MO capital · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Jefferson City, Missouri
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 52 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 28 min
Jefferson City daylight by month, 2026
Average hours of daylight in each month, with the day length on the first and last day and the range of sunrise and sunset clock times. Open a month for every day.
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 50 min | 7:15 AM to 7:26 AM | 4:58 PM to 5:29 PM |
| February | 10 h 47 min | 6:42 AM to 7:14 AM | 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:31 AM to 7:30 AM | 6:01 PM to 7:31 PM |
| April | 13 h 14 min | 6:12 AM to 6:53 AM | 7:32 PM to 7:59 PM |
| May | 14 h 17 min | 5:46 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:00 PM to 8:26 PM |
| June | 14 h 49 min | 5:43 AM to 5:47 AM | 8:27 PM to 8:37 PM |
| July | 14 h 33 min | 5:48 AM to 6:09 AM | 8:20 PM to 8:37 PM |
| August | 13 h 37 min | 6:10 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:40 PM to 8:19 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 6:38 AM to 7:03 AM | 6:52 PM to 7:38 PM |
| October | 11 h 10 min | 7:04 AM to 7:34 AM | 6:09 PM to 6:51 PM |
| November | 10 h 05 min | 6:35 AM to 7:06 AM | 4:48 PM to 5:08 PM |
| December | 9 h 31 min | 7:07 AM to 7:26 AM | 4:47 PM to 4:57 PM |
Longest and shortest days
The longest day in 2026 is June 21 with 14 h 52 min between sunrise at 5:44 AM and sunset at 8:36 PM. The shortest is December 21 with 9 h 28 min. The difference, 5 h 24 min between June 21 and December 21, ranks 33rd largest among the 51 capitals. That is typical for a capital at this latitude.
Earliest sunrise and latest sunset
The earliest sunrise of the year comes on June 10 at 5:43 AM, and the latest sunset on June 24 at 8:37 PM. The latest sunrise falls on October 31 at 7:34 AM, and the earliest sunset on December 1 at 4:47 PM.
Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST), which moves every clock time by an hour. The earliest sunrise and latest sunset still fall days away from the longest day, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Solar noon and the time zone
On standard time Jefferson City's clocks run 6 hours behind UTC, which matches the meridian at 90° W. The capitol sits at 92.17° W, 2.17° west of it, which puts the sun about 9 minutes behind the zone's clock noon. Solar noon on January 15 is at 12:18 PM and on July 15 at 1:14 PM; the rest of the gap comes from daylight saving time and the equation of time.
Compared with neighboring capitals
Day length depends on latitude, so capitals to the north get longer June days and shorter December days. Among neighbors, Des Moines gets the most June daylight, 20 minutes more than Jefferson City on June 21.
| Capital | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Springfield, IL | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Frankfort, KY | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 30 min |
| Nashville, TN | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Little Rock, AR | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 49 min |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 14 h 34 min | 9 h 45 min |
| Topeka, KS | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Lincoln, NE | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Jefferson City?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 52 min of daylight. Sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:36 PM.
What is the shortest day of the year in Jefferson City?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 28 min of daylight.
When is the earliest sunrise in Jefferson City?
5:43 AM on June 10, 2026.
When is the latest sunset in Jefferson City?
8:37 PM on June 24, 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the stored capitol coordinate, 38.579° N, 92.173° W.
- 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.