Sunset & Sunrise Today in Covington, Kentucky

In Covington, Kentucky, the sun rises at 7:47 AM and sets at 6:58 PM today, Thursday, October 15, 2026, for a total of 11h 11m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above Covington at 1:23 PM.

Because Covington is at 39.08° (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 28 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Covington move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Covington runs from about 6:23 PM to 7:16 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:16 PM to 7:26 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Covington is at 6:57 PM and sunrise at 7:48 AM — about 2m 27s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Covington drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Covington, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Covington ranges from as early as 5:14 PM (around December 6) to as late as 9:07 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 24m.