Sunrise and sunset times in Fontana Dam, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Fontana Dam, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 1, 2026. Current time: 7:49:26 am
First light at 7:05:02 am
Sunrise time: 7:29:07 am
Sunset time: 7:20:35 pm
Last light at 7:44:39 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 3.1° · Azimuth: 96° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 51 minutes
11 hours, 31 minutes left for today's sunset in Fontana Dam
Moon will set on Oct 1 at 1:08 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 1 at 10:38 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (73%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 11:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:13 AMTomorrow
October 2, 2026
First light at 7:05:49 am
Sunrise time: 7:29:54 am
Sunset time: 7:19:09 pm
Last light at 7:43:14 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Fontana Dam
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 2:12 PM Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:42 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (55%)
- Fontana Dam, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.435642 (North)
- Longitude: -83.819061 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Fontana Dam, 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 48 minutes.Longest day in Fontana Dam, 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 36 minutes.
October 2026 - Fontana Dam, 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 Fontana Dam.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Fontana Dam, NC - from 11 hours, 51 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 47 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 | 7:05:02 am | 7:29:07 am | 7:20:35 pm | 7:44:39 pm | 11h 51m 28s | -2m 12s | 1:24:51 pm | 51.2° | 6:35:33 am | 8:14:08 pm | 6:05:53 am | 8:43:48 pm | 12h 9m 19s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:05:49 am | 7:29:54 am | 7:19:09 pm | 7:43:14 pm | 11h 49m 15s | -2m 13s | 1:24:32 pm | 50.8° | 6:36:20 am | 8:12:43 pm | 6:06:42 am | 8:42:21 pm | 12h 11m 32s | 🌖 (55%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:06:36 am | 7:30:41 am | 7:17:44 pm | 7:41:50 pm | 11h 47m 3s | -2m 12s | 1:24:13 pm | 50.4° | 6:37:08 am | 8:11:18 pm | 6:07:31 am | 8:40:54 pm | 12h 13m 45s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:07:23 am | 7:31:29 am | 7:16:20 pm | 7:40:26 pm | 11h 44m 51s | -2m 12s | 1:23:54 pm | 50° | 6:37:55 am | 8:09:54 pm | 6:08:20 am | 8:39:29 pm | 12h 15m 57s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:08:10 am | 7:32:17 am | 7:14:56 pm | 7:39:02 pm | 11h 42m 39s | -2m 12s | 1:23:36 pm | 49.6° | 6:38:42 am | 8:08:30 pm | 6:09:09 am | 8:38:04 pm | 12h 18m 9s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:08:58 am | 7:33:05 am | 7:13:32 pm | 7:37:39 pm | 11h 40m 27s | -2m 12s | 1:23:18 pm | 49.2° | 6:39:30 am | 8:07:07 pm | 6:09:57 am | 8:36:40 pm | 12h 20m 21s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:09:45 am | 7:33:53 am | 7:12:09 pm | 7:36:17 pm | 11h 38m 16s | -2m 11s | 1:23:01 pm | 48.9° | 6:40:17 am | 8:05:45 pm | 6:10:46 am | 8:35:17 pm | 12h 22m 33s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:10:33 am | 7:34:42 am | 7:10:47 pm | 7:34:56 pm | 11h 36m 5s | -2m 11s | 1:22:44 pm | 48.5° | 6:41:05 am | 8:04:24 pm | 6:11:34 am | 8:33:54 pm | 12h 24m 44s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:11:21 am | 7:35:31 am | 7:09:25 pm | 7:33:35 pm | 11h 33m 54s | -2m 11s | 1:22:28 pm | 48.1° | 6:41:52 am | 8:03:03 pm | 6:12:23 am | 8:32:33 pm | 12h 26m 55s | 🌘 (0.3%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:12:09 am | 7:36:20 am | 7:08:03 pm | 7:32:14 pm | 11h 31m 43s | -2m 11s | 1:22:12 pm | 47.7° | 6:42:40 am | 8:01:43 pm | 6:13:11 am | 8:31:12 pm | 12h 29m 7s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:12:58 am | 7:37:10 am | 7:06:43 pm | 7:30:55 pm | 11h 29m 33s | -2m 10s | 1:21:56 pm | 47.3° | 6:43:28 am | 8:00:24 pm | 6:13:59 am | 8:29:53 pm | 12h 31m 17s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:13:46 am | 7:38:00 am | 7:05:22 pm | 7:29:36 pm | 11h 27m 22s | -2m 11s | 1:21:41 pm | 47° | 6:44:16 am | 7:59:06 pm | 6:14:48 am | 8:28:35 pm | 12h 33m 28s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:14:35 am | 7:38:50 am | 7:04:03 pm | 7:28:18 pm | 11h 25m 13s | -2m 9s | 1:21:27 pm | 46.6° | 6:45:04 am | 7:57:49 pm | 6:15:36 am | 8:27:17 pm | 12h 35m 38s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:15:24 am | 7:39:41 am | 7:02:44 pm | 7:27:01 pm | 11h 23m 3s | -2m 10s | 1:21:13 pm | 46.2° | 6:45:52 am | 7:56:33 pm | 6:16:25 am | 8:26:01 pm | 12h 37m 48s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:16:14 am | 7:40:32 am | 7:01:27 pm | 7:25:45 pm | 11h 20m 55s | -2m 8s | 1:20:59 pm | 45.9° | 6:46:41 am | 7:55:18 pm | 6:17:13 am | 8:24:45 pm | 12h 39m 56s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:17:03 am | 7:41:23 am | 7:00:09 pm | 7:24:29 pm | 11h 18m 46s | -2m 9s | 1:20:46 pm | 45.5° | 6:47:29 am | 7:54:03 pm | 6:18:02 am | 8:23:31 pm | 12h 42m 6s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:17:53 am | 7:42:15 am | 6:58:53 pm | 7:23:15 pm | 11h 16m 38s | -2m 8s | 1:20:34 pm | 45.1° | 6:48:18 am | 7:52:50 pm | 6:18:50 am | 8:22:18 pm | 12h 44m 14s | 🌒 (45%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:18:44 am | 7:43:07 am | 6:57:38 pm | 7:22:01 pm | 11h 14m 31s | -2m 7s | 1:20:22 pm | 44.8° | 6:49:07 am | 7:51:38 pm | 6:19:39 am | 8:21:06 pm | 12h 46m 21s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:19:34 am | 7:43:59 am | 6:56:23 pm | 7:20:49 pm | 11h 12m 24s | -2m 7s | 1:20:11 pm | 44.4° | 6:49:56 am | 7:50:26 pm | 6:20:27 am | 8:19:55 pm | 12h 48m 29s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:20:25 am | 7:44:52 am | 6:55:09 pm | 7:19:37 pm | 11h 10m 17s | -2m 7s | 1:20:01 pm | 44° | 6:50:45 am | 7:49:16 pm | 6:21:16 am | 8:18:46 pm | 12h 50m 36s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:21:16 am | 7:45:45 am | 6:53:57 pm | 7:18:26 pm | 11h 8m 12s | -2m 5s | 1:19:51 pm | 43.7° | 6:51:35 am | 7:48:07 pm | 6:22:05 am | 8:17:37 pm | 12h 52m 42s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:22:07 am | 7:46:39 am | 6:52:45 pm | 7:17:17 pm | 11h 6m 6s | -2m 6s | 1:19:42 pm | 43.3° | 6:52:24 am | 7:46:59 pm | 6:22:54 am | 8:16:30 pm | 12h 54m 48s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:22:59 am | 7:47:33 am | 6:51:34 pm | 7:16:08 pm | 11h 4m 1s | -2m 5s | 1:19:34 pm | 43° | 6:53:14 am | 7:45:53 pm | 6:23:43 am | 8:15:24 pm | 12h 56m 53s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:23:51 am | 7:48:27 am | 6:50:25 pm | 7:15:01 pm | 11h 1m 58s | -2m 3s | 1:19:26 pm | 42.6° | 6:54:04 am | 7:44:47 pm | 6:24:32 am | 8:14:20 pm | 12h 58m 56s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:24:43 am | 7:49:21 am | 6:49:16 pm | 7:13:55 pm | 10h 59m 55s | -2m 3s | 1:19:19 pm | 42.3° | 6:54:54 am | 7:43:43 pm | 6:25:21 am | 8:13:16 pm | 13h 1m 0s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:25:35 am | 7:50:16 am | 6:48:08 pm | 7:12:49 pm | 10h 57m 52s | -2m 3s | 1:19:12 pm | 41.9° | 6:55:45 am | 7:42:40 pm | 6:26:10 am | 8:12:14 pm | 13h 3m 4s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:26:28 am | 7:51:12 am | 6:47:02 pm | 7:11:46 pm | 10h 55m 50s | -2m 2s | 1:19:07 pm | 41.6° | 6:56:35 am | 7:41:38 pm | 6:27:00 am | 8:11:14 pm | 13h 5m 5s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:27:21 am | 7:52:07 am | 6:45:57 pm | 7:10:43 pm | 10h 53m 50s | -2m 0s | 1:19:02 pm | 41.3° | 6:57:26 am | 7:40:38 pm | 6:27:49 am | 8:10:15 pm | 13h 7m 6s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:28:14 am | 7:53:03 am | 6:44:53 pm | 7:09:42 pm | 10h 51m 50s | -2m 0s | 1:18:58 pm | 40.9° | 6:58:17 am | 7:39:39 pm | 6:28:39 am | 8:09:17 pm | 13h 9m 6s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:29:08 am | 7:53:59 am | 6:43:50 pm | 7:08:41 pm | 10h 49m 51s | -1m 59s | 1:18:55 pm | 40.6° | 6:59:08 am | 7:38:41 pm | 6:29:29 am | 8:08:21 pm | 13h 11m 6s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:30:02 am | 7:54:56 am | 6:42:49 pm | 7:07:43 pm | 10h 47m 53s | -1m 58s | 1:18:52 pm | 40.3° | 7:00:00 am | 7:37:45 pm | 6:30:19 am | 8:07:26 pm | 13h 13m 4s | 🌖 (58%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Fontana Dam, NC
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Fontana Dam, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fontana Dam, 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 Fontana Dam, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Fontana Dam, NC
In Fontana Dam, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:18 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:54 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:23 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:56 pm.
Fontana Dam, NC gets 4h 47m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 36m versus 9h 48m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Fontana Dam, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Fontana Dam. 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 Fontana Dam.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 30.6° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 75.6° (around Jun 15) in Fontana Dam. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Fontana Dam the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:18 and 12:49 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.
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