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Legal shooting light, with a live countdown.

In short

The sun's path for your county today, the legal shooting window for game animals as a lane on it, and a running countdown to when legal light ends. Drag the sun to read any time. Sun times are computed to the arcminute; the state rule and its source are shown.

Updated September 2026
Kerrville, TXKerr County

In Kerrville, TX, Kerr County on Sat, Oct 17, legal shooting light for game animals runs 7:09 AM to 7:33 PM CDT: one-half hour before sunrise (7:39 AM) to one-half hour after sunset (7:03 PM).

Sun altitude · Sat, Oct 17CDT · Game animals
HORIZON30°12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AMNOON3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AMLEGAL 7:09 AMENDS 7:33 PMSUNRISE 7:39 AMSUNSET 7:03 PM
NightTwilightDayLegal window
Now
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Legal from7:09 AM
Sunrise7:39 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Legal until7:33 PM
Civil dawn7:15 AM
Civil dusk7:27 PM
Legal day12h 23m
Daylight11h 23m
NESW
Sunrise bearing100°
Sunset bearing259°
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Legal shooting light, answered

What are legal shooting hours?

Legal shooting hours are the daily window when it is legal to hunt. For game animals, most states use one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Migratory birds often close at sunset.

When does legal light end tonight?

This tool shows a live countdown to when legal light ends for your county today, based on the real sunset time plus your state’s after-sunset offset.

Is legal light the same as sunset?

No. Legal light for game animals usually runs half an hour past sunset, so the legal window is wider than sunrise-to-sunset. The tool shows both, and the window as a lane on the sun’s path.