Cincinnati, OH · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Cincinnati, Ohio
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 55 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 25 min
Cincinnati daylight through 2026
Daylight in Cincinnati runs from 9 h 25 min on December 21 to 14 h 55 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 31 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 107th 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 09 min.
Cincinnati daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 47 min | 7:45 AM to 7:57 AM | 5:26 PM to 5:57 PM |
| February | 10 h 45 min | 7:11 AM to 7:44 AM | 5:59 PM to 6:29 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 7:01 AM to 8:00 AM | 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM |
| April | 13 h 15 min | 6:40 AM to 7:22 AM | 8:01 PM to 8:30 PM |
| May | 14 h 20 min | 6:14 AM to 6:39 AM | 8:31 PM to 8:57 PM |
| June | 14 h 53 min | 6:11 AM to 6:15 AM | 8:58 PM to 9:08 PM |
| July | 14 h 36 min | 6:15 AM to 6:37 AM | 8:50 PM to 9:08 PM |
| August | 13 h 39 min | 6:38 AM to 7:05 AM | 8:10 PM to 8:49 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 7:06 AM to 7:33 AM | 7:22 PM to 8:08 PM |
| October | 11 h 09 min | 7:34 AM to 8:04 AM | 6:38 PM to 7:20 PM |
| November | 10 h 03 min | 7:05 AM to 7:37 AM | 5:15 PM to 5:36 PM |
| December | 9 h 28 min | 7:38 AM to 7:57 AM | 5:15 PM to 5:25 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 6:11 AM and the latest sunset on June 24 at 9:08 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:04 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. Cincinnati sits at 84.51° W, so the sun runs about 38 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:47 PM on January 15 and 1:44 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Columbus, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than Cincinnati on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne, IN | 41.09° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
| Columbus, OH | 39.98° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Carmel, IN | 39.97° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Fishers, IN | 39.96° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Dayton, OH | 39.78° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Indianapolis, IN | 39.78° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Cincinnati, OH | 39.14° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 38.17° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 38.04° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Cincinnati?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 55 min of daylight: sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 9:07 PM.
What is the shortest day in Cincinnati?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 25 min: sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:18 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Cincinnati?
9:08 PM on June 24, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:15 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Cincinnati in?
America/New_York. 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 Cincinnati, 39.140° N, 84.506° 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.