Sunset & Sunrise Today in Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri sees the sun come up at 7:26 AM and go down at 6:40 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 14m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Joplin at 1:03 PM.

Sitting at 37.08° latitude puts Joplin 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 18 seconds. This is autumn in Joplin, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Joplin runs from about 6:06 PM to 6:57 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:57 PM to 7:07 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Joplin is at 6:39 PM and sunrise at 7:27 AM — about 2m 16s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Joplin drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Joplin, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Joplin ranges from as early as 5:00 PM (around December 1) to as late as 8:41 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 42m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 36m.