Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, Kansas City has 10 hours 51 minutes today. That's 2 min 20 sec shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 26 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (9 h 25 min). The days are getting shorter until the shortest day of the year.
What sets Kansas City apart
- Kansas City sits at about the latitude of Valencia, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
- Its longest day is 5 h 30 min longer than its shortest: 14 h 55 min on the longest day against 9 h 25 min on the shortest.
- On its shortest day, December 22, Kansas City gets 9 h 25 min of daylight, 17th shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight.
First light and last light
Sunrise isn't when the day starts here. First light is at 7:11 AM, 27 minutes earlier, and last light at 6:56 PM, 27 minutes after sunset: 11 hours 45 minutes of light in Kansas City today, 10 h 51 min of it with the sun up. The sun is 6° below the horizon at each; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
On Sunday, November 1 the clocks go back. In Kansas City that takes sunset from 6:20 PM the day before to 5:19 PM, and sunrise from 7:45 AM to 6:47 AM. The light shifts to the morning, where it does the most good for sleep.
The year in Kansas City
Kansas City swings from 9 h 25 min of daylight on December 22 to 14 h 55 min on June 21. Its earliest sunset, though, is on December 1, and its latest sunrise on December 29: the shortest day sits between the two.
Kansas City's days run from 9 h 25 min to 14 h 55 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Kansas City.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:07 AM | 7:37 AMfirst light 7:07 | 5:20 PMlast light 5:49 | 5:49 PM | 9 h 43 min |
| February | 6:44 AM | 7:11 AMfirst light 6:44 | 5:56 PMlast light 6:23 | 6:23 PM | 10 h 45 min |
| March | 7:04 AM | 7:31 AMfirst light 7:04 | 7:26 PMlast light 7:52 | 7:52 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 6:15 AM | 6:42 AMfirst light 6:15 | 7:56 PMlast light 8:23 | 8:23 PM | 13 h 13 min |
| May | 5:36 AM | 6:06 AMfirst light 5:36 | 8:25 PMlast light 8:55 | 8:55 PM | 14 h 19 min |
| June | 5:20 AM | 5:53 AMfirst light 5:20 | 8:47 PMlast light 9:19 | 9:19 PM | 14 h 54 min |
| July | 5:34 AM | 6:05 AMfirst light 5:34 | 8:44 PMlast light 9:16 | 9:16 PM | 14 h 39 min |
| August | 6:04 AM | 6:32 AMfirst light 6:04 | 8:15 PMlast light 8:44 | 8:44 PM | 13 h 43 min |
| September | 6:34 AM | 7:00 AMfirst light 6:34 | 7:28 PMlast light 7:55 | 7:55 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| October | 7:02 AM | 7:28 AMfirst light 7:02 | 6:41 PMlast light 7:08 | 7:08 PM | 11 h 13 min |
| November | 6:34 AM | 7:02 AMfirst light 6:34 | 5:05 PMlast light 5:34 | 5:34 PM | 10 h 3 min |
| December | 7:01 AM | 7:31 AMfirst light 7:01 | 4:57 PMlast light 5:28 | 5:28 PM | 9 h 26 min |
Nearby
- Omaha, NE: 165 miles away, sunset today 6:31 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Tulsa: 218 miles away, sunset today 6:38 PM.
- Oklahoma City, OK: 298 miles away, sunset today 6:45 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Memphis: 370 miles away, sunset today 6:15 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.