Sunrise and sunset times in North Carolina, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in North Carolina, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 11, 2026 . Current time: 1:42:52 pm
First light at 5:39:42 am
Sunrise time: 6:07:47 am
Sunset time: 8:35:32 pm
Last light at 9:03:37 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 27 minutes
6 hours, 52 minutes left for today's sunset in North Carolina
Moon rose on Jul 11 at 1:45 AM
Moon will set on Jul 11 at 5:15 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (11%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 5:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 10:37 AMTomorrow
July 12, 2026
First light at 5:40:22 am
Sunrise time: 6:08:24 am
Sunset time: 8:35:10 pm
Last light at 9:03:11 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 26 minutes
Tomorrow will be 0 minutes shorter than today in North Carolina
Moon will rise on Jul 12 at 2:43 AM Moon will set on Jul 12 at 6:23 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)
- North CarolinaNorth Carolina
- Latitude: 35.759575
- Longitude: -79.019302
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in North Carolina, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 46 minutes.Longest day in North Carolina, NC
The longest day of the year was 20 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 37 minutes.
July 2026 - North Carolina, 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 July in North Carolina.
The day length shortens by 34 minutes over the course of July 2026 in North Carolina, NC - from 14 hours, 35 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 0 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:33:54 am | 6:02:23 am | 8:37:39 pm | 9:06:09 pm | 14h 35m 16s | 14h 35m 16s | 1:20:01 pm | 58.8° | 4:56:46 am | 9:43:17 pm | 4:15:37 am | 10:24:26 pm | 9h 25m 12s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:34:23 am | 6:02:51 am | 8:37:34 pm | 9:06:02 pm | 14h 34m 43s | 0m -33s | 1:20:13 pm | 58.8° | 4:57:18 am | 9:43:07 pm | 4:16:14 am | 10:24:11 pm | 9h 25m 46s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:34:54 am | 6:03:20 am | 8:37:28 pm | 9:05:53 pm | 14h 34m 8s | 0m -35s | 1:20:24 pm | 58.7° | 4:57:53 am | 9:42:55 pm | 4:16:54 am | 10:23:53 pm | 9h 26m 22s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:35:26 am | 6:03:50 am | 8:37:19 pm | 9:05:43 pm | 14h 33m 29s | 0m -39s | 1:20:34 pm | 58.6° | 4:58:28 am | 9:42:40 pm | 4:17:36 am | 10:23:33 pm | 9h 27m 2s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:35:59 am | 6:04:21 am | 8:37:09 pm | 9:05:30 pm | 14h 32m 48s | 0m -41s | 1:20:45 pm | 58.5° | 4:59:05 am | 9:42:24 pm | 4:18:19 am | 10:23:11 pm | 9h 27m 43s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:36:34 am | 6:04:52 am | 8:36:57 pm | 9:05:16 pm | 14h 32m 5s | 0m -43s | 1:20:55 pm | 58.4° | 4:59:44 am | 9:42:06 pm | 4:19:04 am | 10:22:46 pm | 9h 28m 28s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:37:09 am | 6:05:25 am | 8:36:44 pm | 9:05:00 pm | 14h 31m 19s | 0m -46s | 1:21:05 pm | 58.3° | 5:00:24 am | 9:41:45 pm | 4:19:51 am | 10:22:18 pm | 9h 29m 15s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:37:46 am | 6:05:59 am | 8:36:28 pm | 9:04:42 pm | 14h 30m 29s | 0m -50s | 1:21:14 pm | 58.2° | 5:01:05 am | 9:41:22 pm | 4:20:40 am | 10:21:48 pm | 9h 30m 6s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:38:23 am | 6:06:34 am | 8:36:11 pm | 9:04:22 pm | 14h 29m 37s | 0m -52s | 1:21:23 pm | 58° | 5:01:48 am | 9:40:58 pm | 4:21:30 am | 10:21:16 pm | 9h 30m 59s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:39:02 am | 6:07:10 am | 8:35:52 pm | 9:04:00 pm | 14h 28m 42s | 0m -55s | 1:21:31 pm | 57.9° | 5:02:31 am | 9:40:31 pm | 4:22:22 am | 10:20:41 pm | 9h 31m 55s | 🌘 (25%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:39:42 am | 6:07:47 am | 8:35:32 pm | 9:03:37 pm | 14h 27m 45s | 0m -57s | 1:21:39 pm | 57.8° | 5:03:16 am | 9:40:02 pm | 4:23:15 am | 10:20:04 pm | 9h 32m 52s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:40:22 am | 6:08:24 am | 8:35:10 pm | 9:03:11 pm | 14h 26m 46s | 0m -59s | 1:21:47 pm | 57.6° | 5:04:02 am | 9:39:31 pm | 4:24:09 am | 10:19:24 pm | 9h 33m 52s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:41:04 am | 6:09:02 am | 8:34:46 pm | 9:02:44 pm | 14h 25m 44s | -1m -2s | 1:21:54 pm | 57.5° | 5:04:50 am | 9:38:58 pm | 4:25:05 am | 10:18:43 pm | 9h 34m 55s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:41:46 am | 6:09:41 am | 8:34:20 pm | 9:02:15 pm | 14h 24m 39s | -1m -5s | 1:22:00 pm | 57.4° | 5:05:38 am | 9:38:23 pm | 4:26:02 am | 10:17:59 pm | 9h 36m 1s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:42:30 am | 6:10:21 am | 8:33:52 pm | 9:01:44 pm | 14h 23m 31s | -1m -8s | 1:22:07 pm | 57.2° | 5:06:27 am | 9:37:46 pm | 4:27:01 am | 10:17:13 pm | 9h 37m 9s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:43:13 am | 6:11:01 am | 8:33:23 pm | 9:01:11 pm | 14h 22m 22s | -1m -9s | 1:22:12 pm | 57° | 5:07:17 am | 9:37:08 pm | 4:28:00 am | 10:16:24 pm | 9h 38m 19s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:43:58 am | 6:11:42 am | 8:32:53 pm | 9:00:37 pm | 14h 21m 11s | -1m -11s | 1:22:17 pm | 56.9° | 5:08:08 am | 9:36:27 pm | 4:29:01 am | 10:15:34 pm | 9h 39m 31s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:44:43 am | 6:12:24 am | 8:32:20 pm | 9:00:00 pm | 14h 19m 56s | -1m -15s | 1:22:22 pm | 56.7° | 5:08:59 am | 9:35:44 pm | 4:30:02 am | 10:14:42 pm | 9h 40m 46s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:45:29 am | 6:13:06 am | 8:31:46 pm | 8:59:22 pm | 14h 18m 40s | -1m -16s | 1:22:26 pm | 56.5° | 5:09:52 am | 9:35:00 pm | 4:31:04 am | 10:13:47 pm | 9h 42m 2s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:46:16 am | 6:13:48 am | 8:31:10 pm | 8:58:43 pm | 14h 17m 22s | -1m -18s | 1:22:29 pm | 56.3° | 5:10:45 am | 9:34:14 pm | 4:32:08 am | 10:12:51 pm | 9h 43m 22s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:47:03 am | 6:14:32 am | 8:30:33 pm | 8:58:01 pm | 14h 16m 1s | -1m -21s | 1:22:32 pm | 56.1° | 5:11:39 am | 9:33:26 pm | 4:33:12 am | 10:11:53 pm | 9h 44m 42s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:47:51 am | 6:15:15 am | 8:29:54 pm | 8:57:18 pm | 14h 14m 39s | -1m -22s | 1:22:35 pm | 55.9° | 5:12:33 am | 9:32:36 pm | 4:34:16 am | 10:10:53 pm | 9h 46m 5s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:48:39 am | 6:15:59 am | 8:29:13 pm | 8:56:34 pm | 14h 13m 14s | -1m -25s | 1:22:36 pm | 55.7° | 5:13:28 am | 9:31:44 pm | 4:35:22 am | 10:09:51 pm | 9h 47m 31s | 🌔 (66%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:49:28 am | 6:16:44 am | 8:28:31 pm | 8:55:47 pm | 14h 11m 47s | -1m -27s | 1:22:37 pm | 55.5° | 5:14:24 am | 9:30:51 pm | 4:36:28 am | 10:08:47 pm | 9h 48m 57s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:50:17 am | 6:17:28 am | 8:27:47 pm | 8:54:59 pm | 14h 10m 19s | -1m -28s | 1:22:38 pm | 55.3° | 5:15:20 am | 9:29:56 pm | 4:37:34 am | 10:07:42 pm | 9h 50m 27s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:51:06 am | 6:18:14 am | 8:27:02 pm | 8:54:10 pm | 14h 8m 48s | -1m -31s | 1:22:38 pm | 55.1° | 5:16:16 am | 9:29:00 pm | 4:38:41 am | 10:06:35 pm | 9h 51m 57s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:51:56 am | 6:18:59 am | 8:26:15 pm | 8:53:19 pm | 14h 7m 16s | -1m -32s | 1:22:37 pm | 54.8° | 5:17:13 am | 9:28:02 pm | 4:39:49 am | 10:05:26 pm | 9h 53m 30s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:52:46 am | 6:19:45 am | 8:25:27 pm | 8:52:26 pm | 14h 5m 42s | -1m -34s | 1:22:36 pm | 54.6° | 5:18:10 am | 9:27:02 pm | 4:40:57 am | 10:04:16 pm | 9h 55m 4s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:53:36 am | 6:20:31 am | 8:24:38 pm | 8:51:32 pm | 14h 4m 7s | -1m -35s | 1:22:34 pm | 54.4° | 5:19:08 am | 9:26:01 pm | 4:42:05 am | 10:03:04 pm | 9h 56m 39s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:54:27 am | 6:21:17 am | 8:23:46 pm | 8:50:37 pm | 14h 2m 29s | -1m -38s | 1:22:32 pm | 54.1° | 5:20:05 am | 9:24:58 pm | 4:43:13 am | 10:01:51 pm | 9h 58m 18s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:55:17 am | 6:22:04 am | 8:22:54 pm | 8:49:40 pm | 14h 0m 50s | -1m -39s | 1:22:29 pm | 53.9° | 5:21:03 am | 9:23:54 pm | 4:44:22 am | 10:00:36 pm | 9h 59m 56s | 🌖 (98%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in North Carolina, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in North Carolina, NC
In North Carolina, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:36 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:37 pm.
North Carolina, NC gets 4h 51m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 37m versus 9h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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