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Get ready for 170 more days of 8 P.M. or later sunsets

Tonight is the start to our 8 P.M. or later sunsets for the rest of the year
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WEST MICHIGAN — One of the beauties of Daylight Saving Time is the later sunsets. As of today, we will begin to see sunset times stay later than 8 o'clock P.M.

Sun set image near Mackinac Bridge
**FILE**In this May 31, 2002 file photo, the sun sets over the Mackinac Bridge and the Mackinac Straits as seen from Lake Huron. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Today we have a total of 12 hours and 23 minutes of daylight. Our sunrise is at 7:37 A.M. and the sun sets at 8:00 sharp.

Our last 8:00 P.M. sunset of the year will fall on September 11, 2023.

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View from Grand Haven Michigan State Park camp site.

From now until that date, there will be 170 days of 8:00 P.M. or later sunsets.

Get ready to take full advantage of the extended daylight!