Sunset & Sunrise Today in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Waukesha, Wisconsin sees the sun come up at 7:06 AM and go down at 6:09 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 02m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Waukesha, is at 12:38 PM.

Sitting at 43.01° latitude puts Waukesha 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 50 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Waukesha move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Waukesha's golden hour, about 5:32 PM to 6:28 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:28 PM to 6:38 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Waukesha is at 6:08 PM and sunrise at 7:08 AM — about 2m 49s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Waukesha drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Waukesha, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Waukesha ranges from as early as 4:17 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:35 PM (around June 19). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 21m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 59m.