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 August 2026.
Today
August 21, 2026 . Current time: 8:47:50 am
First light at 6:13:12 am
Sunrise time: 6:38:33 am
Sunset time: 7:59:47 pm
Last light at 8:25:08 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 21 minutes
11 hours, 11 minutes left for today's sunset in North Carolina
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 2:49 PM
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (63%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PMTomorrow
August 22, 2026
First light at 6:14:02 am
Sunrise time: 6:39:19 am
Sunset time: 7:58:30 pm
Last light at 8:23:47 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 19 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in North Carolina
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:07 AM Moon will rise on Aug 22 at 3:42 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
- 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 4 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 2 months and 0 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 37 minutes.
August 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 August in North Carolina.
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of August 2026 in North Carolina, NC - from 13 hours, 59 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 0 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:56:08 am | 6:22:50 am | 8:22:00 pm | 8:48:42 pm | 13h 59m 10s | 13h 59m 10s | 1:22:25 pm | 53.6° | 5:22:01 am | 9:22:49 pm | 4:45:30 am | 9:59:20 pm | 10h 1m 37s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:57:00 am | 6:23:37 am | 8:21:05 pm | 8:47:42 pm | 13h 57m 28s | -1m -42s | 1:22:21 pm | 53.4° | 5:23:00 am | 9:21:42 pm | 4:46:39 am | 9:58:02 pm | 10h 3m 19s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:57:51 am | 6:24:24 am | 8:20:08 pm | 8:46:41 pm | 13h 55m 44s | -1m -44s | 1:22:16 pm | 53.1° | 5:23:58 am | 9:20:34 pm | 4:47:48 am | 9:56:44 pm | 10h 5m 3s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:58:42 am | 6:25:11 am | 8:19:10 pm | 8:45:39 pm | 13h 53m 59s | -1m -45s | 1:22:10 pm | 52.9° | 5:24:57 am | 9:19:24 pm | 4:48:57 am | 9:55:24 pm | 10h 6m 48s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:59:34 am | 6:25:58 am | 8:18:11 pm | 8:44:35 pm | 13h 52m 13s | -1m -46s | 1:22:04 pm | 52.6° | 5:25:55 am | 9:18:14 pm | 4:50:06 am | 9:54:03 pm | 10h 8m 34s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:00:25 am | 6:26:45 am | 8:17:10 pm | 8:43:30 pm | 13h 50m 25s | -1m -48s | 1:21:58 pm | 52.3° | 5:26:54 am | 9:17:02 pm | 4:51:15 am | 9:52:40 pm | 10h 10m 23s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:01:17 am | 6:27:33 am | 8:16:08 pm | 8:42:24 pm | 13h 48m 35s | -1m -50s | 1:21:50 pm | 52° | 5:27:52 am | 9:15:49 pm | 4:52:24 am | 9:51:17 pm | 10h 12m 12s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:02:08 am | 6:28:20 am | 8:15:05 pm | 8:41:17 pm | 13h 46m 45s | -1m -50s | 1:21:43 pm | 51.7° | 5:28:51 am | 9:14:34 pm | 4:53:33 am | 9:49:52 pm | 10h 14m 2s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:03:00 am | 6:29:07 am | 8:14:01 pm | 8:40:08 pm | 13h 44m 54s | -1m -51s | 1:21:34 pm | 51.5° | 5:29:49 am | 9:13:19 pm | 4:54:41 am | 9:48:27 pm | 10h 15m 54s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:03:51 am | 6:29:55 am | 8:12:55 pm | 8:38:59 pm | 13h 43m 0s | -1m -54s | 1:21:25 pm | 51.2° | 5:30:48 am | 9:12:02 pm | 4:55:49 am | 9:47:01 pm | 10h 17m 47s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:04:43 am | 6:30:42 am | 8:11:49 pm | 8:37:48 pm | 13h 41m 7s | -1m -53s | 1:21:15 pm | 50.9° | 5:31:46 am | 9:10:45 pm | 4:56:58 am | 9:45:33 pm | 10h 19m 40s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:05:34 am | 6:31:29 am | 8:10:41 pm | 8:36:36 pm | 13h 39m 12s | -1m -55s | 1:21:05 pm | 50.6° | 5:32:44 am | 9:09:26 pm | 4:58:06 am | 9:44:05 pm | 10h 21m 36s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:06:26 am | 6:32:17 am | 8:09:33 pm | 8:35:24 pm | 13h 37m 16s | -1m -56s | 1:20:55 pm | 50.3° | 5:33:42 am | 9:08:07 pm | 4:59:13 am | 9:42:36 pm | 10h 23m 31s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:07:17 am | 6:33:04 am | 8:08:23 pm | 8:34:10 pm | 13h 35m 19s | -1m -57s | 1:20:43 pm | 50° | 5:34:40 am | 9:06:46 pm | 5:00:21 am | 9:41:06 pm | 10h 25m 28s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:08:08 am | 6:33:51 am | 8:07:12 pm | 8:32:55 pm | 13h 33m 21s | -1m -58s | 1:20:31 pm | 49.6° | 5:35:38 am | 9:05:25 pm | 5:01:28 am | 9:39:35 pm | 10h 27m 26s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:08:59 am | 6:34:38 am | 8:06:00 pm | 8:31:39 pm | 13h 31m 22s | -1m -59s | 1:20:19 pm | 49.3° | 5:36:35 am | 9:04:03 pm | 5:02:35 am | 9:38:04 pm | 10h 29m 25s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:09:50 am | 6:35:25 am | 8:04:47 pm | 8:30:23 pm | 13h 29m 22s | -2m 0s | 1:20:06 pm | 49° | 5:37:33 am | 9:02:40 pm | 5:03:41 am | 9:36:32 pm | 10h 31m 25s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:10:41 am | 6:36:12 am | 8:03:34 pm | 8:29:05 pm | 13h 27m 22s | -2m 0s | 1:19:53 pm | 48.7° | 5:38:30 am | 9:01:16 pm | 5:04:47 am | 9:34:59 pm | 10h 33m 25s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:11:31 am | 6:36:59 am | 8:02:19 pm | 8:27:47 pm | 13h 25m 20s | -2m -2s | 1:19:39 pm | 48.4° | 5:39:26 am | 8:59:52 pm | 5:05:53 am | 9:33:26 pm | 10h 35m 27s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:12:22 am | 6:37:46 am | 8:01:04 pm | 8:26:28 pm | 13h 23m 18s | -2m -2s | 1:19:25 pm | 48° | 5:40:23 am | 8:58:27 pm | 5:06:58 am | 9:31:52 pm | 10h 37m 29s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:13:12 am | 6:38:33 am | 7:59:47 pm | 8:25:08 pm | 13h 21m 14s | -2m -4s | 1:19:10 pm | 47.7° | 5:41:19 am | 8:57:01 pm | 5:08:03 am | 9:30:17 pm | 10h 39m 32s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:14:02 am | 6:39:19 am | 7:58:30 pm | 8:23:47 pm | 13h 19m 11s | -2m -3s | 1:18:55 pm | 47.4° | 5:42:15 am | 8:55:34 pm | 5:09:07 am | 9:28:42 pm | 10h 41m 36s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:14:52 am | 6:40:06 am | 7:57:12 pm | 8:22:26 pm | 13h 17m 6s | -2m -5s | 1:18:39 pm | 47° | 5:43:11 am | 8:54:07 pm | 5:10:11 am | 9:27:07 pm | 10h 43m 41s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:15:42 am | 6:40:53 am | 7:55:53 pm | 8:21:04 pm | 13h 15m 0s | -2m -6s | 1:18:23 pm | 46.7° | 5:44:07 am | 8:52:39 pm | 5:11:15 am | 9:25:31 pm | 10h 45m 46s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:16:32 am | 6:41:39 am | 7:54:34 pm | 8:19:41 pm | 13h 12m 55s | -2m -5s | 1:18:06 pm | 46.3° | 5:45:02 am | 8:51:11 pm | 5:12:18 am | 9:23:55 pm | 10h 47m 51s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:17:22 am | 6:42:25 am | 7:53:14 pm | 8:18:17 pm | 13h 10m 49s | -2m -6s | 1:17:49 pm | 46° | 5:45:57 am | 8:49:42 pm | 5:13:21 am | 9:22:18 pm | 10h 49m 57s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:18:11 am | 6:43:11 am | 7:51:53 pm | 8:16:53 pm | 13h 8m 42s | -2m -7s | 1:17:32 pm | 45.6° | 5:46:51 am | 8:48:13 pm | 5:14:23 am | 9:20:42 pm | 10h 52m 5s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:19:00 am | 6:43:58 am | 7:50:31 pm | 8:15:29 pm | 13h 6m 33s | -2m -9s | 1:17:14 pm | 45.3° | 5:47:46 am | 8:46:43 pm | 5:15:24 am | 9:19:04 pm | 10h 54m 13s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:19:49 am | 6:44:44 am | 7:49:09 pm | 8:14:04 pm | 13h 4m 25s | -2m -8s | 1:16:56 pm | 44.9° | 5:48:40 am | 8:45:13 pm | 5:16:26 am | 9:17:27 pm | 10h 56m 20s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:20:38 am | 6:45:29 am | 7:47:46 pm | 8:12:38 pm | 13h 2m 17s | -2m -8s | 1:16:38 pm | 44.6° | 5:49:34 am | 8:43:42 pm | 5:17:27 am | 9:15:49 pm | 10h 58m 29s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:21:27 am | 6:46:15 am | 7:46:23 pm | 8:11:12 pm | 13h 0m 8s | -2m -9s | 1:16:19 pm | 44.2° | 5:50:27 am | 8:42:11 pm | 5:18:27 am | 9:14:12 pm | 11h 0m 38s | 🌖 (90%) |
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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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