Grundy Center, Iowa Sunset Time Today
Grundy Center sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Grundy Center, IA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:09 PM Sunrise 6:57 AM
12h 12m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Grundy Center · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:58 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:08 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Grundy Center, the sun rises at 6:58 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:08 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:57 AM – 7:35 AM
Blue hour6:30 AM – 6:57 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:35 PM – 7:09 PM
Blue hour7:09 PM – 7:40 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Grundy Center
The sun rises in Grundy Center at 6:57 AM today and at 6:58 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 6:30 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:57 AM to 7:35 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:57 AM | 7:09 PM | 12h 12m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:58 AM | 7:08 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:59 AM | 7:06 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:00 AM | 7:04 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:01 AM | 7:02 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:02 AM | 7:01 PM | 11h 59m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:03 AM | 6:59 PM | 11h 56m |
Grundy Center daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:41 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 8m |
| Feb | 7:26 AM | 5:25 PM | 10h 0m |
| Mar | 6:48 AM | 6:01 PM | 11h 14m |
| Apr | 6:54 AM | 7:37 PM | 12h 43m |
| May | 6:07 AM | 8:11 PM | 14h 4m |
| Jun | 5:38 AM | 8:42 PM | 15h 4m |
| Jul | 5:39 AM | 8:53 PM | 15h 14m |
| Aug | 6:04 AM | 8:32 PM | 14h 28m |
| Sep | 6:37 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 10m |
| Oct | 7:09 AM | 6:54 PM | 11h 45m |
| Nov | 6:45 AM | 5:06 PM | 10h 21m |
| Dec | 7:22 AM | 4:41 PM | 9h 19m |
Grundy Center’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 17m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 4m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 17m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 11m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 4m |
How fast Grundy Center gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 38s a day | +51m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 40s a day | +1h 14m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 53s a day | +1h 29m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 44s a day | +1h 21m |
| May | gaining 2m 3s a day | +1h |
| Jun | gaining 24s a day | +10m |
| Jul | losing 1m 27s a day | −46m |
| Aug | losing 2m 31s a day | −1h 18m |
| Sep | losing 2m 49s a day | −1h 24m |
| Oct | losing 2m 46s a day | −1h 25m |
| Nov | losing 2m 8s a day | −1h 2m |
| Dec | losing 28s a day | −11m |
Grundy Center 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 | 6:46–7:23 PM | 7:23–7:51 PM | 7:15–7:52 AM | 6:47–7:15 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:09–8:52 PM | 8:52–9:27 PM | 5:35–6:18 AM | 5:00–5:35 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:33–7:10 PM | 7:10–7:38 PM | 6:59–7:36 AM | 6:31–6:59 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:57–4:42 PM | 4:42–5:14 PM | 7:38–8:23 AM | 7:06–7:38 AM |
Daylight saving time in Grundy Center
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Grundy Center
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Grundy Center, the longest day carries about 15h 17m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 4m — a swing of roughly 6h 13m 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 Grundy Center’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Grundy Center?
- Grundy Center's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:39 PM around December 9, 12 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:53 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Grundy Center get on the longest and shortest days?
- Grundy Center gets about 15h 17m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 4m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 13m.
- When is golden hour in Grundy Center?
- Near the June solstice, Grundy Center's evening golden hour runs 8:09–8:52 PM and the morning one 5:35–6:18 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:57–4:42 PM and 7:38–8:23 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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