337 Astonishing Sunset Captions For Instagram

Ever seen a sunset that left you speechless? Well, with this extensive list of sunset captions, you don’t have to search for the right words. If you’re catching the sun setting at the beach in Oahu, in the mountains in Salt Lake City, or on a Greek island these sunset quotes are perfect. Here I have compiled the best sunset captions for your Instagram to describe that golden hour.

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337 Sunset Captions And Quotes For Instagram

Who doesn’t enjoy a beautiful sunset? Whether watching from a mountain, the beach, or on a sand dune in the desert they provoke emotions inside us all. With these 337 sunset captions for Instagram, you are bound to find the right words for your photo! 

Sunset Captions

Sunset caption that reads  I just need more sunsets. Beach during sunset.

1| I just need more sunsets. 

2| One thing’s for sure. I need more sunsets in my life.

3| I long for endless horizons. 

4| Somewhere between heaven and earth. 

5| Just watching sun-kissed waves drift the day away.

6| Sunsets and oceans. It’s what I do. 

7| The trouble with sunsets is that they have to end.

8| A sunset should never go unnoticed.

Cotton candy sky and tex reads The sky speaks in a thousand colors.

9| The sky speaks in a thousand colors.

10| The most beautiful sunsets are the ones we share. 

11| Sunset beers, beach-side cheers, and dreamy days.

12| Sunsets and silhouettes.

13| Swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow. 

14| The sun’s saying goodnight again.

15| I long for endless evening colors. 

Sunset Beach Captions

Sunset beach caption that reads Sunsets and wistful waves. Waves near the shoreline durring sunset.

16| Sunsets and wistful waves. 

17| Just watching sun-kissed waves drift the day away. 

18| Sun kissing ocean. Beach touching bum. 

19| Beaches. Friends. Booze. Sunsets. Can life get any better?

20| My favorite painting is a sunset over a beach. 

21| Watching the sun’s final rays ride the waves into tomorrow.

22| A view of the ocean, mountains, and the sunset. But yet, he was still looking at me.

23| Peace. Ocean. Colorful end of the day. 

24| A real sunset is an array of colors behind a mountain silhouette.

25| Fiery colors and the ocean are breathtaking together.

26| It will blow you away when you observe the sun going down for the night near the ocean.

27| There’s nothing like watching the sun paint the sky shades of pink and purple near the ocean. 

28| Happiness is the sun setting over a beach.

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Captions For Sunsets 

Text reads Cherish every sunset. Sunset in the mountains.

29| Cherish every sunset. 

30| Something beautiful is on the horizon.

31| Happiness — available from a sunset near you.

32| The evening always delivers. 

33| Forever that girl that gets really excited when the sky is in pretty colors.

34| Live for the moments you can’t put into words.

35| Sunset skies. Life is good. 

36| The only kind of sunsets that I don’t like are the ones that I missed.

37| Love like a sunset. 

38| Even the sun sets in paradise. 

Captions for sunset that says Here comes the sunset.. Beautiful palm trees and a yellow and gold sunset.

39| Here comes the sunset.

40| Dreams are made of sand and sunsets.

41| Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down.

42| Sunset + Beach + Friends + Food = Perfection

43| Happiness- Available from a sunset near you. 

44| The setting sun kindled the sky.

45| Every time I see a sunset my heart skips a beat.

Sunset Captions For Instagram

Sunset caption for Instagram that reads Forever chasing that sunset. Silhouette of a man on top of a mountain ledge with his arms up.

46| Forever chasing that sunset. 

47| Watch more sunsets than Netflix. 

48| Race you to the next sunset

49| Pink haze, perfect days.

50| So who painted the sky? I’d like to shake their hand.

51| The sunset sky speaks of a thousand of colors. 

52| The only kinds of sunsets that I don’t like are the ones that I missed. 

53| Many things in life can wait, but the sunset won’t. Watch it. 

54| Clear your mind, watch the sky.

55| Life’s a beach. Sunsets make it better.

56| You can never watch too many sunsets.

57| I was born to explore, have adventures, and watch sunsets.

58| Erm…okay, so who painted the sky? 

59| I thought watching a sunset would help but it left me more in the dark.

Short Sunset Captions 

Short sunset caption Adore gold skies. Sun setting at a beach.

60| Adore gold skies.

61| Live colorfully.

62| Sunset vibes, happy times.

63| Paradise found. 

64| Chase the sunset.

65|  Ride off into your sunset.

66| Live by the sun. Love by the moon.

67| Sunsets are one thing in life that won’t wait. 

68| The sky is aglow with the setting sun. 

69| Follow the sun, wherever it leads.

70| Cotton-candy sunsets. 

71| And in this moment, the world felt still.

72| And…goodnight. 

73| Fifty shades of…red, orange, pink, and purple?

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Funny Sunset Captions

Fu ny sunset caption that reads That crazy little sun of a beach. Aerial view of the mountains and shoreline during a sun set.

74| That crazy little sun of a beach. 

75| Sunset state of mind. 

76| This sunset stole a pizza our hearts.

77| Fifty shades of pink.  

78| Sunset. Funset.

79| You don’t need a beautiful sunset to be inspired, just Photoshop.

80| Sunset is about the only thing I can afford to watch right now.

81| “Not everyone has to ride off into the sunset with a man. Some of us just want a tan.”- Mandy Hale

82| When the sky turns pink, it’s time for a drink.

83| Golden hour is my happy hour.

84| Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat. 

85| Sunsets are boring…said no one ever.

86| Food, friends, sunsets. 

87| Sundown is my kind of meltdown.

Instagram Captions For Sunsets

Instagram caption for sunsets that says Stay till the sun sets.. Sunset in the desert.

88| Stay till the sun sets.

89|  I never met a sunset I didn’t like.

90| The sunlight paints us gold.

91|  Endless horizons and blood-red skies. 

92| Fiery skies tower overhead. Another day draws to a close. 

93| Some moments are gold.

94| Girls just wanna have sun. 

95| Sunset breeze always colorful. 

96| Sunsets. AKA, the one thing I’ll never, ever get enough of.

Sunset Short Quotes

Short sunset quotes that says “Left breathless at the beauty of the setting sun. Boulder in the ocean and birds flying around or sitting during sunset.

97| “Left breathless at the beauty of the setting sun.” — Unknown

98|  “The sun sets and my heart expands. Hope. For now, nothing else matters.” — Unknown

99|  “If you can look at the sunset and smile, then you still have hope.” — Unknown 

100| “With every sunset a new hope is born, and an old expectation dies.” — Noor Unnahar 

101| “Sunset is still my favorite color and rainbow is second.” — Mattie Stepanek 

102|  “Keep looking up! I learn from the past, dream about the future and look up. There’s nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a healthy day.” – Rachel Boston

103| “Enjoy the beauty of a sunset, nature’s farewell kiss for the night.” — Sharon Rene

104| “Proof that few things in life are as beautiful as a setting sun.” — Unknown

105|  “I like that time is marked by each sunrise and sunset whether or not you actually see it.”- Catherine Opie

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Beautiful Sunset Quotes 

Silhouette of a woman playing a harp at the beach and a beautiful sunset quote that reads There is nothing more musical than a sunset.” — Claude Debussy

106| “There is nothing more musical than a sunset.” — Claude Debussy

107|  “Dark clouds become heaven’s flowers when kissed by light.” — Rabindranath Tagore

108|  “Sunset is the opening music of the night.” — Mehmet Murat İldan 

109| “You have to travel far and wide to see a lot of the world’s wonders, but sunsets can be appreciated in every corner of the earth.” — Kimmie Conner 

110| “May every sunrise bring you hope, may every sunset bring you peace.” — Unknown

111| “We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us.” — Kahlil Gibran

112| “When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.” — Mahatma Gandhi

113| “To watch a sunset is to connect with the Divine.” — Gina De Gorna

114|  “Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down.” — Ryu Murakami

115| “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.” — John Ruskin 

116| “If you can rise like the sun in a country where the sun has set, all eyes will be turned to you!”- Mehmet Murat ildan

117| “Allow failure to teach you a valuable lesson: Each sunset is the beginning of a very, very beautiful sunrise.” — Sri Chinmoy

118| “Autumn is a sunset around every corner.” — Unknown

119| “Let the warm glow of the setting sun kiss life’s hurts away.” — Unknown

Sunset Sky Quotes 

Beautiful sunset quote that reads “The sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower.” ― Roberto Bolaño. Flower in front of a sun setting.

110| “The sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower.” ― Roberto Bolaño 

111| “Once I saw a chimpanzee gaze at a particularly beautiful sunset for a full 15 minutes, watching the changing colors [and then] retire to the forest without picking a pawpaw for supper.” ― Adriaan Kortlandt 

112| “As I burst into the light that afternoon, the sun had just slipped behind the roofline and the house was in eclipse, the sky behind glowing mauve and orange.” ― Kate Morton

113| “They’d lay there and watch the magical show in the sky as it transformed from one color to the next, before fading into darkness in a matter of moments. The sun had a split personality of its own.” ― Arti Manani 

114| “Now she’s lit by the warm orange spreading from the horizon as not-quite-day, becomes not-quite-night.” ― David Levithan

115| Am I dreaming? Or is the sun really setting fire to the sky right now?

116|  “All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me.” — Yoko Ono

117|  ” Stop. Be still. And watch as the sunset paints the sky with its magic.”- Unknown

 118| “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” — Rabindranath Tagore

119|  “I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometimes it’s a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it’s the sky or a sunset.” — Nadine Velazquez

120| “The more clouds you have in your sky, the more colorful sunset it will be.” — Sajal Sazzad

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More Sunset IG Captions 

Sunset IG caption saying Sun, sea, the sand & me. Woman facing a sunset at the beach during sunset.

121| Sun, sea, the sand & me. 

122| Beach bums and setting suns. 

123| A setting sun setting fire to the sea and sand.  

124| Sunset, palm trees & ocean breeze. 

125| Cotton-candy sunsets. 

126| Sunsets and palm trees. 

127| Witnessing the beauty and awe of the evening. 

128| Born to chase sunsets.

129| A setting sun setting fire to the sea and sand. 

130| Priceless sunset with the best. 

131| A moment of saffron and gold. 

132| Sun kissing ocean. Beach touching bum.

Funny Sunset Quotes 

Funny sunset quote that reads “If I could lick the sunset, I’ll bet it would taste like Neapolitan ice cream.” ― Jarod Kintz  Ice cream cone in front of a sunset.

133| “If I could lick the sunset, I’ll bet it would taste like Neapolitan ice cream.” ― Jarod Kintz 

134| “Today I saw a red and yellow sunset and thought, how insignificant I am! Of course, I thought that yesterday too, and it rained.” ― Woody Allen

135| “It’s that time between day and night when the sky looks like it’s on fire and mosquitoes are on the hunt.” ― Angie Thomas

Sunset Puns For Instagram

Friends running into the ocean during sunset and a sunset pun for Instagram that says Sun-kissed sun of a beach!

136| Sun-kissed sun of a beach!

137|  It’s all sun and games until somebody gets hurt…or burnt. 

138| Sun of a beach that’s a nice sunset!  

139| Ain’t no sunsets when she’s gone.

140| Don’t want to let me sun down. 

141| Sunset-tional.

142| My favorite street is Sunset Strip. 

143| Keep palm and find pink skies.

144| The sun set sun-denly. 

145| I have my sunset on it.

146| Your chances of catching the sunset tonight are pretty dim.

Sunset pun for Instagram that says Sunsets and sol-mates. Friends jumping together. in-the mountains holding hands during sunset.

147| Sunsets and sol-mates.

148| Sunset of a beach. 

149| Shell-abrate good times and tan lines.

150| I wanted to see the sunset, but I mist it.

151| Want to race to the sunset? I bet I can beach you to it.

152| Beach daze, always. 

153| I tried to see the sunset but there was dusk in my eyes.

154| Reading under the sun made me well-red.

155| I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

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Instagram Captions For Sunsets 

Palm tree silhouettes and a purple sky with  an Instagram caption for sunsets that says Oh, these radiant colors of evening.

156| Oh, these radiant colors of evening. 

157| That feeling when it’s just you and a beautiful sunset… 

158| Born to chase oranges, yellows, blues, and pink. 

159| Can anything beat a sun-kissed ocean? 

160| The sky splashed with vibrant colors. 

161| Serenity while the sky is on fire. 

162| The sun sets fire to the sea and sky and we sit back to watch.

163| “Sunlight dripping below the horizon is like silence between musical notes. Magic.”-Unknown

164| “Sunsets are just little glimpses of the golden streets of heaven.” — Unknown

Sunset Quotes About Life 

165| “Never go too long without watching a sunset.” — Atticus 

166| “Sunsets are one of our simplest and most profound gifts [..] they remind us that we are blessed to have enjoyed a perfect day, and they provide hope that tomorrow will be even better.” – Viola Shipman

167| “Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles, and laughter, so enjoy your day.” — Debbie Shapiro

168|  “There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” — Jo Walton 

169| “There’s always a sunrise and always a sunset and it’s up to you to choose to be there for it… Put yourself in the way of beauty.” — Cheryl Strayed

170| “If you can look at the sunset and smile, then you still have hope.” — Unknown 

171| “Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully.”- Kristen Butler

172| “When your world moves too fast and you lose yourself in the chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset.” — Christy Ann Martine 

173| “Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under!” — C. JoyBell C. 

174| “Don’t waste sunrises on people who will be gone by sunset.” — Unknown

175| “One day, all your worries will set like the sun does and deserved happiness will come gushing like waves at the beach do. All you need to make sure is that your trips to the beach never end.” ― Jasleen Kaur Gumber 

176| “A beautiful sunset is your reward for surviving another day. Enjoy as many as you can.”- Unknown

 177| “Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.” — Dr. Seuss

178| “Sunset shows that life is too beautiful to hold on to the past, so move on to the present.”- Jenifer Aquillo

179| “Every moment of life is unique — a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.” — S. Nachmanovitch 

180| “The sun rises, the sun falls, the wind blows and the birds sing no matter where you are. These are experiences that unite us all… something we can all enjoy together.” — Melanie Charlene

181| “Time does not stop in the world as the sun sets, but time stops in your mind and you remain motionless just like a statue.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan 

“Don’t waste sunrises on people who will escape by dusk.” — Unknown sunset quote about life. Woman staring at a sunset on the mountain.

182| “Don’t waste sunrises on people who will escape by dusk.” — Unknown

183| “That was her magic – she could still see the sunset, even on the darkest days.” — Atticus

184|  “Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.” — Beau Taplin 

185| “Age is irrelevant. Ask me how many sunsets I’ve seen, hearts I’ve loved, trips I’ve taken, or concerts I’ve been to. That’s how old I am.” — Joëlle

186| “Setting suns — a clarion call for peace, presence, and perspective.” — Unknown

187| “When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.” — George R.R. Martin

188| “Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson 

189| “The horizon changes but the sun does not.” — Joyce Rachelle

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Sunset Evening Quotes 

Sunset evening quote “Sunsets are loved because they vanish.” — Ray Bradbury. Sun setting on Oia in Santorini.

190| “Sunsets are loved because they vanish.” — Ray Bradbury 

191| “You know, one loves the sunset, when one is so sad.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

192| “The sun was setting later and later, leaving behind a strange way of making the time fade away and nearly disappear, as though night truly wouldn’t come.” ― Corinne Beenfield

193|  “A mind-boggling, awe-inspiring, spine-tingling sunset.” — Unknown

194| “…She remembered watching a summer sunset from this very spot. Not so long ago; just a lifetime.” — Sharon Kay Penman 

195| “When the sun dips below the horizon, something in my soul awakens.” — Unknown

196| “Do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.” — Elbert Hubbard

197| “Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.” — Richard Paul Evans

198|  “The sunset doesn’t care if we watch it or not, it will keep on being beautiful even if no one bothers to look at it.” — Gene Amole

199| “Sometimes the sunset is so beautiful, I think it might be the very last one.” ― Nitya Prakash

200| “My joy is the golden sunset giving thanks for another day.” — Jonathan Lockwood 

201| “I don’t know how long we stay that way, but we watch the sun go down together. The giant, burnt-orange sphere sinks towards the horizon, coloring the rock layers until it’s gone and the canyon is covered in shadow.” — Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

Short Captions On Sunsets

Short caption on sunset says Breathe in the sunset. Pier and sunset.

 202| Breathe in the sunset. 

203| Mother Nature doesn’t need a filter. 

204| Paint the sky. Make it yours. 

205| The sky’s putting on a show again.

206| Sand, sea, and sunsets.

207|  Let’s go somewhere the sun kisses the ocean.

208| Sunsets & palm trees. 

209| Twilight + Beach = Perfection

210| Okay Mother Nature, you win.

Short sunset caption saying Grateful for sunsets. Golden hour at the beach during sunset.

211| Grateful for sunsets. 

212| A promise of a new tomorrow.

213| Wait till the sunset to shine like a star.

214| Collect moments, not things. 

215| Food, friends, sunsets. 

216| Cloudy days make gorgeous reds.

217| I dream in the colors of the sunset.

218| Picture perfect end of the day. 

219| Here I am, collecting memories.

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Evening Sunset Quotes & Captions for Instagram 

Evening sunset quote “A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night.” — Crystal Woods. Palm trees and a gold sunset.

220| “A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night.” — Crystal Woods 

221| “Softly the evening came with the sunset.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

222|  “The sun slowly sets as if it gives you time to get ready for the darkness.”- Mehmet Murat ildan 

223| “Sunsets we always liked because they only happen once and go away” – Ray Bradbury

224|  “A sunset will color your dreams.” — Anthony Hincks 

225| “The redness had seeped from the day and night was arranging herself around us. Cooling things down, staining and dyeing the evening purple and blue black.” ― Sue Monk Kidd

226| The sun goes down. The moon comes up. And life goes on. 

227| “Watching the day slowly bloom into night. That’s how it always seemed to me: not the fading of a withered flower, but the opening of some dark, rich blossom, with unexpected hues and heavy scents.” ― Patricia A. McKillip

228|  “Nightfall was approaching, the light pouring away past the world’s horizon in a gradually darkening cascade.” — Obie Williams

229|  “It’s almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.” — Bern Williams

230|  “Sunset is so marvelous that even the sun itself watches it every day in the reflections of the infinite oceans.” — Mehmet Murat ildan 

Evening sunset quote  “The sun has gone to bed and so must I.” — The Sound of Music. Sun setting in a field.

231| “The sun has gone to bed and so must I.” — The Sound of Music

232| “The sky was a bruised red shot with black, almost exactly the colors of a tattoo. Sunset had two minutes left to live.” ― Denis Johnson

 233| “Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.”- J.K Rowling

234| “Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of heaven.” — John Lubbock

235| “If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.” — Nathan Phillips 

236| “The strange thing about the sunset is that we actually don’t want the sun to set, we want it to stay right on the horizon, not below it, not above it, just right on it!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

237| “Why is sunset more colorful than sunrise? It’s an irony of life saying ‘sometimes, good things happen in goodbyes.” — Unknown 

238| “A day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.”-Nicholas Sparks

239|  “When someone asks me what my favorite colors is, I should just say, ‘sunset.’” — Unknown

240| “Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It’s the time of day when the sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist.” — Mia Kirshner

241| “As the sun sets, the beauties of the sky compete with the beauties of the earth, and at that moment the spirit of human beings is overflowed with these visual perfections!”

Romantic Sunset Love Quotes And Captions

Romantic sunset love quote  I live for these golden evenings with you.. Couple holding one another and staring at each other.

242| I live for these golden evenings with you.

243| Toes tingle in the sand. Eyes glint under golden skies. And I know I love you. 

244|  Let’s go somewhere where the sun kisses the beach.

245|  “Someday, you will find the one who will watch every sunrise with you until the sunset of your life.” — Unknown

246| “As angry as the sky looks, it’s still full of the colors of love.” — Anthony T. Hincks

247| I love you to the sunset and back. 

248| “I want to see how sunset decorates your hair.” – Tyler Knott Gregson

249| All you need is love and sunsets. 

250| Your smile is like a sunset. One look at you and my walls go down.

251|  I just need you and some sunsets.

252|  I live for sunsets with you.

253|  “The sun still lives his silent vows to the moon, by bowing to kiss her feet whenever she walks in the room.” — Curtis Tyrone Jones

254|  Toes tingle in the sand. Eyes glint under golden skies. And I know I love you.

255|  The sun’s going down now, but my love for you burns brighter than ever.

Sunset love quote You add colors to my sunset sky. Couple on a hill staring at the sun set.

256| You add colors to my sunset sky. 

257| Loving the sunset. Loving life. Loving you.

258| “Pour me a sunset, kill the night, and I promise to drink with you forever.” — William C. Hannan

259| I love spending every sunset right next to you.

260| Here’s to a lifetime of golden sunsets spent together.

261|  I want to spend the rest of my sunsets with you.

262|  Sunsets and soulmates.

263|  I want to see a whole world of different color-soaked skies with you.

264| Kiss me like the glistening red sun kisses the sky.

265| Color-soaked skies and you at my side. Paradise. 

266| A perfect end to a perfect day with a perfect you.

Romantic sunset love quote All that beauty, but I can’t stop looking at you. Two people holding each other by the lake and watching. the sun set.

267| All that beauty, but I can’t stop looking at you. 

268|  “She was in love with the sunset. No one else ever even stood a chance.” — Unknown

269|  Loving the sunset. Loving life. Loving you.

 270| This, right here, with you, is all I could ever need.

271|  In this moment the sun wasn’t shining on us. It was shining in us.

272| Your smile is like a sunset. One look at you and my walls go down.

273| Your smile is like a sunset. One look at you and my walls go down.

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Romantic Sunset Quotes And Captions

Couple playing at the beach duirng sunset. Quote reads “I just need you and some sunsets” – Atticus

274| “I just need you and some sunsets” – Atticus

275| “A magical, mesmerizing, mind-bending moment made better by having you at my side.”- Unknown

276| “They sipped until the sun, as golden as syrupy as the bourbon, slipped into the sea.”- Delia Ownes 

277| She was a sunset type of girl, and he was a sunrise kind of guy. They lived on opposite ends of the day but together made up a whole sky.

278| “Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.” — Grace Ogot

279| “I want to see how sunset decorates your hair.” — Tyler Knott Gregson

280| “The first stab of love is like a sunset, a blaze of color — oranges, pearly pinks, vibrant purples.” — Anna Godbersen

281|  “I can’t give you the sunset, but I can give you the night.” ― Erin McCarthy 

282|  “All I ever wanted was to dream another sunset with you.” — Mayday Parade

Text reads “Her heart was made of liquid sunsets.” — Virginia Woolf. Woman on a boulder at the beach posing during sunset.

283|  “Her heart was made of liquid sunsets.” — Virginia Woolf 

284| Weddings like golden hours. The romance of the moment. Marriage is the sea in which the red sun sets.

285| “In ten minutes things could look so different, like the color of a sunset and the world after meeting you.” — Unknown 

286| “Some days, a beautiful sunset with your best friend can be one of the most peaceful and relaxing mediations of the day.” — Charles Schulz

287|  “Weddings like golden hours. The romance of the moment. Marriage is the sea in which the red sun sets.” — Unknown 

288| Kiss me the same way the red sun kisses the sky.

289|  “She was a sunset type of girl and he was a sunrise kind of guy. They lived on opposite ends of the day but together made up a whole sky.” — Unknown

290|  “The sky has changed from orange to a hundred shades of pink to a dark navy blue, and here I am still loving you.” — A.Y.

291|  “The sun loves the moon so much that he dies every night to let her breathe.” — Jeffrey Fry

Inspiring Sunset Quotes 

Inspiring sunset quote that says “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.” — Richie Norton. Sun setting on a coastal town.

292| “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.” — Richie Norton 

293| “Sunsets are my escape into the reality I want to continuously live.” — Rachel Roy 

294| “If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

295| “When the sun goes down, some are afraid that darkness will fall and some are happy that the stars will come out. Your reaction to what happens in the outside world is more important than what is in the outside world.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan 

296| “Every sunset is a journey, a journey to remember the memories of the past.” – Mehmet Murat ildan 

297| “At sunset you see a mix of humanity’s regrets and some wishes coming true, thus the exploding and contrasting colours.” – Lamine Pearlheart

298| “Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there’s something good about feeling both.” — Amy Grant

299|  “When I consider how, after sunset, the stars come out gradually in troops from behind the hills and woods, I confess that I could not have contrived a more curious and inspiring sight.”- David Thoreau

300| “You don’t need beautiful weather to enjoy the evening. You only need a beautiful heart.”- Biju Karakkonam 

301| “See the beauty of sunset to enjoy the passion of life.” — Debasish Mridha

302|  “I find it incredibly amazing how at every sunset, the sky is a different shade. No cloud is ever in the same place. Each day is a new masterpiece. A new wonder. A new memory.” – Sanober Khan

303| “The best way to live your life is this: At sunset, just think of the beauty of the sunset, because life is nothing but what the present moment offers you!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

304|  “Let the sea breeze blow your hair, let the sunset bring tranquillity to your heart, let the distant places you travel allow you to explore yourself.” — Somya Kedia

305|  “When the sun is setting, leave whatever you are doing and watch it.” — Mehmet Murat İldan

306| “Are you dreaming? Stop dreaming; come and watch the sunset, it is better than all the dreams!” — Mehmet Murat ildan

307| “Don’t forget, beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” — Paulo Coelho 

308| “Sunsets are my escape into the reality I want to continuously live.” — Rachel Roy

Quotes About Sunset And Beach  

Quote about sunsets and beach “Meet me where the sky touches the sea.” – Jennifer Donnelly. Empty beach during sunset.

309| “Meet me where the sky touches the sea.” – Jennifer Donnelly

310| “Made to enjoy music, to enjoy beautiful sunsets, to enjoy looking at the billows of the sea.”- Desmond Tutu

311| “The sun is setting in a burnt orange sky; the cliffs are black silhouettes; the sea, liquid silver.” ― Laura Treacy Bentley

312| “The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.” ― Pamela Johnson

313| “The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.” – Stephen King

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Instagram Sunrise And Sunset Quotes 

314| “I love that this morning’s sunrise is not defined by last night’s sunset.” — Steve Maraboli  

315| “It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.” — A.J. Lawless

316| “Every sunset is also a sunrise; it all depends on where you stand.” — Karl Schmidt

317|  “The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the color that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.” ― Ram Charan 

318| “It seems there is more interest in sunsets than sunrises. Perhaps because innately, we fear the dark.” — Richelle E. Goodrich

319|  “If I missed the sunrise of this day and if I let the sunset slip by unnoticed, I might ask if what captured my attention this day was worth the loss of this day because I can’t think of anything that’s that important.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

320| “You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn’t waste either.” — Galen Rowell

321|  “May every sunrise hold more promise and every sunset hold more peace.” — Umair Siddiqui

Sunrise and sunset quote that says “The sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches.” — Vera Nazarian. Beautiful clouds with sunset colors.

322| “The sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches.” — Vera Nazarian 

323| “Sunrise is the start of something beautiful: the day. Sunset is the start of something beautiful: the night.” — Juansen Dizon 

324| “The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough

325| “I love sunrises and sunsets. But what I really love is the space that I have in-between them to do something incredible.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

326| “No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again and bring the dawn.” — Maya Angelou 

327| “Life is all about enjoying every sunset and looking forward to the next sunrise.” — Unknown

328| “We wouldn’t like it if the sunrise came right after the sunset. Love grows with longing; the longer the night, the greater our love for the sunrise.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan 

329| “Sunset is always wiser than sunrise because sunset has added the experience of an entire day to his soul.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Longer Sunset Quotes For Instagram

Sunset quote for Instagram that says Another day, another setting sun. How fortunate am I that there’s more to come?”- Unknown. Lighthouse during sunset.

330| “Another day, another setting sun. How fortunate am I that there’s more to come?”- Unknown

331| “Sunset is a moment where all emotions are experienced: melancholy, amazement, intoxication, casuistry, admiration, love, sadness…” ― Mehmet Murat ildan 

332| “Sunset angles through the heavy curtains, drawn against the light. Dust motes dance in the red beams, ash above a dying fire. I feel like I am inside a heart, surrounded by bloody red.”- Victoria Aveyard

333|  “The red sun seemed to tip one end of a pair of scales below the horizon, and simultaneously to lift an orange moon at the other.” — Patrick Leigh Fermor 

334| “I don’t know how long we stay that way, but we watch the sun go down together. The giant, burnt-orange sphere sinks towards the horizon, coloring the rock layers until it’s gone and the canyon is covered in shadow.” — Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

 335| “People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” — Carl R. Rogers

336|  “I watched the sunset last night. And given the utter brilliance of it, I likely sat in the company of thousands who found themselves awash in its blaze of colors as well. But sadly, it is just as likely that I was surrounded by thousands of others who never saw the colors because they were awash in lesser things. And I realized that far too often I am in the company of those people. Therefore, I’ll be sitting outside tonight.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough 

337| “A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn cloud, like a bloody rag, hung over the spot of its going. And dusk crept over the sky from the eastern horizon, and darkness crept over the land from the east.” — John Steinbeck

Sunset Instagram Hashtags

Sunset Instagram hashtags photo of a purple, blue, and pink sunset. Text reads sunset hashtags for Instagram.

Here are some of the best Instagram sunset hashtags to use along with your sunset captions. 

#sunset  #sunsetlovers #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunsetlover #sunsetbeach #sunsets_captures #sunset_pics #sunsets_oftheworld #sunsetgram #sunsethunter #sunsetmadness #sunset_vision #sunsetsky #sunsetoftheday #sunsetpics #sunsetlandscape #sunset_madness #sunsetcaptures #sunsetshimmer #sunsetvideo #sunset_oftheworld #sunsetshots #sunsetclouds #sunsetphoto #sunsetcolors #sunsetpic #sunset_ig #sunsetaddict #sunsetting #sunset_hub #sunsetchaser #sunset_madness_ #sunsetvibes #sunsetstrip #sunsetlove #sunset_lovers #sunset_love #sunsetskies #sunsetphotos #sunset_universe #sunset_hunter #sunsettime #lovesunsets #skysunset #cottoncandysky #cottoncandyclouds #cottoncandyskies 

337 Quotes About Sunsets

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2 Comments

  1. Krista

    This is such a great list of quotes to go with summery sunset photos! I always struggle for captions on Instagram so I’ll be referring to your post for sure!

    1. Chrissy

      So glad you enjoyed them Krista. It is always helpful to have some quotes handy for Instagram!

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