Louisville, Kentucky Sunset Time Today

Louisville sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Louisville, KY · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:41 PM Sunrise 7:29 AM

12h 12m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Louisville · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:30 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:39 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Louisville, the sun rises at 7:30 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:39 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:29 AM8:05 AM

Blue hour7:04 AM7:29 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:08 PM7:41 PM

Blue hour7:41 PM8:09 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Louisville

The sun rises in Louisville at 7:29 AM today and at 7:30 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 7:04 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:29 AM to 8:05 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:29 AM7:41 PM12h 12m
Tue, Sep 227:30 AM7:39 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 237:31 AM7:37 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 247:32 AM7:36 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:33 AM7:34 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:33 AM7:33 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 277:34 AM7:31 PM11h 57m

Louisville daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:00 AM5:34 PM9h 34m
Feb7:48 AM6:06 PM10h 17m
Mar7:16 AM6:36 PM11h 21m
Apr7:28 AM8:06 PM12h 37m
May6:47 AM8:34 PM13h 47m
Jun6:22 AM9:01 PM14h 38m
Jul6:24 AM9:10 PM14h 47m
Aug6:46 AM8:53 PM14h 8m
Sep7:13 AM8:14 PM13h 1m
Oct7:39 AM7:27 PM11h 48m
Nov7:09 AM5:45 PM10h 35m
Dec7:41 AM5:24 PM9h 43m

Louisville’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 49m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 30m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 49m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 30m

How fast Louisville gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 23s a day+43m
Febgaining 2m 17s a day+1h 3m
Margaining 2m 29s a day+1h 17m
Aprgaining 2m 21s a day+1h 10m
Maygaining 1m 44s a day+51m
Jungaining 20s a day+8m
Jullosing 1m 14s a day−39m
Auglosing 2m 9s a day−1h 7m
Seplosing 2m 26s a day−1h 13m
Octlosing 2m 23s a day−1h 13m
Novlosing 1m 49s a day−53m
Declosing 24s a day−9m

Louisville golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:20–7:55 PM7:55–8:21 PM7:47–8:22 AM7:21–7:47 AM
Summer solstice8:30–9:10 PM9:10–9:41 PM6:21–7:00 AM5:49–6:21 AM
Fall equinox7:07–7:41 PM7:41–8:08 PM7:31–8:06 AM7:05–7:31 AM
Winter solstice4:45–5:27 PM5:27–5:56 PM7:56–8:38 AM7:27–7:56 AM

Daylight saving time in Louisville

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Louisville

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Louisville, the longest day carries about 14h 49m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 30m — a swing of roughly 5h 19m 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 Louisville’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Louisville?
Louisville's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:23 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:10 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Louisville get on the longest and shortest days?
Louisville gets about 14h 49m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 30m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 19m.
When is golden hour in Louisville?
Near the June solstice, Louisville's evening golden hour runs 8:30–9:10 PM and the morning one 6:21–7:00 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:45–5:27 PM and 7:56–8:38 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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