Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sunrise and sunset in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in local time. At 40° N, the day lasts from 9 h 19 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 01 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:22, sunset at 18:16.
Day length 10 h 55 min, 2 min 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:49, with the Sun 39° above the horizon.
Times are Lancaster, Pennsylvania time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:51 | 19:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:23 | 19:15 |
| Civil twilight | 06:54 | 18:44 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:22 | 18:16 |
| Golden hour | 07:22–07:59 | 17:39–18:16 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 01 min, from sunrise at 05:36 to sunset at 20:37.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 19 min, from sunrise at 07:23 to sunset at 16:43.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:22 | 17:11 | 9 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 06:50 | 17:48 | 10 h 58 min |
| March 21 | 07:06 | 19:18 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:18 | 19:49 | 13 h 31 min |
| May 21 | 05:44 | 20:19 | 14 h 35 min |
| June 21 | 05:36 | 20:37 | 15 h 01 min |
| July 21 | 05:53 | 20:29 | 14 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 06:22 | 19:53 | 13 h 31 min |
| September 21 | 06:51 | 19:03 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:22 | 18:16 | 10 h 55 min |
| November 21 | 06:57 | 16:44 | 9 h 47 min |
| December 21 | 07:23 | 16:43 | 9 h 19 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 40° N, 76.3° 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
Other places nearby
- Reading, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, Sunrise and sunset
- HarrisburgPennsylvania · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, Sunrise and sunset
- Wilmington, DelawareDelaware · Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, Port and ships, Sunrise and sunset
- BaltimoreMaryland · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- AllentownPennsylvania · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Earthquakes, Hiking routes
- FrederickMaryland · Transit, Cameras, Weather, Sunrise and sunset
- VinelandNew Jersey · Flock cameras, Weather, Sunrise and sunset