Today's Sunrise & Sunset in America

Sunrise in America today is at 07:19:07 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:38:56 PM, giving America 12h 19min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:45:05 AM and ends at 08:12:51 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for America or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in America. Get a full year of light data with the printable America Photography Planner 2026.

America lies in the temperate zone at 51.4° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), America receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:19 AM and sunset at 09:56 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:19, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:56. The evening golden hour in America lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.