State College
Sunrise and sunset in State College
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in State College, in local time. At 40.8° N, the day lasts from 9 h 15 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 06 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:29, sunset at 18:22.
Day length 10 h 53 min, 2 min 33 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:55, with the Sun 38° above the horizon.
Times are State College time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:57 | 19:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:29 | 19:21 |
| Civil twilight | 07:01 | 18:49 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:29 | 18:22 |
| Golden hour | 07:29–08:07 | 17:44–18:22 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in State College
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 06 min, from sunrise at 05:40 to sunset at 20:46.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 15 min, from sunrise at 07:32 to sunset at 16:46.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:30 | 17:15 | 9 h 45 min |
| February 21 | 06:57 | 17:53 | 10 h 56 min |
| March 21 | 07:13 | 19:24 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 19:57 | 13 h 34 min |
| May 21 | 05:48 | 20:27 | 14 h 39 min |
| June 21 | 05:40 | 20:46 | 15 h 06 min |
| July 21 | 05:57 | 20:37 | 14 h 39 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 20:00 | 13 h 33 min |
| September 21 | 06:58 | 19:10 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:29 | 18:22 | 10 h 53 min |
| November 21 | 07:05 | 16:48 | 9 h 43 min |
| December 21 | 07:32 | 16:46 | 9 h 15 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 40.8° N, 77.9° 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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