Cincinnati, Ohio Sunset Time Today

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

Cincinnati, OH · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:36 PM Sunrise 7:24 AM

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

Tomorrow in Cincinnati · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:25 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:34 PM

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

In Cincinnati, the sun rises at 7:25 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:34 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:24 AM8:01 AM

Blue hour6:59 AM7:24 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:03 PM7:36 PM

Blue hour7:36 PM8:05 PM

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

Sunrise time in Cincinnati

The sun rises in Cincinnati at 7:24 AM today and at 7:25 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 6:59 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:24 AM to 8:01 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:24 AM7:36 PM12h 12m
Tue, Sep 227:25 AM7:34 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 237:26 AM7:33 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:27 AM7:31 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:28 AM7:30 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 267:29 AM7:28 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 277:30 AM7:26 PM11h 56m

Cincinnati daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:58 AM5:26 PM9h 28m
Feb7:46 AM5:59 PM10h 13m
Mar7:12 AM6:31 PM11h 19m
Apr7:23 AM8:02 PM12h 39m
May6:41 AM8:31 PM13h 51m
Jun6:15 AM8:59 PM14h 44m
Jul6:16 AM9:09 PM14h 53m
Aug6:39 AM8:51 PM14h 12m
Sep7:08 AM8:11 PM13h 3m
Oct7:35 AM7:22 PM11h 48m
Nov7:06 AM5:38 PM10h 32m
Dec7:39 AM5:17 PM9h 38m

Cincinnati’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 55m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 25m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 55m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 25m

How fast Cincinnati gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 26s a day+45m
Febgaining 2m 22s a day+1h 6m
Margaining 2m 34s a day+1h 19m
Aprgaining 2m 26s a day+1h 12m
Maygaining 1m 49s a day+53m
Jungaining 21s a day+9m
Jullosing 1m 17s a day−40m
Auglosing 2m 14s a day−1h 9m
Seplosing 2m 31s a day−1h 15m
Octlosing 2m 28s a day−1h 15m
Novlosing 1m 54s a day−55m
Declosing 25s a day−10m

Cincinnati 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 equinox7:15–7:50 PM7:50–8:17 PM7:42–8:18 AM7:16–7:42 AM
Summer solstice8:28–9:08 PM9:08–9:41 PM6:13–6:53 AM5:41–6:13 AM
Fall equinox7:02–7:37 PM7:37–8:04 PM7:26–8:02 AM7:00–7:26 AM
Winter solstice4:37–5:19 PM5:19–5:49 PM7:55–8:37 AM7:24–7:55 AM

Daylight saving time in Cincinnati

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 Cincinnati

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

In Cincinnati, the longest day carries about 14h 55m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of roughly 5h 31m 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 Cincinnati’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Cincinnati?
Cincinnati's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:16 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:09 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Cincinnati get on the longest and shortest days?
Cincinnati gets about 14h 55m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 25m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 31m.
When is golden hour in Cincinnati?
Near the June solstice, Cincinnati's evening golden hour runs 8:28–9:08 PM and the morning one 6:13–6:53 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:37–5:19 PM and 7:55–8:37 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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