Sunrise and sunset times in Cary, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cary, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 2, 2026 . Current time: 2:20:10 am
First light at 6:22:04 am
Sunrise time: 6:46:48 am
Sunset time: 7:42:40 pm
Last light at 8:07:24 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 55 minutes
17 hours, 22 minutes left for today's sunset in Cary
Moon will set on Sep 2 at 11:36 AM
Moon will rise on Sep 2 at 9:36 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (73%)🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 12:50 PMTomorrow
September 3, 2026
First light at 6:22:52 am
Sunrise time: 6:47:34 am
Sunset time: 7:41:15 pm
Last light at 8:05:56 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 53 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Cary
Moon will set on Sep 3 at 12:47 PM Moon will rise on Sep 3 at 10:23 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (52%)
- Cary, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.791538
- Longitude: -78.781120
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Cary, 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 46 minutes.Longest day in Cary, NC
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 12 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
September 2026 - Cary, 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 September in Cary.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 4 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Cary, NC - from 12 hours, 58 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 53 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:21:15 am | 6:46:02 am | 7:44:04 pm | 8:08:51 pm | 12h 58m 2s | 12h 58m 2s | 1:15:03 pm | 43.9° | 5:50:20 am | 8:39:46 pm | 5:18:25 am | 9:11:41 pm | 11h 2m 44s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:22:04 am | 6:46:48 am | 7:42:40 pm | 8:07:24 pm | 12h 55m 52s | -2m -10s | 1:14:44 pm | 43.5° | 5:51:13 am | 8:38:15 pm | 5:19:25 am | 9:10:03 pm | 11h 4m 54s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:22:52 am | 6:47:34 am | 7:41:15 pm | 8:05:56 pm | 12h 53m 41s | -2m -11s | 1:14:24 pm | 43.1° | 5:52:05 am | 8:36:43 pm | 5:20:24 am | 9:08:24 pm | 11h 7m 4s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:23:40 am | 6:48:19 am | 7:39:49 pm | 8:04:29 pm | 12h 51m 30s | -2m -11s | 1:14:04 pm | 42.8° | 5:52:58 am | 8:35:11 pm | 5:21:23 am | 9:06:46 pm | 11h 9m 16s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:24:28 am | 6:49:05 am | 7:38:24 pm | 8:03:00 pm | 12h 49m 19s | -2m -11s | 1:13:44 pm | 42.4° | 5:53:50 am | 8:33:39 pm | 5:22:21 am | 9:05:08 pm | 11h 11m 26s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:25:16 am | 6:49:50 am | 7:36:58 pm | 8:01:32 pm | 12h 47m 8s | -2m -11s | 1:13:24 pm | 42° | 5:54:42 am | 8:32:06 pm | 5:23:19 am | 9:03:29 pm | 11h 13m 38s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:26:04 am | 6:50:36 am | 7:35:31 pm | 8:00:03 pm | 12h 44m 55s | -2m -13s | 1:13:03 pm | 41.7° | 5:55:33 am | 8:30:34 pm | 5:24:16 am | 9:01:51 pm | 11h 15m 50s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:26:51 am | 6:51:21 am | 7:34:04 pm | 7:58:35 pm | 12h 42m 43s | -2m -12s | 1:12:43 pm | 41.3° | 5:56:25 am | 8:29:01 pm | 5:25:13 am | 9:00:13 pm | 11h 18m 3s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:27:39 am | 6:52:07 am | 7:32:37 pm | 7:57:05 pm | 12h 40m 30s | -2m -13s | 1:12:22 pm | 40.9° | 5:57:16 am | 8:27:28 pm | 5:26:09 am | 8:58:35 pm | 11h 20m 15s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:28:26 am | 6:52:52 am | 7:31:10 pm | 7:55:36 pm | 12h 38m 18s | -2m -12s | 1:12:01 pm | 40.5° | 5:58:07 am | 8:25:55 pm | 5:27:05 am | 8:56:56 pm | 11h 22m 28s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:29:13 am | 6:53:38 am | 7:29:42 pm | 7:54:07 pm | 12h 36m 4s | -2m -14s | 1:11:40 pm | 40.1° | 5:58:57 am | 8:24:23 pm | 5:28:01 am | 8:55:19 pm | 11h 24m 41s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:30:00 am | 6:54:23 am | 7:28:14 pm | 7:52:37 pm | 12h 33m 51s | -2m -13s | 1:11:19 pm | 39.8° | 5:59:47 am | 8:22:50 pm | 5:28:56 am | 8:53:41 pm | 11h 26m 55s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:30:47 am | 6:55:09 am | 7:26:46 pm | 7:51:07 pm | 12h 31m 37s | -2m -14s | 1:10:57 pm | 39.4° | 6:00:38 am | 8:21:17 pm | 5:29:51 am | 8:52:03 pm | 11h 29m 8s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:31:34 am | 6:55:54 am | 7:25:18 pm | 7:49:38 pm | 12h 29m 24s | -2m -13s | 1:10:36 pm | 39° | 6:01:27 am | 8:19:44 pm | 5:30:46 am | 8:50:26 pm | 11h 31m 22s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:32:21 am | 6:56:40 am | 7:23:49 pm | 7:48:08 pm | 12h 27m 9s | -2m -15s | 1:10:15 pm | 38.6° | 6:02:17 am | 8:18:12 pm | 5:31:40 am | 8:48:49 pm | 11h 33m 36s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:33:08 am | 6:57:25 am | 7:22:21 pm | 7:46:38 pm | 12h 24m 56s | -2m -13s | 1:09:53 pm | 38.2° | 6:03:07 am | 8:16:39 pm | 5:32:34 am | 8:47:12 pm | 11h 35m 50s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:33:55 am | 6:58:11 am | 7:20:52 pm | 7:45:09 pm | 12h 22m 41s | -2m -15s | 1:09:32 pm | 37.8° | 6:03:56 am | 8:15:07 pm | 5:33:27 am | 8:45:36 pm | 11h 38m 5s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:34:42 am | 6:58:57 am | 7:19:24 pm | 7:43:39 pm | 12h 20m 27s | -2m -14s | 1:09:10 pm | 37.5° | 6:04:45 am | 8:13:35 pm | 5:34:20 am | 8:44:00 pm | 11h 40m 19s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:35:28 am | 6:59:43 am | 7:17:55 pm | 7:42:09 pm | 12h 18m 12s | -2m -15s | 1:08:49 pm | 37.1° | 6:05:34 am | 8:12:03 pm | 5:35:13 am | 8:42:24 pm | 11h 42m 33s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:36:15 am | 7:00:28 am | 7:16:26 pm | 7:40:40 pm | 12h 15m 58s | -2m -14s | 1:08:27 pm | 36.7° | 6:06:23 am | 8:10:32 pm | 5:36:06 am | 8:40:49 pm | 11h 44m 48s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:37:02 am | 7:01:14 am | 7:14:58 pm | 7:39:10 pm | 12h 13m 44s | -2m -14s | 1:08:06 pm | 36.3° | 6:07:12 am | 8:09:00 pm | 5:36:58 am | 8:39:14 pm | 11h 47m 3s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:37:49 am | 7:02:01 am | 7:13:29 pm | 7:37:41 pm | 12h 11m 28s | -2m -16s | 1:07:45 pm | 35.9° | 6:08:01 am | 8:07:29 pm | 5:37:50 am | 8:37:40 pm | 11h 49m 18s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:38:35 am | 7:02:47 am | 7:12:01 pm | 7:36:12 pm | 12h 9m 14s | -2m -14s | 1:07:24 pm | 35.5° | 6:08:49 am | 8:05:59 pm | 5:38:41 am | 8:36:06 pm | 11h 51m 32s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:39:22 am | 7:03:33 am | 7:10:33 pm | 7:34:44 pm | 12h 7m 0s | -2m -14s | 1:07:03 pm | 35.1° | 6:09:38 am | 8:04:28 pm | 5:39:33 am | 8:34:33 pm | 11h 53m 47s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:40:09 am | 7:04:20 am | 7:09:05 pm | 7:33:15 pm | 12h 4m 45s | -2m -15s | 1:06:42 pm | 34.7° | 6:10:26 am | 8:02:58 pm | 5:40:24 am | 8:33:00 pm | 11h 56m 2s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:40:56 am | 7:05:07 am | 7:07:37 pm | 7:31:47 pm | 12h 2m 30s | -2m -15s | 1:06:22 pm | 34.3° | 6:11:14 am | 8:01:29 pm | 5:41:15 am | 8:31:28 pm | 11h 58m 16s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:41:43 am | 7:05:53 am | 7:06:09 pm | 7:30:19 pm | 12h 0m 16s | -2m -14s | 1:06:01 pm | 34° | 6:12:03 am | 8:00:00 pm | 5:42:06 am | 8:29:57 pm | 12h 0m 32s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:42:30 am | 7:06:41 am | 7:04:41 pm | 7:28:52 pm | 11h 58m 0s | -2m -16s | 1:05:41 pm | 33.6° | 6:12:51 am | 7:58:31 pm | 5:42:56 am | 8:28:26 pm | 12h 2m 47s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:43:18 am | 7:07:28 am | 7:03:14 pm | 7:27:24 pm | 11h 55m 46s | -2m -14s | 1:05:21 pm | 33.2° | 6:13:39 am | 7:57:03 pm | 5:43:47 am | 8:26:55 pm | 12h 5m 1s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:44:05 am | 7:08:15 am | 7:01:47 pm | 7:25:58 pm | 11h 53m 32s | -2m -14s | 1:05:01 pm | 32.8° | 6:14:27 am | 7:55:36 pm | 5:44:37 am | 8:25:26 pm | 12h 7m 16s | 🌖 (85%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cary, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cary, 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 Cary, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cary, NC
In Cary, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:56 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:35 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:36 pm.
Cary, NC gets 4h 51m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 38m versus 9h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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