New Mexico Flag Status — Is the Flag at Half-Staff Today?
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Who lowers the flag in New Mexico
In New Mexico, flags are lowered by the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. New Mexico has no dedicated flag page, so the order is found among general releases, and the text is the authoritative statement of which buildings and which days are covered.
The flag of New Mexico
A yellow field bears a red Zia sun symbol — the sacred emblem of the Zia Pueblo, with four rays in each of the four cardinal directions, representing the four directions, the four seasons, the four times of day, and the four stages of life.
New Mexico on the American flag
New Mexico’s star joined the national flag on July 4, 1912 — the Fourth of July after admission, as the Flag Act of 1818 provides.
Adopted July 4, 1912, after the admission of New Mexico and Arizona, this was the longest-serving U.S. flag of its time — it flew for forty-seven years, through both World Wars, the Great Depression, and the early Cold War.
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Fe
The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. Today at the state capital:
How New Mexico became a state
Settled by the Spanish in 1598 — decades before Jamestown — New Mexico was ceded to the U.S. in 1848. Statehood, delayed by anti-Spanish prejudice in Congress, finally came on January 6, 1912 when New Mexico was admitted as the 47th state. Santa Fe is the oldest state capital in the United States.
Admitted January 6, 1912 — the 47th state.
New Mexico at a glance
Did you know
- Santa Fe, founded in 1610, is the oldest state capital in the U.S.
- New Mexico has more PhDs per capita than any other state, thanks to its national labs.
- The state question is, “Red or green?” — referring to chile preference.
- More than a third of the state’s land is federally owned.
Born or raised here: Georgia O’Keeffe (painter; longtime resident) · John Denver (singer; Roswell) · Demi Moore (actress; Roswell) · Conrad Hilton (hotelier; San Antonio) · Po’Pay (Pueblo leader; San Juan Pueblo) · Neil Patrick Harris (actor; Albuquerque)
New Mexico in the American Record
Moments from the daily edition that happened in New Mexico.
Official source
Orders are announced by the Governor’s office.
Common questions.
Is the flag at half-staff in New Mexico today?+
The status above answers that for today. A national half-staff order applies in New Mexico as it does everywhere else; the Governor can also lower flags within the state independently.
Who orders flags to half-staff in New Mexico?+
In New Mexico, flags are lowered by the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. New Mexico has no dedicated flag page, so the order is found among general releases, and the text is the authoritative statement of which buildings and which days are covered.
Does a county order mean the whole of New Mexico lowers its flags?+
No. A county or single-facility order (the State Capitol, for instance) applies only where it says it does. This page shows those separately from the statewide status precisely so the two are never confused — if the status above reads full-staff, New Mexico has no statewide order in effect regardless of any local one.
When should the flag be raised and lowered in New Mexico?+
The flag flies from sunrise to sunset. Today at the state capital, Santa Fe, those times are shown above. On the final day of a half-staff order that runs "until sunset", the flag returns to full height at the local sunset — which is why the West Coast stays lowered a few hours after the East.
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