Rockford
Sunrise and sunset in Rockford
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rockford, in local time. At 42.3° N, the day lasts from 9 h 05 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 17 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:17, sunset at 18:03.
Day length 10 h 46 min, 2 min 41 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:40, with the Sun 36° above the horizon.
Times are Rockford time (CDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:43 | 19:37 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:16 | 19:04 |
| Civil twilight | 06:48 | 18:32 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:17 | 18:03 |
| Golden hour | 07:17–07:56 | 17:24–18:03 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rockford
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 17 min, from sunrise at 05:19 to sunset at 20:36.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 05 min, from sunrise at 07:21 to sunset at 16:27.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:19 | 16:56 | 9 h 38 min |
| February 21 | 06:43 | 17:36 | 10 h 53 min |
| March 21 | 06:57 | 19:09 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:06 | 19:44 | 13 h 39 min |
| May 21 | 05:29 | 20:17 | 14 h 47 min |
| June 21 | 05:19 | 20:36 | 15 h 17 min |
| July 21 | 05:38 | 20:26 | 14 h 48 min |
| August 21 | 06:10 | 19:48 | 13 h 38 min |
| September 21 | 06:42 | 18:55 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:16 | 18:04 | 10 h 49 min |
| November 21 | 06:54 | 16:29 | 9 h 35 min |
| December 21 | 07:21 | 16:27 | 9 h 05 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 42.3° N, 89.1° 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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