Rockton, Illinois Sunset Time Today

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

Rockton, IL · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:55 PM Sunrise 6:42 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Rockton · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:43 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:53 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Rockton, the sun rises at 6:43 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:53 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:42 AM7:20 AM

Blue hour6:15 AM6:42 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:20 PM6:55 PM

Blue hour6:55 PM7:25 PM

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

Sunrise time in Rockton

The sun rises in Rockton at 6:42 AM today and at 6:43 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 6:15 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:42 AM to 7:20 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:42 AM6:55 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:43 AM6:53 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:44 AM6:51 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:45 AM6:49 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:46 AM6:48 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:48 AM6:46 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 276:49 AM6:44 PM11h 55m

Rockton daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:27 AM4:34 PM9h 8m
Feb7:11 AM5:10 PM9h 59m
Mar6:33 AM5:46 PM11h 13m
Apr6:39 AM7:22 PM12h 43m
May5:52 AM7:56 PM14h 4m
Jun5:23 AM8:27 PM15h 5m
Jul5:24 AM8:38 PM15h 14m
Aug5:49 AM8:17 PM14h 28m
Sep6:22 AM7:32 PM13h 10m
Oct6:54 AM6:39 PM11h 45m
Nov6:30 AM4:51 PM10h 20m
Dec7:07 AM4:26 PM9h 19m

Rockton’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 18m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 4m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 18m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 219h 4m

How fast Rockton gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 38s a day+51m
Febgaining 2m 41s a day+1h 14m
Margaining 2m 53s a day+1h 29m
Aprgaining 2m 45s a day+1h 21m
Maygaining 2m 3s a day+1h 1m
Jungaining 24s a day+10m
Jullosing 1m 27s a day−46m
Auglosing 2m 31s a day−1h 18m
Seplosing 2m 50s a day−1h 25m
Octlosing 2m 47s a day−1h 25m
Novlosing 2m 9s a day−1h 2m
Declosing 29s a day−11m

Rockton 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 equinox6:31–7:09 PM7:09–7:37 PM7:00–7:38 AM6:32–7:00 AM
Summer solstice7:55–8:38 PM8:38–9:13 PM5:20–6:03 AM4:45–5:20 AM
Fall equinox6:18–6:55 PM6:55–7:23 PM6:44–7:21 AM6:16–6:44 AM
Winter solstice3:41–4:27 PM4:27–4:59 PM7:23–8:09 AM6:51–7:23 AM

Daylight saving time in Rockton

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

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−5
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−6

Why sunset time shifts in Rockton

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

In Rockton, the longest day carries about 15h 18m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 4m — a swing of roughly 6h 14m 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 Rockton’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Rockton?
Rockton's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:24 PM around December 9, 12 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:38 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Rockton get on the longest and shortest days?
Rockton gets about 15h 18m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 4m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 14m.
When is golden hour in Rockton?
Near the June solstice, Rockton's evening golden hour runs 7:55–8:38 PM and the morning one 5:20–6:03 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:41–4:27 PM and 7:23–8:09 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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