Ocala, Florida Sunset Time Today
Ocala sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Ocala, FL · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:26 PM Sunrise 7:16 AM
12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Ocala · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:17 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:25 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Ocala, the sun rises at 7:17 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:25 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:16 AM – 7:49 AM
Blue hour6:54 AM – 7:16 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:57 PM – 7:26 PM
Blue hour7:26 PM – 7:52 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Ocala
The sun rises in Ocala at 7:16 AM today and at 7:17 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:54 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:16 AM to 7:49 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:16 AM | 7:26 PM | 12h 10m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:17 AM | 7:25 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:17 AM | 7:23 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:18 AM | 7:22 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:18 AM | 7:21 PM | 12h 3m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:19 AM | 7:20 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:19 AM | 7:18 PM | 11h 59m |
Ocala daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:23 AM | 5:42 PM | 10h 19m |
| Feb | 7:18 AM | 6:07 PM | 10h 49m |
| Mar | 6:55 AM | 6:29 PM | 11h 34m |
| Apr | 7:19 AM | 7:47 PM | 12h 28m |
| May | 6:48 AM | 8:05 PM | 13h 17m |
| Jun | 6:31 AM | 8:24 PM | 13h 53m |
| Jul | 6:34 AM | 8:33 PM | 13h 59m |
| Aug | 6:50 AM | 8:22 PM | 13h 32m |
| Sep | 7:07 AM | 7:52 PM | 12h 45m |
| Oct | 7:22 AM | 7:16 PM | 11h 53m |
| Nov | 6:42 AM | 5:44 PM | 11h 2m |
| Dec | 7:06 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 25m |
Ocala’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 1m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 16m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 1m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 16m |
How fast Ocala gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 57s a day | +30m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 37s a day | +45m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 46s a day | +54m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 40s a day | +49m |
| May | gaining 1m 13s a day | +36m |
| Jun | gaining 14s a day | +6m |
| Jul | losing 51s a day | −27m |
| Aug | losing 1m 31s a day | −47m |
| Sep | losing 1m 44s a day | −52m |
| Oct | losing 1m 41s a day | −52m |
| Nov | losing 1m 16s a day | −37m |
| Dec | losing 17s a day | −6m |
Ocala golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 7:09–7:40 PM | 7:40–8:04 PM | 7:33–8:05 AM | 7:10–7:33 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:57–8:31 PM | 8:31–8:59 PM | 6:31–7:06 AM | 6:04–6:31 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:55–7:27 PM | 7:27–7:50 PM | 7:18–7:49 AM | 6:54–7:18 AM |
| Winter solstice | 5:00–5:36 PM | 5:36–6:02 PM | 7:19–7:55 AM | 6:53–7:19 AM |
Daylight saving time in Ocala
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−4 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−5 |
Why sunset time shifts in Ocala
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Ocala, the longest day carries about 14h 1m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 16m — a swing of roughly 3h 44m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Ocala’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Ocala?
- Ocala's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:31 PM around December 2, 19 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:33 PM around July 1, 10 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Ocala get on the longest and shortest days?
- Ocala gets about 14h 1m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 16m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 44m.
- When is golden hour in Ocala?
- Near the June solstice, Ocala's evening golden hour runs 7:57–8:31 PM and the morning one 6:31–7:06 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:00–5:36 PM and 7:19–7:55 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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