Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Rockford, IL. 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 Rockford, sunset ranges from 4:23 PM in December to 8:37 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Rockford's coordinates (42.2711, -89.094) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:22 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:49 PM | 44 min | 9h 27m |
| February | 6:52 AM | 5:28 PM | 4:49 PM – 5:28 PM | 39 min | 10h 36m |
| March | 7:08 AM | 7:03 PM | 6:25 PM – 7:03 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:15 AM | 7:38 PM | 7:00 PM – 7:38 PM | 38 min | 13h 23m |
| May | 5:35 AM | 8:11 PM | 7:30 PM – 8:11 PM | 41 min | 14h 36m |
| June | 5:19 AM | 8:34 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:34 PM | 42 min | 15h 16m |
| July | 5:33 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:49 PM – 8:31 PM | 42 min | 14h 58m |
| August | 6:03 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:57 PM | 39 min | 13h 53m |
| September | 6:36 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:28 PM – 7:05 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:09 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:14 PM | 38 min | 11h 05m |
| November | 6:47 AM | 4:34 PM | 3:52 PM – 4:34 PM | 42 min | 9h 47m |
| December | 7:18 AM | 4:24 PM | 3:39 PM – 4:24 PM | 45 min | 9h 06m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Rockford. It is longest in December at about 45 minutes and shortest in September at about 37 minutes — a difference of 8 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Rockford gets 6h 10m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:24 PM in December to 8:34 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 9:09 PM, and in December until about 4:56 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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