Sunrise and sunset times in Sparta, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sparta, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 1, 2026. Current time: 8:46:42 am
First light at 6:54:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:18:38 am
Sunset time: 7:09:29 pm
Last light at 7:33:53 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 16.3° · Azimuth: 107° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 50 minutes
10 hours, 22 minutes left for today's sunset in Sparta
Moon will set on Oct 1 at 1:00 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 1 at 10:23 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 6:55:03 am
Sunrise time: 7:19:27 am
Sunset time: 7:08:01 pm
Last light at 7:32:25 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 48 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Sparta
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 2:05 PM Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:27 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (55%)
- Sparta, North Carolina
- Latitude: 36.505405 (North)
- Longitude: -81.120918 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Sparta, 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 42 minutes.Longest day in Sparta, 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 42 minutes.
October 2026 - Sparta, 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 Sparta.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 6 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Sparta, NC - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 44 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 | 6:54:14 am | 7:18:38 am | 7:09:29 pm | 7:33:53 pm | 11h 50m 51s | -2m 18s | 1:14:03 pm | 50.1° | 6:24:20 am | 8:03:47 pm | 5:54:14 am | 8:33:52 pm | 12h 9m 58s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:55:03 am | 7:19:27 am | 7:08:01 pm | 7:32:25 pm | 11h 48m 34s | -2m 17s | 1:13:44 pm | 49.7° | 6:25:10 am | 8:02:18 pm | 5:55:06 am | 8:32:22 pm | 12h 12m 16s | 🌖 (55%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:55:52 am | 7:20:17 am | 7:06:33 pm | 7:30:58 pm | 11h 46m 16s | -2m 18s | 1:13:25 pm | 49.3° | 6:26:00 am | 8:00:51 pm | 5:55:58 am | 8:30:53 pm | 12h 14m 35s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:56:42 am | 7:21:08 am | 7:05:06 pm | 7:29:32 pm | 11h 43m 58s | -2m 18s | 1:13:07 pm | 48.9° | 6:26:50 am | 7:59:24 pm | 5:56:50 am | 8:29:24 pm | 12h 16m 52s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:57:32 am | 7:21:58 am | 7:03:40 pm | 7:28:06 pm | 11h 41m 42s | -2m 16s | 1:12:49 pm | 48.6° | 6:27:40 am | 7:57:58 pm | 5:57:41 am | 8:27:57 pm | 12h 19m 9s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:58:22 am | 7:22:49 am | 7:02:13 pm | 7:26:40 pm | 11h 39m 24s | -2m 18s | 1:12:31 pm | 48.2° | 6:28:30 am | 7:56:32 pm | 5:58:32 am | 8:26:30 pm | 12h 21m 27s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:59:12 am | 7:23:40 am | 7:00:48 pm | 7:25:15 pm | 11h 37m 8s | -2m 16s | 1:12:14 pm | 47.8° | 6:29:20 am | 7:55:07 pm | 5:59:24 am | 8:25:04 pm | 12h 23m 43s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:00:03 am | 7:24:31 am | 6:59:22 pm | 7:23:51 pm | 11h 34m 51s | -2m 17s | 1:11:57 pm | 47.4° | 6:30:10 am | 7:53:43 pm | 6:00:15 am | 8:23:39 pm | 12h 26m 1s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:00:53 am | 7:25:23 am | 6:57:58 pm | 7:22:27 pm | 11h 32m 35s | -2m 16s | 1:11:40 pm | 47° | 6:31:01 am | 7:52:20 pm | 6:01:06 am | 8:22:14 pm | 12h 28m 17s | 🌘 (0.3%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:01:44 am | 7:26:15 am | 6:56:34 pm | 7:21:05 pm | 11h 30m 19s | -2m 16s | 1:11:24 pm | 46.7° | 6:31:51 am | 7:50:58 pm | 6:01:57 am | 8:20:51 pm | 12h 30m 33s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:02:35 am | 7:27:07 am | 6:55:10 pm | 7:19:43 pm | 11h 28m 3s | -2m 16s | 1:11:09 pm | 46.3° | 6:32:42 am | 7:49:36 pm | 6:02:48 am | 8:19:29 pm | 12h 32m 50s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:03:26 am | 7:28:00 am | 6:53:48 pm | 7:18:21 pm | 11h 25m 48s | -2m 15s | 1:10:54 pm | 45.9° | 6:33:32 am | 7:48:15 pm | 6:03:40 am | 8:18:08 pm | 12h 35m 5s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:04:18 am | 7:28:53 am | 6:52:26 pm | 7:17:01 pm | 11h 23m 33s | -2m 15s | 1:10:39 pm | 45.5° | 6:34:23 am | 7:46:56 pm | 6:04:31 am | 8:16:48 pm | 12h 37m 20s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:05:10 am | 7:29:46 am | 6:51:04 pm | 7:15:41 pm | 11h 21m 18s | -2m 15s | 1:10:25 pm | 45.2° | 6:35:14 am | 7:45:37 pm | 6:05:22 am | 8:15:29 pm | 12h 39m 36s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:06:01 am | 7:30:40 am | 6:49:44 pm | 7:14:22 pm | 11h 19m 4s | -2m 14s | 1:10:12 pm | 44.8° | 6:36:05 am | 7:44:19 pm | 6:06:13 am | 8:14:11 pm | 12h 41m 50s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:06:54 am | 7:31:34 am | 6:48:24 pm | 7:13:04 pm | 11h 16m 50s | -2m 14s | 1:09:59 pm | 44.4° | 6:36:56 am | 7:43:02 pm | 6:07:04 am | 8:12:54 pm | 12h 44m 4s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:07:46 am | 7:32:28 am | 6:47:05 pm | 7:11:47 pm | 11h 14m 37s | -2m 13s | 1:09:47 pm | 44.1° | 6:37:47 am | 7:41:46 pm | 6:07:55 am | 8:11:38 pm | 12h 46m 18s | 🌒 (45%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:08:39 am | 7:33:23 am | 6:45:47 pm | 7:10:31 pm | 11h 12m 24s | -2m 13s | 1:09:35 pm | 43.7° | 6:38:38 am | 7:40:31 pm | 6:08:46 am | 8:10:24 pm | 12h 48m 31s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:09:32 am | 7:34:18 am | 6:44:30 pm | 7:09:16 pm | 11h 10m 12s | -2m 12s | 1:09:24 pm | 43.3° | 6:39:30 am | 7:39:18 pm | 6:09:37 am | 8:09:10 pm | 12h 50m 43s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:10:25 am | 7:35:13 am | 6:43:14 pm | 7:08:02 pm | 11h 8m 1s | -2m 11s | 1:09:13 pm | 43° | 6:40:22 am | 7:38:05 pm | 6:10:29 am | 8:07:58 pm | 12h 52m 55s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:11:19 am | 7:36:09 am | 6:41:58 pm | 7:06:48 pm | 11h 5m 49s | -2m 12s | 1:09:04 pm | 42.6° | 6:41:14 am | 7:36:53 pm | 6:11:20 am | 8:06:47 pm | 12h 55m 7s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:12:13 am | 7:37:05 am | 6:40:44 pm | 7:05:36 pm | 11h 3m 39s | -2m 10s | 1:08:54 pm | 42.3° | 6:42:06 am | 7:35:43 pm | 6:12:11 am | 8:05:38 pm | 12h 57m 17s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:13:07 am | 7:38:01 am | 6:39:31 pm | 7:04:25 pm | 11h 1m 30s | -2m 9s | 1:08:46 pm | 41.9° | 6:42:58 am | 7:34:34 pm | 6:13:03 am | 8:04:29 pm | 12h 59m 27s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:14:01 am | 7:38:58 am | 6:38:19 pm | 7:03:15 pm | 10h 59m 21s | -2m 9s | 1:08:38 pm | 41.6° | 6:43:50 am | 7:33:26 pm | 6:13:54 am | 8:03:22 pm | 13h 1m 36s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:14:56 am | 7:39:55 am | 6:37:07 pm | 7:02:07 pm | 10h 57m 12s | -2m 9s | 1:08:31 pm | 41.2° | 6:44:43 am | 7:32:19 pm | 6:14:46 am | 8:02:16 pm | 13h 3m 45s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:15:51 am | 7:40:52 am | 6:35:57 pm | 7:00:59 pm | 10h 55m 5s | -2m 7s | 1:08:25 pm | 40.9° | 6:45:36 am | 7:31:14 pm | 6:15:38 am | 8:01:12 pm | 13h 5m 53s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:16:46 am | 7:41:50 am | 6:34:49 pm | 6:59:53 pm | 10h 52m 59s | -2m 6s | 1:08:19 pm | 40.5° | 6:46:29 am | 7:30:10 pm | 6:16:30 am | 8:00:09 pm | 13h 7m 59s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:17:41 am | 7:42:48 am | 6:33:41 pm | 6:58:48 pm | 10h 50m 53s | -2m 6s | 1:08:15 pm | 40.2° | 6:47:22 am | 7:29:07 pm | 6:17:21 am | 7:59:08 pm | 13h 10m 6s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:18:37 am | 7:43:47 am | 6:32:34 pm | 6:57:44 pm | 10h 48m 47s | -2m 6s | 1:08:10 pm | 39.9° | 6:48:15 am | 7:28:06 pm | 6:18:13 am | 7:58:08 pm | 13h 12m 11s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:19:33 am | 7:44:45 am | 6:31:29 pm | 6:56:42 pm | 10h 46m 44s | -2m 3s | 1:08:07 pm | 39.5° | 6:49:09 am | 7:27:06 pm | 6:19:05 am | 7:57:09 pm | 13h 14m 15s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:20:29 am | 7:45:44 am | 6:30:25 pm | 6:55:41 pm | 10h 44m 41s | -2m 3s | 1:08:05 pm | 39.2° | 6:50:02 am | 7:26:07 pm | 6:19:58 am | 7:56:12 pm | 13h 16m 19s | 🌖 (58%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Sparta, NC
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sparta, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sparta, 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 Sparta, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sparta, NC
In Sparta, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:04 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:45 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:10 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:48 pm.
Sparta, NC gets 4h 59m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 42m versus 9h 42m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Sparta, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Sparta. 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 Sparta.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 29.8° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 75.8° (around Jun 18) in Sparta. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Sparta the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:08 and 12:38 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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