Sunset & Sunrise Today in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky sees the sun come up at 6:58 AM and go down at 8:36 PM on Saturday, August 15, 2026 — 13h 38m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Louisville at 1:47 PM.

Louisville lies at latitude 38.25°, in the mid-latitudes, where 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 10 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Louisville keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Louisville's golden hour, about 8:01 PM to 8:54 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:54 PM to 9:04 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Louisville is at 8:34 PM and sunrise at 6:58 AM — about 2m 10s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Louisville drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Louisville right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Louisville ranges from as early as 5:22 PM (around December 1) to as late as 9:10 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 49m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 29m.