Eagle Pass, TX: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Eagle Pass
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:31 am and sets at 5:50 pm: 10h 19m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 59m, so the swing is 3h 40m.
When it gets better in Eagle Pass
- Earliest sunset: 5:44 pm on Dec 1, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:36 am on Jan 11.
- Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.6 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 190 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 28.7°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 Eagle Pass
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 115 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Jul 27 to Apr 30, so set it up before Jul 27.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:31 am to 5:50 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 Eagle Pass, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 19m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:57 am | 8:39 pm | 13h 42m |
| August 2026 | 7:14 am | 8:15 pm | 13h 01m |
| September 2026 | 7:30 am | 7:39 pm | 12h 10m |
| October 2026 | 7:47 am | 7:06 pm | 11h 19m |
| November 2026 | 7:10 am | 5:46 pm | 10h 36m |
| December 2026 | 7:31 am | 5:50 pm | 10h 19m |
| January 2027 | 7:35 am | 6:12 pm | 10h 37m |
| February 2027 | 7:15 am | 6:36 pm | 11h 21m |
| March 2027 | 7:45 am | 7:54 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 7:10 am | 8:11 pm | 13h 01m |
| May 2027 | 6:48 am | 8:29 pm | 13h 42m |
| June 2027 | 6:44 am | 8:43 pm | 13h 59m |
Eagle Pass against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Eagle Pass (10h 19m, sunset 5:50 pm):
- Del Rio, TX, 52 mi away: 10h 16m of daylight (-3 min), sunset 5:50 pm (0 min).
- Uvalde, TX, 55 mi away: 10h 17m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:46 pm (-4 min).
- Laredo, TX, 99 mi away: 10h 24m of daylight (+5 min), sunset 5:48 pm (-2 min).
- Pleasanton, TX, 121 mi away: 10h 18m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:41 pm (-9 min).
- Kerrville, TX, 123 mi away: 10h 13m of daylight (-6 min), sunset 5:41 pm (-9 min).