Omaha, NE · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Omaha, Nebraska
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 09 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 12 min
Omaha daylight through 2026
Daylight in Omaha runs from 9 h 12 min on December 21 to 15 h 09 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 58 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 67th 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.
Omaha daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 36 min | 7:36 AM to 7:50 AM | 5:05 PM to 5:39 PM |
| February | 10 h 39 min | 6:59 AM to 7:35 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:14 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:48 AM to 7:47 AM | 6:15 PM to 7:48 PM |
| April | 13 h 21 min | 6:22 AM to 7:07 AM | 7:49 PM to 8:20 PM |
| May | 14 h 31 min | 5:53 AM to 6:21 AM | 8:21 PM to 8:50 PM |
| June | 15 h 06 min | 5:50 AM to 5:54 AM | 8:51 PM to 9:01 PM |
| July | 14 h 48 min | 5:55 AM to 6:18 AM | 8:41 PM to 9:01 PM |
| August | 13 h 46 min | 6:19 AM to 6:49 AM | 7:58 PM to 8:40 PM |
| September | 12 h 27 min | 6:50 AM to 7:20 AM | 7:07 PM to 7:56 PM |
| October | 11 h 05 min | 7:21 AM to 7:54 AM | 6:20 PM to 7:05 PM |
| November | 9 h 53 min | 6:55 AM to 7:29 AM | 4:56 PM to 5:19 PM |
| December | 9 h 15 min | 7:30 AM to 7:49 AM | 4:54 PM to 5:04 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 10 at 5:50 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 9:01 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:54 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Omaha sits at 96.05° W, so the sun runs about 24 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:33 PM on January 15 and 1:30 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Lincoln, the state capital, gets 3 minutes less daylight than Omaha on June 21 and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 46.86° N | 15 h 53 min | 8 h 32 min |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 43.54° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Des Moines, IA | 41.57° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Omaha, NE | 41.26° N | 15 h 09 min | 9 h 12 min |
| Lincoln, NE | 40.81° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Kansas City, MO | 39.13° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Kansas City, KS | 39.12° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Independence, MO | 39.09° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Topeka, KS | 39.03° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Olathe, KS | 38.88° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Omaha?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 09 min of daylight: sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 9:00 PM.
What is the shortest day in Omaha?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 12 min: sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 4:58 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Omaha?
9:01 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:54 PM on December 6.
What time zone is Omaha in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Omaha, 41.263° N, 96.054° 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.