Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Eau Claire

Sunrise in Eau Claire today is at 05:40:49 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:25:43 PM, giving Eau Claire 15h 44min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:58:16 AM and ends at 10:08:31 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Eau Claire or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Eau Claire. Get a full year of light data with the printable Eau Claire Photography Planner 2026.

Eau Claire lies in the temperate zone at 51.1° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Eau Claire receives 16.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:21 AM and sunset at 09:54 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.9 hours — a difference of 8.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:21, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:54. The evening golden hour in Eau Claire lasts about 81 minutes in summer and 85 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.