Sunrise and sunset times in Carolina Beach, NC
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Carolina Beach, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 4:19:01 pm
Night ends at 5:58 am5:58:00 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 6:56 am6:56:14 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:21:38 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: 6:30:10 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 6:56 pm6:55:33 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:54 pm7:53:43 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.
Carolina Beach Tides
High 4:46 pm 4.5 ftLow 10:57 pm 0.8 ftWilmington Beach
| High tide | 4:25 am | 3.9 ft | 1.19 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 10:18 am | 1.0 ft | 0.30 m |
| High tide | 4:46 pm | 4.5 ft | 1.37 m |
| Low tide | 10:57 pm | 0.8 ft | 0.26 m |
| High tide | 5:12 am | 4.3 ft | 1.32 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:12 am | 0.8 ft | 0.23 m |
| High tide | 5:31 pm | 4.6 ft | 1.39 m |
| Low tide | 11:34 pm | 0.6 ft | 0.18 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8658559, Wilmington Beach (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 24.15° · Azimuth: 236.4° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 8 minutes
2 hours, 11 minutes left for today's sunset in Carolina Beach
Moonset: 2:34 am
Moonrise: 4:00 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (79%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:59 am5:58:46 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 6:57 am6:57:02 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:22:28 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: 6:29:02 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 6:54 pm6:54:27 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:53 pm7:52:40 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, 6 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Carolina Beach
Moonset: 3:34 am Moonrise: 4:26 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Carolina Beach, North Carolina
- Latitude: 34.035172 (North)
- Longitude: -77.8936 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Carolina Beach, 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, 53 minutes.Longest day in Carolina Beach, 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, 25 minutes.
October 2026 - Carolina Beach, 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 Carolina Beach.
All times are in Carolina Beach's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour over the course of October 2026 in Carolina Beach, NC - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 49 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.6:41:10 am | 7:06:08 am | +44s | 6:55:43 pm | -1m 22s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:20:39 pm | 11h 49m 35s | -2m 6s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:01:11 pm | 52.58° | 6:12:09 am | 7:49:36 pm | 5:43:00 am | 8:18:42 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 8s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:21 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:41:53 am | 7:06:51 am | +43s | 6:54:21 pm | -1m 22s | 7:19:17 pm | 11h 47m 30s | -2m 6s | 1:00:51 pm | 52.19° | 6:12:53 am | 7:48:14 pm | 5:43:45 am | 8:17:19 pm | 12h 13m 14s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:00 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:42:36 am | 7:07:35 am | +44s | 6:52:59 pm | -1m 22s | 7:17:56 pm | 11h 45m 24s | -2m 5s | 1:00:33 pm | 51.81° | 6:13:37 am | 7:46:53 pm | 5:44:30 am | 8:15:56 pm | 12h 15m 20s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:00:43 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:43:20 am | 7:08:19 am | +44s | 6:51:38 pm | -1m 21s | 7:16:36 pm | 11h 43m 19s | -2m 5s | 1:00:14 pm | 51.42° | 6:14:21 am | 7:45:32 pm | 5:45:15 am | 8:14:34 pm | 12h 17m 26s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:23 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:44:03 am | 7:09:04 am | +45s | 6:50:17 pm | -1m 21s | 7:15:16 pm | 11h 41m 13s | -2m 5s | 12:59:56 pm | 51.04° | 6:15:04 am | 7:44:12 pm | 5:46:00 am | 8:13:13 pm | 12h 19m 31s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:05 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:44:47 am | 7:09:48 am | +44s | 6:48:57 pm | -1m 20s | 7:13:56 pm | 11h 39m 9s | -2m 5s | 12:59:38 pm | 50.65° | 6:15:48 am | 7:42:53 pm | 5:46:45 am | 8:11:53 pm | 12h 21m 36s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:47 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:45:31 am | 7:10:33 am | +45s | 6:47:37 pm | -1m 20s | 7:12:37 pm | 11h 37m 4s | -2m 5s | 12:59:20 pm | 50.27° | 6:16:32 am | 7:41:34 pm | 5:47:30 am | 8:10:33 pm | 12h 23m 42s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:29 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:46:16 am | 7:11:19 am | +46s | 6:46:18 pm | -1m 19s | 7:11:19 pm | 11h 34m 59s | -2m 5s | 12:59:03 pm | 49.89° | 6:17:16 am | 7:40:16 pm | 5:48:15 am | 8:09:15 pm | 12h 25m 46s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:11 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:47:00 am | 7:12:04 am | +45s | 6:44:59 pm | -1m 19s | 7:10:02 pm | 11h 32m 55s | -2m 4s | 12:58:47 pm | 49.51° | 6:18:00 am | 7:38:59 pm | 5:49:00 am | 8:07:57 pm | 12h 27m 51s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:56 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:47:45 am | 7:12:50 am | +46s | 6:43:41 pm | -1m 18s | 7:08:45 pm | 11h 30m 51s | -2m 4s | 12:58:30 pm | 49.13° | 6:18:45 am | 7:37:43 pm | 5:49:45 am | 8:06:40 pm | 12h 29m 55s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:58:38 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:48:30 am | 7:13:36 am | +46s | 6:42:24 pm | -1m 17s | 7:07:29 pm | 11h 28m 48s | -2m 4s | 12:58:15 pm | 48.75° | 6:19:29 am | 7:36:27 pm | 5:50:29 am | 8:05:24 pm | 12h 31m 59s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:23 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:49:15 am | 7:14:23 am | +47s | 6:41:07 pm | -1m 17s | 7:06:13 pm | 11h 26m 44s | -2m 3s | 12:57:59 pm | 48.38° | 6:20:14 am | 7:35:13 pm | 5:51:14 am | 8:04:09 pm | 12h 34m 3s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:06 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:50:00 am | 7:15:10 am | +47s | 6:39:51 pm | -1m 16s | 7:04:59 pm | 11h 24m 41s | -2m 3s | 12:57:45 pm | 48.00° | 6:20:58 am | 7:33:59 pm | 5:51:59 am | 8:02:55 pm | 12h 36m 6s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:52 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:50:46 am | 7:15:57 am | +47s | 6:38:35 pm | -1m 16s | 7:03:45 pm | 11h 22m 38s | -2m 3s | 12:57:31 pm | 47.63° | 6:21:43 am | 7:32:46 pm | 5:52:44 am | 8:01:43 pm | 12h 38m 9s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:38 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:51:32 am | 7:16:44 am | +47s | 6:37:21 pm | -1m 14s | 7:02:32 pm | 11h 20m 37s | -2m 2s | 12:57:17 pm | 47.26° | 6:22:28 am | 7:31:34 pm | 5:53:29 am | 8:00:31 pm | 12h 40m 11s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:24 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:52:18 am | 7:17:32 am | +48s | 6:36:07 pm | -1m 14s | 7:01:20 pm | 11h 18m 35s | -2m 2s | 12:57:04 pm | 46.90° | 6:23:13 am | 7:30:23 pm | 5:54:14 am | 7:59:20 pm | 12h 42m 14s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:11 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:53:05 am | 7:18:21 am | +49s | 6:34:54 pm | -1m 13s | 7:00:09 pm | 11h 16m 33s | -2m 1s | 12:56:51 pm | 46.53° | 6:23:58 am | 7:29:13 pm | 5:54:59 am | 7:58:10 pm | 12h 44m 15s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:57 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:53:51 am | 7:19:09 am | +48s | 6:33:41 pm | -1m 13s | 6:58:58 pm | 11h 14m 32s | -2m 1s | 12:56:40 pm | 46.17° | 6:24:44 am | 7:28:04 pm | 5:55:44 am | 7:57:02 pm | 12h 46m 17s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:56:46 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:54:39 am | 7:19:58 am | +49s | 6:32:30 pm | -1m 11s | 6:57:49 pm | 11h 12m 32s | -2m 0s | 12:56:28 pm | 45.81° | 6:25:30 am | 7:26:56 pm | 5:56:29 am | 7:55:54 pm | 12h 48m 18s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:33 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:55:26 am | 7:20:48 am | +50s | 6:31:20 pm | -1m 10s | 6:56:41 pm | 11h 10m 32s | -2m 0s | 12:56:18 pm | 45.45° | 6:26:15 am | 7:25:49 pm | 5:57:15 am | 7:54:48 pm | 12h 50m 18s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:23 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:56:14 am | 7:21:38 am | +50s | 6:30:10 pm | -1m 10s | 6:55:33 pm | 11h 8m 32s | -1m 59s | 12:56:08 pm | 45.09° | 6:27:02 am | 7:24:44 pm | 5:58:00 am | 7:53:43 pm | 12h 52m 18s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:13 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:57:02 am | 7:22:28 am | +50s | 6:29:02 pm | -1m 8s | 6:54:27 pm | 11h 6m 34s | -1m 59s | 12:55:58 pm | 44.74° | 6:27:48 am | 7:23:39 pm | 5:58:46 am | 7:52:40 pm | 12h 54m 17s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:02 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:57:50 am | 7:23:19 am | +51s | 6:27:54 pm | -1m 8s | 6:53:22 pm | 11h 4m 35s | -1m 58s | 12:55:50 pm | 44.39° | 6:28:34 am | 7:22:36 pm | 5:59:32 am | 7:51:37 pm | 12h 56m 15s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:54 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:58:38 am | 7:24:09 am | +50s | 6:26:48 pm | -1m 6s | 6:52:18 pm | 11h 2m 39s | -1m 57s | 12:55:42 pm | 44.04° | 6:29:21 am | 7:21:34 pm | 6:00:17 am | 7:50:36 pm | 12h 58m 13s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:46 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:59:27 am | 7:25:01 am | +52s | 6:25:42 pm | -1m 6s | 6:51:15 pm | 11h 0m 41s | -1m 57s | 12:55:35 pm | 43.70° | 6:30:08 am | 7:20:33 pm | 6:01:03 am | 7:49:36 pm | 13h 0m 11s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:39 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:00:17 am | 7:25:53 am | +52s | 6:24:38 pm | -1m 4s | 6:50:13 pm | 10h 58m 45s | -1m 56s | 12:55:28 pm | 43.35° | 6:30:56 am | 7:19:33 pm | 6:01:50 am | 7:48:37 pm | 13h 2m 7s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:55:31 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:01:06 am | 7:26:45 am | +52s | 6:23:35 pm | -1m 3s | 6:49:12 pm | 10h 56m 50s | -1m 55s | 12:55:23 pm | 43.02° | 6:31:43 am | 7:18:34 pm | 6:02:36 am | 7:47:40 pm | 13h 4m 2s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:26 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:01:56 am | 7:27:37 am | +52s | 6:22:33 pm | -1m 2s | 6:48:13 pm | 10h 54m 56s | -1m 55s | 12:55:18 pm | 42.68° | 6:32:31 am | 7:17:37 pm | 6:03:22 am | 7:46:44 pm | 13h 5m 57s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:20 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:02:46 am | 7:28:30 am | +53s | 6:21:32 pm | -1m 1s | 6:47:15 pm | 10h 53m 2s | -1m 54s | 12:55:14 pm | 42.35° | 6:33:19 am | 7:16:41 pm | 6:04:09 am | 7:45:50 pm | 13h 7m 51s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:16 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:03:37 am | 7:29:23 am | +53s | 6:20:32 pm | -1m 0s | 6:46:18 pm | 10h 51m 9s | -1m 53s | 12:55:10 pm | 42.02° | 6:34:07 am | 7:15:47 pm | 6:04:56 am | 7:44:57 pm | 13h 9m 45s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:11 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:04:27 am | 7:30:17 am | +54s | 6:19:34 pm | -58s | 6:45:22 pm | 10h 49m 17s | -1m 52s | 12:55:08 pm | 41.70° | 6:34:55 am | 7:14:54 pm | 6:05:42 am | 7:44:05 pm | 13h 11m 37s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:09 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Carolina Beach, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Carolina Beach, 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 Carolina Beach, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Carolina Beach, NC
In Carolina Beach, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:59 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:31 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:27 pm.
Carolina Beach, NC gets 4h 32m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 25m versus 9h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Carolina Beach, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Carolina Beach. 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 Carolina Beach.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 32.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 79° (around Jun 18) in Carolina Beach. 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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