59 PM on December 6.
What time zone is Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, 40.777° N, 111.931° 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.