Permanent Daylight Saving Time: Sunrise in 81 US Cities

If the Sunshine Protection Act becomes law: how late the sun would rise in winter in 81 US cities – and how many mornings would still be dark at 8 a.m.

  • The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July 2026; the Senate has yet to vote. We calculated sunrise and sunset for every day of 2027 in 81 US cities, on three clocks.

All cities compared

  • Fairbanks (Alaska): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 11:59 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 168 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 1:58 · Latest sunrise today 10:59
  • Anchorage (Alaska): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 11:16 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 173 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 3:20 · Latest sunrise today 10:16
  • Juneau (Alaska): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:46 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 123 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 2:51 · Latest sunrise today 8:46
  • Bismarck (North Dakota): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:28 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 150 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:48 · Latest sunrise today 8:33
  • Boise (Idaho): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:18 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 149 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:03 · Latest sunrise today 8:27
  • Grand Rapids (Michigan): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:14 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 145 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:03 · Latest sunrise today 8:23
  • Fargo (North Dakota): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:12 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 130 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:32 · Latest sunrise today 8:17
  • Fort Wayne (Indiana): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:06 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 139 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:08 · Latest sunrise today 8:17
  • Indianapolis (Indiana): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:06 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 143 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:16 · Latest sunrise today 8:19
  • Detroit (Michigan): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:01 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 129 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:55 · Latest sunrise today 8:11
  • Toledo (Ohio): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:01 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 130 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:59 · Latest sunrise today 8:12
  • Louisville (Kentucky): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:00 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 139 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:19 · Latest sunrise today 8:14
  • Sioux Falls (South Dakota): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 9:00 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 124 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:45 · Latest sunrise today 8:09
  • Cincinnati (Ohio): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:58 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 132 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:11 · Latest sunrise today 8:11
  • Seattle (Washington): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:58 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 110 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:11 · Latest sunrise today 8:01
  • Amarillo (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:56 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 142 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:32 · Latest sunrise today 8:13
  • Billings (Montana): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:55 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 111 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:24 · Latest sunrise today 8:01
  • Lexington (Kentucky): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:55 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 130 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:15 · Latest sunrise today 8:09
  • Columbus (Ohio): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:54 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 124 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:03 · Latest sunrise today 8:07
  • Cleveland (Ohio): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:53 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 120 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:52 · Latest sunrise today 8:04
  • Duluth (Minnesota): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:53 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 107 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:14 · Latest sunrise today 7:58
  • Lubbock (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:53 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 140 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:37 · Latest sunrise today 8:11
  • Salt Lake City (Utah): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:52 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 120 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:56 · Latest sunrise today 8:04
  • Minneapolis (Minnesota): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:51 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 108 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:26 · Latest sunrise today 7:58
  • Portland (Oregon): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:51 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 106 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:21 · Latest sunrise today 7:57
  • Omaha (Nebraska): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:50 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 114 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:50 · Latest sunrise today 8:01
  • Buffalo (New York): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:47 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 106 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:36 · Latest sunrise today 7:56
  • Knoxville (Tennessee): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:47 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 122 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:18 · Latest sunrise today 8:03
  • Wichita (Kansas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:45 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 115 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:07 · Latest sunrise today 8:00
  • Atlanta (Georgia): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:43 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 121 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:26 · Latest sunrise today 8:01
  • Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:43 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 107 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:49 · Latest sunrise today 7:55
  • Rochester (New York): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:42 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 100 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:30 · Latest sunrise today 7:51
  • Des Moines (Iowa): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:41 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 102 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:40 · Latest sunrise today 7:52
  • Oklahoma City (Oklahoma): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:40 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 111 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:14 · Latest sunrise today 7:56
  • Kansas City (Missouri): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:38 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 101 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:52 · Latest sunrise today 7:51
  • Spokane (Washington): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:38 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 86 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 3:51 · Latest sunrise today 7:41
  • Tallahassee (Florida): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:35 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 113 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:34 · Latest sunrise today 7:55
  • Tulsa (Oklahoma): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:35 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 102 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:06 · Latest sunrise today 7:52
  • Charlotte (North Carolina): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:32 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 99 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:08 · Latest sunrise today 7:49
  • Fort Worth (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:32 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 103 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:21 · Latest sunrise today 7:51
  • Dallas (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:30 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 98 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:19 · Latest sunrise today 7:49
  • San Antonio (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:30 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 103 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:34 · Latest sunrise today 7:51
  • Austin (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:29 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 99 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:29 · Latest sunrise today 7:49
  • Burlington (Vermont): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:29 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 79 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:08 · Latest sunrise today 7:37
  • Madison (Wisconsin): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:29 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 80 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:18 · Latest sunrise today 7:38
  • Washington (District of Columbia): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:27 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 83 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:42 · Latest sunrise today 7:41
  • Baltimore (Maryland): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:26 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 81 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:39 · Latest sunrise today 7:40
  • Savannah (Georgia): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:26 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 91 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:18 · Latest sunrise today 7:45
  • Raleigh (North Carolina): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:25 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 84 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:58 · Latest sunrise today 7:41
  • San Francisco (California): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:25 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 82 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:47 · Latest sunrise today 7:40
  • Jacksonville (Florida): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:24 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 90 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:24 · Latest sunrise today 7:45
  • Sacramento (California): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:24 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 78 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:41 · Latest sunrise today 7:38
  • Charleston (South Carolina): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:23 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 83 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:11 · Latest sunrise today 7:42
  • Milwaukee (Wisconsin): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:23 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 70 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:12 · Latest sunrise today 7:32
  • Philadelphia (Pennsylvania): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:23 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 73 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:31 · Latest sunrise today 7:35
  • San Jose (California): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:22 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 77 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:46 · Latest sunrise today 7:37
  • Tampa (Florida): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:22 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 89 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:33 · Latest sunrise today 7:44
  • Denver (Colorado): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:21 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 71 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:31 · Latest sunrise today 7:34
  • New York (New York): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:20 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 68 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:24 · Latest sunrise today 7:32
  • Reno (Nevada): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:20 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 69 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:31 · Latest sunrise today 7:33
  • Orlando (Florida): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:19 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 81 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:27 · Latest sunrise today 7:41
  • St. Louis (Missouri): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:19 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 68 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:36 · Latest sunrise today 7:33
  • Chicago (Illinois): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:18 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 63 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:15 · Latest sunrise today 7:29
  • Colorado Springs (Colorado): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:18 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 66 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:34 · Latest sunrise today 7:32
  • Houston (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:18 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 76 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:20 · Latest sunrise today 7:39
  • Little Rock (Arkansas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:17 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 68 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:55 · Latest sunrise today 7:34
  • Virginia Beach (Virginia): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:17 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 66 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:44 · Latest sunrise today 7:33
  • Albuquerque (New Mexico): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:15 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 64 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:52 · Latest sunrise today 7:32
  • Boston (Massachusetts): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:14 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 53 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:07 · Latest sunrise today 7:24
  • Fresno (California): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:12 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 55 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:40 · Latest sunrise today 7:28
  • Memphis (Tennessee): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:09 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 49 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:45 · Latest sunrise today 7:26
  • Miami (Florida): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:09 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 56 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:29 · Latest sunrise today 7:32
  • El Paso (Texas): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 8:07 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 44 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 5:00 · Latest sunrise today 7:26
  • Los Angeles (California): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:59 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:41 · Latest sunrise today 7:17
  • Nashville (Tennessee): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:59 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:29 · Latest sunrise today 7:15
  • New Orleans (Louisiana): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:57 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:59 · Latest sunrise today 7:18
  • Huntsville (Alabama): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:54 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:33 · Latest sunrise today 7:11
  • Birmingham (Alabama): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:52 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:37 · Latest sunrise today 7:10
  • Las Vegas (Nevada): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:52 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:23 · Latest sunrise today 7:08
  • San Diego (California): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:52 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:40 · Latest sunrise today 7:11
  • Pensacola (Florida): Latest sunrise, permanent DST 7:47 · Days with sunrise after 8:00 (permanent DST) 0 · Earliest sunrise, permanent standard time 4:46 · Latest sunrise today 7:07

Method

  • Sunrise and sunset for every day of 2027 with NOAA's formulas (0.833° for refraction), for the coordinates of the city centre. "Today" is the current rule (DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November); permanent standard time is the zone's standard time all year, permanent daylight saving time is standard time plus one hour all year.
  • Journalists and bloggers may use the table and figures with the credit "SunnyTracker" and a link to this page.

Questions and answers

  • Is permanent daylight saving time coming? The House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) on July 14, 2026. It becomes law only if the Senate passes it and the President signs it. Until then the clocks fall back on the first Sunday in November.
  • Which cities would have the darkest mornings? Those at the western edge of their time zone and in the north: Bismarck, Boise, Grand Rapids, Fargo, Indianapolis and Detroit would not see the sun until after 9 a.m. around New Year. In Alaska the sun would rise around noon in December.
  • What about Arizona and Hawaii? Both already stay on standard time all year and could keep doing so under the bill, so their clocks and sunrises would not change.
  • May I use the figures? Yes. Journalists and bloggers may use the table and figures with the credit "SunnyTracker" and a link to this page. The whole table is available as a CSV file.

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