Grand Rapids
Sunrise and sunset in Grand Rapids
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Grand Rapids, in local time. At 43° N, the day lasts from 9 h 00 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 22 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:03, sunset at 18:50.
Day length 10 h 47 min, 2 min 46 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:27, with the Sun 36° above the horizon.
Times are Grand Rapids time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:28 | 20:24 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:01 | 19:52 |
| Civil twilight | 07:34 | 19:19 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:03 | 18:50 |
| Golden hour | 08:03–08:42 | 18:11–18:50 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Grand Rapids
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 22 min, from sunrise at 06:03 to sunset at 21:25.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 00 min, from sunrise at 08:10 to sunset at 17:11.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:07 | 17:41 | 9 h 34 min |
| February 21 | 07:31 | 18:21 | 10 h 51 min |
| March 21 | 07:43 | 19:56 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:51 | 20:32 | 13 h 41 min |
| May 21 | 06:13 | 21:05 | 14 h 52 min |
| June 21 | 06:03 | 21:25 | 15 h 22 min |
| July 21 | 06:22 | 21:14 | 14 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 06:55 | 20:35 | 13 h 40 min |
| September 21 | 07:29 | 19:41 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 08:03 | 18:50 | 10 h 47 min |
| November 21 | 07:42 | 17:14 | 9 h 32 min |
| December 21 | 08:10 | 17:11 | 9 h 00 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 43° N, 85.7° 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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