Sunrise and sunset times in Chapel Hill, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Chapel Hill, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 21, 2026 . Current time: 8:47:11 am
First light at 6:13:05 am
Sunrise time: 6:38:29 am
Sunset time: 8:00:09 pm
Last light at 8:25:33 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 21 minutes
11 hours, 12 minutes left for today's sunset in Chapel Hill
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 2:50 PM
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 PMTomorrow
August 22, 2026
First light at 6:13:56 am
Sunrise time: 6:39:16 am
Sunset time: 7:58:51 pm
Last light at 8:24:12 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 19 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Chapel Hill
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:07 AM Moon will rise on Aug 22 at 3:43 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.913200
- Longitude: -79.055847
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill, NC
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 1 day ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
August 2026 - Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill.
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Chapel Hill, NC - from 13 hours, 59 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 0 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:55:54 am | 6:22:40 am | 8:22:28 pm | 8:49:14 pm | 13h 59m 48s | 13h 59m 48s | 1:22:34 pm | 53.8° | 5:21:41 am | 9:23:27 pm | 4:45:02 am | 10:00:06 pm | 10h 0m 59s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:56:45 am | 6:23:27 am | 8:21:32 pm | 8:48:14 pm | 13h 58m 5s | -1m -43s | 1:22:30 pm | 53.5° | 5:22:40 am | 9:22:20 pm | 4:46:11 am | 9:58:48 pm | 10h 2m 42s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:57:37 am | 6:24:14 am | 8:20:35 pm | 8:47:12 pm | 13h 56m 21s | -1m -44s | 1:22:25 pm | 53.3° | 5:23:38 am | 9:21:11 pm | 4:47:21 am | 9:57:29 pm | 10h 4m 26s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:58:29 am | 6:25:01 am | 8:19:37 pm | 8:46:10 pm | 13h 54m 36s | -1m -45s | 1:22:19 pm | 53° | 5:24:37 am | 9:20:01 pm | 4:48:30 am | 9:56:08 pm | 10h 6m 12s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:59:20 am | 6:25:49 am | 8:18:37 pm | 8:45:06 pm | 13h 52m 48s | -1m -48s | 1:22:13 pm | 52.7° | 5:25:36 am | 9:18:50 pm | 4:49:40 am | 9:54:46 pm | 10h 7m 59s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:00:12 am | 6:26:36 am | 8:17:37 pm | 8:44:01 pm | 13h 51m 1s | -1m -47s | 1:22:06 pm | 52.5° | 5:26:35 am | 9:17:38 pm | 4:50:49 am | 9:53:24 pm | 10h 9m 47s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:01:04 am | 6:27:24 am | 8:16:34 pm | 8:42:54 pm | 13h 49m 10s | -1m -51s | 1:21:59 pm | 52.2° | 5:27:34 am | 9:16:24 pm | 4:51:59 am | 9:52:00 pm | 10h 11m 38s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:01:56 am | 6:28:12 am | 8:15:31 pm | 8:41:46 pm | 13h 47m 19s | -1m -51s | 1:21:51 pm | 51.9° | 5:28:33 am | 9:15:09 pm | 4:53:08 am | 9:50:35 pm | 10h 13m 28s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:02:48 am | 6:28:59 am | 8:14:26 pm | 8:40:38 pm | 13h 45m 27s | -1m -52s | 1:21:43 pm | 51.6° | 5:29:32 am | 9:13:53 pm | 4:54:17 am | 9:49:09 pm | 10h 15m 21s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:03:40 am | 6:29:47 am | 8:13:21 pm | 8:39:28 pm | 13h 43m 34s | -1m -53s | 1:21:34 pm | 51.3° | 5:30:31 am | 9:12:37 pm | 4:55:26 am | 9:47:42 pm | 10h 17m 14s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:04:32 am | 6:30:35 am | 8:12:14 pm | 8:38:17 pm | 13h 41m 39s | -1m -55s | 1:21:24 pm | 51° | 5:31:30 am | 9:11:19 pm | 4:56:35 am | 9:46:14 pm | 10h 19m 8s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:05:24 am | 6:31:22 am | 8:11:06 pm | 8:37:05 pm | 13h 39m 44s | -1m -55s | 1:21:14 pm | 50.7° | 5:32:28 am | 9:10:00 pm | 4:57:43 am | 9:44:45 pm | 10h 21m 4s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:06:15 am | 6:32:10 am | 8:09:57 pm | 8:35:51 pm | 13h 37m 47s | -1m -57s | 1:21:03 pm | 50.4° | 5:33:27 am | 9:08:40 pm | 4:58:51 am | 9:43:15 pm | 10h 23m 0s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:07:07 am | 6:32:57 am | 8:08:47 pm | 8:34:37 pm | 13h 35m 50s | -1m -57s | 1:20:52 pm | 50.1° | 5:34:25 am | 9:07:19 pm | 4:59:59 am | 9:41:45 pm | 10h 24m 58s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:07:58 am | 6:33:45 am | 8:07:36 pm | 8:33:22 pm | 13h 33m 51s | -1m -59s | 1:20:40 pm | 49.8° | 5:35:23 am | 9:05:57 pm | 5:01:07 am | 9:40:14 pm | 10h 26m 56s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:08:50 am | 6:34:32 am | 8:06:23 pm | 8:32:06 pm | 13h 31m 51s | -2m 0s | 1:20:28 pm | 49.5° | 5:36:21 am | 9:04:35 pm | 5:02:14 am | 9:38:42 pm | 10h 28m 57s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:09:41 am | 6:35:20 am | 8:05:10 pm | 8:30:49 pm | 13h 29m 50s | -2m -1s | 1:20:15 pm | 49.2° | 5:37:19 am | 9:03:11 pm | 5:03:21 am | 9:37:09 pm | 10h 30m 57s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:10:32 am | 6:36:07 am | 8:03:56 pm | 8:29:31 pm | 13h 27m 49s | -2m -1s | 1:20:02 pm | 48.8° | 5:38:16 am | 9:01:47 pm | 5:04:28 am | 9:35:36 pm | 10h 32m 59s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:11:23 am | 6:36:55 am | 8:02:41 pm | 8:28:12 pm | 13h 25m 46s | -2m -3s | 1:19:48 pm | 48.5° | 5:39:14 am | 9:00:22 pm | 5:05:34 am | 9:34:02 pm | 10h 35m 1s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:12:14 am | 6:37:42 am | 8:01:25 pm | 8:26:53 pm | 13h 23m 43s | -2m -3s | 1:19:34 pm | 48.2° | 5:40:11 am | 8:58:56 pm | 5:06:40 am | 9:32:28 pm | 10h 37m 4s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:13:05 am | 6:38:29 am | 8:00:09 pm | 8:25:33 pm | 13h 21m 40s | -2m -3s | 1:19:19 pm | 47.8° | 5:41:07 am | 8:57:30 pm | 5:07:45 am | 9:30:53 pm | 10h 39m 7s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:13:56 am | 6:39:16 am | 7:58:51 pm | 8:24:12 pm | 13h 19m 35s | -2m -5s | 1:19:04 pm | 47.5° | 5:42:04 am | 8:56:03 pm | 5:08:50 am | 9:29:17 pm | 10h 41m 12s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:14:46 am | 6:40:03 am | 7:57:33 pm | 8:22:50 pm | 13h 17m 30s | -2m -5s | 1:18:48 pm | 47.2° | 5:43:00 am | 8:54:36 pm | 5:09:54 am | 9:27:41 pm | 10h 43m 17s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:15:36 am | 6:40:50 am | 7:56:14 pm | 8:21:27 pm | 13h 15m 24s | -2m -6s | 1:18:32 pm | 46.8° | 5:43:56 am | 8:53:07 pm | 5:10:59 am | 9:26:05 pm | 10h 45m 22s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:16:26 am | 6:41:36 am | 7:54:54 pm | 8:20:04 pm | 13h 13m 18s | -2m -6s | 1:18:15 pm | 46.5° | 5:44:52 am | 8:51:39 pm | 5:12:02 am | 9:24:28 pm | 10h 47m 29s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:17:16 am | 6:42:23 am | 7:53:33 pm | 8:18:40 pm | 13h 11m 10s | -2m -8s | 1:17:58 pm | 46.1° | 5:45:47 am | 8:50:09 pm | 5:13:05 am | 9:22:51 pm | 10h 49m 37s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:18:06 am | 6:43:10 am | 7:52:12 pm | 8:17:16 pm | 13h 9m 2s | -2m -8s | 1:17:41 pm | 45.8° | 5:46:42 am | 8:48:40 pm | 5:14:08 am | 9:21:14 pm | 10h 51m 44s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:18:55 am | 6:43:56 am | 7:50:50 pm | 8:15:51 pm | 13h 6m 54s | -2m -8s | 1:17:23 pm | 45.4° | 5:47:37 am | 8:47:09 pm | 5:15:10 am | 9:19:36 pm | 10h 53m 53s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:19:45 am | 6:44:43 am | 7:49:28 pm | 8:14:25 pm | 13h 4m 45s | -2m -9s | 1:17:05 pm | 45.1° | 5:48:31 am | 8:45:39 pm | 5:16:12 am | 9:17:58 pm | 10h 56m 1s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:20:34 am | 6:45:29 am | 7:48:05 pm | 8:12:59 pm | 13h 2m 36s | -2m -9s | 1:16:47 pm | 44.7° | 5:49:26 am | 8:44:08 pm | 5:17:14 am | 9:16:20 pm | 10h 58m 10s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:21:23 am | 6:46:15 am | 7:46:41 pm | 8:11:33 pm | 13h 0m 26s | -2m -10s | 1:16:28 pm | 44.4° | 5:50:19 am | 8:42:37 pm | 5:18:14 am | 9:14:42 pm | 11h 0m 20s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Chapel Hill, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill, NC.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Chapel Hill, NC
In Chapel Hill, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:36 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:38 pm.
Chapel Hill, NC gets 4h 52m 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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