East Lansing
Sunrise and sunset in East Lansing
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in East Lansing, in local time. At 42.7° N, the day lasts from 9 h 02 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 20 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:58, sunset at 18:45.
Day length 10 h 47 min, 2 min 44 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:22, with the Sun 36° above the horizon.
Times are East Lansing time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:24 | 20:20 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:56 | 19:47 |
| Civil twilight | 07:29 | 19:14 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:58 | 18:45 |
| Golden hour | 07:58–08:37 | 18:06–18:45 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in East Lansing
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 20 min, from sunrise at 05:59 to sunset at 21:19.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 02 min, from sunrise at 08:05 to sunset at 17:07.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:01 | 17:37 | 9 h 35 min |
| February 21 | 07:26 | 18:17 | 10 h 51 min |
| March 21 | 07:39 | 19:51 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:46 | 20:27 | 13 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 06:09 | 20:59 | 14 h 50 min |
| June 21 | 05:59 | 21:19 | 15 h 20 min |
| July 21 | 06:18 | 21:09 | 14 h 51 min |
| August 21 | 06:50 | 20:30 | 13 h 39 min |
| September 21 | 07:24 | 19:36 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 07:58 | 18:45 | 10 h 47 min |
| November 21 | 07:37 | 17:10 | 9 h 33 min |
| December 21 | 08:05 | 17:07 | 9 h 02 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 42.7° N, 84.5° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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