Sunset & Sunrise Today in Wichita, Kansas

In Wichita, Kansas, the sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 6:51 PM today, Thursday, October 15, 2026, for a total of 11h 13m of daylight. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Wichita, is at 1:15 PM.

Because Wichita is at 37.69° (the mid-latitudes), daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 20 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Wichita move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Wichita runs from about 6:17 PM to 7:08 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:08 PM to 7:18 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Wichita is at 6:50 PM and sunrise at 7:38 AM — about 2m 20s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Wichita drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Wichita, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Wichita ranges from as early as 5:10 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:54 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 45m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 32m.