Sunrise and sunset times in Charlotte, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Charlotte, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 1, 2026. Current time: 4:36:31 am
First light at 6:53:08 am
Sunrise time: 7:17:08 am
Sunset time: 7:08:45 pm
Last light at 7:32:45 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -33.2° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 68° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 51 minutes
14 hours, 32 minutes left for today's sunset in Charlotte
Moon will set on Oct 1 at 12:55 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 1 at 10:26 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (74%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 11:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:13 AMTomorrow
October 2, 2026
First light at 6:53:54 am
Sunrise time: 7:17:55 am
Sunset time: 7:07:20 pm
Last light at 7:31:21 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Charlotte
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 1:59 PM Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:31 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (55%)
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.227085 (North)
- Longitude: -80.843124 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Charlotte, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 20 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 49 minutes.Longest day in Charlotte, NC
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 34 minutes.
October 2026 - Charlotte, 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 Charlotte.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Charlotte, NC - from 11 hours, 51 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 48 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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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:53:08 am | 7:17:08 am | 7:08:45 pm | 7:32:45 pm | 11h 51m 37s | -2m 11s | 1:12:57 pm | 51.4° | 6:23:43 am | 8:02:10 pm | 5:54:08 am | 8:31:45 pm | 12h 9m 10s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:53:54 am | 7:17:55 am | 7:07:20 pm | 7:31:21 pm | 11h 49m 25s | -2m 12s | 1:12:38 pm | 51° | 6:24:30 am | 8:00:45 pm | 5:54:57 am | 8:30:18 pm | 12h 11m 22s | 🌖 (55%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:54:40 am | 7:18:42 am | 7:05:56 pm | 7:29:57 pm | 11h 47m 14s | -2m 11s | 1:12:19 pm | 50.6° | 6:25:17 am | 7:59:21 pm | 5:55:45 am | 8:28:52 pm | 12h 13m 33s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:55:27 am | 7:19:29 am | 7:04:32 pm | 7:28:34 pm | 11h 45m 3s | -2m 11s | 1:12:00 pm | 50.2° | 6:26:04 am | 7:57:57 pm | 5:56:33 am | 8:27:27 pm | 12h 15m 44s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:56:14 am | 7:20:16 am | 7:03:08 pm | 7:27:11 pm | 11h 42m 52s | -2m 11s | 1:11:42 pm | 49.8° | 6:26:50 am | 7:56:34 pm | 5:57:21 am | 8:26:03 pm | 12h 17m 56s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:57:01 am | 7:21:04 am | 7:01:45 pm | 7:25:48 pm | 11h 40m 41s | -2m 11s | 1:11:24 pm | 49.5° | 6:27:37 am | 7:55:12 pm | 5:58:09 am | 8:24:39 pm | 12h 20m 7s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:57:48 am | 7:21:52 am | 7:00:22 pm | 7:24:27 pm | 11h 38m 30s | -2m 11s | 1:11:07 pm | 49.1° | 6:28:24 am | 7:53:50 pm | 5:58:57 am | 8:23:17 pm | 12h 22m 18s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:58:35 am | 7:22:40 am | 6:59:00 pm | 7:23:05 pm | 11h 36m 20s | -2m 10s | 1:10:50 pm | 48.7° | 6:29:11 am | 7:52:29 pm | 5:59:45 am | 8:21:55 pm | 12h 24m 29s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:59:22 am | 7:23:29 am | 6:57:39 pm | 7:21:45 pm | 11h 34m 10s | -2m 10s | 1:10:34 pm | 48.3° | 6:29:58 am | 7:51:09 pm | 6:00:33 am | 8:20:34 pm | 12h 26m 38s | 🌘 (0.3%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:00:10 am | 7:24:17 am | 6:56:18 pm | 7:20:25 pm | 11h 32m 1s | -2m 9s | 1:10:18 pm | 47.9° | 6:30:46 am | 7:49:50 pm | 6:01:21 am | 8:19:14 pm | 12h 28m 49s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:00:58 am | 7:25:07 am | 6:54:58 pm | 7:19:06 pm | 11h 29m 51s | -2m 10s | 1:10:02 pm | 47.6° | 6:31:33 am | 7:48:31 pm | 6:02:09 am | 8:17:55 pm | 12h 30m 58s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:01:46 am | 7:25:56 am | 6:53:38 pm | 7:17:48 pm | 11h 27m 42s | -2m 9s | 1:09:47 pm | 47.2° | 6:32:21 am | 7:47:14 pm | 6:02:57 am | 8:16:37 pm | 12h 33m 8s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:02:35 am | 7:26:46 am | 6:52:19 pm | 7:16:31 pm | 11h 25m 33s | -2m 9s | 1:09:33 pm | 46.8° | 6:33:08 am | 7:45:57 pm | 6:03:45 am | 8:15:20 pm | 12h 35m 17s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:03:23 am | 7:27:36 am | 6:51:01 pm | 7:15:14 pm | 11h 23m 25s | -2m 8s | 1:09:19 pm | 46.4° | 6:33:56 am | 7:44:41 pm | 6:04:33 am | 8:14:04 pm | 12h 37m 26s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:04:12 am | 7:28:27 am | 6:49:44 pm | 7:13:58 pm | 11h 21m 17s | -2m 8s | 1:09:05 pm | 46.1° | 6:34:44 am | 7:43:26 pm | 6:05:21 am | 8:12:50 pm | 12h 39m 33s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:05:01 am | 7:29:17 am | 6:48:27 pm | 7:12:43 pm | 11h 19m 10s | -2m 7s | 1:08:52 pm | 45.7° | 6:35:32 am | 7:42:13 pm | 6:06:09 am | 8:11:36 pm | 12h 41m 42s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:05:51 am | 7:30:09 am | 6:47:11 pm | 7:11:29 pm | 11h 17m 2s | -2m 8s | 1:08:40 pm | 45.3° | 6:36:20 am | 7:41:00 pm | 6:06:57 am | 8:10:23 pm | 12h 43m 49s | 🌒 (45%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:06:41 am | 7:31:00 am | 6:45:56 pm | 7:10:16 pm | 11h 14m 56s | -2m 6s | 1:08:28 pm | 45° | 6:37:09 am | 7:39:48 pm | 6:07:45 am | 8:09:12 pm | 12h 45m 56s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:07:31 am | 7:31:52 am | 6:44:42 pm | 7:09:04 pm | 11h 12m 50s | -2m 6s | 1:08:17 pm | 44.6° | 6:37:57 am | 7:38:37 pm | 6:08:33 am | 8:08:01 pm | 12h 48m 2s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:08:21 am | 7:32:44 am | 6:43:29 pm | 7:07:53 pm | 11h 10m 45s | -2m 5s | 1:08:07 pm | 44.3° | 6:38:46 am | 7:37:27 pm | 6:09:21 am | 8:06:52 pm | 12h 50m 8s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:09:11 am | 7:33:37 am | 6:42:17 pm | 7:06:42 pm | 11h 8m 40s | -2m 5s | 1:07:57 pm | 43.9° | 6:39:35 am | 7:36:19 pm | 6:10:09 am | 8:05:44 pm | 12h 52m 13s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:10:02 am | 7:34:30 am | 6:41:06 pm | 7:05:33 pm | 11h 6m 36s | -2m 4s | 1:07:48 pm | 43.5° | 6:40:24 am | 7:35:12 pm | 6:10:58 am | 8:04:38 pm | 12h 54m 17s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:10:53 am | 7:35:23 am | 6:39:55 pm | 7:04:25 pm | 11h 4m 32s | -2m 4s | 1:07:39 pm | 43.2° | 6:41:13 am | 7:34:05 pm | 6:11:46 am | 8:03:32 pm | 12h 56m 22s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:11:45 am | 7:36:17 am | 6:38:46 pm | 7:03:18 pm | 11h 2m 29s | -2m 3s | 1:07:32 pm | 42.8° | 6:42:03 am | 7:33:00 pm | 6:12:35 am | 8:02:28 pm | 12h 58m 25s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:12:37 am | 7:37:11 am | 6:37:38 pm | 7:02:13 pm | 11h 0m 27s | -2m 2s | 1:07:25 pm | 42.5° | 6:42:53 am | 7:31:56 pm | 6:13:24 am | 8:01:25 pm | 13h 0m 28s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:13:29 am | 7:38:06 am | 6:36:31 pm | 7:01:08 pm | 10h 58m 25s | -2m 2s | 1:07:18 pm | 42.2° | 6:43:43 am | 7:30:54 pm | 6:14:13 am | 8:00:24 pm | 13h 2m 29s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:14:21 am | 7:39:00 am | 6:35:25 pm | 7:00:05 pm | 10h 56m 25s | -2m 0s | 1:07:13 pm | 41.8° | 6:44:33 am | 7:29:53 pm | 6:15:02 am | 7:59:24 pm | 13h 4m 30s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:15:13 am | 7:39:55 am | 6:34:20 pm | 6:59:02 pm | 10h 54m 25s | -2m 0s | 1:07:08 pm | 41.5° | 6:45:23 am | 7:28:53 pm | 6:15:51 am | 7:58:25 pm | 13h 6m 31s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:16:06 am | 7:40:51 am | 6:33:17 pm | 6:58:01 pm | 10h 52m 26s | -1m 59s | 1:07:04 pm | 41.2° | 6:46:14 am | 7:27:54 pm | 6:16:40 am | 7:57:28 pm | 13h 8m 30s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:16:59 am | 7:41:47 am | 6:32:14 pm | 6:57:02 pm | 10h 50m 27s | -1m 59s | 1:07:01 pm | 40.8° | 6:47:04 am | 7:26:57 pm | 6:17:29 am | 7:56:32 pm | 13h 10m 29s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:17:53 am | 7:42:43 am | 6:31:13 pm | 6:56:03 pm | 10h 48m 30s | -1m 57s | 1:06:58 pm | 40.5° | 6:47:55 am | 7:26:01 pm | 6:18:19 am | 7:55:37 pm | 13h 12m 26s | 🌖 (58%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Charlotte, NC
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Charlotte, NC. All images provided by our fantastic community of photographers!
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Charlotte, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Charlotte, 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 Charlotte, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:06 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:42 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:12 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:43 pm.
Charlotte, NC gets 4h 45m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 34m versus 9h 49m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Charlotte, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Charlotte. 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 Charlotte.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31.1° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 77° (around Jun 18) in Charlotte. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Charlotte the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:06 and 12:37 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.
Places near Charlotte, NC
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Charlotte, NC — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
CLT - Charlotte Douglas International Airport 6 miMatthews 10 miPineville 10 miMount Holly 11 miBelmont 11 miMint Hill 11 miHarrisburg 12 miHuntersville 13 mi