Siesta Beach · painted for this minute from Siesta Key’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · overcast at 100% · low clouds 100% on the horizon
The sun goes down at
6:51 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 Siesta Beach. Golden hour starts at 6:18 PM.
Sunset Score · Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night. Low clouds (100%) 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. Gulf Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Wednesday, October 28, the sun sets at 6:51 PM at Siesta Key. It sets over open water here, so that is when you will see it go. Golden hour starts at 6:18 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:14 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10. Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Sunrise today was at 7:39 AM, which gives Siesta Key 11 hr 12 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:42 PM.
The next seven evenings at Siesta Key: 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 | 6:51 PM | from 6:18 PM | 7:14 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Thu Oct 29 | 6:51 PM | from 6:18 PM | 7:13 PM | 15% | 7/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:50 PM | from 6:17 PM | 7:13 PM | 80% | 6/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:49 PM | from 6:16 PM | 7:12 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:48 PM | from 5:15 PM | 6:11 PM | 83% | 6/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:48 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:11 PM | 1% | 5/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:47 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:10 PM | 13% | 7/10 |
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (256° on a compass), to the left of Siesta Beach as you face the water. The favorite place to watch is Siesta Beach.
Tonight’s timeline for Gulf Sunset is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Siesta 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 (297°); 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 6:18 PM to sunset at 6:51 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 7:05 PM to 7:23 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 5:37 PM (Tue Dec 1) and the latest is 8:30 PM (Fri Jul 2). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:31 AM | 7:03 PM | 11 hr 32 min |
| November 2026 | 6:52 AM | 5:41 PM | 10 hr 49 min |
| December 2026 | 7:14 AM | 5:40 PM | 10 hr 26 min |
| January 2027 | 7:23 AM | 5:59 PM | 10 hr 36 min |
| February 2027 | 7:09 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 hr 14 min |
| March 2027 | 7:41 AM | 7:40 PM | 11 hr 58 min |
| April 2027 | 7:07 AM | 7:55 PM | 12 hr 48 min |
| May 2027 | 6:43 AM | 8:12 PM | 13 hr 29 min |
| June 2027 | 6:36 AM | 8:27 PM | 13 hr 51 min |
| July 2027 | 6:46 AM | 8:28 PM | 13 hr 42 min |
| August 2027 | 7:02 AM | 8:10 PM | 13 hr 7 min |
| September 2027 | 7:17 AM | 7:37 PM | 12 hr 20 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Siesta Key’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 6:51 PM at Siesta Key today (Wednesday, October 28).
The sun rose at 7:39 AM at Siesta Key today.
11 hr 12 min of daylight, from 7:39 AM to 6:51 PM.
Golden hour at Siesta Key runs from 6:18 PM to sunset at 6:51 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 7:05 PM to 7:23 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:14 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:42 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 256° 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 Siesta Key is 5:37 PM on Tuesday, December 1, and the latest is 8:30 PM on Friday, July 2.
Siesta Beach is the favorite spot at Siesta Key. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Siesta Cam live cam shows Siesta Key in real time, linked from this page.
| Lido Key sunset | 4 mi | 6:51 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Longboat Key sunset | 12 mi | 6:52 PM |
| Venice Beach sunset | 13 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Bradenton Beach sunset | 17 mi | 6:52 PM |
| Anna Maria Island sunset | 22 mi | 6:52 PM |
| Manasota Key sunset | 23 mi | 6:51 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →