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Sun & Sky Times in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset, twilight and moon times for Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada (38.90°, -119.75°). Everything updates to today and any date you choose, computed for the city's local time.
Sun, moon & horizon
13h 56m of daylight · computed locally with suncalc
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A closer look at the sky over Gardnerville Ranchos
On August 8, 2026, the sun is above Gardnerville Ranchos for 13h 56m — rising at 6:06 AM toward 68° ENE, reaching its high point at 1:04 PM, and setting at 8:02 PM toward 291° WNW. Those two horizon moments anchor the day's best light.
That gives an evening golden hour of 7:25 PM – 8:22 PM (about 57 min) followed by the cooler 8:22 PM – 8:31 PM blue hour once the sun is down; early risers get the same in reverse, with blue hour at 5:37 AM – 5:46 AM and a morning golden hour of 5:46 AM – 6:43 AM. Civil twilight finally ends — full dusk — at 8:31 PM.
After dark, the moon over Gardnerville Ranchos is a waning crescent at 21% illumination, rising at 1:04 AM toward 53° NE. The city sits at 38.9°N, which brings a moderate seasonal change in day length: through August the days are drawing in and the point where it sets is sliding back toward the south, so every one of these times drifts gradually from day to day. The planner above recomputes all of them for whatever date you select.
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Gardnerville Ranchos — frequently asked
- When is golden hour today in Gardnerville Ranchos?
- Gardnerville Ranchos has a morning and an evening golden hour; today's exact times are shown above and you can step to any date.
- What time are sunrise and sunset in Gardnerville Ranchos?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Gardnerville Ranchos, with their horizon bearings, are listed in the Sun section above.
- What is the moon phase tonight in Gardnerville Ranchos?
- Tonight's moon phase and illumination, plus moonrise and moonset, are shown in the Moon panel.