painted for this minute from Grayton Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
Golden hour · the sun is 0.7° up · some cloud at 39%
The sun goes down at
4:52 PM
T-00:05:00It drops behind land 345 m away to the west-south-west, 4 min before the official sunset time of 4:56 PM. Look west-south-west, to the right of Grayton Beach. Golden hour starts at 4:21 PM.
Sunset Score · Scattered clouds (43% cover): the best kind of sky, the clouds light up orange and pink. Low clouds (43%) along the horizon could hide the sun a few minutes early.
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Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Grayton Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Thursday, November 5, the sun sets at 4:56 PM at Grayton Beach. From the sand it drops behind land 1132 feet away 4 min earlier, at 4:52 PM. Golden hour starts at 4:21 PM, and the sky stays light until about 5:20 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 9 out of 10. Scattered clouds (43% cover): the best kind of sky, the clouds light up orange and pink.
Sunrise today was at 6:03 AM, which gives Grayton Beach 10 hr 52 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 5:48 PM.
The next seven evenings at Grayton Beach: 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 | 4:52 PM | from 4:21 PM | 5:20 PM | 43% | 9/10 |
| Fri Nov 6 | 4:51 PM | from 4:20 PM | 5:19 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sat Nov 7 | 4:51 PM | from 4:19 PM | 5:18 PM | 98% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 8 | 4:50 PM | from 4:19 PM | 5:18 PM | 19% | 7/10 |
| Mon Nov 9 | 4:49 PM | from 4:18 PM | 5:17 PM | 31% | 9/10 |
| Tue Nov 10 | 4:49 PM | from 4:17 PM | 5:16 PM | 73% | 6/10 |
| Wed Nov 11 | 4:48 PM | from 4:16 PM | 5:16 PM | 42% | 9/10 |
On nights the sun drops behind land, the table shows the time it disappears from the beach, which is earlier than the official sunset.
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (252° on a compass), to the right of Grayton Beach as you face the water.
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 (243°). In June it drops behind land 1132 feet away. In December it drops behind land 1070 feet away.
Golden hour tonight runs from 4:21 PM to sunset at 4:56 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 5:10 PM to 5:29 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 4:45 PM (Thu Dec 3) and the latest is 7:52 PM (Wed Jun 30). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 6:12 AM | 4:50 PM | 10 hr 38 min |
| December 2026 | 6:35 AM | 4:47 PM | 10 hr 12 min |
| January 2027 | 6:43 AM | 5:07 PM | 10 hr 24 min |
| February 2027 | 6:27 AM | 5:34 PM | 11 hr 7 min |
| March 2027 | 6:56 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 hr 57 min |
| April 2027 | 6:19 AM | 7:13 PM | 12 hr 54 min |
| May 2027 | 5:52 AM | 7:33 PM | 13 hr 40 min |
| June 2027 | 5:44 AM | 7:49 PM | 14 hr 5 min |
| July 2027 | 5:54 AM | 7:49 PM | 13 hr 55 min |
| August 2027 | 6:13 AM | 7:28 PM | 13 hr 16 min |
| September 2027 | 6:30 AM | 6:53 PM | 12 hr 22 min |
| October 2027 | 6:48 AM | 6:16 PM | 11 hr 28 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Grayton Beach’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 4:56 PM at Grayton Beach today (Thursday, November 5). From the beach it drops behind land 4 min earlier, at 4:52 PM.
The sun rose at 6:03 AM at Grayton Beach today.
10 hr 52 min of daylight, from 6:03 AM to 4:56 PM.
Golden hour at Grayton Beach runs from 4:21 PM to sunset at 4:56 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 5:10 PM to 5:29 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 5:20 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 5:48 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 9 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Scattered clouds (43% cover): the best kind of sky, the clouds light up orange and pink.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 252° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the west-south-west in December.
Not tonight. The sun drops behind land 1132 feet away, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Grayton Beach is 4:45 PM on Thursday, December 3, and the latest is 7:52 PM on Wednesday, June 30.
| 30A sunset | 1 mi | 4:56 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Seaside sunset | 2 mi | 4:56 PM |
| Santa Rosa Beach sunset | 3 mi | 4:56 PM |
| Alys Beach sunset | 9 mi | 4:55 PM |
| Rosemary Beach sunset | 9 mi | 4:55 PM |
| Destin sunset | 20 mi | 4:57 PM |
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