Sunrise and sunset times in Holden Beach, NC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 5:44:41 am
Night ends at 6:00 am5:59:38 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 6:58 am6:57:47 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: 7:23:08 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: 6:31:56 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 6:57 pm6:57:17 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:55 pm7:55:23 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.
Holden Beach Tides
Low 10:29 am 0.8 ftHigh 4:40 pm 4.7 ftBowen Point, Shallotte Inlet
| High tide | 4:08 am | 4.2 ft | 1.28 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 10:29 am | 0.8 ft | 0.25 m |
| High tide | 4:40 pm | 4.7 ft | 1.44 m |
| Low tide | 11:02 pm | 0.7 ft | 0.20 m |
| High tide | 4:59 am | 4.4 ft | 1.35 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:23 am | 0.7 ft | 0.22 m |
| High tide | 5:27 pm | 4.7 ft | 1.44 m |
| Low tide | 11:48 pm | 0.4 ft | 0.12 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8659665, Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet (harmonic station), 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: -21.11° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 89.0° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 8 minutes
1 hour, 38 minutes left until today's sunrise in Holden Beach
Moonset: 2:36 am
Moonrise: 4:01 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 6:00 am6:00:23 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 6:59 am6:58:34 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: 7:23:58 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: 6:30:48 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 6:56 pm6:56:11 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:54 pm7:54:19 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, 6 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Holden Beach
Moonset: 3:36 am Moonrise: 4:28 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Holden Beach, North Carolina
- Latitude: 33.913506 (North)
- Longitude: -78.303886 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Holden Beach, NC
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 9 hours, 53 minutes.Longest day in Holden Beach, NC
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, 24 minutes.
October 2026 - Holden Beach, 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 Holden Beach.
All times are in Holden Beach's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour over the course of October 2026 in Holden Beach, NC - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 49 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.6:42:48 am | 7:07:44 am | +43s | 6:57:23 pm | -1m 22s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:22:17 pm | 11h 49m 39s | -2m 5s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:02:49 pm | 52.70° | 6:13:51 am | 7:51:12 pm | 5:44:44 am | 8:20:16 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 4s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:59 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:43:31 am | 7:08:27 am | +43s | 6:56:02 pm | -1m 21s | 7:20:56 pm | 11h 47m 35s | -2m 5s | 1:02:30 pm | 52.31° | 6:14:34 am | 7:49:51 pm | 5:45:29 am | 8:18:52 pm | 12h 13m 9s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:40 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:44:14 am | 7:09:11 am | +44s | 6:54:40 pm | -1m 22s | 7:19:35 pm | 11h 45m 29s | -2m 5s | 1:02:11 pm | 51.93° | 6:15:17 am | 7:48:29 pm | 5:46:13 am | 8:17:30 pm | 12h 15m 15s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:02:21 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:44:57 am | 7:09:55 am | +44s | 6:53:19 pm | -1m 21s | 7:18:15 pm | 11h 43m 24s | -2m 5s | 1:01:52 pm | 51.54° | 6:16:01 am | 7:47:09 pm | 5:46:58 am | 8:16:08 pm | 12h 17m 20s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:01 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:45:41 am | 7:10:39 am | +44s | 6:51:59 pm | -1m 20s | 7:16:55 pm | 11h 41m 20s | -2m 5s | 1:01:34 pm | 51.16° | 6:16:44 am | 7:45:49 pm | 5:47:43 am | 8:14:48 pm | 12h 19m 24s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:43 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:46:24 am | 7:11:23 am | +44s | 6:50:39 pm | -1m 20s | 7:15:36 pm | 11h 39m 16s | -2m 4s | 1:01:16 pm | 50.77° | 6:17:28 am | 7:44:30 pm | 5:48:28 am | 8:13:28 pm | 12h 21m 29s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:25 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:47:08 am | 7:12:08 am | +45s | 6:49:20 pm | -1m 19s | 7:14:18 pm | 11h 37m 12s | -2m 4s | 1:00:59 pm | 50.39° | 6:18:12 am | 7:43:12 pm | 5:49:12 am | 8:12:08 pm | 12h 23m 33s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:08 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:47:52 am | 7:12:53 am | +45s | 6:48:01 pm | -1m 19s | 7:13:00 pm | 11h 35m 8s | -2m 4s | 1:00:42 pm | 50.01° | 6:18:55 am | 7:41:54 pm | 5:49:57 am | 8:10:50 pm | 12h 25m 37s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:51 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:48:36 am | 7:13:38 am | +45s | 6:46:42 pm | -1m 19s | 7:11:42 pm | 11h 33m 4s | -2m 4s | 1:00:25 pm | 49.63° | 6:19:39 am | 7:40:37 pm | 5:50:41 am | 8:09:33 pm | 12h 27m 42s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:33 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:49:21 am | 7:14:24 am | +46s | 6:45:24 pm | -1m 18s | 7:10:26 pm | 11h 31m 0s | -2m 3s | 1:00:09 pm | 49.25° | 6:20:23 am | 7:39:21 pm | 5:51:26 am | 8:08:16 pm | 12h 29m 46s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:00:17 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:50:05 am | 7:15:10 am | +46s | 6:44:07 pm | -1m 17s | 7:09:10 pm | 11h 28m 57s | -2m 3s | 12:59:53 pm | 48.87° | 6:21:07 am | 7:38:06 pm | 5:52:10 am | 8:07:01 pm | 12h 31m 49s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:01 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:50:50 am | 7:15:56 am | +46s | 6:42:51 pm | -1m 16s | 7:07:55 pm | 11h 26m 55s | -2m 3s | 12:59:38 pm | 48.50° | 6:21:51 am | 7:36:52 pm | 5:52:55 am | 8:05:46 pm | 12h 33m 52s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:46 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:51:35 am | 7:16:43 am | +47s | 6:41:35 pm | -1m 16s | 7:06:41 pm | 11h 24m 52s | -2m 2s | 12:59:23 pm | 48.13° | 6:22:36 am | 7:35:38 pm | 5:53:39 am | 8:04:32 pm | 12h 35m 55s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:30 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:52:21 am | 7:17:30 am | +47s | 6:40:20 pm | -1m 15s | 7:05:27 pm | 11h 22m 50s | -2m 2s | 12:59:09 pm | 47.75° | 6:23:20 am | 7:34:26 pm | 5:54:24 am | 8:03:20 pm | 12h 37m 57s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:16 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:53:07 am | 7:18:17 am | +47s | 6:39:05 pm | -1m 15s | 7:04:14 pm | 11h 20m 48s | -2m 2s | 12:58:55 pm | 47.38° | 6:24:05 am | 7:33:14 pm | 5:55:09 am | 8:02:08 pm | 12h 40m 0s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:02 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:53:52 am | 7:19:05 am | +48s | 6:37:52 pm | -1m 13s | 7:03:02 pm | 11h 18m 47s | -2m 1s | 12:58:42 pm | 47.02° | 6:24:50 am | 7:32:03 pm | 5:55:53 am | 8:00:58 pm | 12h 42m 1s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:48 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:54:39 am | 7:19:53 am | +48s | 6:36:39 pm | -1m 13s | 7:01:52 pm | 11h 16m 46s | -2m 1s | 12:58:30 pm | 46.65° | 6:25:35 am | 7:30:54 pm | 5:56:38 am | 7:59:48 pm | 12h 44m 2s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:36 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:55:25 am | 7:20:41 am | +48s | 6:35:27 pm | -1m 12s | 7:00:42 pm | 11h 14m 46s | -2m 0s | 12:58:18 pm | 46.29° | 6:26:20 am | 7:29:45 pm | 5:57:23 am | 7:58:40 pm | 12h 46m 3s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:58:24 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:56:12 am | 7:21:30 am | +49s | 6:34:16 pm | -1m 11s | 6:59:32 pm | 11h 12m 46s | -2m 0s | 12:58:07 pm | 45.93° | 6:27:06 am | 7:28:37 pm | 5:58:08 am | 7:57:33 pm | 12h 48m 3s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:13 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:56:59 am | 7:22:19 am | +49s | 6:33:06 pm | -1m 10s | 6:58:24 pm | 11h 10m 47s | -1m 59s | 12:57:56 pm | 45.57° | 6:27:51 am | 7:27:31 pm | 5:58:53 am | 7:56:27 pm | 12h 50m 2s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:01 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:57:47 am | 7:23:08 am | +49s | 6:31:56 pm | -1m 10s | 6:57:17 pm | 11h 8m 48s | -1m 59s | 12:57:46 pm | 45.21° | 6:28:37 am | 7:26:25 pm | 5:59:38 am | 7:55:23 pm | 12h 52m 2s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:51 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:58:34 am | 7:23:58 am | +50s | 6:30:48 pm | -1m 8s | 6:56:11 pm | 11h 6m 50s | -1m 58s | 12:57:37 pm | 44.86° | 6:29:23 am | 7:25:21 pm | 6:00:23 am | 7:54:19 pm | 12h 54m 1s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:42 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:59:22 am | 7:24:49 am | +51s | 6:29:41 pm | -1m 7s | 6:55:06 pm | 11h 4m 52s | -1m 58s | 12:57:28 pm | 44.51° | 6:30:09 am | 7:24:18 pm | 6:01:09 am | 7:53:17 pm | 12h 55m 58s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:32 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:00:11 am | 7:25:39 am | +50s | 6:28:35 pm | -1m 6s | 6:54:03 pm | 11h 2m 56s | -1m 57s | 12:57:20 pm | 44.16° | 6:30:56 am | 7:23:16 pm | 6:01:54 am | 7:52:16 pm | 12h 57m 55s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:24 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00:59 am | 7:26:30 am | +51s | 6:27:30 pm | -1m 5s | 6:53:00 pm | 11h 1m 0s | -1m 56s | 12:57:13 pm | 43.82° | 6:31:43 am | 7:22:15 pm | 6:02:40 am | 7:51:16 pm | 12h 59m 52s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:16 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:01:48 am | 7:27:22 am | +52s | 6:26:26 pm | -1m 4s | 6:51:58 pm | 10h 59m 4s | -1m 56s | 12:57:07 pm | 43.48° | 6:32:30 am | 7:21:16 pm | 6:03:26 am | 7:50:18 pm | 13h 1m 48s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:57:10 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:02:38 am | 7:28:14 am | +52s | 6:25:23 pm | -1m 3s | 6:50:58 pm | 10h 57m 9s | -1m 55s | 12:57:01 pm | 43.14° | 6:33:17 am | 7:20:18 pm | 6:04:12 am | 7:49:21 pm | 13h 3m 43s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:04 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:03:27 am | 7:29:06 am | +52s | 6:24:21 pm | -1m 2s | 6:49:59 pm | 10h 55m 15s | -1m 54s | 12:56:56 pm | 42.80° | 6:34:04 am | 7:19:21 pm | 6:04:58 am | 7:48:25 pm | 13h 5m 37s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:58 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:04:17 am | 7:29:58 am | +52s | 6:23:20 pm | -1m 1s | 6:49:01 pm | 10h 53m 22s | -1m 53s | 12:56:52 pm | 42.47° | 6:34:52 am | 7:18:25 pm | 6:05:45 am | 7:47:31 pm | 13h 7m 31s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:54 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:05:07 am | 7:30:51 am | +53s | 6:22:21 pm | -59s | 6:48:04 pm | 10h 51m 30s | -1m 52s | 12:56:49 pm | 42.14° | 6:35:40 am | 7:17:31 pm | 6:06:31 am | 7:46:38 pm | 13h 9m 24s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:51 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:05:58 am | 7:31:45 am | +54s | 6:21:23 pm | -58s | 6:47:09 pm | 10h 49m 38s | -1m 51s | 12:56:46 pm | 41.82° | 6:36:28 am | 7:16:38 pm | 6:07:18 am | 7:45:47 pm | 13h 11m 15s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:47 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Holden Beach, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Holden Beach, 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 Holden Beach, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Holden Beach, NC
In Holden Beach, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:01 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:28 pm.
Holden Beach, NC gets 4h 31m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 24m versus 9h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Holden Beach, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Holden Beach. 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 Holden Beach.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 32.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 79° (around Jun 18) in Holden Beach. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
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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