Rochester, United States 🇺🇸 Sunrise & Sunset Today
Today's Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight, Golden Hour, and Day Length in Rochester, United States
Sun Phase: Night
Sunrise Today: 07:34 ↑ 105.1° ESE
Sunset Today: 18:14 ↑ 254.7° WSW
Day Length: 10h 40m
Sun Direction: E
Sun Altitude: -27.21°
Sun Distance: 148.846 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
October 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Rochester
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
07:08
↑
94° E
|
18:51
↑
266° W
|
11h 43m | -2m 54s | 05:33 | 20:26 | 06:06 | 19:52 | 06:39 | 19:20 | 13:00 | 149.77 |
| 2 |
07:09
↑
94° E
|
18:49
↑
265° W
|
11h 40m | -2m 54s | 05:34 | 20:24 | 06:07 | 19:51 | 06:40 | 19:18 | 12:59 | 149.72 |
| 3 |
07:10
↑
95° E
|
18:47
↑
265° W
|
11h 37m | -2m 54s | 05:35 | 20:22 | 06:08 | 19:49 | 06:41 | 19:16 | 12:59 | 149.68 |
| 4 |
07:11
↑
95° E
|
18:45
↑
264° W
|
11h 34m | -2m 54s | 05:36 | 20:20 | 06:09 | 19:47 | 06:42 | 19:14 | 12:59 | 149.64 |
| 5 |
07:12
↑
96° E
|
18:44
↑
264° W
|
11h 31m | -2m 54s | 05:37 | 20:18 | 06:10 | 19:45 | 06:43 | 19:13 | 12:59 | 149.60 |
| 6 |
07:13
↑
96° E
|
18:42
↑
263° W
|
11h 28m | -2m 53s | 05:38 | 20:17 | 06:12 | 19:44 | 06:44 | 19:11 | 12:58 | 149.56 |
| 7 |
07:15
↑
97° E
|
18:40
↑
263° W
|
11h 25m | -2m 53s | 05:40 | 20:15 | 06:13 | 19:42 | 06:46 | 19:09 | 12:58 | 149.52 |
| 8 |
07:16
↑
98° E
|
18:39
↑
262° W
|
11h 22m | -2m 53s | 05:41 | 20:13 | 06:14 | 19:40 | 06:47 | 19:07 | 12:58 | 149.47 |
| 9 |
07:17
↑
98° E
|
18:37
↑
262° W
|
11h 19m | -2m 52s | 05:42 | 20:11 | 06:15 | 19:39 | 06:48 | 19:06 | 12:57 | 149.43 |
| 10 |
07:18
↑
98° E
|
18:35
↑
261° W
|
11h 17m | -2m 52s | 05:43 | 20:10 | 06:16 | 19:37 | 06:49 | 19:04 | 12:57 | 149.39 |
| 11 |
07:19
↑
99° E
|
18:33
↑
261° W
|
11h 14m | -2m 52s | 05:44 | 20:08 | 06:17 | 19:35 | 06:50 | 19:02 | 12:57 | 149.35 |
| 12 |
07:20
↑
100° E
|
18:32
↑
260° W
|
11h 11m | -2m 51s | 05:46 | 20:06 | 06:18 | 19:34 | 06:51 | 19:01 | 12:57 | 149.30 |
| 13 |
07:22
↑
100° E
|
18:30
↑
260° W
|
11h 08m | -2m 51s | 05:47 | 20:05 | 06:20 | 19:32 | 06:52 | 18:59 | 12:56 | 149.26 |
| 14 |
07:23
↑
101° E
|
18:28
↑
259° W
|
11h 05m | -2m 51s | 05:48 | 20:03 | 06:21 | 19:30 | 06:54 | 18:58 | 12:56 | 149.22 |
| 15 |
07:24
↑
101° E
|
18:27
↑
259° WSW
|
11h 02m | -2m 50s | 05:49 | 20:02 | 06:22 | 19:29 | 06:55 | 18:56 | 12:56 | 149.17 |
| 16 |
07:25
↑
102° ESE
|
18:25
↑
258° WSW
|
10h 59m | -2m 50s | 05:50 | 20:00 | 06:23 | 19:27 | 06:56 | 18:54 | 12:56 | 149.13 |
| 17 |
07:26
↑
102° ESE
|
18:23
↑
258° WSW
|
10h 57m | -2m 49s | 05:51 | 19:58 | 06:24 | 19:26 | 06:57 | 18:53 | 12:55 | 149.09 |
| 18 |
07:28
↑
103° ESE
|
18:22
↑
257° WSW
|
10h 54m | -2m 48s | 05:52 | 19:57 | 06:25 | 19:24 | 06:58 | 18:51 | 12:55 | 149.04 |
| 19 |
07:29
↑
103° ESE
|
18:20
↑
257° WSW
|
10h 51m | -2m 48s | 05:54 | 19:55 | 06:26 | 19:23 | 06:59 | 18:50 | 12:55 | 149.00 |
| 20 |
07:30
↑
104° ESE
|
18:19
↑
256° WSW
|
10h 48m | -2m 47s | 05:55 | 19:54 | 06:28 | 19:21 | 07:01 | 18:48 | 12:55 | 148.96 |
| 21 |
07:31
↑
104° ESE
|
18:17
↑
256° WSW
|
10h 45m | -2m 47s | 05:56 | 19:52 | 06:29 | 19:20 | 07:02 | 18:47 | 12:55 | 148.92 |
| 22 |
07:33
↑
105° ESE
|
18:16
↑
255° WSW
|
10h 43m | -2m 46s | 05:57 | 19:51 | 06:30 | 19:18 | 07:03 | 18:45 | 12:54 | 148.87 |
| 23 |
07:34
↑
105° ESE
|
18:14
↑
255° WSW
|
10h 40m | -2m 45s | 05:58 | 19:50 | 06:31 | 19:17 | 07:04 | 18:44 | 12:54 | 148.83 |
| 24 |
07:35
↑
106° ESE
|
18:13
↑
254° WSW
|
10h 37m | -2m 44s | 05:59 | 19:48 | 06:32 | 19:15 | 07:05 | 18:42 | 12:54 | 148.79 |
| 25 |
07:36
↑
106° ESE
|
18:11
↑
254° WSW
|
10h 34m | -2m 43s | 06:00 | 19:47 | 06:33 | 19:14 | 07:07 | 18:41 | 12:54 | 148.75 |
| 26 |
07:38
↑
106° ESE
|
18:10
↑
253° WSW
|
10h 32m | -2m 42s | 06:02 | 19:45 | 06:35 | 19:13 | 07:08 | 18:39 | 12:54 | 148.71 |
| 27 |
07:39
↑
107° ESE
|
18:08
↑
253° WSW
|
10h 29m | -2m 41s | 06:03 | 19:44 | 06:36 | 19:11 | 07:09 | 18:38 | 12:54 | 148.67 |
| 28 |
07:40
↑
108° ESE
|
18:07
↑
252° WSW
|
10h 26m | -2m 40s | 06:04 | 19:43 | 06:37 | 19:10 | 07:10 | 18:37 | 12:54 | 148.63 |
| 29 |
07:41
↑
108° ESE
|
18:05
↑
252° WSW
|
10h 24m | -2m 39s | 06:05 | 19:42 | 06:38 | 19:09 | 07:11 | 18:35 | 12:54 | 148.59 |
| 30 |
07:43
↑
108° ESE
|
18:04
↑
251° WSW
|
10h 21m | -2m 38s | 06:06 | 19:40 | 06:39 | 19:07 | 07:13 | 18:34 | 12:54 | 148.55 |
| 31 |
07:44
↑
109° ESE
|
18:03
↑
251° WSW
|
10h 18m | -2m 37s | 06:07 | 19:39 | 06:40 | 19:06 | 07:14 | 18:33 | 12:54 | 148.51 |
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All times are in local time for Rochester. Time is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (DST) when applicable. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Rochester, the earliest sunrise of October is on October 01 and the latest sunset of October is on October 01.
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