Sunset & Sunrise Today in Independence, Missouri

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Independence at 6:38 PM, having risen at 7:27 AM. That works out to 11h 10m of daylight today. Local solar noon in Independence falls at 1:03 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 28 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Independence move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Independence this evening is roughly 6:03 PM–6:55 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:55 PM to 7:05 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Independence is at 6:37 PM and sunrise at 7:28 AM — about 2m 27s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Independence drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Independence, and the days are drawing in. 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.