Lifestyle Because Silver City is so far west and north, the sun doesn't set until nearly 10 p.m. on the solstice By O.W. Root · July 3, 2026 Silver City — Time zones are fake in a way, aren’t they? And if not fake, at least arbitrary. I suppose that’s fine. The things that help organize the modern world are arbitrary, yet ultimately do make sense in some way. New York City 9 a.m. is not Las Vegas 9 a.m. That’s right.