Sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 1, 2026. Current time: 7:47:41 am
First light at 6:42:24 am
Sunrise time: 7:06:28 am
Sunset time: 6:57:58 pm
Last light at 7:22:02 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 7.3° · Azimuth: 99° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 51 minutes
11 hours, 10 minutes left for today's sunset in Princeton
Moon will set on Oct 1 at 12:44 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 1 at 10:14 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (73%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 11:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:13 AMTomorrow
October 2, 2026
First light at 6:43:10 am
Sunrise time: 7:07:16 am
Sunset time: 6:56:32 pm
Last light at 7:20:37 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Princeton
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 1:49 PM Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:18 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (55%)
- Princeton, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.465996 (North)
- Longitude: -78.160553 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Princeton, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 20 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 48 minutes.Longest day in Princeton, NC
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 36 minutes.
October 2026 - Princeton, 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 Princeton.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Princeton, NC - from 11 hours, 51 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 47 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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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:42:24 am | 7:06:28 am | 6:57:58 pm | 7:22:02 pm | 11h 51m 30s | -2m 12s | 1:02:13 pm | 51.1° | 6:12:54 am | 7:51:32 pm | 5:43:13 am | 8:21:13 pm | 12h 9m 18s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:43:10 am | 7:07:16 am | 6:56:32 pm | 7:20:37 pm | 11h 49m 16s | -2m 14s | 1:01:54 pm | 50.8° | 6:13:41 am | 7:50:07 pm | 5:44:02 am | 8:19:45 pm | 12h 11m 31s | 🌖 (55%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:43:57 am | 7:08:03 am | 6:55:07 pm | 7:19:13 pm | 11h 47m 4s | -2m 12s | 1:01:35 pm | 50.4° | 6:14:28 am | 7:48:42 pm | 5:44:51 am | 8:18:19 pm | 12h 13m 44s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:44:44 am | 7:08:51 am | 6:53:42 pm | 7:17:49 pm | 11h 44m 51s | -2m 13s | 1:01:17 pm | 50° | 6:15:16 am | 7:47:17 pm | 5:45:40 am | 8:16:53 pm | 12h 15m 57s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:45:32 am | 7:09:39 am | 6:52:18 pm | 7:16:25 pm | 11h 42m 39s | -2m 12s | 1:00:58 pm | 49.6° | 6:16:03 am | 7:45:54 pm | 5:46:29 am | 8:15:28 pm | 12h 18m 9s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:46:19 am | 7:10:27 am | 6:50:55 pm | 7:15:02 pm | 11h 40m 28s | -2m 11s | 1:00:41 pm | 49.2° | 6:16:51 am | 7:44:31 pm | 5:47:17 am | 8:14:04 pm | 12h 20m 20s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:47:07 am | 7:11:15 am | 6:49:31 pm | 7:13:40 pm | 11h 38m 16s | -2m 12s | 1:00:23 pm | 48.8° | 6:17:38 am | 7:43:09 pm | 5:48:06 am | 8:12:41 pm | 12h 22m 33s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:47:55 am | 7:12:04 am | 6:48:09 pm | 7:12:18 pm | 11h 36m 5s | -2m 11s | 1:00:06 pm | 48.5° | 6:18:26 am | 7:41:47 pm | 5:48:55 am | 8:11:18 pm | 12h 24m 44s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:48:43 am | 7:12:53 am | 6:46:47 pm | 7:10:57 pm | 11h 33m 54s | -2m 11s | 12:59:50 pm | 48.1° | 6:19:14 am | 7:40:26 pm | 5:49:43 am | 8:09:57 pm | 12h 26m 56s | 🌘 (0.3%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:49:31 am | 7:13:43 am | 6:45:25 pm | 7:09:37 pm | 11h 31m 42s | -2m 12s | 12:59:34 pm | 47.7° | 6:20:01 am | 7:39:07 pm | 5:50:32 am | 8:08:36 pm | 12h 29m 7s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:50:19 am | 7:14:32 am | 6:44:05 pm | 7:08:17 pm | 11h 29m 33s | -2m 9s | 12:59:18 pm | 47.3° | 6:20:49 am | 7:37:48 pm | 5:51:20 am | 8:07:17 pm | 12h 31m 17s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:51:08 am | 7:15:22 am | 6:42:44 pm | 7:06:59 pm | 11h 27m 22s | -2m 11s | 12:59:03 pm | 46.9° | 6:21:37 am | 7:36:29 pm | 5:52:09 am | 8:05:58 pm | 12h 33m 29s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:51:57 am | 7:16:13 am | 6:41:25 pm | 7:05:41 pm | 11h 25m 12s | -2m 10s | 12:58:49 pm | 46.6° | 6:22:26 am | 7:35:12 pm | 5:52:57 am | 8:04:41 pm | 12h 35m 39s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:52:46 am | 7:17:04 am | 6:40:06 pm | 7:04:23 pm | 11h 23m 2s | -2m 10s | 12:58:35 pm | 46.2° | 6:23:14 am | 7:33:56 pm | 5:53:45 am | 8:03:24 pm | 12h 37m 49s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:53:36 am | 7:17:55 am | 6:38:48 pm | 7:03:07 pm | 11h 20m 53s | -2m 9s | 12:58:21 pm | 45.8° | 6:24:02 am | 7:32:40 pm | 5:54:34 am | 8:02:09 pm | 12h 39m 58s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:54:26 am | 7:18:46 am | 6:37:31 pm | 7:01:51 pm | 11h 18m 45s | -2m 8s | 12:58:09 pm | 45.5° | 6:24:51 am | 7:31:26 pm | 5:55:23 am | 8:00:54 pm | 12h 42m 7s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:55:16 am | 7:19:38 am | 6:36:15 pm | 7:00:37 pm | 11h 16m 37s | -2m 8s | 12:57:56 pm | 45.1° | 6:25:40 am | 7:30:13 pm | 5:56:11 am | 7:59:41 pm | 12h 44m 15s | 🌒 (45%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:56:06 am | 7:20:30 am | 6:34:59 pm | 6:59:23 pm | 11h 14m 29s | -2m 8s | 12:57:45 pm | 44.7° | 6:26:29 am | 7:29:00 pm | 5:57:00 am | 7:58:29 pm | 12h 46m 23s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:56:57 am | 7:21:22 am | 6:33:44 pm | 6:58:10 pm | 11h 12m 22s | -2m 7s | 12:57:33 pm | 44.4° | 6:27:18 am | 7:27:49 pm | 5:57:49 am | 7:57:18 pm | 12h 48m 31s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:57:47 am | 7:22:15 am | 6:32:31 pm | 6:56:59 pm | 11h 10m 16s | -2m 6s | 12:57:23 pm | 44° | 6:28:07 am | 7:26:39 pm | 5:58:37 am | 7:56:09 pm | 12h 50m 37s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:58:38 am | 7:23:08 am | 6:31:18 pm | 6:55:48 pm | 11h 8m 10s | -2m 6s | 12:57:13 pm | 43.7° | 6:28:57 am | 7:25:30 pm | 5:59:26 am | 7:55:00 pm | 12h 52m 44s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:59:30 am | 7:24:02 am | 6:30:06 pm | 6:54:38 pm | 11h 6m 4s | -2m 6s | 12:57:04 pm | 43.3° | 6:29:46 am | 7:24:22 pm | 6:00:15 am | 7:53:53 pm | 12h 54m 50s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:00:22 am | 7:24:56 am | 6:28:55 pm | 6:53:30 pm | 11h 3m 59s | -2m 5s | 12:56:56 pm | 43° | 6:30:36 am | 7:23:15 pm | 6:01:04 am | 7:52:47 pm | 12h 56m 55s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:01:14 am | 7:25:50 am | 6:27:45 pm | 6:52:22 pm | 11h 1m 55s | -2m 4s | 12:56:48 pm | 42.6° | 6:31:26 am | 7:22:09 pm | 6:01:53 am | 7:51:42 pm | 12h 59m 0s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:02:06 am | 7:26:45 am | 6:26:37 pm | 6:51:16 pm | 10h 59m 52s | -2m 3s | 12:56:41 pm | 42.3° | 6:32:17 am | 7:21:05 pm | 6:02:43 am | 7:50:39 pm | 13h 1m 3s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:02:58 am | 7:27:40 am | 6:25:29 pm | 6:50:11 pm | 10h 57m 49s | -2m 3s | 12:56:34 pm | 41.9° | 6:33:07 am | 7:20:02 pm | 6:03:32 am | 7:49:37 pm | 13h 3m 6s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03:51 am | 7:28:35 am | 6:24:23 pm | 6:49:07 pm | 10h 55m 48s | -2m 1s | 12:56:29 pm | 41.6° | 6:33:58 am | 7:19:00 pm | 6:04:22 am | 7:48:36 pm | 13h 5m 8s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:44 am | 7:29:31 am | 6:23:17 pm | 6:48:04 pm | 10h 53m 46s | -2m 2s | 12:56:24 pm | 41.3° | 6:34:49 am | 7:18:00 pm | 6:05:11 am | 7:47:37 pm | 13h 7m 10s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:38 am | 7:30:27 am | 6:22:13 pm | 6:47:03 pm | 10h 51m 46s | -2m 0s | 12:56:20 pm | 40.9° | 6:35:40 am | 7:17:00 pm | 6:06:01 am | 7:46:39 pm | 13h 9m 10s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:31 am | 7:31:23 am | 6:21:10 pm | 6:46:02 pm | 10h 49m 47s | -1m 59s | 12:56:17 pm | 40.6° | 6:36:31 am | 7:16:02 pm | 6:06:51 am | 7:45:43 pm | 13h 11m 10s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07:25 am | 7:32:20 am | 6:20:09 pm | 6:45:03 pm | 10h 47m 49s | -1m 58s | 12:56:14 pm | 40.3° | 6:37:22 am | 7:15:06 pm | 6:07:41 am | 7:44:48 pm | 13h 13m 8s | 🌖 (58%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Princeton, NC
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, 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 Princeton, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Princeton, NC
In Princeton, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:55 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:01 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:33 pm.
Princeton, NC gets 4h 47m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 36m versus 9h 48m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Princeton, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Princeton. 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 Princeton.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 77.6° (around Jun 18) in Princeton. 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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