Lafayette
Sunrise and sunset in Lafayette
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Lafayette, in local time. At 30.2° N, the day lasts from 10 h 12 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 06 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:14, sunset at 18:30.
Day length 11 h 16 min, 1 min 43 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:52, with the Sun 49° above the horizon.
Times are Lafayette time (CDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:54 | 19:50 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:21 | 19:22 |
| Civil twilight | 06:49 | 18:54 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:14 | 18:30 |
| Golden hour | 07:14–07:46 | 17:57–18:30 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Lafayette
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 06 min, from sunrise at 06:07 to sunset at 20:12.
- Shortest day: December 21, 10 h 12 min, from sunrise at 07:00 to sunset at 17:12.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:03 | 17:35 | 10 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 06:42 | 18:01 | 11 h 19 min |
| March 21 | 07:10 | 19:20 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 06:34 | 19:39 | 13 h 05 min |
| May 21 | 06:10 | 19:58 | 13 h 48 min |
| June 21 | 06:07 | 20:12 | 14 h 06 min |
| July 21 | 06:20 | 20:08 | 13 h 48 min |
| August 21 | 06:38 | 19:43 | 13 h 04 min |
| September 21 | 06:55 | 19:05 | 12 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 07:14 | 18:30 | 11 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 06:38 | 17:09 | 10 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 07:00 | 17:12 | 10 h 12 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 30.2° N, 92° 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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