Sunrise and sunset times in Rock Falls, IA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rock Falls, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 23, 2026. Current time: 2:31:06 am
Night ends at 6:01 am6:00:42 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 7:07 am7:06:56 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:36:01 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:16:35 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dusk at 6:46 pm6:45:39 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:52 pm7:51:46 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -52.23° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 39.8° (NE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 40 minutes
5 hours, 4 minutes left until today's sunrise in Rock Falls
Moonset: 4:39 am
Moonrise: 4:52 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 24, 2026
Night ends at 6:02 am6:01:51 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 7:08 am7:08:07 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:37:16 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:15:05 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dusk at 6:44 pm6:44:12 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:50 pm7:50:23 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 37 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Rock Falls
Moonset: 5:50 am Moonrise: 5:14 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (99%)
- Rock Falls, Iowa
- Latitude: 43.205521 (North)
- Longitude: -93.089088 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Rock Falls, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 28 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 58 minutes.Longest day in Rock Falls, IA
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 23 minutes.
October 2026 - Rock Falls, Iowa - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Rock Falls.
All times are in Rock Falls's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 24 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rock Falls, IA - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 19 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:41:29 am | 7:09:53 am | +1m 8s | 6:53:18 pm | -1m 47s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:21:38 pm | 11h 43m 25s | -2m 55s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:01:57 pm | 43.39° | 6:08:27 am | 7:54:36 pm | 5:34:59 am | 8:27:58 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 17m 43s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:07 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:42:37 am | 7:11:01 am | +1m 8s | 6:51:31 pm | -1m 47s | 7:19:52 pm | 11h 40m 30s | -2m 55s | 1:01:38 pm | 43.01° | 6:09:36 am | 7:52:49 pm | 5:36:12 am | 8:26:07 pm | 12h 20m 39s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:48 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:43:45 am | 7:12:10 am | +1m 9s | 6:49:45 pm | -1m 46s | 7:18:07 pm | 11h 37m 35s | -2m 55s | 1:01:19 pm | 42.62° | 6:10:45 am | 7:51:03 pm | 5:37:24 am | 8:24:18 pm | 12h 23m 34s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:01:29 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:44:53 am | 7:13:19 am | +1m 9s | 6:47:59 pm | -1m 46s | 7:16:22 pm | 11h 34m 40s | -2m 55s | 1:01:00 pm | 42.23° | 6:11:54 am | 7:49:17 pm | 5:38:35 am | 8:22:30 pm | 12h 26m 29s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:09 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:46:01 am | 7:14:28 am | +1m 9s | 6:46:14 pm | -1m 45s | 7:14:37 pm | 11h 31m 46s | -2m 54s | 1:00:42 pm | 41.85° | 6:13:03 am | 7:47:32 pm | 5:39:47 am | 8:20:42 pm | 12h 29m 23s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:51 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:47:10 am | 7:15:37 am | +1m 9s | 6:44:29 pm | -1m 45s | 7:12:54 pm | 11h 28m 52s | -2m 54s | 1:00:24 pm | 41.47° | 6:14:11 am | 7:45:48 pm | 5:40:58 am | 8:18:56 pm | 12h 32m 18s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:33 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:48:18 am | 7:16:47 am | +1m 10s | 6:42:45 pm | -1m 44s | 7:11:11 pm | 11h 25m 58s | -2m 54s | 1:00:07 pm | 41.08° | 6:15:20 am | 7:44:05 pm | 5:42:09 am | 8:17:10 pm | 12h 35m 11s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:16 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:49:27 am | 7:17:56 am | +1m 9s | 6:41:01 pm | -1m 44s | 7:09:28 pm | 11h 23m 5s | -2m 54s | 12:59:49 pm | 40.70° | 6:16:29 am | 7:42:22 pm | 5:43:20 am | 8:15:26 pm | 12h 38m 6s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:57 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:50:35 am | 7:19:07 am | +1m 11s | 6:39:18 pm | -1m 43s | 7:07:47 pm | 11h 20m 11s | -2m 53s | 12:59:33 pm | 40.32° | 6:17:37 am | 7:40:41 pm | 5:44:31 am | 8:13:43 pm | 12h 40m 59s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:41 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:51:44 am | 7:20:17 am | +1m 10s | 6:37:36 pm | -1m 42s | 7:06:06 pm | 11h 17m 19s | -2m 53s | 12:59:17 pm | 39.94° | 6:18:46 am | 7:39:00 pm | 5:45:41 am | 8:12:01 pm | 12h 43m 52s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:59:25 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:52:53 am | 7:21:28 am | +1m 11s | 6:35:54 pm | -1m 42s | 7:04:26 pm | 11h 14m 26s | -2m 53s | 12:59:01 pm | 39.57° | 6:19:55 am | 7:37:21 pm | 5:46:51 am | 8:10:20 pm | 12h 46m 45s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:09 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:54:02 am | 7:22:39 am | +1m 11s | 6:34:13 pm | -1m 41s | 7:02:47 pm | 11h 11m 34s | -2m 52s | 12:58:46 pm | 39.19° | 6:21:03 am | 7:35:42 pm | 5:48:01 am | 8:08:40 pm | 12h 49m 37s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:54 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:55:12 am | 7:23:50 am | +1m 11s | 6:32:32 pm | -1m 41s | 7:01:08 pm | 11h 8m 42s | -2m 52s | 12:58:31 pm | 38.82° | 6:22:12 am | 7:34:04 pm | 5:49:11 am | 8:07:01 pm | 12h 52m 30s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:38 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:56:21 am | 7:25:02 am | +1m 12s | 6:30:52 pm | -1m 40s | 6:59:31 pm | 11h 5m 50s | -2m 51s | 12:58:17 pm | 38.45° | 6:23:21 am | 7:32:28 pm | 5:50:21 am | 8:05:24 pm | 12h 55m 22s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:24 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:57:31 am | 7:26:14 am | +1m 12s | 6:29:14 pm | -1m 38s | 6:57:54 pm | 11h 3m 0s | -2m 51s | 12:58:03 pm | 38.08° | 6:24:30 am | 7:30:52 pm | 5:51:30 am | 8:03:48 pm | 12h 58m 12s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:10 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:58:41 am | 7:27:26 am | +1m 12s | 6:27:35 pm | -1m 39s | 6:56:18 pm | 11h 0m 9s | -2m 50s | 12:57:50 pm | 37.71° | 6:25:38 am | 7:29:18 pm | 5:52:40 am | 8:02:13 pm | 13h 1m 4s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:56 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:59:51 am | 7:28:39 am | +1m 13s | 6:25:58 pm | -1m 37s | 6:54:44 pm | 10h 57m 19s | -2m 50s | 12:57:38 pm | 37.34° | 6:26:47 am | 7:27:45 pm | 5:53:49 am | 8:00:39 pm | 13h 3m 54s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:44 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:01 am | 7:29:52 am | +1m 13s | 6:24:22 pm | -1m 36s | 6:53:10 pm | 10h 54m 30s | -2m 49s | 12:57:26 pm | 36.98° | 6:27:56 am | 7:26:13 pm | 5:54:58 am | 7:59:07 pm | 13h 6m 43s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:57:32 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:02:12 am | 7:31:05 am | +1m 13s | 6:22:47 pm | -1m 35s | 6:51:38 pm | 10h 51m 42s | -2m 49s | 12:57:15 pm | 36.62° | 6:29:05 am | 7:24:42 pm | 5:56:07 am | 7:57:36 pm | 13h 9m 31s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:21 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:03:22 am | 7:32:18 am | +1m 13s | 6:21:12 pm | -1m 35s | 6:50:06 pm | 10h 48m 54s | -2m 48s | 12:57:04 pm | 36.26° | 6:30:14 am | 7:23:12 pm | 5:57:16 am | 7:56:06 pm | 13h 12m 20s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:09 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:04:33 am | 7:33:32 am | +1m 14s | 6:19:39 pm | -1m 33s | 6:48:36 pm | 10h 46m 7s | -2m 47s | 12:56:54 pm | 35.91° | 6:31:23 am | 7:21:44 pm | 5:58:25 am | 7:54:38 pm | 13h 15m 8s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:59 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:05:44 am | 7:34:47 am | +1m 15s | 6:18:06 pm | -1m 33s | 6:47:07 pm | 10h 43m 19s | -2m 47s | 12:56:45 pm | 35.55° | 6:32:32 am | 7:20:17 pm | 5:59:34 am | 7:53:12 pm | 13h 17m 55s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:50 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:06:56 am | 7:36:01 am | +1m 14s | 6:16:35 pm | -1m 31s | 6:45:39 pm | 10h 40m 34s | -2m 46s | 12:56:36 pm | 35.20° | 6:33:41 am | 7:18:51 pm | 6:00:42 am | 7:51:46 pm | 13h 20m 41s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:40 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:08:07 am | 7:37:16 am | +1m 15s | 6:15:05 pm | -1m 30s | 6:44:12 pm | 10h 37m 49s | -2m 45s | 12:56:29 pm | 34.86° | 6:34:50 am | 7:17:26 pm | 6:01:51 am | 7:50:23 pm | 13h 23m 26s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:33 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:09:19 am | 7:38:31 am | +1m 15s | 6:13:36 pm | -1m 29s | 6:42:47 pm | 10h 35m 5s | -2m 44s | 12:56:21 pm | 34.51° | 6:36:00 am | 7:16:03 pm | 6:02:59 am | 7:49:01 pm | 13h 26m 10s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:56:24 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:10:30 am | 7:39:46 am | +1m 15s | 6:12:08 pm | -1m 28s | 6:41:22 pm | 10h 32m 22s | -2m 43s | 12:56:15 pm | 34.17° | 6:37:09 am | 7:14:42 pm | 6:04:08 am | 7:47:40 pm | 13h 28m 54s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:18 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:11:42 am | 7:41:02 am | +1m 16s | 6:10:42 pm | -1m 26s | 6:40:00 pm | 10h 29m 40s | -2m 42s | 12:56:09 pm | 33.83° | 6:38:18 am | 7:13:22 pm | 6:05:16 am | 7:46:21 pm | 13h 31m 36s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:11 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:12:54 am | 7:42:18 am | +1m 16s | 6:09:16 pm | -1m 26s | 6:38:38 pm | 10h 26m 58s | -2m 41s | 12:56:05 pm | 33.50° | 6:39:28 am | 7:12:03 pm | 6:06:24 am | 7:45:03 pm | 13h 34m 18s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:08 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:14:07 am | 7:43:34 am | +1m 16s | 6:07:52 pm | -1m 24s | 6:37:18 pm | 10h 24m 18s | -2m 40s | 12:56:00 pm | 33.17° | 6:40:37 am | 7:10:46 pm | 6:07:33 am | 7:43:48 pm | 13h 36m 58s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:02 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:15:19 am | 7:44:50 am | +1m 16s | 6:06:30 pm | -1m 22s | 6:36:00 pm | 10h 21m 40s | -2m 39s | 12:55:57 pm | 32.84° | 6:41:47 am | 7:09:30 pm | 6:08:41 am | 7:42:33 pm | 13h 39m 37s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:58 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:16:32 am | 7:46:07 am | +1m 17s | 6:05:09 pm | -1m 21s | 6:34:42 pm | 10h 19m 2s | -2m 38s | 12:55:55 pm | 32.51° | 6:42:56 am | 7:08:16 pm | 6:09:49 am | 7:41:21 pm | 13h 42m 15s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:56 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rock Falls, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rock Falls, IA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Rock Falls, IA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rock Falls, IA
In Rock Falls, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:31 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:46 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:36 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:56 pm.
Rock Falls, IA gets 6h 24m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 23m versus 8h 58m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Rock Falls, IA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rock Falls. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Rock Falls.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 23.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 70° (around Jun 21) in Rock Falls. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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