Sunrise and sunset in San Marcos, TX

Local time 9:10 am CST 29.88° N, 97.94° W
Sunrise6:55 amFirst light 6:30 am
Sunset5:36 pmLast light 6:01 pm
Daylight10 h 40 min1 min 19 s shorter
Solar noon12:16 pmSun highest in the sky

Sun times in San Marcos today

The Sun rises in San Marcos at 6:55 am and sets at 5:36 pm today, giving 10 h 40 min of daylight, 1 min 19 s shorter. It is highest at 12:16 pm. The sky is fully dark from 6:58 pm until 5:33 am.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends5:33 am6:58 pm
Nautical twilight6:01 am6:30 pm
Civil twilight (first and last light)6:30 am6:01 pm
Sunrise / sunset6:55 am5:36 pm

A dash means the Sun does not reach that depth below the horizon today.

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour6:30 am – 6:40 am5:51 pm – 6:01 pm
Golden hour6:40 am – 7:30 am5:01 pm – 5:51 pm

Golden hour: Sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below.

Sunrise and sunset for the next 30 days

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChangeDark from
Sat, Nov 14 6:55 am 5:36 pm 10 h 40 min −1:19 6:58 pm
Sun, Nov 15 6:56 am 5:35 pm 10 h 39 min −1:19 6:58 pm
Mon, Nov 16 6:57 am 5:35 pm 10 h 38 min −1:16 6:58 pm
Tue, Nov 17 6:58 am 5:34 pm 10 h 36 min −1:16 6:57 pm
Wed, Nov 18 6:59 am 5:34 pm 10 h 35 min −1:14 6:57 pm
Thu, Nov 19 7:00 am 5:34 pm 10 h 34 min −1:13 6:57 pm
Fri, Nov 20 7:00 am 5:33 pm 10 h 33 min −1:10 6:56 pm
Sat, Nov 21 7:01 am 5:33 pm 10 h 32 min −1:09 6:56 pm
Sun, Nov 22 7:02 am 5:33 pm 10 h 31 min −1:07 6:56 pm
Mon, Nov 23 7:03 am 5:32 pm 10 h 30 min −1:06 6:56 pm
Tue, Nov 24 7:04 am 5:32 pm 10 h 28 min −1:04 6:56 pm
Wed, Nov 25 7:05 am 5:32 pm 10 h 27 min −1:02 6:56 pm
Thu, Nov 26 7:05 am 5:32 pm 10 h 26 min −0:59 6:56 pm
Fri, Nov 27 7:06 am 5:32 pm 10 h 25 min −0:58 6:56 pm
Sat, Nov 28 7:07 am 5:31 pm 10 h 25 min −0:57 6:56 pm
Sun, Nov 29 7:08 am 5:31 pm 10 h 24 min −0:55 6:56 pm
Mon, Nov 30 7:09 am 5:31 pm 10 h 23 min −0:52 6:56 pm
Tue, Dec 1 7:09 am 5:31 pm 10 h 22 min −0:49 6:56 pm
Wed, Dec 2 7:10 am 5:31 pm 10 h 21 min −0:48 6:56 pm
Thu, Dec 3 7:11 am 5:31 pm 10 h 20 min −0:45 6:56 pm
Fri, Dec 4 7:12 am 5:31 pm 10 h 20 min −0:45 6:56 pm
Sat, Dec 5 7:12 am 5:31 pm 10 h 19 min −0:40 6:56 pm
Sun, Dec 6 7:13 am 5:31 pm 10 h 18 min −0:39 6:56 pm
Mon, Dec 7 7:14 am 5:32 pm 10 h 18 min −0:37 6:57 pm
Tue, Dec 8 7:15 am 5:32 pm 10 h 17 min −0:34 6:57 pm
Wed, Dec 9 7:15 am 5:32 pm 10 h 17 min −0:32 6:57 pm
Thu, Dec 10 7:16 am 5:32 pm 10 h 16 min −0:30 6:57 pm
Fri, Dec 11 7:17 am 5:32 pm 10 h 16 min −0:27 6:58 pm
Sat, Dec 12 7:17 am 5:33 pm 10 h 15 min −0:24 6:58 pm
Sun, Dec 13 7:18 am 5:33 pm 10 h 15 min −0:22 6:58 pm

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 20266:56 am5:35 pm10 h 39 min
December 20267:19 am5:34 pm10 h 14 min
January 20277:28 am5:54 pm10 h 26 min
February 20277:11 am6:20 pm11 h 09 min
March 20277:41 am7:40 pm11 h 58 min
April 20277:05 am7:58 pm12 h 54 min
May 20276:38 am8:17 pm13 h 39 min
June 20276:30 am8:34 pm14 h 04 min
July 20276:41 am8:34 pm13 h 53 min
August 20276:59 am8:12 pm13 h 14 min
September 20277:16 am7:37 pm12 h 21 min
October 20277:33 am7:01 pm11 h 28 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: June 20, 14 h 04 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: December 21, 10 h 13 min
  • Earliest sunset: 5:31 pm on December 1
  • Latest sunrise: 7:49 am on March 8

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 25% lit. Moonrise and moonset in San Marcos.

Times are calculated for 29.8833, -97.9414 at sea level with a flat horizon and standard refraction, using the NOAA solar equations. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift the times you see by a few minutes. Sources and methods.