Cape Florida Lighthouse · painted for this minute from Crandon Park’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · overcast at 87% · low clouds 87% on the horizon
The sun goes down at
5:39 PM
T-00:05:00Crandon Park faces east, so the sun goes down behind you, over land, 1 min before the official sunset time of 5:40 PM. Face the water for the pink afterglow in the half hour after. Best light from 5:19 PM to 6:09 PM.
Sunset Score · Overcast (86% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night. Thin high clouds (65%) that turn pink after the sun goes down; mid-level clouds (75%) that glow orange from underneath; low clouds (86%) along the horizon could hide the sun a few minutes early.
Know Before You Go
Lighthouse
free tours
climb the 1825 tower Thu-Mon
Fishing
the flats
bonefish & tarpon off Crandon
Best light
sunrise
the Atlantic side faces east
Sunset
the bay
over the skyline to the west
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Cape Florida Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Monday, November 2, the sun sets at 5:40 PM at Crandon Park. Crandon Park faces east, so the sun goes down behind the beach, over land. Turn and face the water for the pink and purple afterglow in the half hour after. Golden hour starts at 5:07 PM, and the sky stays light until about 6:03 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10. Overcast (86% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Sunrise today was at 6:31 AM, which gives Crandon Park 11 hr 9 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 6:30 PM.
The next seven evenings at Crandon Park: when the sun goes down, when golden hour starts and when the last light fades, plus the Sunset Score from each night's cloud forecast.
| Day | Sunset | Golden hour | Last light | Cloud | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | 5:40 PM | from 5:07 PM | 6:03 PM | 86% | 3/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:39 PM | from 5:06 PM | 6:02 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:39 PM | from 5:06 PM | 6:02 PM | 8% | 5/10 |
| Thu Nov 5 | 5:38 PM | from 5:05 PM | 6:01 PM | 7% | 5/10 |
| Fri Nov 6 | 5:38 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:00 PM | 0% | 5/10 |
| Sat Nov 7 | 5:37 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:00 PM | 83% | 6/10 |
| Sun Nov 8 | 5:37 PM | from 5:03 PM | 5:59 PM | 24% | 7/10 |
Crandon Park faces east, away from the sunset. The sun goes down behind you, over land, so the view to catch is the afterglow: the band of pink above the dark blue shadow of the earth rising over the water, best from sunset to about 30 minutes after.
Tonight’s timeline for Cape Florida Sunset is at the top of this page.
The spot where the sun sets moves along the horizon through the year. Around June 21 it goes down furthest north, in the west-north-west (297°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the west-south-west (244°). In June it sets behind the beach. In December it sets behind the beach.
Golden hour tonight runs from 5:07 PM to sunset at 5:40 PM. The sun is low, the light is warm and soft, and shadows are long. It is the best time for photos of people on the beach.
Blue hour follows, from about 5:54 PM to 6:12 PM, when the sun is below the horizon and the sky turns deep blue. The first lights come on along the shore and the water holds the last of the color.
Sunrise, sunset and daylight on the 15th of each month. Over the next year the earliest sunset is 5:31 PM (Mon Nov 30) and the latest is 8:17 PM (Fri Jul 2). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 6:40 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 54 min |
| December 2026 | 7:01 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 33 min |
| January 2027 | 7:10 AM | 5:52 PM | 10 hr 42 min |
| February 2027 | 6:57 AM | 6:15 PM | 11 hr 18 min |
| March 2027 | 7:32 AM | 7:30 PM | 11 hr 59 min |
| April 2027 | 6:59 AM | 7:44 PM | 12 hr 45 min |
| May 2027 | 6:37 AM | 8:00 PM | 13 hr 24 min |
| June 2027 | 6:30 AM | 8:14 PM | 13 hr 44 min |
| July 2027 | 6:40 AM | 8:16 PM | 13 hr 36 min |
| August 2027 | 6:55 AM | 7:58 PM | 13 hr 3 min |
| September 2027 | 7:08 AM | 7:27 PM | 12 hr 19 min |
| October 2027 | 7:20 AM | 6:55 PM | 11 hr 35 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Crandon Park’s real horizon: the hills, headlands and islands you can see from the sand. When land is in the way, the sun disappears before the official time, and we show you that earlier time. The Sunset Score rates how colorful the sky should be from the cloud forecast at sunset. Buildings are not included, so a tall hotel beside you can still hide the last minute.
The sun sets at 5:40 PM at Crandon Park today (Monday, November 2).
The sun rose at 6:31 AM at Crandon Park today.
11 hr 9 min of daylight, from 6:31 AM to 5:40 PM.
Golden hour at Crandon Park runs from 5:07 PM to sunset at 5:40 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 5:54 PM to 6:12 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 6:03 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 6:30 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Overcast (86% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Crandon Park faces east, so the sun sets behind the beach, over land. Tonight it goes down in the west-south-west.
No. Crandon Park faces east, so the sun sets behind you, over land. The show over the water is the afterglow in the half hour after sunset.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Crandon Park is 5:31 PM on Monday, November 30, and the latest is 8:17 PM on Friday, July 2.
Cape Florida Lighthouse is the favorite spot at Crandon Park. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
| Key Biscayne sunset | 2 mi | 5:40 PM |
|---|---|---|
| South Beach Miami sunset | 5 mi | 5:40 PM |
| Sunny Isles Beach sunset | 15 mi | 5:40 PM |
| Hollywood Beach sunset | 21 mi | 5:40 PM |
| Dania Beach sunset | 24 mi | 5:40 PM |
| Fort Lauderdale Beach sunset | 29 mi | 5:39 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →