First light
7:23 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Zanesville today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 6:32 PM and sunrise is at 7:52 AM. It gets dark at 7:00 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:53 AM and sets at 6:30 PM. Local time: EDT (UTC−04:00).
Sunset in 3h 49m 55s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
7:23 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:50 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:33 PM
254° · west-southwest
Dark
7:01 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 43m
−2 min 25 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:12 PM
Sun 37.4° high
First light
7:24 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:52 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:32 PM
254° · west-southwest
Dark
7:00 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 40m
−2 min 24 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:12 PM
Sun 37.1° high
First light
7:25 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:53 AM
107° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:30 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
6:58 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 38m
−2 min 23 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:12 PM
Sun 36.8° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:30 PM, 10h 38m of daylight. It gets dark at 6:58 PM.
Morning blue hour7:24–7:34 AM
Morning golden hour7:34–8:29 AM
Evening golden hour5:54–6:49 PM
Evening blue hour6:49–7:00 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 106° (east-southeast) and sets at 254° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 58° and 120° and sunset between 240° and 302°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:57 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:10 PM | 7:37 PM | 11h 46m | −2 min 36 s |
| Fri 2 | 6:58 AM | 7:25 AM | 7:09 PM | 7:36 PM | 11h 43m | −2 min 36 s |
| Sat 3 | 6:59 AM | 7:26 AM | 7:07 PM | 7:34 PM | 11h 41m | −2 min 36 s |
| Sun 4 | 7:00 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:05 PM | 7:32 PM | 11h 38m | −2 min 36 s |
| Mon 5 | 7:01 AM | 7:28 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:31 PM | 11h 35m | −2 min 35 s |
| Tue 6 | 7:02 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:29 PM | 11h 33m | −2 min 35 s |
| Wed 7 | 7:03 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:28 PM | 11h 30m | −2 min 35 s |
| Thu 8 | 7:04 AM | 7:31 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:26 PM | 11h 28m | −2 min 35 s |
| Fri 9 | 7:05 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:25 PM | 11h 25m | −2 min 34 s |
| Sat 10 | 7:06 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:23 PM | 11h 23m | −2 min 34 s |
| Sun 11 | 7:07 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:22 PM | 11h 20m | −2 min 34 s |
| Mon 12 | 7:08 AM | 7:35 AM | 6:53 PM | 7:20 PM | 11h 17m | −2 min 33 s |
| Tue 13 | 7:09 AM | 7:37 AM | 6:51 PM | 7:19 PM | 11h 15m | −2 min 33 s |
| Wed 14 | 7:10 AM | 7:38 AM | 6:50 PM | 7:17 PM | 11h 12m | −2 min 33 s |
| Thu 15 | 7:11 AM | 7:39 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:16 PM | 11h 10m | −2 min 32 s |
| Fri 16 | 7:12 AM | 7:40 AM | 6:47 PM | 7:14 PM | 11h 07m | −2 min 32 s |
| Sat 17 | 7:13 AM | 7:41 AM | 6:45 PM | 7:13 PM | 11h 05m | −2 min 31 s |
| Sun 18 | 7:14 AM | 7:42 AM | 6:44 PM | 7:11 PM | 11h 02m | −2 min 31 s |
| Mon 19 | 7:15 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:43 PM | 7:10 PM | 11h 00m | −2 min 30 s |
| Tue 20 | 7:16 AM | 7:44 AM | 6:41 PM | 7:09 PM | 10h 57m | −2 min 29 s |
| Wed 21 | 7:17 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:40 PM | 7:07 PM | 10h 55m | −2 min 29 s |
| Thu 22 | 7:19 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:06 PM | 10h 52m | −2 min 28 s |
| Fri 23 | 7:20 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:37 PM | 7:05 PM | 10h 50m | −2 min 27 s |
| Sat 24 | 7:21 AM | 7:48 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:03 PM | 10h 47m | −2 min 26 s |
| Sun 25 | 7:22 AM | 7:49 AM | 6:34 PM | 7:02 PM | 10h 45m | −2 min 26 s |
| Mon 26 | 7:23 AM | 7:50 AM | 6:33 PM | 7:01 PM | 10h 43m | −2 min 25 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 7:24 AM | 7:52 AM | 6:32 PM | 7:00 PM | 10h 40m | −2 min 24 s |
| Wed 28 | 7:25 AM | 7:53 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:58 PM | 10h 38m | −2 min 23 s |
| Thu 29 | 7:26 AM | 7:54 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:57 PM | 10h 35m | −2 min 22 s |
| Fri 30 | 7:27 AM | 7:55 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:56 PM | 10h 33m | −2 min 21 s |
| Sat 31 | 7:28 AM | 7:56 AM | 6:27 PM | 6:55 PM | 10h 31m | −2 min 20 s |
Local times in America/New_York; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Zanesville ranges from 9h 20m (Dec 21) to 15h 01m (Jun 21).
America/New_York · EDT · UTC−04:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−04:00 to UTC−05:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 6:32 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (EDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (254°).
Sunrise is at 7:52 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (106°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:53 AM and sets at 6:30 PM, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
It gets dark at 7:00 PM, 28 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 8:03 PM.
Morning golden hour: 7:34 AM to 8:29 AM. Evening golden hour: 5:54 PM to 6:49 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Zanesville gets 10 hours 40 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes and 24 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 21, with 15h 01m of daylight (sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 9:00 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 9h 20m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on December 7 at 5:03 PM; the latest is on June 27 at 9:01 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−04:00 to UTC−05:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (106°) and sets in the west-southwest (254°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 58° and 120° on the horizon.
In Zanesville, the longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15h 01m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 9h 20m: a difference of 5 hours 41 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 14 (5:59 AM) and the latest sunset on June 27 (9:01 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Zanesville lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 73.5° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Newark 36 km | 7:53 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Lancaster 56 km | 7:54 AM | 6:34 PM |
| Pataskala 57 km | 7:54 AM | 6:34 PM |
| Pickerington 63 km | 7:54 AM | 6:35 PM |
| Mount Vernon 64 km | 7:54 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Reynoldsburg 68 km | 7:55 AM | 6:35 PM |
| Athens 68 km | 7:51 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Gahanna 74 km | 7:55 AM | 6:35 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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