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 September 2026.
Today
September 8, 2026 . Current time: 11:31:52 am
First light at 6:45:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:09:30 am
Sunset time: 7:51:14 pm
Last light at 8:15:30 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 41 minutes
8 hours, 19 minutes left for today's sunset in Highlands
Moon rose on Sep 8 at 4:13 AM
Moon will set on Sep 8 at 6:30 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (8%)🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 12:50 PMTomorrow
September 9, 2026
First light at 6:46:00 am
Sunrise time: 7:10:14 am
Sunset time: 7:49:49 pm
Last light at 8:14:03 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 39 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Highlands
Moon will rise on Sep 9 at 5:26 AM Moon will set on Sep 9 at 7:02 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (1%)
- Highlands, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.052589 (North)
- Longitude: -83.196815 (West)
- 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 2 months and 18 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 33 minutes.
September 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 September in Highlands.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 2 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Highlands, NC - from 12 hours, 56 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 | 6:39:51 am | 7:04:24 am | 8:01:02 pm | 8:25:34 pm | 12h 56m 38s | 12h 56m 38s | 1:32:43 pm | 63° | 6:09:16 am | 8:56:10 pm | 5:37:44 am | 9:27:41 pm | 11h 4m 6s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:40:38 am | 7:05:08 am | 7:59:39 pm | 8:24:09 pm | 12h 54m 31s | -2m -7s | 1:32:23 pm | 62.7° | 6:10:07 am | 8:54:40 pm | 5:38:42 am | 9:26:05 pm | 11h 6m 13s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:41:24 am | 7:05:52 am | 7:58:16 pm | 8:22:43 pm | 12h 52m 24s | -2m -7s | 1:32:04 pm | 62.3° | 6:10:57 am | 8:53:10 pm | 5:39:38 am | 9:24:29 pm | 11h 8m 19s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:42:11 am | 7:06:35 am | 7:56:52 pm | 8:21:17 pm | 12h 50m 17s | -2m -7s | 1:31:44 pm | 61.9° | 6:11:48 am | 8:51:40 pm | 5:40:35 am | 9:22:53 pm | 11h 10m 27s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:42:57 am | 7:07:19 am | 7:55:28 pm | 8:19:51 pm | 12h 48m 9s | -2m -8s | 1:31:24 pm | 61.6° | 6:12:38 am | 8:50:10 pm | 5:41:31 am | 9:21:17 pm | 11h 12m 35s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:43:43 am | 7:08:03 am | 7:54:04 pm | 8:18:24 pm | 12h 46m 1s | -2m -8s | 1:31:03 pm | 61.2° | 6:13:27 am | 8:48:40 pm | 5:42:26 am | 9:19:41 pm | 11h 14m 43s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:44:28 am | 7:08:47 am | 7:52:39 pm | 8:16:57 pm | 12h 43m 52s | -2m -9s | 1:30:43 pm | 60.8° | 6:14:17 am | 8:47:09 pm | 5:43:21 am | 9:18:05 pm | 11h 16m 51s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:45:14 am | 7:09:30 am | 7:51:14 pm | 8:15:30 pm | 12h 41m 44s | -2m -8s | 1:30:22 pm | 60.4° | 6:15:06 am | 8:45:38 pm | 5:44:16 am | 9:16:29 pm | 11h 19m 0s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:46:00 am | 7:10:14 am | 7:49:49 pm | 8:14:03 pm | 12h 39m 35s | -2m -9s | 1:30:01 pm | 60.1° | 6:15:55 am | 8:44:08 pm | 5:45:10 am | 9:14:53 pm | 11h 21m 9s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:46:45 am | 7:10:58 am | 7:48:23 pm | 8:12:36 pm | 12h 37m 25s | -2m -10s | 1:29:40 pm | 59.7° | 6:16:44 am | 8:42:37 pm | 5:46:04 am | 9:13:17 pm | 11h 23m 18s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:47:31 am | 7:11:41 am | 7:46:57 pm | 8:11:08 pm | 12h 35m 16s | -2m -9s | 1:29:19 pm | 59.3° | 6:17:33 am | 8:41:06 pm | 5:46:57 am | 9:11:41 pm | 11h 25m 28s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:48:16 am | 7:12:25 am | 7:45:31 pm | 8:09:40 pm | 12h 33m 6s | -2m -10s | 1:28:58 pm | 58.9° | 6:18:21 am | 8:39:35 pm | 5:47:50 am | 9:10:06 pm | 11h 27m 38s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:49:01 am | 7:13:09 am | 7:44:05 pm | 8:08:13 pm | 12h 30m 56s | -2m -10s | 1:28:37 pm | 58.5° | 6:19:09 am | 8:38:04 pm | 5:48:43 am | 9:08:31 pm | 11h 29m 47s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:49:46 am | 7:13:52 am | 7:42:38 pm | 8:06:45 pm | 12h 28m 46s | -2m -10s | 1:28:15 pm | 58.2° | 6:19:57 am | 8:36:34 pm | 5:49:35 am | 9:06:55 pm | 11h 31m 58s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:50:31 am | 7:14:36 am | 7:41:12 pm | 8:05:17 pm | 12h 26m 36s | -2m -10s | 1:27:54 pm | 57.8° | 6:20:45 am | 8:35:03 pm | 5:50:27 am | 9:05:21 pm | 11h 34m 8s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:51:16 am | 7:15:20 am | 7:39:45 pm | 8:03:49 pm | 12h 24m 25s | -2m -11s | 1:27:33 pm | 57.4° | 6:21:33 am | 8:33:33 pm | 5:51:19 am | 9:03:46 pm | 11h 36m 19s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:52:01 am | 7:16:04 am | 7:38:18 pm | 8:02:21 pm | 12h 22m 14s | -2m -11s | 1:27:11 pm | 57° | 6:22:20 am | 8:32:02 pm | 5:52:10 am | 9:02:12 pm | 11h 38m 30s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:52:46 am | 7:16:48 am | 7:36:52 pm | 8:00:53 pm | 12h 20m 4s | -2m -10s | 1:26:50 pm | 56.6° | 6:23:07 am | 8:30:32 pm | 5:53:01 am | 9:00:38 pm | 11h 40m 40s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:53:31 am | 7:17:32 am | 7:35:25 pm | 7:59:26 pm | 12h 17m 53s | -2m -11s | 1:26:28 pm | 56.2° | 6:23:54 am | 8:29:02 pm | 5:53:52 am | 8:59:05 pm | 11h 42m 51s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:54:16 am | 7:18:16 am | 7:33:58 pm | 7:57:58 pm | 12h 15m 42s | -2m -11s | 1:26:07 pm | 55.8° | 6:24:41 am | 8:27:33 pm | 5:54:42 am | 8:57:31 pm | 11h 45m 2s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:55:01 am | 7:19:00 am | 7:32:31 pm | 7:56:30 pm | 12h 13m 31s | -2m -11s | 1:25:46 pm | 55.4° | 6:25:28 am | 8:26:03 pm | 5:55:33 am | 8:55:59 pm | 11h 47m 13s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:55:46 am | 7:19:44 am | 7:31:05 pm | 7:55:03 pm | 12h 11m 21s | -2m -10s | 1:25:24 pm | 55.1° | 6:26:15 am | 8:24:34 pm | 5:56:22 am | 8:54:27 pm | 11h 49m 24s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:56:31 am | 7:20:29 am | 7:29:38 pm | 7:53:36 pm | 12h 9m 9s | -2m -12s | 1:25:03 pm | 54.7° | 6:27:01 am | 8:23:05 pm | 5:57:12 am | 8:52:55 pm | 11h 51m 35s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:57:16 am | 7:21:13 am | 7:28:12 pm | 7:52:09 pm | 12h 6m 59s | -2m -10s | 1:24:42 pm | 54.3° | 6:27:48 am | 8:21:37 pm | 5:58:01 am | 8:51:24 pm | 11h 53m 46s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:58:01 am | 7:21:58 am | 7:26:45 pm | 7:50:43 pm | 12h 4m 47s | -2m -12s | 1:24:22 pm | 53.9° | 6:28:34 am | 8:20:09 pm | 5:58:51 am | 8:49:53 pm | 11h 55m 58s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:58:46 am | 7:22:43 am | 7:25:19 pm | 7:49:16 pm | 12h 2m 36s | -2m -11s | 1:24:01 pm | 53.5° | 6:29:21 am | 8:18:41 pm | 5:59:39 am | 8:48:23 pm | 11h 58m 9s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:59:31 am | 7:23:28 am | 7:23:53 pm | 7:47:50 pm | 12h 0m 25s | -2m -11s | 1:23:41 pm | 53.1° | 6:30:07 am | 8:17:14 pm | 6:00:28 am | 8:46:53 pm | 12h 0m 20s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 7:00:17 am | 7:24:13 am | 7:22:27 pm | 7:46:24 pm | 11h 58m 14s | -2m -11s | 1:23:20 pm | 52.7° | 6:30:54 am | 8:15:47 pm | 6:01:17 am | 8:45:24 pm | 12h 2m 32s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 7:01:02 am | 7:24:59 am | 7:21:02 pm | 7:44:59 pm | 11h 56m 3s | -2m -11s | 1:23:01 pm | 52.3° | 6:31:40 am | 8:14:21 pm | 6:02:05 am | 8:43:56 pm | 12h 4m 43s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 7:01:47 am | 7:25:45 am | 7:19:37 pm | 7:43:34 pm | 11h 53m 52s | -2m -11s | 1:22:41 pm | 51.9° | 6:32:26 am | 8:12:56 pm | 6:02:53 am | 8:42:28 pm | 12h 6m 54s | 🌖 (85%) |
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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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