Independence
Sunrise and sunset in Independence
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Independence, in local time. At 39.1° N, the day lasts from 9 h 25 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 55 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:34, sunset at 18:29.
Day length 10 h 54 min, 2 min 23 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:02, with the Sun 40° above the horizon.
Times are Independence time (CDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:05 | 19:58 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:36 | 19:27 |
| Civil twilight | 07:07 | 18:56 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:34 | 18:29 |
| Golden hour | 07:34–08:11 | 17:52–18:29 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Independence
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 55 min, from sunrise at 05:51 to sunset at 20:47.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 25 min, from sunrise at 07:33 to sunset at 16:58.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:32 | 17:26 | 9 h 54 min |
| February 21 | 07:01 | 18:01 | 11 h 00 min |
| March 21 | 07:19 | 19:30 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:32 | 20:01 | 13 h 29 min |
| May 21 | 05:59 | 20:29 | 14 h 30 min |
| June 21 | 05:51 | 20:47 | 14 h 55 min |
| July 21 | 06:08 | 20:38 | 14 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 06:36 | 20:04 | 13 h 28 min |
| September 21 | 07:04 | 19:16 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:33 | 18:30 | 10 h 57 min |
| November 21 | 07:07 | 16:59 | 9 h 52 min |
| December 21 | 07:33 | 16:58 | 9 h 25 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 39.1° N, 94.4° 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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