painted for this minute from Ormond Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
Golden hour · the sun is 1.3° up · overcast at 93% · low clouds 93% on the horizon
The sun goes down at
6:36 PM
T-00:05:00Ormond Beach faces east, so the sun goes down behind you, over land, 6 min before the official sunset time of 6:42 PM. Face the water for the pink afterglow in the half hour after. Ormond Beach is in the view. Best light from 6:16 PM to 7:06 PM.
Sunset Score · Overcast (94% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night. Low clouds (94%) along the horizon could hide the sun a few minutes early.
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Know Before You Go
Sunrise
over water
Atlantic faces east - dawn is the ocean show
Drive on
$25/day
park right on the hard-packed sand
The Loop
scenic drive
10 miles of Old Florida river road through the hammock
Quiet beach
less crowd
Ormond is less busy than Daytona to the south
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Ormond Sunrise runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Thursday, October 29, the sun sets at 6:42 PM at Ormond Beach. Ormond Beach 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 6:08 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:05 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10. Overcast (94% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Sunrise today was at 7:36 AM, which gives Ormond Beach 11 hr 6 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:33 PM.
The next seven evenings at Ormond 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 | 6:42 PM | from 6:08 PM | 7:05 PM | 94% | 3/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:41 PM | from 6:07 PM | 7:05 PM | 89% | 3/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:41 PM | from 6:07 PM | 7:04 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:40 PM | from 5:06 PM | 6:03 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:39 PM | from 5:05 PM | 6:02 PM | 69% | 6/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:38 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:02 PM | 31% | 9/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:37 PM | from 5:03 PM | 6:01 PM | 85% | 6/10 |
Ormond Beach 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.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Beach Cam 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 (296°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the west-south-west (242°). In June it sets behind the beach. In December it sets behind the beach.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:08 PM to sunset at 6:42 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 6:56 PM to 7:15 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 5:27 PM (Wed Dec 2) and the latest is 8:29 PM (Wed Jun 30). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:27 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 hr 29 min |
| November 2026 | 6:49 AM | 5:31 PM | 10 hr 42 min |
| December 2026 | 7:12 AM | 5:29 PM | 10 hr 17 min |
| January 2027 | 7:21 AM | 5:49 PM | 10 hr 28 min |
| February 2027 | 7:05 AM | 6:15 PM | 11 hr 10 min |
| March 2027 | 7:36 AM | 7:33 PM | 11 hr 58 min |
| April 2027 | 6:59 AM | 7:51 PM | 12 hr 52 min |
| May 2027 | 6:34 AM | 8:10 PM | 13 hr 36 min |
| June 2027 | 6:26 AM | 8:26 PM | 14 hr |
| July 2027 | 6:36 AM | 8:27 PM | 13 hr 51 min |
| August 2027 | 6:54 AM | 8:07 PM | 13 hr 13 min |
| September 2027 | 7:10 AM | 7:32 PM | 12 hr 22 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Ormond 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 6:42 PM at Ormond Beach today (Thursday, October 29).
The sun rose at 7:36 AM at Ormond Beach today.
11 hr 6 min of daylight, from 7:36 AM to 6:42 PM.
Golden hour at Ormond Beach runs from 6:08 PM to sunset at 6:42 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 6:56 PM to 7:15 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:05 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:33 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Overcast (94% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Ormond Beach faces east, so the sun sets behind the beach, over land. Tonight it goes down in the west-south-west.
No. Ormond Beach 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 Ormond Beach is 5:27 PM on Wednesday, December 2, and the latest is 8:29 PM on Wednesday, June 30.
Yes. The Beach Cam live cam shows Ormond Beach in real time, linked from this page.
| Daytona Beach sunset | 5 mi | 6:42 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Flagler Beach sunset | 14 mi | 6:42 PM |
| Ponce Inlet sunset | 16 mi | 6:42 PM |
| New Smyrna Beach sunset | 20 mi | 6:42 PM |
| St. Augustine Beach sunset | 41 mi | 6:42 PM |
| Ponte Vedra Beach sunset | 67 mi | 6:42 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →