Veterans Memorial Park · painted for this minute from Hernando Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · clear at 22%
The sun goes down at
6:49 PM
T-00:05:00It sets straight into the water, so the official sunset time is when you will see it go. Look west-south-west, to the left of Veterans Memorial Park. Golden hour starts at 6:16 PM.
Sunset Score · Mostly clear (17% cloud): a good, dependable glow.
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Know Before You Go
Park
free
Veterans Memorial Park, always open
Fishing
no license
from the seawall — snook, reds, trout
Water
perfectly flat
the Gulf here has almost no surf
Manatees
in season
winter brings big groups to warm canals
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Nature Coast Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Thursday, October 29, the sun sets at 6:50 PM at Hernando Beach. It sets over open water here, so that is when you will see it go. Golden hour starts at 6:16 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:13 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 7 out of 10. Mostly clear (17% cloud): a good, dependable glow.
Sunrise today was at 7:42 AM, which gives Hernando Beach 11 hr 8 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:41 PM.
The next seven evenings at Hernando 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 | 6:50 PM | from 6:16 PM | 7:13 PM | 17% | 7/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:49 PM | from 6:15 PM | 7:12 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:48 PM | from 6:14 PM | 7:11 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:47 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:11 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:47 PM | from 5:13 PM | 6:10 PM | 34% | 9/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:46 PM | from 5:12 PM | 6:09 PM | 90% | 3/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:45 PM | from 5:11 PM | 6:08 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (255° on a compass), to the left of Veterans Memorial Park as you face the water. The favorite place to watch is Veterans Memorial Park.
Tonight’s timeline for Nature Coast Sunset is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Hernando County cam at sunset.
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 (298°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the west-south-west (244°). In June it sets over open water. In December it sets over open water.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:16 PM to sunset at 6:50 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 7:03 PM to 7:22 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 5:35 PM (Tue Dec 1) and the latest is 8:33 PM (Thu Jul 1). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:32 AM | 7:03 PM | 11 hr 30 min |
| November 2026 | 6:54 AM | 5:39 PM | 10 hr 44 min |
| December 2026 | 7:17 AM | 5:37 PM | 10 hr 21 min |
| January 2027 | 7:25 AM | 5:57 PM | 10 hr 31 min |
| February 2027 | 7:11 AM | 6:22 PM | 11 hr 12 min |
| March 2027 | 7:42 AM | 7:40 PM | 11 hr 58 min |
| April 2027 | 7:07 AM | 7:57 PM | 12 hr 50 min |
| May 2027 | 6:42 AM | 8:15 PM | 13 hr 33 min |
| June 2027 | 6:34 AM | 8:31 PM | 13 hr 57 min |
| July 2027 | 6:44 AM | 8:31 PM | 13 hr 47 min |
| August 2027 | 7:01 AM | 8:12 PM | 13 hr 11 min |
| September 2027 | 7:17 AM | 7:38 PM | 12 hr 21 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Hernando 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 6:50 PM at Hernando Beach today (Thursday, October 29).
The sun rose at 7:42 AM at Hernando Beach today.
11 hr 8 min of daylight, from 7:42 AM to 6:50 PM.
Golden hour at Hernando Beach runs from 6:16 PM to sunset at 6:50 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 7:03 PM to 7:22 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:13 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:41 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 7 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Mostly clear (17% cloud): a good, dependable glow.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 255° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the west-south-west in December.
Yes. Tonight the sun sets over open water, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Hernando Beach is 5:35 PM on Tuesday, December 1, and the latest is 8:33 PM on Thursday, July 1.
Veterans Memorial Park is the favorite spot at Hernando Beach. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Hernando County live cam shows Hernando Beach in real time, linked from this page.
| Honeymoon & Caladesi sunset | 31 mi | 6:51 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Beach sunset | 36 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Indian Rocks Beach sunset | 42 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Redington Beach sunset | 46 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Madeira Beach sunset | 47 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Treasure Island sunset | 49 mi | 6:51 PM |
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