Rock Hill, South Carolina Sunset Time Today

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

Rock Hill, SC · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:22 PM Sunrise 7:11 AM

12h 11m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Rock Hill · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:12 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:20 PM

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

In Rock Hill, the sun rises at 7:12 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:20 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:11 AM7:45 AM

Blue hour6:47 AM7:11 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:51 PM7:22 PM

Blue hour7:22 PM7:49 PM

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

Sunrise time in Rock Hill

The sun rises in Rock Hill at 7:11 AM today and at 7:12 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 6:47 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:11 AM to 7:45 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:11 AM7:22 PM12h 11m
Tue, Sep 227:12 AM7:20 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 237:12 AM7:19 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:13 AM7:17 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:14 AM7:16 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 267:15 AM7:15 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 277:15 AM7:13 PM11h 58m

Rock Hill daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:33 AM5:24 PM9h 51m
Feb7:24 AM5:53 PM10h 30m
Mar6:55 AM6:20 PM11h 26m
Apr7:12 AM7:46 PM12h 34m
May6:34 AM8:10 PM13h 36m
Jun6:13 AM8:33 PM14h 21m
Jul6:15 AM8:43 PM14h 28m
Aug6:34 AM8:28 PM13h 54m
Sep6:58 AM7:53 PM12h 55m
Oct7:19 AM7:10 PM11h 50m
Nov6:46 AM5:31 PM10h 46m
Dec7:15 AM5:14 PM9h 59m

Rock Hill’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 30m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 48m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 30m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 48m

How fast Rock Hill gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 13s a day+38m
Febgaining 2m 2s a day+56m
Margaining 2m 12s a day+1h 8m
Aprgaining 2m 5s a day+1h 2m
Maygaining 1m 32s a day+45m
Jungaining 18s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 5s a day−34m
Auglosing 1m 54s a day−59m
Seplosing 2m 10s a day−1h 5m
Octlosing 2m 7s a day−1h 5m
Novlosing 1m 37s a day−46m
Declosing 21s a day−8m

Rock Hill 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 equinox7:03–7:36 PM7:36–8:01 PM7:29–8:02 AM7:03–7:29 AM
Summer solstice8:04–8:42 PM8:42–9:12 PM6:11–6:49 AM5:42–6:11 AM
Fall equinox6:49–7:23 PM7:23–7:48 PM7:13–7:46 AM6:48–7:13 AM
Winter solstice4:38–5:17 PM5:17–5:45 PM7:29–8:08 AM7:01–7:29 AM

Daylight saving time in Rock Hill

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 Rock Hill

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

In Rock Hill, the longest day carries about 14h 30m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 48m — a swing of roughly 4h 42m 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 Rock Hill’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Rock Hill?
Rock Hill's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:13 PM around December 6, 15 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:43 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Rock Hill get on the longest and shortest days?
Rock Hill gets about 14h 30m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 48m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 42m.
When is golden hour in Rock Hill?
Near the June solstice, Rock Hill's evening golden hour runs 8:04–8:42 PM and the morning one 6:11–6:49 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:38–5:17 PM and 7:29–8:08 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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