Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Kansas City, MO. 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 Kansas City is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:55 PM in December to 8:48 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Kansas City's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Kansas City starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:06 PM – 8:46 PM; in December it is 4:14 PM – 4:56 PM.
Sunset in Kansas City is earliest at 4:55 PM on December 2 and latest at 8:48 PM on June 23, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:35 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:39 PM – 5:20 PM | 41 min | 9h 44m |
| February | 7:09 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:18 PM – 5:55 PM | 37 min | 10h 46m |
| March | 7:29 AM | 7:25 PM | 6:50 PM – 7:25 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:41 AM | 7:55 PM | 7:19 PM – 7:55 PM | 36 min | 13h 14m |
| May | 6:05 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:24 PM | 38 min | 14h 19m |
| June | 5:51 AM | 8:46 PM | 8:06 PM – 8:46 PM | 40 min | 14h 54m |
| July | 6:04 AM | 8:43 PM | 8:04 PM – 8:43 PM | 39 min | 14h 39m |
| August | 6:31 AM | 8:13 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:13 PM | 37 min | 13h 42m |
| September | 6:59 AM | 7:26 PM | 6:51 PM – 7:26 PM | 35 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 6:39 PM | 6:03 PM – 6:39 PM | 36 min | 11h 11m |
| November | 7:01 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:24 PM – 5:03 PM | 39 min | 10h 02m |
| December | 7:30 AM | 4:56 PM | 4:14 PM – 4:56 PM | 42 min | 9h 26m |
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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