Sunset & Sunrise Today in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio sees the sun come up at 7:48 AM and go down at 6:58 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 10m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Cincinnati, is at 1:23 PM.

Because Cincinnati is at 39.13° (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. This is autumn in Cincinnati, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Cincinnati runs from about 6:23 PM to 7:16 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:16 PM to 7:26 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Cincinnati is at 6:57 PM and sunrise at 7:49 AM — about 2m 27s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Cincinnati drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Cincinnati, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Cincinnati ranges from as early as 5:14 PM (around December 5) to as late as 9:07 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 24m.