Ann Arbor, MI · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 17 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 05 min
Ann Arbor daylight through 2026
Daylight in Ann Arbor runs from 9 h 05 min on December 21 to 15 h 17 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 11 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 45th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 10 min.
Ann Arbor daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 30 min | 7:49 AM to 8:04 AM | 5:13 PM to 5:48 PM |
| February | 10 h 36 min | 7:11 AM to 7:48 AM | 5:49 PM to 6:23 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 7:00 AM to 7:58 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:59 PM |
| April | 13 h 24 min | 6:31 AM to 7:17 AM | 8:00 PM to 8:33 PM |
| May | 14 h 36 min | 6:01 AM to 6:30 AM | 8:34 PM to 9:04 PM |
| June | 15 h 13 min | 5:57 AM to 6:01 AM | 9:05 PM to 9:15 PM |
| July | 14 h 54 min | 6:02 AM to 6:26 AM | 8:55 PM to 9:15 PM |
| August | 13 h 50 min | 6:27 AM to 6:59 AM | 8:10 PM to 8:54 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM | 7:17 PM to 8:08 PM |
| October | 11 h 03 min | 7:32 AM to 8:06 AM | 6:29 PM to 7:16 PM |
| November | 9 h 48 min | 7:08 AM to 7:43 AM | 5:03 PM to 5:28 PM |
| December | 9 h 09 min | 7:44 AM to 8:03 AM | 5:02 PM to 5:12 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 12 at 5:57 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 9:15 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:06 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Ann Arbor sits at 83.73° W, so the sun runs about 35 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:44 PM on January 15 and 1:40 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Lansing, the state capital, gets 3 minutes more daylight than Ann Arbor on June 21 and 3 minutes less on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids, MI | 42.96° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Lansing, MI | 42.71° N | 15 h 20 min | 9 h 02 min |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 42.58° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Warren, MI | 42.49° N | 15 h 18 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Detroit, MI | 42.38° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Dearborn, MI | 42.31° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 42.28° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Toledo, OH | 41.66° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Cleveland, OH | 41.48° N | 15 h 11 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 41.09° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Ann Arbor?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 17 min of daylight: sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 9:15 PM.
What is the shortest day in Ann Arbor?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 05 min: sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 5:05 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Ann Arbor?
9:15 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:02 PM on December 4.
What time zone is Ann Arbor in?
America/Detroit. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Ann Arbor, 42.276° N, 83.731° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.