Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Lincoln, NE. 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.
In Lincoln, sunset ranges from 4:58 PM in December to 9:02 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Lincoln's coordinates (40.8, -96.667) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:48 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:41 PM – 5:23 PM | 42 min | 9h 35m |
| February | 7:20 AM | 6:01 PM | 5:23 PM – 6:01 PM | 38 min | 10h 41m |
| March | 7:38 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:57 PM – 7:33 PM | 36 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:47 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:06 PM | 37 min | 13h 19m |
| May | 6:09 AM | 8:37 PM | 7:58 PM – 8:37 PM | 39 min | 14h 28m |
| June | 5:54 AM | 9:00 PM | 8:18 PM – 9:00 PM | 42 min | 15h 05m |
| July | 6:08 AM | 8:56 PM | 8:16 PM – 8:56 PM | 40 min | 14h 49m |
| August | 6:36 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:24 PM | 37 min | 13h 48m |
| September | 7:07 AM | 7:35 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:35 PM | 36 min | 12h 28m |
| October | 7:38 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:08 PM – 6:46 PM | 38 min | 11h 08m |
| November | 7:13 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:27 PM – 5:08 PM | 41 min | 9h 54m |
| December | 7:43 AM | 4:59 PM | 4:16 PM – 4:59 PM | 43 min | 9h 16m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Lincoln. It is longest in December at about 43 minutes and shortest in March at about 36 minutes — a difference of 7 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Lincoln gets 5h 49m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:59 PM in December to 9:00 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:33 PM, and in December until about 5:30 PM.
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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