Sunset & Sunrise Today in Franklin, Tennessee

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Franklin at 6:11 PM, having risen at 6:54 AM. That works out to 11h 16m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Franklin at 12:33 PM.

Franklin lies at latitude 35.93°, 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 11 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Franklin move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Franklin's golden hour, about 5:37 PM to 6:27 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:27 PM to 6:37 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Franklin is at 6:10 PM and sunrise at 6:55 AM — about 2m 11s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Franklin drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Franklin, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Franklin ranges from as early as 4:32 PM (around December 5) to as late as 8:07 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 35m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 42m.