Ocala, Florida Sunset Time Today

Ocala sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Ocala, FL · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:26 PM Sunrise 7:16 AM

12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Ocala · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:17 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:25 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In Ocala, the sun rises at 7:17 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:25 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:16 AM7:49 AM

Blue hour6:54 AM7:16 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:57 PM7:26 PM

Blue hour7:26 PM7:52 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Ocala

The sun rises in Ocala at 7:16 AM today and at 7:17 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:54 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:16 AM to 7:49 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:16 AM7:26 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 227:17 AM7:25 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 237:17 AM7:23 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 247:18 AM7:22 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:18 AM7:21 PM12h 3m
Sat, Sep 267:19 AM7:20 PM12h 1m
Sun, Sep 277:19 AM7:18 PM11h 59m

Ocala daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:23 AM5:42 PM10h 19m
Feb7:18 AM6:07 PM10h 49m
Mar6:55 AM6:29 PM11h 34m
Apr7:19 AM7:47 PM12h 28m
May6:48 AM8:05 PM13h 17m
Jun6:31 AM8:24 PM13h 53m
Jul6:34 AM8:33 PM13h 59m
Aug6:50 AM8:22 PM13h 32m
Sep7:07 AM7:52 PM12h 45m
Oct7:22 AM7:16 PM11h 53m
Nov6:42 AM5:44 PM11h 2m
Dec7:06 AM5:31 PM10h 25m

Ocala’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 1m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 16m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 1m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 2110h 16m

How fast Ocala gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 57s a day+30m
Febgaining 1m 37s a day+45m
Margaining 1m 46s a day+54m
Aprgaining 1m 40s a day+49m
Maygaining 1m 13s a day+36m
Jungaining 14s a day+6m
Jullosing 51s a day−27m
Auglosing 1m 31s a day−47m
Seplosing 1m 44s a day−52m
Octlosing 1m 41s a day−52m
Novlosing 1m 16s a day−37m
Declosing 17s a day−6m

Ocala golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:09–7:40 PM7:40–8:04 PM7:33–8:05 AM7:10–7:33 AM
Summer solstice7:57–8:31 PM8:31–8:59 PM6:31–7:06 AM6:04–6:31 AM
Fall equinox6:55–7:27 PM7:27–7:50 PM7:18–7:49 AM6:54–7:18 AM
Winter solstice5:00–5:36 PM5:36–6:02 PM7:19–7:55 AM6:53–7:19 AM

Daylight saving time in Ocala

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Ocala

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Ocala, the longest day carries about 14h 1m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 16m — a swing of roughly 3h 44m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Ocala’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Ocala?
Ocala's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:31 PM around December 2, 19 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:33 PM around July 1, 10 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Ocala get on the longest and shortest days?
Ocala gets about 14h 1m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 16m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 44m.
When is golden hour in Ocala?
Near the June solstice, Ocala's evening golden hour runs 7:57–8:31 PM and the morning one 6:31–7:06 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:00–5:36 PM and 7:19–7:55 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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