Sunrise and sunset times in Hilton Head Island, SC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 5:05:55 am
Night ends at 6:09 am6:09:15 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:06 am7:06:18 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:31:10 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:43:32 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:08 pm7:08:23 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:05 pm8:05:23 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Hilton Head Island Tides
Low 11:10 am 1.8 ftHigh 5:36 pm 7.6 ftSkull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island
| High tide | 5:04 am | 7.1 ft | 2.16 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:10 am | 1.8 ft | 0.54 m |
| High tide | 5:36 pm | 7.6 ft | 2.30 m |
| Low tide | 11:48 pm | 1.5 ft | 0.46 m |
| High tide | 5:56 am | 7.5 ft | 2.28 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 12:06 pm | 1.5 ft | 0.44 m |
| High tide | 6:26 pm | 7.7 ft | 2.35 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8669133, Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -31.37° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 82.8° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 12 minutes
2 hours, 25 minutes left until today's sunrise in Hilton Head Island
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:48 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:10 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (75%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 6:10 am6:09:57 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:07 am7:07:02 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:31:56 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:42:27 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:07 pm7:07:21 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:04 pm8:04:23 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 11 hours, 10 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Hilton Head Island
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:47 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 4:37 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Latitude: 32.216316 (North)
- Longitude: -80.752609 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Hilton Head Island, SC
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 2 minutes.Longest day in Hilton Head Island, SC
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 15 minutes.
October 2026 - Hilton Head Island, South 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 Hilton Head Island.
All times are in Hilton Head Island's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 56 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Hilton Head Island, SC - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 54 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:52:36 am | 7:17:03 am | +39s | 7:07:41 pm | -1m 18s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:32:07 pm | 11h 50m 38s | -1m 57s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:12:37 pm | 54.40° | 6:24:12 am | 8:00:28 pm | 5:55:40 am | 8:28:57 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 10m 2s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:47 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:53:15 am | 7:17:43 am | +40s | 7:06:23 pm | -1m 18s | 7:30:49 pm | 11h 48m 40s | -1m 57s | 1:12:17 pm | 54.01° | 6:24:51 am | 7:59:11 pm | 5:56:21 am | 8:27:38 pm | 12h 11m 59s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:26 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:53:54 am | 7:18:22 am | +39s | 7:05:06 pm | -1m 17s | 7:29:33 pm | 11h 46m 44s | -1m 57s | 1:11:59 pm | 53.62° | 6:25:31 am | 7:57:53 pm | 5:57:02 am | 8:26:20 pm | 12h 13m 56s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:12:09 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:54:33 am | 7:19:02 am | +40s | 7:03:49 pm | -1m 17s | 7:28:16 pm | 11h 44m 47s | -1m 57s | 1:11:40 pm | 53.24° | 6:26:10 am | 7:56:37 pm | 5:57:42 am | 8:25:02 pm | 12h 15m 53s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:49 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:55:13 am | 7:19:42 am | +40s | 7:02:33 pm | -1m 16s | 7:27:00 pm | 11h 42m 51s | -1m 57s | 1:11:22 pm | 52.85° | 6:26:50 am | 7:55:21 pm | 5:58:23 am | 8:23:45 pm | 12h 17m 50s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:31 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:55:53 am | 7:20:23 am | +41s | 7:01:16 pm | -1m 17s | 7:25:45 pm | 11h 40m 53s | -1m 57s | 1:11:04 pm | 52.47° | 6:27:29 am | 7:54:06 pm | 5:59:03 am | 8:22:29 pm | 12h 19m 48s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:13 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:56:32 am | 7:21:04 am | +41s | 7:00:01 pm | -1m 15s | 7:24:30 pm | 11h 38m 57s | -1m 56s | 1:10:46 pm | 52.09° | 6:28:09 am | 7:52:52 pm | 5:59:44 am | 8:21:14 pm | 12h 21m 44s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:55 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:57:13 am | 7:21:45 am | +41s | 6:58:46 pm | -1m 15s | 7:23:16 pm | 11h 37m 1s | -1m 56s | 1:10:29 pm | 51.70° | 6:28:49 am | 7:51:38 pm | 6:00:24 am | 8:20:00 pm | 12h 23m 40s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:37 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:57:53 am | 7:22:26 am | +41s | 6:57:31 pm | -1m 15s | 7:22:03 pm | 11h 35m 5s | -1m 56s | 1:10:13 pm | 51.32° | 6:29:29 am | 7:50:25 pm | 6:01:05 am | 8:18:47 pm | 12h 25m 37s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:22 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:58:33 am | 7:23:08 am | +42s | 6:56:17 pm | -1m 14s | 7:20:50 pm | 11h 33m 9s | -1m 56s | 1:09:56 pm | 50.95° | 6:30:09 am | 7:49:13 pm | 6:01:45 am | 8:17:34 pm | 12h 27m 33s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:10:04 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:59:14 am | 7:23:50 am | +42s | 6:55:04 pm | -1m 13s | 7:19:38 pm | 11h 31m 14s | -1m 55s | 1:09:41 pm | 50.57° | 6:30:49 am | 7:48:02 pm | 6:02:26 am | 8:16:23 pm | 12h 29m 28s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:49 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:59:55 am | 7:24:32 am | +42s | 6:53:51 pm | -1m 13s | 7:18:27 pm | 11h 29m 19s | -1m 55s | 1:09:26 pm | 50.19° | 6:31:29 am | 7:46:51 pm | 6:03:06 am | 8:15:12 pm | 12h 31m 24s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:34 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:00:37 am | 7:25:15 am | +43s | 6:52:40 pm | -1m 11s | 7:17:16 pm | 11h 27m 25s | -1m 55s | 1:09:11 pm | 49.82° | 6:32:10 am | 7:45:41 pm | 6:03:47 am | 8:14:02 pm | 12h 33m 18s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:18 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:01:18 am | 7:25:58 am | +43s | 6:51:28 pm | -1m 12s | 7:16:07 pm | 11h 25m 30s | -1m 54s | 1:08:57 pm | 49.45° | 6:32:51 am | 7:44:33 pm | 6:04:27 am | 8:12:54 pm | 12h 35m 13s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:04 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:02:00 am | 7:26:41 am | +43s | 6:50:18 pm | -1m 10s | 7:14:58 pm | 11h 23m 37s | -1m 54s | 1:08:43 pm | 49.08° | 6:33:32 am | 7:43:25 pm | 6:05:08 am | 8:11:46 pm | 12h 37m 7s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:50 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:02:42 am | 7:27:25 am | +44s | 6:49:08 pm | -1m 10s | 7:13:50 pm | 11h 21m 43s | -1m 54s | 1:08:30 pm | 48.71° | 6:34:13 am | 7:42:18 pm | 6:05:49 am | 8:10:39 pm | 12h 39m 1s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:36 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:03:25 am | 7:28:09 am | +44s | 6:47:59 pm | -1m 9s | 7:12:43 pm | 11h 19m 50s | -1m 53s | 1:08:18 pm | 48.35° | 6:34:54 am | 7:41:12 pm | 6:06:30 am | 8:09:34 pm | 12h 40m 55s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:24 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:04:07 am | 7:28:54 am | +45s | 6:46:51 pm | -1m 8s | 7:11:36 pm | 11h 17m 57s | -1m 53s | 1:08:06 pm | 47.98° | 6:35:35 am | 7:40:07 pm | 6:07:11 am | 8:08:30 pm | 12h 42m 48s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:08:12 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:04:51 am | 7:29:39 am | +45s | 6:45:44 pm | -1m 7s | 7:10:31 pm | 11h 16m 5s | -1m 52s | 1:07:54 pm | 47.62° | 6:36:17 am | 7:39:03 pm | 6:07:52 am | 8:07:26 pm | 12h 44m 40s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:59 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:34 am | 7:30:24 am | +45s | 6:44:37 pm | -1m 7s | 7:09:27 pm | 11h 14m 13s | -1m 52s | 1:07:44 pm | 47.26° | 6:36:59 am | 7:38:00 pm | 6:08:34 am | 8:06:24 pm | 12h 46m 33s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:49 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:06:18 am | 7:31:10 am | +46s | 6:43:32 pm | -1m 5s | 7:08:23 pm | 11h 12m 22s | -1m 51s | 1:07:34 pm | 46.91° | 6:37:41 am | 7:36:58 pm | 6:09:15 am | 8:05:23 pm | 12h 48m 24s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:39 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:07:02 am | 7:31:56 am | +46s | 6:42:27 pm | -1m 5s | 7:07:21 pm | 11h 10m 31s | -1m 51s | 1:07:25 pm | 46.55° | 6:38:24 am | 7:35:58 pm | 6:09:57 am | 8:04:23 pm | 12h 50m 16s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:30 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:07:46 am | 7:32:43 am | +47s | 6:41:24 pm | -1m 3s | 7:06:20 pm | 11h 8m 41s | -1m 50s | 1:07:16 pm | 46.20° | 6:39:06 am | 7:34:58 pm | 6:10:38 am | 8:03:25 pm | 12h 52m 6s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:20 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:08:31 am | 7:33:30 am | +47s | 6:40:21 pm | -1m 3s | 7:05:19 pm | 11h 6m 51s | -1m 49s | 1:07:08 pm | 45.86° | 6:39:49 am | 7:34:00 pm | 6:11:20 am | 8:02:27 pm | 12h 53m 56s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:12 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:09:16 am | 7:34:17 am | +47s | 6:39:20 pm | -1m 1s | 7:04:20 pm | 11h 5m 3s | -1m 49s | 1:07:01 pm | 45.51° | 6:40:32 am | 7:33:03 pm | 6:12:02 am | 8:01:31 pm | 12h 55m 45s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:04 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:10:01 am | 7:35:05 am | +48s | 6:38:20 pm | -1m 0s | 7:03:22 pm | 11h 3m 15s | -1m 48s | 1:06:55 pm | 45.17° | 6:41:16 am | 7:32:07 pm | 6:12:45 am | 8:00:37 pm | 12h 57m 33s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:06:58 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:10:47 am | 7:35:53 am | +48s | 6:37:20 pm | -1m 0s | 7:02:26 pm | 11h 1m 27s | -1m 47s | 1:06:49 pm | 44.83° | 6:42:00 am | 7:31:12 pm | 6:13:27 am | 7:59:43 pm | 12h 59m 21s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:52 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:11:33 am | 7:36:41 am | +48s | 6:36:22 pm | -58s | 7:01:30 pm | 10h 59m 41s | -1m 47s | 1:06:44 pm | 44.50° | 6:42:43 am | 7:30:19 pm | 6:14:10 am | 7:58:51 pm | 13h 1m 8s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:46 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:12:19 am | 7:37:30 am | +49s | 6:35:25 pm | -57s | 7:00:36 pm | 10h 57m 55s | -1m 46s | 1:06:40 pm | 44.17° | 6:43:28 am | 7:29:26 pm | 6:14:53 am | 7:58:00 pm | 13h 2m 54s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:42 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:13:06 am | 7:38:19 am | +49s | 6:34:30 pm | -55s | 6:59:42 pm | 10h 56m 11s | -1m 45s | 1:06:36 pm | 43.84° | 6:44:12 am | 7:28:36 pm | 6:15:36 am | 7:57:11 pm | 13h 4m 39s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:37 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:13:53 am | 7:39:09 am | +50s | 6:33:35 pm | -55s | 6:58:51 pm | 10h 54m 26s | -1m 44s | 1:06:34 pm | 43.52° | 6:44:57 am | 7:27:46 pm | 6:16:19 am | 7:56:23 pm | 13h 6m 24s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:35 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Hilton Head Island, SC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Hilton Head Island, SC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Hilton Head Island, SC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Hilton Head Island, SC
In Hilton Head Island, SC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 6:15 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:41 am. The earliest sunset is on December 3 at 5:17 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:33 pm.
Hilton Head Island, SC gets 4h 13m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 15m versus 10h 02m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Hilton Head Island, SC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Hilton Head Island. 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 Hilton Head Island.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 34.1° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 79.7° (around Jun 18) in Hilton Head Island. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Hilton Head Island 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.
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