Sunrise and sunset times in Blowing Rock, NC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 5:35:52 pm
Night ends at 6:13 am6:13:16 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.·First light at 7:13 am7:13:00 am
Dawn, 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: 7:39:05 am EDTWhen 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: 6:42:57 pm EDTWhen 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).
Dark at 7:09 pm7:09:01 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:09 pm8:08:41 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: 12.05° · Azimuth: 246.7° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 3 minutes
1 hour, 7 minutes left for today's sunset in Blowing Rock
Moonset: 2:46 am
Moonrise: 4:17 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 6:14 am6:14:07 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.·First light at 7:14 am7:13:52 am
Dawn, 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: 7:40:00 am EDTWhen 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: 6:41:44 pm EDTWhen 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).
Dark at 7:08 pm7:07:50 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:08 pm8:07:32 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: 11 hours, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Blowing Rock
Moonset: 3:48 am Moonrise: 4:43 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Blowing Rock, North Carolina
- Latitude: 36.135128 (North)
- Longitude: -81.677605 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Blowing Rock, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 42 minutes.Longest day in Blowing Rock, NC
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 37 minutes.
October 2026 - Blowing Rock, North Carolina - 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 Blowing Rock.
All times are in Blowing Rock's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 5 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Blowing Rock, NC - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 43 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.6:56:16 am | 7:21:53 am | +48s | 7:10:11 pm | -1m 27s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:35:46 pm | 11h 48m 18s | -2m 16s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:16:19 pm | 50.48° | 6:26:30 am | 8:05:29 pm | 5:56:32 am | 8:35:23 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 12m 31s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:29 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:57:04 am | 7:22:42 am | +49s | 7:08:43 pm | -1m 28s | 7:34:19 pm | 11h 46m 1s | -2m 16s | 1:15:59 pm | 50.09° | 6:27:19 am | 8:04:01 pm | 5:57:23 am | 8:33:54 pm | 12h 14m 48s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:09 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:57:53 am | 7:23:31 am | +49s | 7:07:17 pm | -1m 26s | 7:32:53 pm | 11h 43m 46s | -2m 16s | 1:15:40 pm | 49.70° | 6:28:08 am | 8:02:35 pm | 5:58:13 am | 8:32:26 pm | 12h 17m 3s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:15:49 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:58:42 am | 7:24:20 am | +49s | 7:05:51 pm | -1m 26s | 7:31:27 pm | 11h 41m 31s | -2m 16s | 1:15:22 pm | 49.32° | 6:28:57 am | 8:01:09 pm | 5:59:04 am | 8:30:58 pm | 12h 19m 19s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:31 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:59:30 am | 7:25:10 am | +50s | 7:04:25 pm | -1m 26s | 7:30:02 pm | 11h 39m 15s | -2m 15s | 1:15:04 pm | 48.93° | 6:29:46 am | 7:59:44 pm | 5:59:54 am | 8:29:32 pm | 12h 21m 35s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:13 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:00:19 am | 7:26:00 am | +50s | 7:02:59 pm | -1m 26s | 7:28:38 pm | 11h 36m 59s | -2m 15s | 1:14:46 pm | 48.55° | 6:30:35 am | 7:58:19 pm | 6:00:45 am | 8:28:06 pm | 12h 23m 51s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:55 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:01:08 am | 7:26:50 am | +50s | 7:01:34 pm | -1m 25s | 7:27:14 pm | 11h 34m 44s | -2m 15s | 1:14:28 pm | 48.17° | 6:31:24 am | 7:56:56 pm | 6:01:35 am | 8:26:41 pm | 12h 26m 6s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:37 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:01:58 am | 7:27:40 am | +50s | 7:00:10 pm | -1m 24s | 7:25:51 pm | 11h 32m 30s | -2m 15s | 1:14:11 pm | 47.78° | 6:32:13 am | 7:55:33 pm | 6:02:25 am | 8:25:17 pm | 12h 28m 21s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:19 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:02:47 am | 7:28:31 am | +51s | 6:58:46 pm | -1m 24s | 7:24:28 pm | 11h 30m 15s | -2m 14s | 1:13:55 pm | 47.41° | 6:33:02 am | 7:54:10 pm | 6:03:15 am | 8:23:54 pm | 12h 30m 36s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:04 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:03:37 am | 7:29:22 am | +51s | 6:57:23 pm | -1m 23s | 7:23:06 pm | 11h 28m 1s | -2m 14s | 1:13:38 pm | 47.03° | 6:33:52 am | 7:52:49 pm | 6:04:05 am | 8:22:32 pm | 12h 32m 50s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:13:46 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:04:27 am | 7:30:13 am | +51s | 6:56:01 pm | -1m 22s | 7:21:45 pm | 11h 25m 48s | -2m 14s | 1:13:23 pm | 46.65° | 6:34:41 am | 7:51:29 pm | 6:04:55 am | 8:21:11 pm | 12h 35m 3s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:31 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:05:17 am | 7:31:04 am | +51s | 6:54:39 pm | -1m 22s | 7:20:25 pm | 11h 23m 35s | -2m 13s | 1:13:07 pm | 46.27° | 6:35:30 am | 7:50:09 pm | 6:05:45 am | 8:19:51 pm | 12h 37m 17s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:14 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:06:07 am | 7:31:56 am | +52s | 6:53:18 pm | -1m 21s | 7:19:05 pm | 11h 21m 22s | -2m 13s | 1:12:53 pm | 45.90° | 6:36:20 am | 7:48:50 pm | 6:06:35 am | 8:18:32 pm | 12h 39m 31s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:00 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:06:58 am | 7:32:49 am | +53s | 6:51:57 pm | -1m 21s | 7:17:46 pm | 11h 19m 8s | -2m 13s | 1:12:39 pm | 45.53° | 6:37:10 am | 7:47:32 pm | 6:07:25 am | 8:17:14 pm | 12h 41m 44s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:46 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:07:49 am | 7:33:41 am | +52s | 6:50:38 pm | -1m 19s | 7:16:29 pm | 11h 16m 57s | -2m 12s | 1:12:25 pm | 45.16° | 6:38:00 am | 7:46:16 pm | 6:08:15 am | 8:15:57 pm | 12h 43m 56s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:32 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:08:40 am | 7:34:34 am | +53s | 6:49:19 pm | -1m 19s | 7:15:12 pm | 11h 14m 45s | -2m 12s | 1:12:12 pm | 44.79° | 6:38:50 am | 7:45:00 pm | 6:09:05 am | 8:14:42 pm | 12h 46m 9s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:19 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:09:31 am | 7:35:28 am | +54s | 6:48:01 pm | -1m 18s | 7:13:56 pm | 11h 12m 33s | -2m 11s | 1:11:59 pm | 44.43° | 6:39:40 am | 7:43:45 pm | 6:09:55 am | 8:13:27 pm | 12h 48m 20s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:05 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:10:23 am | 7:36:21 am | +53s | 6:46:43 pm | -1m 18s | 7:12:40 pm | 11h 10m 22s | -2m 11s | 1:11:48 pm | 44.06° | 6:40:30 am | 7:42:31 pm | 6:10:46 am | 8:12:14 pm | 12h 50m 32s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:11:54 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:11:15 am | 7:37:15 am | +54s | 6:45:27 pm | -1m 16s | 7:11:26 pm | 11h 8m 12s | -2m 10s | 1:11:36 pm | 43.70° | 6:41:21 am | 7:41:19 pm | 6:11:36 am | 8:11:01 pm | 12h 52m 43s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:41 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:12:07 am | 7:38:10 am | +55s | 6:44:12 pm | -1m 15s | 7:10:13 pm | 11h 6m 2s | -2m 10s | 1:11:26 pm | 43.34° | 6:42:12 am | 7:40:07 pm | 6:12:26 am | 8:09:50 pm | 12h 54m 53s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:31 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:13:00 am | 7:39:05 am | +55s | 6:42:57 pm | -1m 15s | 7:09:01 pm | 11h 3m 52s | -2m 9s | 1:11:16 pm | 42.99° | 6:43:02 am | 7:38:57 pm | 6:13:16 am | 8:08:41 pm | 12h 57m 3s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:21 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:13:52 am | 7:40:00 am | +55s | 6:41:44 pm | -1m 13s | 7:07:50 pm | 11h 1m 44s | -2m 9s | 1:11:07 pm | 42.63° | 6:43:54 am | 7:37:47 pm | 6:14:07 am | 8:07:32 pm | 12h 59m 11s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:12 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:14:46 am | 7:40:55 am | +55s | 6:40:31 pm | -1m 13s | 7:06:40 pm | 10h 59m 36s | -2m 8s | 1:10:58 pm | 42.28° | 6:44:45 am | 7:36:39 pm | 6:14:57 am | 8:06:25 pm | 13h 1m 20s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:02 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:15:39 am | 7:41:51 am | +56s | 6:39:20 pm | -1m 11s | 7:05:31 pm | 10h 57m 29s | -2m 7s | 1:10:50 pm | 41.94° | 6:45:36 am | 7:35:32 pm | 6:15:48 am | 8:05:19 pm | 13h 3m 27s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:54 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:16:33 am | 7:42:47 am | +56s | 6:38:10 pm | -1m 10s | 7:04:24 pm | 10h 55m 23s | -2m 6s | 1:10:43 pm | 41.59° | 6:46:28 am | 7:34:27 pm | 6:16:38 am | 8:04:15 pm | 13h 5m 34s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:46 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:17:26 am | 7:43:44 am | +57s | 6:37:01 pm | -1m 9s | 7:03:17 pm | 10h 53m 17s | -2m 6s | 1:10:37 pm | 41.25° | 6:47:20 am | 7:33:23 pm | 6:17:29 am | 8:03:11 pm | 13h 7m 40s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:10:40 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:18:21 am | 7:44:41 am | +57s | 6:35:53 pm | -1m 8s | 7:02:12 pm | 10h 51m 12s | -2m 5s | 1:10:31 pm | 40.91° | 6:48:12 am | 7:32:20 pm | 6:18:20 am | 8:02:10 pm | 13h 9m 45s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:34 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:19:15 am | 7:45:38 am | +57s | 6:34:46 pm | -1m 7s | 7:01:08 pm | 10h 49m 8s | -2m 4s | 1:10:26 pm | 40.58° | 6:49:04 am | 7:31:18 pm | 6:19:11 am | 8:01:09 pm | 13h 11m 50s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:28 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:20:10 am | 7:46:36 am | +58s | 6:33:40 pm | -1m 6s | 7:00:05 pm | 10h 47m 4s | -2m 3s | 1:10:22 pm | 40.25° | 6:49:56 am | 7:30:18 pm | 6:20:02 am | 8:00:10 pm | 13h 13m 54s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:24 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:21:05 am | 7:47:34 am | +58s | 6:32:36 pm | -1m 4s | 6:59:04 pm | 10h 45m 2s | -2m 2s | 1:10:18 pm | 39.92° | 6:50:49 am | 7:29:19 pm | 6:20:53 am | 7:59:13 pm | 13h 15m 56s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:19 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:22:00 am | 7:48:32 am | +58s | 6:31:33 pm | -1m 3s | 6:58:04 pm | 10h 43m 1s | -2m 1s | 1:10:16 pm | 39.60° | 6:51:42 am | 7:28:21 pm | 6:21:45 am | 7:58:17 pm | 13h 17m 57s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:17 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Blowing Rock, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Blowing Rock, NC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Blowing Rock, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Blowing Rock, NC
In Blowing Rock, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 6:09 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:48 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:11 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:47 pm.
Blowing Rock, NC gets 4h 55m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 37m versus 9h 42m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Blowing Rock, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Blowing Rock. 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 Blowing Rock.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 30.1° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 75.9° (around Jun 18) in Blowing Rock. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Blowing Rock the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:10 and 12:40 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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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