Andrews, TX: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Andrews
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:48 am and sets at 5:49 pm: 10h 02m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 16m, so the swing is 4h 15m.
When it gets better in Andrews
- Earliest sunset: 5:45 pm on Dec 3, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:52 am on Jan 8.
- Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.9 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 203 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 0. 0 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 32.3°N this sits between Sarasota FL (27°N, 1.4%) and Nashua NH (43°N, 9.7%) in a 1990 survey of winter depression by latitude.
What to do about it in Andrews
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 150 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Jul 27 to May 5, so set it up before Jul 27.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:48 am to 5:49 pm window on the shortest day does more than most people expect.
- Heading home at 5:30 pm, you get at least some daylight all year here.
Daylight in Andrews, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 02m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:58 am | 8:55 pm | 13h 57m |
| August 2026 | 7:18 am | 8:28 pm | 13h 09m |
| September 2026 | 7:38 am | 7:48 pm | 12h 10m |
| October 2026 | 7:59 am | 7:11 pm | 11h 12m |
| November 2026 | 7:25 am | 5:47 pm | 10h 22m |
| December 2026 | 7:48 am | 5:49 pm | 10h 02m |
| January 2027 | 7:50 am | 6:13 pm | 10h 23m |
| February 2027 | 7:27 am | 6:41 pm | 11h 14m |
| March 2027 | 7:53 am | 8:02 pm | 12h 10m |
| April 2027 | 7:14 am | 8:24 pm | 13h 10m |
| May 2027 | 6:49 am | 8:45 pm | 13h 57m |
| June 2027 | 6:44 am | 9:00 pm | 14h 16m |
Andrews against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Andrews (10h 02m, sunset 5:49 pm):
- Odessa, TX, 33 mi away: 10h 04m of daylight (+2 min), sunset 5:50 pm (+1 min).
- Midland, TX, 33 mi away: 10h 03m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:48 pm (-1 min).
- Hobbs, NM, 45 mi away: 10h 00m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 4:51 pm (-58 min), on America/Denver time.
- Big Spring, TX, 63 mi away: 10h 02m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:45 pm (-4 min).
- Lovington, NM, 63 mi away: 9h 59m of daylight (-3 min), sunset 4:51 pm (-58 min), on America/Denver time.