Sunrise and sunset times in Highlands, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Highlands, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 19, 2026 . Current time: 8:28:30 am
First light at 6:29:31 am
Sunrise time: 6:54:43 am
Sunset time: 8:18:00 pm
Last light at 8:43:12 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 23 minutes
11 hours, 49 minutes left for today's sunset in Highlands
Moon will rise on Aug 19 at 1:08 PM
Moon will set on Aug 19 at 10:59 PMMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (44%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PMTomorrow
August 20, 2026
First light at 6:30:20 am
Sunrise time: 6:55:29 am
Sunset time: 8:16:46 pm
Last light at 8:41:55 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 21 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Highlands
Moon will rise on Aug 20 at 2:07 PM Moon will set on Aug 20 at 11:40 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (60%)
- Highlands, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.052589
- Longitude: -83.196815
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Highlands, 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 50 minutes.Longest day in Highlands, NC
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 29 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 33 minutes.
August 2026 - Highlands, 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 Highlands.
The day length shortens by 57 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Highlands, NC - from 13 hours, 56 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 58 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 | 6:14:37 am | 6:41:02 am | 8:37:14 pm | 9:03:38 pm | 13h 56m 12s | 13h 56m 12s | 1:39:08 pm | 52.9° | 5:40:57 am | 9:37:18 pm | 5:05:01 am | 10:13:14 pm | 10h 4m 33s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 6:15:27 am | 6:41:47 am | 8:36:20 pm | 9:02:40 pm | 13h 54m 33s | -1m -39s | 1:39:03 pm | 52.7° | 5:41:53 am | 9:36:13 pm | 5:06:08 am | 10:11:59 pm | 10h 6m 13s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 6:16:17 am | 6:42:33 am | 8:35:24 pm | 9:01:40 pm | 13h 52m 51s | -1m -42s | 1:38:58 pm | 52.4° | 5:42:50 am | 9:35:07 pm | 5:07:14 am | 10:10:43 pm | 10h 7m 54s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 6:17:07 am | 6:43:18 am | 8:34:28 pm | 9:00:39 pm | 13h 51m 10s | -1m -41s | 1:38:53 pm | 52.1° | 5:43:46 am | 9:33:59 pm | 5:08:21 am | 10:09:25 pm | 10h 9m 36s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 6:17:56 am | 6:44:04 am | 8:33:30 pm | 8:59:37 pm | 13h 49m 26s | -1m -44s | 1:38:47 pm | 51.9° | 5:44:43 am | 9:32:51 pm | 5:09:27 am | 10:08:06 pm | 10h 11m 20s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:18:46 am | 6:44:50 am | 8:32:31 pm | 8:58:34 pm | 13h 47m 41s | -1m -45s | 1:38:40 pm | 51.6° | 5:45:40 am | 9:31:41 pm | 5:10:34 am | 10:06:47 pm | 10h 13m 4s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:19:36 am | 6:45:35 am | 8:31:30 pm | 8:57:30 pm | 13h 45m 55s | -1m -46s | 1:38:33 pm | 51.3° | 5:46:36 am | 9:30:29 pm | 5:11:40 am | 10:05:26 pm | 10h 14m 51s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:20:26 am | 6:46:21 am | 8:30:29 pm | 8:56:24 pm | 13h 44m 8s | -1m -47s | 1:38:25 pm | 51° | 5:47:33 am | 9:29:17 pm | 5:12:47 am | 10:04:03 pm | 10h 16m 38s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:21:16 am | 6:47:07 am | 8:29:26 pm | 8:55:17 pm | 13h 42m 19s | -1m -49s | 1:38:17 pm | 50.7° | 5:48:30 am | 9:28:03 pm | 5:13:53 am | 10:02:40 pm | 10h 18m 27s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:22:06 am | 6:47:53 am | 8:28:22 pm | 8:54:09 pm | 13h 40m 29s | -1m -50s | 1:38:08 pm | 50.5° | 5:49:26 am | 9:26:49 pm | 5:14:59 am | 10:01:16 pm | 10h 20m 17s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:22:56 am | 6:48:39 am | 8:27:17 pm | 8:53:00 pm | 13h 38m 38s | -1m -51s | 1:37:58 pm | 50.2° | 5:50:23 am | 9:25:33 pm | 5:16:04 am | 9:59:51 pm | 10h 22m 7s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:23:46 am | 6:49:24 am | 8:26:11 pm | 8:51:50 pm | 13h 36m 47s | -1m -51s | 1:37:48 pm | 49.9° | 5:51:19 am | 9:24:17 pm | 5:17:10 am | 9:58:26 pm | 10h 23m 59s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:24:35 am | 6:50:10 am | 8:25:04 pm | 8:50:39 pm | 13h 34m 54s | -1m -53s | 1:37:37 pm | 49.5° | 5:52:15 am | 9:22:59 pm | 5:18:15 am | 9:56:59 pm | 10h 25m 52s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:25:25 am | 6:50:56 am | 8:23:56 pm | 8:49:27 pm | 13h 33m 0s | -1m -54s | 1:37:26 pm | 49.2° | 5:53:11 am | 9:21:41 pm | 5:19:20 am | 9:55:31 pm | 10h 27m 46s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:26:14 am | 6:51:42 am | 8:22:46 pm | 8:48:14 pm | 13h 31m 4s | -1m -56s | 1:37:14 pm | 48.9° | 5:54:07 am | 9:20:21 pm | 5:20:25 am | 9:54:03 pm | 10h 29m 41s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:27:04 am | 6:52:27 am | 8:21:36 pm | 8:47:00 pm | 13h 29m 9s | -1m -55s | 1:37:02 pm | 48.6° | 5:55:02 am | 9:19:01 pm | 5:21:29 am | 9:52:34 pm | 10h 31m 37s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:27:53 am | 6:53:13 am | 8:20:25 pm | 8:45:45 pm | 13h 27m 12s | -1m -57s | 1:36:49 pm | 48.3° | 5:55:57 am | 9:17:40 pm | 5:22:33 am | 9:51:04 pm | 10h 33m 33s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:28:42 am | 6:53:58 am | 8:19:13 pm | 8:44:29 pm | 13h 25m 15s | -1m -57s | 1:36:35 pm | 48° | 5:56:52 am | 9:16:18 pm | 5:23:37 am | 9:49:34 pm | 10h 35m 30s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:29:31 am | 6:54:43 am | 8:18:00 pm | 8:43:12 pm | 13h 23m 17s | -1m -58s | 1:36:22 pm | 47.6° | 5:57:47 am | 9:14:56 pm | 5:24:40 am | 9:48:03 pm | 10h 37m 29s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:30:20 am | 6:55:29 am | 8:16:46 pm | 8:41:55 pm | 13h 21m 17s | -2m 0s | 1:36:07 pm | 47.3° | 5:58:42 am | 9:13:33 pm | 5:25:43 am | 9:46:31 pm | 10h 39m 28s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:31:08 am | 6:56:14 am | 8:15:31 pm | 8:40:37 pm | 13h 19m 17s | -2m 0s | 1:35:52 pm | 47° | 5:59:36 am | 9:12:09 pm | 5:26:45 am | 9:44:59 pm | 10h 41m 28s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:31:57 am | 6:56:59 am | 8:14:16 pm | 8:39:18 pm | 13h 17m 17s | -2m 0s | 1:35:37 pm | 46.6° | 6:00:30 am | 9:10:44 pm | 5:27:48 am | 9:43:27 pm | 10h 43m 28s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:32:45 am | 6:57:44 am | 8:12:59 pm | 8:37:58 pm | 13h 15m 15s | -2m -2s | 1:35:21 pm | 46.3° | 6:01:24 am | 9:09:19 pm | 5:28:49 am | 9:41:54 pm | 10h 45m 29s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:33:33 am | 6:58:28 am | 8:11:42 pm | 8:36:38 pm | 13h 13m 14s | -2m -1s | 1:35:05 pm | 46° | 6:02:18 am | 9:07:53 pm | 5:29:50 am | 9:40:20 pm | 10h 47m 31s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:34:21 am | 6:59:13 am | 8:10:24 pm | 8:35:17 pm | 13h 11m 11s | -2m -3s | 1:34:49 pm | 45.6° | 6:03:11 am | 9:06:27 pm | 5:30:51 am | 9:38:46 pm | 10h 49m 34s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:35:09 am | 6:59:58 am | 8:09:06 pm | 8:33:55 pm | 13h 9m 8s | -2m -3s | 1:34:32 pm | 45.3° | 6:04:04 am | 9:05:00 pm | 5:31:52 am | 9:37:12 pm | 10h 51m 36s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:35:56 am | 7:00:42 am | 8:07:47 pm | 8:32:33 pm | 13h 7m 5s | -2m -3s | 1:34:15 pm | 44.9° | 6:04:57 am | 9:03:32 pm | 5:32:52 am | 9:35:38 pm | 10h 53m 40s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:36:44 am | 7:01:27 am | 8:06:27 pm | 8:31:10 pm | 13h 5m 0s | -2m -5s | 1:33:57 pm | 44.6° | 6:05:49 am | 9:02:05 pm | 5:33:51 am | 9:34:03 pm | 10h 55m 44s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:37:31 am | 7:02:11 am | 8:05:06 pm | 8:29:47 pm | 13h 2m 55s | -2m -5s | 1:33:39 pm | 44.2° | 6:06:41 am | 9:00:36 pm | 5:34:50 am | 9:32:27 pm | 10h 57m 49s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:38:18 am | 7:02:55 am | 8:03:45 pm | 8:28:23 pm | 13h 0m 50s | -2m -5s | 1:33:20 pm | 43.9° | 6:07:33 am | 8:59:08 pm | 5:35:49 am | 9:30:52 pm | 10h 59m 55s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:39:05 am | 7:03:40 am | 8:02:24 pm | 8:26:59 pm | 12h 58m 44s | -2m -6s | 1:33:02 pm | 43.5° | 6:08:24 am | 8:57:39 pm | 5:36:47 am | 9:29:17 pm | 11h 2m 0s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Highlands, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Highlands, 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 Highlands, NC.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Highlands, NC
In Highlands, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:16 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:51 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:22 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:52 pm.
Highlands, NC gets 4h 43m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 33m versus 9h 50m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
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