Where does daylight last after work?
Original calculations · 2026 reference dates
A long day is only part of the story. Your timezone and longitude also decide how much sunlight remains when the clock reaches 5 PM.
supported places have some daylight after 5 PM on December 21, 2026.
This study compares June 21 and December 21, 2026, at each place's representative center. The measure is the overlap between sunrise–sunset and 5 PM–midnight on the local clock, with daylight saving applied for that date.
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All supported places
The ten places with the most daylight after 5 PM on the December reference date. Rankings use unrounded times; displayed durations round to the minute.
| Place | Winter sunset | Winter after 5 PM | Summer after 5 PM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez, PR | 5:58 PM | 0h 58m | 2h 7m |
| San Germán, PR | 5:58 PM | 0h 58m | 2h 7m |
| Aguadilla, PR | 5:58 PM | 0h 58m | 2h 8m |
| Ponce, PR | 5:56 PM | 0h 56m | 2h 5m |
| Arecibo, PR | 5:56 PM | 0h 56m | 2h 6m |
| Juana Díaz, PR | 5:56 PM | 0h 56m | 2h 4m |
| Ewa Gentry, HI | 5:55 PM | 0h 55m | 2h 17m |
| Waipahu, HI | 5:55 PM | 0h 55m | 2h 17m |
| Mililani Town, HI | 5:55 PM | 0h 55m | 2h 17m |
| Pearl City, HI | 5:55 PM | 0h 55m | 2h 17m |
Contiguous states and DC
The ten places with the most daylight after 5 PM on the December reference date. Rankings use unrounded times; displayed durations round to the minute.
| Place | Winter sunset | Winter after 5 PM | Summer after 5 PM |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Odessa, TX | 5:50 PM | 0h 50m | 3h 59m |
| Del Rio, TX | 5:50 PM | 0h 50m | 3h 46m |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 5:50 PM | 0h 50m | 3h 43m |
| Odessa, TX | 5:50 PM | 0h 50m | 3h 58m |
| Midland, TX | 5:48 PM | 0h 48m | 3h 58m |
| Laredo, TX | 5:48 PM | 0h 48m | 3h 36m |
| Mission, TX | 5:46 PM | 0h 46m | 3h 29m |
| McAllen, TX | 5:46 PM | 0h 46m | 3h 28m |
| Pharr, TX | 5:46 PM | 0h 46m | 3h 28m |
| San Juan, TX | 5:46 PM | 0h 46m | 3h 28m |
How to reproduce the comparison
- Use each row's latitude, longitude, IANA timezone, and reference dates from the CSV.
- Calculate sunrise and sunset with SunCalc 2.0.1, anchoring each calculation at noon in the place's local timezone.
- For each reference date, intersect the sunrise-to-sunset interval with the period from 5 PM to local midnight. Convert the overlap to minutes. Days without daylight return zero; continuous daylight contributes the seven hours from 5 PM to midnight.
- Sort winter overlap from largest to smallest using full precision. Round only the values displayed in the table.
The CSV includes UTC event instants and durations to four decimal places so you can check the arithmetic. Download the calculation code.
What the comparison does—and does not—measure
Coverage is the site's 1,847 supported places with an estimated urban population of at least 25,000, using the SimpleMaps dataset. Urban areas can overlap, so these are counts of places, not population-weighted percentages. The first table includes Alaska, Hawaii, DC, and Puerto Rico; the second restricts the comparison to the contiguous states and DC.
The reference dates are fixed comparisons, not a full-year ranking. These are calculated periods with the Sun above a standard, unobstructed horizon. They do not measure sunshine through clouds, the effect of a mountain skyline, usable twilight, or time actually spent outdoors.
For another date, open a place's planner and use Daylight after. To find the first evening that meets a clock-time target, try daylight milestones.
Sources: SimpleMaps US Cities for place data; SunCalc for solar events. See our methods and accuracy checks.