Sunset & Sunrise Today in Kearney, Nebraska

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Kearney at 6:55 PM, having risen at 7:47 AM. That works out to 11h 07m of daylight today. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Kearney, is at 1:22 PM.

Kearney lies at latitude 40.70°, 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 36 seconds. This is autumn in Kearney, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Kearney's golden hour, about 6:19 PM to 7:13 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:13 PM to 7:23 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Kearney is at 6:54 PM and sunrise at 7:48 AM — about 2m 36s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Kearney drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Kearney, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Kearney ranges from as early as 5:08 PM (around December 3) to as late as 9:11 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 05m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 14m.