Sunrise and sunset times in Cape Carteret, NC

Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cape Carteret, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.

Today

August 21, 2026 . Current time: 9:03:00 am

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 6:07:12 am

Sunrise time: 6:32:10 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 7:50:31 pm

Last light at 8:15:29 pm

Day length: 13 hours, 18 minutes

10 hours, 47 minutes left for today's sunset in Cape Carteret

Moonrise icon Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 2:37 PMMoonset icon Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (63%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PM

Tomorrow

August 22, 2026

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 6:07:59 am

Sunrise time: 6:32:54 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 7:49:17 pm

Last light at 8:14:11 pm

Day length: 13 hours, 16 minutes

Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Cape Carteret

Moonset icon Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:03 AMMoonrise icon Moon will rise on Aug 22 at 3:30 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
Map of Cape Carteret, North Carolina

Shortest day in Cape Carteret, NC

The shortest day of the year will be in 4 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 52 minutes.

Longest day in Cape Carteret, NC

The longest day of the year was 2 months and 0 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 31 minutes.
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August 2026 - Cape Carteret, 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 August in Cape Carteret.

The day length shortens by 56 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Cape Carteret, NC - from 13 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 58 minutes on the last day.

  
Day First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Day Length Day Length Variation Solar Noon Info Time 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 Length Info Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. Moon phase
Sat, Aug 1 5:50:58 am 6:17:13 am 8:11:58 pm 8:38:13 pm 13h 54m 45s 13h 54m 45s 1:14:36 pm 52.6° 5:17:30 am 9:11:41 pm 4:41:51 am 9:47:20 pm 10h 6m 0s 🌖 (94%)
Sun, Aug 2 5:51:46 am 6:17:58 am 8:11:05 pm 8:37:16 pm 13h 53m 7s -1m -38s 1:14:31 pm 52.3° 5:18:25 am 9:10:37 pm 4:42:57 am 9:46:06 pm 10h 7m 38s 🌖 (88%)
Mon, Aug 3 5:52:35 am 6:18:43 am 8:10:10 pm 8:36:17 pm 13h 51m 27s -1m -40s 1:14:26 pm 52.1° 5:19:21 am 9:09:32 pm 4:44:02 am 9:44:51 pm 10h 9m 18s 🌖 (80%)
Tue, Aug 4 5:53:24 am 6:19:28 am 8:09:14 pm 8:35:17 pm 13h 49m 46s -1m -41s 1:14:21 pm 51.8° 5:20:17 am 9:08:25 pm 4:45:07 am 9:43:34 pm 10h 10m 59s 🌖 (71%)
Wed, Aug 5 5:54:13 am 6:20:13 am 8:08:17 pm 8:34:16 pm 13h 48m 4s -1m -42s 1:14:15 pm 51.5° 5:21:12 am 9:07:17 pm 4:46:13 am 9:42:17 pm 10h 12m 41s 🌖 (60%)
Thu, Aug 6 5:55:03 am 6:20:58 am 8:07:19 pm 8:33:14 pm 13h 46m 21s -1m -43s 1:14:08 pm 51.2° 5:22:08 am 9:06:08 pm 4:47:18 am 9:40:58 pm 10h 14m 24s 🌗 (49%)
Fri, Aug 7 5:55:52 am 6:21:43 am 8:06:19 pm 8:32:10 pm 13h 44m 36s -1m -45s 1:14:01 pm 51° 5:23:04 am 9:04:58 pm 4:48:23 am 9:39:39 pm 10h 16m 9s 🌘 (38%)
Sat, Aug 8 5:56:41 am 6:22:28 am 8:05:18 pm 8:31:05 pm 13h 42m 50s -1m -46s 1:13:53 pm 50.7° 5:24:00 am 9:03:46 pm 4:49:28 am 9:38:18 pm 10h 17m 55s 🌘 (27%)
Sun, Aug 9 5:57:30 am 6:23:13 am 8:04:16 pm 8:29:59 pm 13h 41m 3s -1m -47s 1:13:45 pm 50.4° 5:24:55 am 9:02:34 pm 4:50:33 am 9:36:56 pm 10h 19m 42s 🌘 (17%)
Mon, Aug 10 5:58:19 am 6:23:58 am 8:03:13 pm 8:28:52 pm 13h 39m 15s -1m -48s 1:13:36 pm 50.1° 5:25:51 am 9:01:20 pm 4:51:38 am 9:35:33 pm 10h 21m 30s 🌘 (9%)
Tue, Aug 11 5:59:08 am 6:24:43 am 8:02:09 pm 8:27:44 pm 13h 37m 26s -1m -49s 1:13:26 pm 49.8° 5:26:46 am 9:00:06 pm 4:52:43 am 9:34:09 pm 10h 23m 19s 🌘 (4%)
Wed, Aug 12 5:59:57 am 6:25:28 am 8:01:04 pm 8:26:35 pm 13h 35m 36s -1m -50s 1:13:16 pm 49.5° 5:27:41 am 8:58:50 pm 4:53:47 am 9:32:45 pm 10h 25m 9s 🌘 (0%)
Thu, Aug 13 6:00:46 am 6:26:13 am 7:59:57 pm 8:25:25 pm 13h 33m 44s -1m -52s 1:13:05 pm 49.2° 5:28:37 am 8:57:34 pm 4:54:51 am 9:31:19 pm 10h 27m 1s 🌑 (0%)
Fri, Aug 14 6:01:34 am 6:26:58 am 7:58:50 pm 8:24:13 pm 13h 31m 52s -1m -52s 1:12:54 pm 48.9° 5:29:31 am 8:56:16 pm 4:55:55 am 9:29:53 pm 10h 28m 53s 🌒 (3%)
Sat, Aug 15 6:02:23 am 6:27:43 am 7:57:42 pm 8:23:01 pm 13h 29m 59s -1m -53s 1:12:42 pm 48.6° 5:30:26 am 8:54:58 pm 4:56:58 am 9:28:26 pm 10h 30m 45s 🌒 (8%)
Sun, Aug 16 6:03:11 am 6:28:27 am 7:56:32 pm 8:21:48 pm 13h 28m 5s -1m -54s 1:12:30 pm 48.3° 5:31:21 am 8:53:39 pm 4:58:01 am 9:26:58 pm 10h 32m 40s 🌒 (14%)
Mon, Aug 17 6:04:00 am 6:29:12 am 7:55:22 pm 8:20:34 pm 13h 26m 10s -1m -55s 1:12:17 pm 47.9° 5:32:15 am 8:52:19 pm 4:59:04 am 9:25:29 pm 10h 34m 35s 🌒 (22%)
Tue, Aug 18 6:04:48 am 6:29:57 am 7:54:10 pm 8:19:19 pm 13h 24m 13s -1m -57s 1:12:04 pm 47.6° 5:33:09 am 8:50:58 pm 5:00:07 am 9:24:00 pm 10h 36m 31s 🌒 (31%)
Wed, Aug 19 6:05:36 am 6:30:41 am 7:52:58 pm 8:18:03 pm 13h 22m 17s -1m -56s 1:11:50 pm 47.3° 5:34:03 am 8:49:36 pm 5:01:09 am 9:22:31 pm 10h 38m 28s 🌒 (41%)
Thu, Aug 20 6:06:24 am 6:31:26 am 7:51:45 pm 8:16:47 pm 13h 20m 19s -1m -58s 1:11:35 pm 47° 5:34:57 am 8:48:14 pm 5:02:11 am 9:21:00 pm 10h 40m 25s 🌓 (51%)
Fri, Aug 21 6:07:12 am 6:32:10 am 7:50:31 pm 8:15:29 pm 13h 18m 21s -1m -58s 1:11:21 pm 46.6° 5:35:50 am 8:46:51 pm 5:03:12 am 9:19:29 pm 10h 42m 23s 🌔 (60%)
Sat, Aug 22 6:07:59 am 6:32:54 am 7:49:17 pm 8:14:11 pm 13h 16m 23s -1m -58s 1:11:05 pm 46.3° 5:36:43 am 8:45:27 pm 5:04:13 am 9:17:58 pm 10h 44m 21s 🌔 (69%)
Sun, Aug 23 6:08:47 am 6:33:38 am 7:48:01 pm 8:12:53 pm 13h 14m 23s -2m 0s 1:10:50 pm 46° 5:37:36 am 8:44:03 pm 5:05:13 am 9:16:26 pm 10h 46m 21s 🌔 (77%)
Mon, Aug 24 6:09:34 am 6:34:22 am 7:46:45 pm 8:11:33 pm 13h 12m 23s -2m 0s 1:10:34 pm 45.6° 5:38:29 am 8:42:38 pm 5:06:13 am 9:14:54 pm 10h 48m 21s 🌔 (85%)
Tue, Aug 25 6:10:21 am 6:35:06 am 7:45:28 pm 8:10:13 pm 13h 10m 22s -2m -1s 1:10:17 pm 45.3° 5:39:21 am 8:41:13 pm 5:07:13 am 9:13:21 pm 10h 50m 22s 🌔 (91%)
Wed, Aug 26 6:11:08 am 6:35:50 am 7:44:10 pm 8:08:52 pm 13h 8m 20s -2m -2s 1:10:00 pm 44.9° 5:40:13 am 8:39:47 pm 5:08:12 am 9:11:48 pm 10h 52m 24s 🌔 (96%)
Thu, Aug 27 6:11:55 am 6:36:34 am 7:42:52 pm 8:07:31 pm 13h 6m 18s -2m -2s 1:09:43 pm 44.6° 5:41:05 am 8:38:21 pm 5:09:11 am 9:10:14 pm 10h 54m 25s 🌔 (99%)
Fri, Aug 28 6:12:41 am 6:37:17 am 7:41:33 pm 8:06:09 pm 13h 4m 16s -2m -2s 1:09:25 pm 44.2° 5:41:56 am 8:36:54 pm 5:10:09 am 9:08:41 pm 10h 56m 28s 🌕 (100%)
Sat, Aug 29 6:13:27 am 6:38:01 am 7:40:13 pm 8:04:47 pm 13h 2m 12s -2m -4s 1:09:07 pm 43.9° 5:42:47 am 8:35:27 pm 5:11:07 am 9:07:07 pm 10h 58m 31s 🌖 (99%)
Sun, Aug 30 6:14:14 am 6:38:44 am 7:38:53 pm 8:03:24 pm 13h 0m 9s -2m -3s 1:08:49 pm 43.5° 5:43:38 am 8:33:59 pm 5:12:05 am 9:05:32 pm 11h 0m 34s 🌖 (96%)
Mon, Aug 31 6:15:00 am 6:39:27 am 7:37:32 pm 8:02:00 pm 12h 58m 5s -2m -4s 1:08:30 pm 43.1° 5:44:28 am 8:32:31 pm 5:13:02 am 9:03:58 pm 11h 2m 39s 🌖 (90%)

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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cape Carteret, NC - 2026

The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cape Carteret, 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 Cape Carteret, NC.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSolar noon03:0003:0006:0006:0009:0009:0012:0012:0015:0015:0018:0018:0021:0021:00Longest · Jun 21 · 14h 31mShortest · Dec 21 · 9h 52mToday · Solar noonToday · 13h 18mEarliest sunrise 5:53 am · Jun 12Earliest sunrise5:53 am · Jun 12Latest sunrise 7:26 am · Oct 31Latest sunrise7:26 am · Oct 31Earliest sunset 4:58 pm · Dec 5Earliest sunset4:58 pm · Dec 5Latest sunset 8:26 pm · Jun 29Latest sunset8:26 pm · Jun 29

Daylight   Dawn & dusk (civil twilight)   Night   Solar noon  ·  Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change

Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cape Carteret, NC

In Cape Carteret, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:53 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:26 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:58 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:26 pm.

Cape Carteret, NC gets 4h 39m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 31m versus 9h 52m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.

Places near Cape Carteret, NC

These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Cape Carteret, NC — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:

Cedar Point 1 kmBogue 3 kmPeletier 5 kmSwansboro 5 kmEmerald Isle 10 kmIndian Beach 15 kmNewport 21 kmPine Knoll Shores 23 km


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