Appleton, Wisconsin Sunset Time Today

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

Appleton, WI · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:52 PM Sunrise 6:39 AM

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

Tomorrow in Appleton · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:40 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:50 PM

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

In Appleton, the sun rises at 6:40 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:50 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:39 AM7:18 AM

Blue hour6:11 AM6:39 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:17 PM6:52 PM

Blue hour6:52 PM7:24 PM

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

Sunrise time in Appleton

The sun rises in Appleton at 6:39 AM today and at 6:40 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 6:11 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:39 AM to 7:18 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:39 AM6:52 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:40 AM6:50 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:41 AM6:48 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:43 AM6:47 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:44 AM6:45 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 266:45 AM6:43 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 276:46 AM6:41 PM11h 55m

Appleton daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:30 AM4:26 PM8h 56m
Feb7:13 AM5:03 PM9h 51m
Mar6:32 AM5:42 PM11h 10m
Apr6:35 AM7:21 PM12h 45m
May5:45 AM7:57 PM14h 12m
Jun5:14 AM8:31 PM15h 17m
Jul5:14 AM8:42 PM15h 28m
Aug5:42 AM8:20 PM14h 38m
Sep6:17 AM7:32 PM13h 15m
Oct6:52 AM6:36 PM11h 44m
Nov6:31 AM4:45 PM10h 13m
Dec7:10 AM4:17 PM9h 7m

Appleton’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 31m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 51m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 31m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 12m
Shortest dayDec 218h 51m

How fast Appleton gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 45s a day+55m
Febgaining 2m 52s a day+1h 19m
Margaining 3m 5s a day+1h 35m
Aprgaining 2m 56s a day+1h 27m
Maygaining 2m 13s a day+1h 5m
Jungaining 26s a day+11m
Jullosing 1m 34s a day−50m
Auglosing 2m 42s a day−1h 24m
Seplosing 3m 1s a day−1h 30m
Octlosing 2m 58s a day−1h 31m
Novlosing 2m 18s a day−1h 6m
Declosing 31s a day−12m

Appleton 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 equinox6:28–7:06 PM7:06–7:35 PM6:58–7:36 AM6:29–6:58 AM
Summer solstice7:57–8:42 PM8:42–9:18 PM5:10–5:55 AM4:34–5:10 AM
Fall equinox6:15–6:53 PM6:53–7:22 PM6:41–7:20 AM6:12–6:41 AM
Winter solstice3:30–4:18 PM4:18–4:51 PM7:27–8:15 AM6:54–7:27 AM

Daylight saving time in Appleton

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 Appleton

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

In Appleton, the longest day carries about 15h 31m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 51m — a swing of roughly 6h 40m 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 Appleton’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Appleton?
Appleton's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:15 PM around December 10, 11 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:42 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Appleton get on the longest and shortest days?
Appleton gets about 15h 31m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 51m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 40m.
When is golden hour in Appleton?
Near the June solstice, Appleton's evening golden hour runs 7:57–8:42 PM and the morning one 5:10–5:55 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:30–4:18 PM and 7:27–8:15 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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