Sunset & Sunrise Today in Lancaster, Ohio

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Lancaster at 6:50 PM, having risen at 7:40 AM. That works out to 11h 09m of daylight today. Local solar noon in Lancaster falls at 1:16 PM.

Because Lancaster is at 39.71° (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 31 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Lancaster keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Lancaster's golden hour, about 6:15 PM to 7:08 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:08 PM to 7:18 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Lancaster is at 6:49 PM and sunrise at 7:41 AM — about 2m 30s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Lancaster drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Lancaster, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Lancaster ranges from as early as 5:05 PM (around December 2) to as late as 9:02 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 58m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 20m.