Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Akron, OH. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Akron is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:57 PM in December to 9:02 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Akron's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Akron starts about 42 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:18 PM – 9:00 PM; in December it is 4:14 PM – 4:58 PM.
Sunset in Akron is earliest at 4:57 PM on December 2 and latest at 9:02 PM on June 21, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 42 minutes in midsummer and 44 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 44 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 36 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:48 AM | 5:22 PM | 4:40 PM – 5:22 PM | 42 min | 9h 34m |
| February | 7:20 AM | 6:00 PM | 5:22 PM – 6:00 PM | 38 min | 10h 40m |
| March | 7:37 AM | 7:32 PM | 6:56 PM – 7:32 PM | 36 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:46 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:06 PM | 37 min | 13h 19m |
| May | 6:07 AM | 8:37 PM | 7:57 PM – 8:37 PM | 40 min | 14h 30m |
| June | 5:53 AM | 9:00 PM | 8:18 PM – 9:00 PM | 42 min | 15h 07m |
| July | 6:06 AM | 8:57 PM | 8:16 PM – 8:57 PM | 41 min | 14h 50m |
| August | 6:35 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:24 PM | 38 min | 13h 49m |
| September | 7:06 AM | 7:35 PM | 6:58 PM – 7:35 PM | 37 min | 12h 28m |
| October | 7:37 AM | 6:45 PM | 6:07 PM – 6:45 PM | 38 min | 11h 08m |
| November | 7:13 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:26 PM – 5:07 PM | 41 min | 9h 53m |
| December | 7:44 AM | 4:58 PM | 4:14 PM – 4:58 PM | 44 min | 9h 14m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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