Grand Rapids, MI · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 22 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 00 min
Grand Rapids daylight through 2026
Daylight in Grand Rapids runs from 9 h 00 min on December 21 to 15 h 22 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 21 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 33rd 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.
Grand Rapids daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 27 min | 7:58 AM to 8:13 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:54 PM |
| February | 10 h 33 min | 7:20 AM to 7:57 AM | 5:55 PM to 6:30 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 7:08 AM to 8:06 AM | 6:32 PM to 8:07 PM |
| April | 13 h 25 min | 6:37 AM to 7:24 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:42 PM |
| May | 14 h 40 min | 6:06 AM to 6:36 AM | 8:43 PM to 9:14 PM |
| June | 15 h 18 min | 6:03 AM to 6:07 AM | 9:15 PM to 9:25 PM |
| July | 14 h 59 min | 6:07 AM to 6:32 AM | 9:04 PM to 9:25 PM |
| August | 13 h 53 min | 6:33 AM to 7:06 AM | 8:18 PM to 9:03 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 7:07 AM to 7:38 AM | 7:25 PM to 8:17 PM |
| October | 11 h 01 min | 7:40 AM to 8:15 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:23 PM |
| November | 9 h 44 min | 7:17 AM to 7:53 AM | 5:09 PM to 5:34 PM |
| December | 9 h 04 min | 7:54 AM to 8:13 AM | 5:07 PM to 5:17 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 6:03 AM and the latest sunset on June 20 at 9:25 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:15 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. Grand Rapids sits at 85.66° W, so the sun runs about 43 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:52 PM on January 15 and 1:48 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Lansing, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Grand Rapids on June 21 and 2 minutes more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay, WI | 44.52° N | 15 h 33 min | 8 h 49 min |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.06° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chicago, IL | 41.84° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| South Bend, IN | 41.68° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 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 Grand Rapids?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 22 min of daylight: sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 9:25 PM.
What is the shortest day in Grand Rapids?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 00 min: sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 5:11 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Grand Rapids?
9:25 PM on June 20, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:07 PM on December 7.
What time zone is Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids, 42.961° N, 85.656° 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.