Sunset & Sunrise Today in Independence, Missouri

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the sun sets over Independence at 7:52 PM, having risen at 6:44 AM. That works out to 13h 08m of daylight today. Local solar noon in Independence falls at 1:18 PM.

Sitting at 39.09° latitude puts Independence 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 24 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Independence move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Independence this evening is roughly 7:17 PM–8:09 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:09 PM to 8:20 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Independence is at 7:50 PM and sunrise at 6:44 AM — about 2m 26s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Independence drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Independence right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Independence ranges from as early as 4:54 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:47 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 24m.