Sunset & Sunrise Today in Towson, Maryland

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Towson at 6:27 PM, having risen at 7:16 AM. That works out to 11h 10m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Towson at 12:52 PM.

Sitting at 39.40° latitude puts Towson in 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 30 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Towson move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Towson this evening is roughly 5:51 PM–6:44 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:44 PM to 6:54 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Towson is at 6:25 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 28s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Towson drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Towson, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Towson ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:37 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 56m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 22m.