Lakeland, Georgia Sunset Time Today
Lakeland sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Lakeland, GA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:30 PM Sunrise 7:20 AM
12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Lakeland · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:20 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:28 PM
Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Lakeland, the sun rises at 7:20 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:28 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:20 AM – 7:53 AM
Blue hour6:57 AM – 7:20 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Blue hour7:30 PM – 7:56 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Lakeland
The sun rises in Lakeland at 7:20 AM today and at 7:20 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:57 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:20 AM to 7:53 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:20 AM | 7:30 PM | 12h 10m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:20 AM | 7:28 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:21 AM | 7:27 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:21 AM | 7:26 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:22 AM | 7:24 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:23 AM | 7:23 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:23 AM | 7:22 PM | 11h 59m |
Lakeland daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:31 AM | 5:42 PM | 10h 10m |
| Feb | 7:25 AM | 6:08 PM | 10h 43m |
| Mar | 7:00 AM | 6:31 PM | 11h 31m |
| Apr | 7:22 AM | 7:52 PM | 12h 30m |
| May | 6:49 AM | 8:12 PM | 13h 23m |
| Jun | 6:30 AM | 8:32 PM | 14h 2m |
| Jul | 6:33 AM | 8:41 PM | 14h 8m |
| Aug | 6:50 AM | 8:29 PM | 13h 39m |
| Sep | 7:09 AM | 7:57 PM | 12h 48m |
| Oct | 7:27 AM | 7:19 PM | 11h 52m |
| Nov | 6:48 AM | 5:45 PM | 10h 57m |
| Dec | 7:14 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 17m |
Lakeland’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 10m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 8m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 10m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 8m |
How fast Lakeland gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 2s a day | +33m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 44s a day | +48m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 54s a day | +59m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 48s a day | +53m |
| May | gaining 1m 19s a day | +39m |
| Jun | gaining 15s a day | +6m |
| Jul | losing 55s a day | −29m |
| Aug | losing 1m 38s a day | −51m |
| Sep | losing 1m 52s a day | −56m |
| Oct | losing 1m 49s a day | −56m |
| Nov | losing 1m 23s a day | −40m |
| Dec | losing 18s a day | −7m |
Lakeland golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 7:12–7:44 PM | 7:44–8:08 PM | 7:37–8:09 AM | 7:13–7:37 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:04–8:40 PM | 8:40–9:08 PM | 6:30–7:05 AM | 6:02–6:30 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:59–7:30 PM | 7:30–7:55 PM | 7:21–7:53 AM | 6:57–7:21 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:58–5:35 PM | 5:35–6:02 PM | 7:27–8:04 AM | 7:01–7:27 AM |
Daylight saving time in Lakeland
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−4 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−5 |
Why sunset time shifts in Lakeland
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Lakeland, the longest day carries about 14h 10m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 8m — a swing of roughly 4h 2m 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 Lakeland’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Lakeland?
- Lakeland's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:31 PM around December 3, 18 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:41 PM around June 30, 9 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Lakeland get on the longest and shortest days?
- Lakeland gets about 14h 10m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 8m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 2m.
- When is golden hour in Lakeland?
- Near the June solstice, Lakeland's evening golden hour runs 8:04–8:40 PM and the morning one 6:30–7:05 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:58–5:35 PM and 7:27–8:04 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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