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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in North Olmsted, Ohio, giving 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 35 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 43m | −2m 35s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 41m | −2m 33s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 38m | −2m 33s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 36m | −2m 32s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 33m | −2m 31s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 31m | −2m 30s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 28m | −2m 29s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are 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 |
97% illuminated · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against North Olmsted.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs North Olmsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake | 2.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Olmsted Falls | 2.9 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Fairview Park | 3.5 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Bay Village | 4.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Berea | 5.0 mi SE | same minute | ||
| North Ridgeville | 5.3 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Avon Center | 5.8 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Rocky River | 6.0 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Brook Park | 6.3 mi E | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Avon | 6.3 mi WNW | 30 seconds later |
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.
Sunrise in North Olmsted, Ohio today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:50 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:33 PM.
North Olmsted gets 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 35 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in North Olmsted runs from 5:55 PM to 6:51 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in North Olmsted is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 11 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 11 minutes.
North Olmsted uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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