Sunrise and sunset times in Polkton, NC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 5:44:09 am
Night ends at 6:07 am6:07:19 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 am7:06:12 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: 7:31:55 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: 6:38:19 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 7:04 pm7:04:01 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:03 pm8:02:51 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: -22.75° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 87.3° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 6 minutes
1 hour, 47 minutes left until today's sunrise in Polkton
Moonset: 2:42 am
Moonrise: 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 6:08 am6:08:06 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 am7:07:03 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: 7:32:47 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: 6:37:09 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 7:03 pm7:02:52 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:02 pm8:01:45 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, 4 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Polkton
Moonset: 3:43 am Moonrise: 4:36 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Polkton, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.007656 (North)
- Longitude: -80.200897 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Polkton, 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, 48 minutes.Longest day in Polkton, 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, 30 minutes.
October 2026 - Polkton, 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 Polkton.
All times are in Polkton's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 2 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Polkton, NC - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 46 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.6:50:23 am | 7:15:39 am | +46s | 7:04:38 pm | -1m 25s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:29:52 pm | 11h 48m 59s | -2m 10s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:10:24 pm | 51.60° | 6:21:02 am | 7:59:09 pm | 5:51:31 am | 8:28:37 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 47s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:34 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:51:08 am | 7:16:25 am | +46s | 7:03:14 pm | -1m 24s | 7:28:28 pm | 11h 46m 49s | -2m 10s | 1:10:05 pm | 51.22° | 6:21:48 am | 7:57:45 pm | 5:52:18 am | 8:27:11 pm | 12h 13m 57s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:15 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:51:54 am | 7:17:11 am | +46s | 7:01:50 pm | -1m 24s | 7:27:04 pm | 11h 44m 39s | -2m 10s | 1:09:46 pm | 50.83° | 6:22:34 am | 7:56:21 pm | 5:53:06 am | 8:25:46 pm | 12h 16m 7s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:09:55 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:52:40 am | 7:17:57 am | +46s | 7:00:26 pm | -1m 24s | 7:25:41 pm | 11h 42m 29s | -2m 10s | 1:09:28 pm | 50.45° | 6:23:20 am | 7:54:58 pm | 5:53:54 am | 8:24:22 pm | 12h 18m 18s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:38 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:53:26 am | 7:18:44 am | +47s | 6:59:03 pm | -1m 23s | 7:24:19 pm | 11h 40m 19s | -2m 10s | 1:09:09 pm | 50.06° | 6:24:07 am | 7:53:36 pm | 5:54:41 am | 8:22:58 pm | 12h 20m 28s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:18 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:54:12 am | 7:19:31 am | +47s | 6:57:40 pm | -1m 23s | 7:22:57 pm | 11h 38m 9s | -2m 10s | 1:08:51 pm | 49.68° | 6:24:53 am | 7:52:14 pm | 5:55:29 am | 8:21:35 pm | 12h 22m 38s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:00 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:54:59 am | 7:20:18 am | +47s | 6:56:18 pm | -1m 22s | 7:21:36 pm | 11h 36m 0s | -2m 9s | 1:08:34 pm | 49.30° | 6:25:39 am | 7:50:53 pm | 5:56:16 am | 8:20:13 pm | 12h 24m 48s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:43 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:55:45 am | 7:21:06 am | +48s | 6:54:57 pm | -1m 21s | 7:20:16 pm | 11h 33m 51s | -2m 9s | 1:08:17 pm | 48.91° | 6:26:25 am | 7:49:33 pm | 5:57:03 am | 8:18:52 pm | 12h 26m 57s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:26 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:56:32 am | 7:21:54 am | +48s | 6:53:36 pm | -1m 21s | 7:18:56 pm | 11h 31m 42s | -2m 9s | 1:08:00 pm | 48.53° | 6:27:12 am | 7:48:14 pm | 5:57:50 am | 8:17:32 pm | 12h 29m 6s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:08 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:57:19 am | 7:22:42 am | +48s | 6:52:15 pm | -1m 21s | 7:17:37 pm | 11h 29m 33s | -2m 9s | 1:07:44 pm | 48.16° | 6:27:58 am | 7:46:55 pm | 5:58:38 am | 8:16:13 pm | 12h 31m 15s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:07:52 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:58:06 am | 7:23:30 am | +48s | 6:50:56 pm | -1m 19s | 7:16:18 pm | 11h 27m 26s | -2m 8s | 1:07:28 pm | 47.78° | 6:28:45 am | 7:45:37 pm | 5:59:25 am | 8:14:55 pm | 12h 33m 23s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:36 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:58:54 am | 7:24:19 am | +49s | 6:49:37 pm | -1m 19s | 7:15:01 pm | 11h 25m 18s | -2m 8s | 1:07:13 pm | 47.40° | 6:29:32 am | 7:44:20 pm | 6:00:12 am | 8:13:37 pm | 12h 35m 32s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:21 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:59:41 am | 7:25:09 am | +50s | 6:48:18 pm | -1m 19s | 7:13:44 pm | 11h 23m 9s | -2m 8s | 1:06:58 pm | 47.03° | 6:30:19 am | 7:43:04 pm | 6:00:59 am | 8:12:21 pm | 12h 37m 40s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:05 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:00:29 am | 7:25:58 am | +49s | 6:47:00 pm | -1m 18s | 7:12:28 pm | 11h 21m 2s | -2m 7s | 1:06:44 pm | 46.66° | 6:31:06 am | 7:41:49 pm | 6:01:46 am | 8:11:06 pm | 12h 39m 48s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:51 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:01:17 am | 7:26:48 am | +50s | 6:45:43 pm | -1m 17s | 7:11:13 pm | 11h 18m 55s | -2m 7s | 1:06:31 pm | 46.29° | 6:31:53 am | 7:40:35 pm | 6:02:34 am | 8:09:52 pm | 12h 41m 55s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:38 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:02:06 am | 7:27:38 am | +50s | 6:44:27 pm | -1m 16s | 7:09:58 pm | 11h 16m 49s | -2m 6s | 1:06:18 pm | 45.92° | 6:32:41 am | 7:39:22 pm | 6:03:21 am | 8:08:39 pm | 12h 44m 2s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:25 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:02:55 am | 7:28:29 am | +51s | 6:43:12 pm | -1m 15s | 7:08:45 pm | 11h 14m 43s | -2m 6s | 1:06:05 pm | 45.56° | 6:33:28 am | 7:38:10 pm | 6:04:08 am | 8:07:27 pm | 12h 46m 8s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:11 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:03:44 am | 7:29:20 am | +51s | 6:41:57 pm | -1m 15s | 7:07:32 pm | 11h 12m 37s | -2m 5s | 1:05:53 pm | 45.19° | 6:34:16 am | 7:36:58 pm | 6:04:56 am | 8:06:16 pm | 12h 48m 14s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:05:59 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:04:33 am | 7:30:11 am | +51s | 6:40:44 pm | -1m 13s | 7:06:21 pm | 11h 10m 33s | -2m 5s | 1:05:42 pm | 44.83° | 6:35:04 am | 7:35:48 pm | 6:05:43 am | 8:05:07 pm | 12h 50m 19s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:48 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:23 am | 7:31:03 am | +52s | 6:39:31 pm | -1m 13s | 7:05:10 pm | 11h 8m 28s | -2m 4s | 1:05:31 pm | 44.47° | 6:35:52 am | 7:34:39 pm | 6:06:31 am | 8:03:58 pm | 12h 52m 24s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:36 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:06:12 am | 7:31:55 am | +52s | 6:38:19 pm | -1m 12s | 7:04:01 pm | 11h 6m 24s | -2m 4s | 1:05:21 pm | 44.12° | 6:36:40 am | 7:33:32 pm | 6:07:19 am | 8:02:51 pm | 12h 54m 28s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:26 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:07:03 am | 7:32:47 am | +52s | 6:37:09 pm | -1m 10s | 7:02:52 pm | 11h 4m 22s | -2m 3s | 1:05:12 pm | 43.76° | 6:37:29 am | 7:32:25 pm | 6:08:06 am | 8:01:45 pm | 12h 56m 31s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:16 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:07:53 am | 7:33:40 am | +53s | 6:35:59 pm | -1m 10s | 7:01:45 pm | 11h 2m 19s | -2m 3s | 1:05:04 pm | 43.41° | 6:38:17 am | 7:31:19 pm | 6:08:54 am | 8:00:41 pm | 12h 58m 34s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:08 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:08:44 am | 7:34:33 am | +53s | 6:34:50 pm | -1m 9s | 7:00:39 pm | 11h 0m 17s | -2m 2s | 1:04:56 pm | 43.07° | 6:39:06 am | 7:30:15 pm | 6:09:42 am | 7:59:37 pm | 13h 0m 37s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:00 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:09:35 am | 7:35:27 am | +54s | 6:33:43 pm | -1m 7s | 6:59:34 pm | 10h 58m 16s | -2m 1s | 1:04:49 pm | 42.72° | 6:39:55 am | 7:29:12 pm | 6:10:30 am | 7:58:35 pm | 13h 2m 38s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:53 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:10:26 am | 7:36:21 am | +54s | 6:32:36 pm | -1m 7s | 6:58:30 pm | 10h 56m 15s | -2m 0s | 1:04:42 pm | 42.38° | 6:40:45 am | 7:28:10 pm | 6:11:19 am | 7:57:35 pm | 13h 4m 39s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:04:45 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:11:18 am | 7:37:15 am | +54s | 6:31:31 pm | -1m 5s | 6:57:27 pm | 10h 54m 16s | -2m 0s | 1:04:36 pm | 42.04° | 6:41:34 am | 7:27:10 pm | 6:12:07 am | 7:56:35 pm | 13h 6m 39s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:38 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:12:10 am | 7:38:10 am | +55s | 6:30:26 pm | -1m 5s | 6:56:26 pm | 10h 52m 16s | -1m 59s | 1:04:32 pm | 41.71° | 6:42:24 am | 7:26:10 pm | 6:12:56 am | 7:55:37 pm | 13h 8m 39s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:35 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:13:02 am | 7:39:05 am | +55s | 6:29:23 pm | -1m 3s | 6:55:25 pm | 10h 50m 18s | -1m 58s | 1:04:27 pm | 41.38° | 6:43:14 am | 7:25:12 pm | 6:13:44 am | 7:54:41 pm | 13h 10m 37s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:29 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:13:55 am | 7:40:00 am | +55s | 6:28:22 pm | -1m 1s | 6:54:26 pm | 10h 48m 22s | -1m 57s | 1:04:24 pm | 41.05° | 6:44:04 am | 7:24:16 pm | 6:14:33 am | 7:53:46 pm | 13h 12m 34s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:25 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:14:47 am | 7:40:56 am | +56s | 6:27:21 pm | -1m 1s | 6:53:29 pm | 10h 46m 25s | -1m 56s | 1:04:22 pm | 40.72° | 6:44:55 am | 7:23:21 pm | 6:15:22 am | 7:52:52 pm | 13h 14m 31s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:23 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Polkton, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Polkton, 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 Polkton, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Polkton, NC
In Polkton, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:06 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:40 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:08 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:38 pm.
Polkton, NC gets 4h 42m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 30m versus 9h 48m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Polkton, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Polkton. 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 Polkton.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31.4° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 77.5° (around Jun 18) in Polkton. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Polkton the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:04 and 12:35 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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