Sunrise and sunset times in Lake Lure, NC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 4:13:57 am
Night ends at 6:15 am6:15:21 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 7:15 am7:14:33 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:40:24 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: 6:45:52 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 7:12 pm7:11:41 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:11 pm8:10:50 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.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -42.30° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 70.2° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 5 minutes
3 hours, 26 minutes left until today's sunrise in Lake Lure
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:50 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:19 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 6:16 am6:16:10 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 7:15 am7:15:24 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:41:17 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: 6:44:40 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 7:11 pm7:10:32 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:10 pm8:09:43 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, 3 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Lake Lure
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:51 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 4:45 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Lake Lure, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.427898 (North)
- Longitude: -82.204834 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Lake Lure, 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, 45 minutes.Longest day in Lake Lure, 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, 33 minutes.
October 2026 - Lake Lure, 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 Lake Lure.
All times are in Lake Lure's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Lake Lure, NC - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 45 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.6:58:24 am | 7:23:47 am | +47s | 7:12:30 pm | -1m 26s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:37:52 pm | 11h 48m 43s | -2m 12s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:18:25 pm | 51.18° | 6:28:54 am | 8:07:19 pm | 5:59:12 am | 8:36:56 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 12m 4s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:35 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:59:10 am | 7:24:34 am | +47s | 7:11:05 pm | -1m 25s | 7:36:27 pm | 11h 46m 31s | -2m 12s | 1:18:06 pm | 50.79° | 6:29:41 am | 8:05:54 pm | 6:00:01 am | 8:35:29 pm | 12h 14m 16s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:16 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:59:57 am | 7:25:21 am | +47s | 7:09:40 pm | -1m 25s | 7:35:03 pm | 11h 44m 19s | -2m 12s | 1:17:47 pm | 50.41° | 6:30:28 am | 8:04:29 pm | 6:00:50 am | 8:34:03 pm | 12h 16m 29s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:17:57 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:00:44 am | 7:26:09 am | +48s | 7:08:16 pm | -1m 24s | 7:33:39 pm | 11h 42m 7s | -2m 12s | 1:17:28 pm | 50.02° | 6:31:15 am | 8:03:05 pm | 6:01:39 am | 8:32:38 pm | 12h 18m 41s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:37 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:01:31 am | 7:26:57 am | +48s | 7:06:52 pm | -1m 24s | 7:32:15 pm | 11h 39m 55s | -2m 12s | 1:17:10 pm | 49.64° | 6:32:02 am | 8:01:41 pm | 6:02:27 am | 8:31:13 pm | 12h 20m 53s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:19 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:02:18 am | 7:27:45 am | +48s | 7:05:28 pm | -1m 24s | 7:30:53 pm | 11h 37m 43s | -2m 12s | 1:16:52 pm | 49.26° | 6:32:50 am | 8:00:19 pm | 6:03:16 am | 8:29:49 pm | 12h 23m 5s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:01 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:03:05 am | 7:28:33 am | +48s | 7:04:05 pm | -1m 23s | 7:29:31 pm | 11h 35m 32s | -2m 11s | 1:16:35 pm | 48.87° | 6:33:37 am | 7:58:57 pm | 6:04:04 am | 8:28:26 pm | 12h 25m 17s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:44 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:03:53 am | 7:29:22 am | +49s | 7:02:42 pm | -1m 23s | 7:28:09 pm | 11h 33m 20s | -2m 11s | 1:16:18 pm | 48.49° | 6:34:24 am | 7:57:35 pm | 6:04:53 am | 8:27:04 pm | 12h 27m 29s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:27 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:04:41 am | 7:30:11 am | +49s | 7:01:20 pm | -1m 22s | 7:26:48 pm | 11h 31m 9s | -2m 11s | 1:16:01 pm | 48.11° | 6:35:12 am | 7:56:15 pm | 6:05:41 am | 8:25:43 pm | 12h 29m 40s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:09 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:05:29 am | 7:31:00 am | +49s | 6:59:59 pm | -1m 21s | 7:25:28 pm | 11h 28m 59s | -2m 11s | 1:15:45 pm | 47.73° | 6:35:59 am | 7:54:55 pm | 6:06:29 am | 8:24:23 pm | 12h 31m 50s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:15:53 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:06:17 am | 7:31:49 am | +49s | 6:58:38 pm | -1m 21s | 7:24:09 pm | 11h 26m 49s | -2m 10s | 1:15:29 pm | 47.36° | 6:36:47 am | 7:53:37 pm | 6:07:17 am | 8:23:03 pm | 12h 34m 1s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:37 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:07:06 am | 7:32:39 am | +50s | 6:57:18 pm | -1m 20s | 7:22:50 pm | 11h 24m 39s | -2m 10s | 1:15:14 pm | 46.98° | 6:37:35 am | 7:52:19 pm | 6:08:06 am | 8:21:45 pm | 12h 36m 11s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:22 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:07:54 am | 7:33:29 am | +50s | 6:55:58 pm | -1m 20s | 7:21:32 pm | 11h 22m 29s | -2m 10s | 1:14:59 pm | 46.61° | 6:38:23 am | 7:51:02 pm | 6:08:54 am | 8:20:28 pm | 12h 38m 22s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:06 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:08:43 am | 7:34:20 am | +51s | 6:54:40 pm | -1m 18s | 7:20:15 pm | 11h 20m 20s | -2m 9s | 1:14:45 pm | 46.24° | 6:39:11 am | 7:49:46 pm | 6:09:42 am | 8:19:12 pm | 12h 40m 31s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:52 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:09:32 am | 7:35:11 am | +51s | 6:53:22 pm | -1m 18s | 7:18:59 pm | 11h 18m 11s | -2m 9s | 1:14:32 pm | 45.87° | 6:39:59 am | 7:48:30 pm | 6:10:30 am | 8:17:56 pm | 12h 42m 40s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:39 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:10:22 am | 7:36:02 am | +51s | 6:52:05 pm | -1m 17s | 7:17:44 pm | 11h 16m 3s | -2m 8s | 1:14:18 pm | 45.50° | 6:40:47 am | 7:47:16 pm | 6:11:19 am | 8:16:42 pm | 12h 44m 49s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:24 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:11:12 am | 7:36:54 am | +52s | 6:50:48 pm | -1m 17s | 7:16:29 pm | 11h 13m 54s | -2m 8s | 1:14:06 pm | 45.13° | 6:41:36 am | 7:46:03 pm | 6:12:07 am | 8:15:30 pm | 12h 46m 58s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:12 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:12:02 am | 7:37:46 am | +52s | 6:49:33 pm | -1m 15s | 7:15:16 pm | 11h 11m 47s | -2m 7s | 1:13:54 pm | 44.77° | 6:42:25 am | 7:44:51 pm | 6:12:55 am | 8:14:18 pm | 12h 49m 5s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:14:00 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:12:52 am | 7:38:38 am | +52s | 6:48:18 pm | -1m 15s | 7:14:03 pm | 11h 9m 40s | -2m 7s | 1:13:43 pm | 44.41° | 6:43:13 am | 7:43:40 pm | 6:13:44 am | 8:13:07 pm | 12h 51m 13s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:49 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:13:42 am | 7:39:31 am | +53s | 6:47:05 pm | -1m 13s | 7:12:52 pm | 11h 7m 34s | -2m 6s | 1:13:32 pm | 44.05° | 6:44:02 am | 7:42:30 pm | 6:14:33 am | 8:11:58 pm | 12h 53m 19s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:37 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:14:33 am | 7:40:24 am | +53s | 6:45:52 pm | -1m 13s | 7:11:41 pm | 11h 5m 28s | -2m 6s | 1:13:22 pm | 43.69° | 6:44:52 am | 7:41:21 pm | 6:15:21 am | 8:10:50 pm | 12h 55m 25s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:27 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:15:24 am | 7:41:17 am | +53s | 6:44:40 pm | -1m 12s | 7:10:32 pm | 11h 3m 23s | -2m 5s | 1:13:13 pm | 43.34° | 6:45:41 am | 7:40:14 pm | 6:16:10 am | 8:09:43 pm | 12h 57m 31s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:17 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:16:16 am | 7:42:11 am | +54s | 6:43:29 pm | -1m 11s | 7:09:24 pm | 11h 1m 18s | -2m 5s | 1:13:05 pm | 42.99° | 6:46:31 am | 7:39:07 pm | 6:16:59 am | 8:08:37 pm | 12h 59m 36s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:09 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:17:08 am | 7:43:05 am | +54s | 6:42:20 pm | -1m 9s | 7:08:16 pm | 10h 59m 15s | -2m 4s | 1:12:57 pm | 42.64° | 6:47:21 am | 7:38:02 pm | 6:17:48 am | 8:07:33 pm | 13h 1m 40s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:01 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:18:00 am | 7:44:00 am | +55s | 6:41:11 pm | -1m 9s | 7:07:10 pm | 10h 57m 11s | -2m 3s | 1:12:49 pm | 42.30° | 6:48:11 am | 7:36:58 pm | 6:18:37 am | 8:06:30 pm | 13h 3m 44s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:52 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:18:52 am | 7:44:55 am | +55s | 6:40:04 pm | -1m 7s | 7:06:06 pm | 10h 55m 9s | -2m 2s | 1:12:43 pm | 41.96° | 6:49:01 am | 7:35:55 pm | 6:19:26 am | 8:05:29 pm | 13h 5m 46s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:12:46 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:19:44 am | 7:45:50 am | +55s | 6:38:57 pm | -1m 7s | 7:05:02 pm | 10h 53m 7s | -2m 2s | 1:12:37 pm | 41.62° | 6:49:51 am | 7:34:54 pm | 6:20:15 am | 8:04:28 pm | 13h 7m 49s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:40 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:20:37 am | 7:46:46 am | +56s | 6:37:52 pm | -1m 5s | 7:04:00 pm | 10h 51m 6s | -2m 1s | 1:12:32 pm | 41.29° | 6:50:42 am | 7:33:54 pm | 6:21:05 am | 8:03:29 pm | 13h 9m 50s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:34 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:21:30 am | 7:47:42 am | +56s | 6:36:48 pm | -1m 4s | 7:02:58 pm | 10h 49m 6s | -2m 0s | 1:12:28 pm | 40.95° | 6:51:33 am | 7:32:55 pm | 6:21:54 am | 8:02:32 pm | 13h 11m 50s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:30 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:22:24 am | 7:48:38 am | +56s | 6:35:45 pm | -1m 3s | 7:01:59 pm | 10h 47m 7s | -1m 59s | 1:12:25 pm | 40.63° | 6:52:24 am | 7:31:57 pm | 6:22:44 am | 8:01:36 pm | 13h 13m 50s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:27 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:23:18 am | 7:49:35 am | +57s | 6:34:44 pm | -1m 1s | 7:01:00 pm | 10h 45m 9s | -1m 58s | 1:12:22 pm | 40.30° | 6:53:15 am | 7:31:01 pm | 6:23:34 am | 8:00:42 pm | 13h 15m 48s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:23 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Lake Lure, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Lake Lure, 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 Lake Lure, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Lake Lure, NC
In Lake Lure, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:13 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:49 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:15 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:48 pm.
Lake Lure, NC gets 4h 47m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 33m versus 9h 45m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Lake Lure, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Lake Lure. 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 Lake Lure.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 30.8° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 76.3° (around Jun 18) in Lake Lure. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Lake Lure the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:12 and 12:43 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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