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Granville, Ohio · Saturday, October 24, 2026
Sunrise and Sunset in Granville Today
Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Granville, Ohio, giving 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 27 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Sunrise
Rises in the ESE at 105°
Sunset
Sets in the WSW at 255°
Daylight
10h 47m
−2m 27s vs yesterday
First lightCivil dawn, sun 6° below
Solar noonSun 38.0° above the horizon
Last lightCivil dusk, sun 6° below
Daylight and twilight across the day
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
- Night
- Astronomical twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Civil twilight
- Daylight
- Golden hour
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
Sunrise and sunset in Granville for the next 7 days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 47m | −2m 27s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 45m | −2m 26s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 42m | −2m 26s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 40m | −2m 24s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 37m | −2m 24s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 35m | −2m 23s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 33m | −2m 21s |
Daylight in Granville through 2026
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Night
Longest dayJune 20, 202615h 01m of daylight
Shortest dayDecember 21, 20269h 19m of daylight
Earliest sunriseJune 8, 2026
Latest sunsetJune 23, 2026
Latest sunriseOctober 31, 2026
Earliest sunsetDecember 2, 2026
Month by month in 2026
Seasons and clock changes
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
The moon tonight
Waxing Gibbous
97% illuminated · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Sunrise and sunset in places near Granville
Today's times; the difference is against Granville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath | 5.1 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Newark | 6.3 mi E | same minute | ||
| Pataskala | 9.6 mi WSW | 31 seconds later | ||
| New Albany | 15 mi W | 1 minute 11 seconds later | ||
| Reynoldsburg | 17 mi WSW | 1 minute 1 second later | ||
| Pickerington | 18 mi SW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Gahanna | 19 mi W | 1 minute 22 seconds later | ||
| Whitehall | 21 mi WSW | 1 minute 19 seconds later | ||
| Blacklick Estates | 21 mi WSW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Sunbury | 22 mi NW | 1 minute 36 seconds later |
About Granville
- Location
- Granville, Ohio, United States
- County / district
- Licking County
- Coordinates
- 40.0681°N, 82.5196°W
- Elevation
- 293 m (961 ft)
- Time zone
- America/New_York, EDT (UTC−4)
- Population
- 5,747
How these times are calculated
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Questions about sunrise and sunset in Granville
What time is sunrise in Granville today?
Sunrise in Granville, Ohio today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:50 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:38 PM.
How many hours of daylight does Granville get today?
Granville gets 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 27 seconds shorter than yesterday.
When is golden hour in Granville this evening?
Evening golden hour in Granville runs from 6:00 PM to 6:55 PM EDT today.
When is the longest day of 2026 in Granville?
The longest day of 2026 in Granville is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 19 minutes.
What time zone is Granville in?
Granville uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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