Sunrise and sunset times in Sunset Beach, NC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 5:29:40 am
Night ends at 6:00 am6:00:28 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 6:59 am6:58:35 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: 7:23:56 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: 6:32:49 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 6:58 pm6:58:09 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:56 pm7:56:13 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.
Sunset Beach Tides
Low 11:12 am 1.2 ftHigh 4:59 pm 5.0 ftSunset Beach Bridge
| High tide | 4:28 am | 4.4 ft | 1.35 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:12 am | 1.2 ft | 0.36 m |
| High tide | 4:59 pm | 5.0 ft | 1.52 m |
| Low tide | 11:45 pm | 0.9 ft | 0.29 m |
| High tide | 5:19 am | 4.8 ft | 1.46 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 12:05 pm | 1.0 ft | 0.30 m |
| High tide | 5:46 pm | 5.1 ft | 1.56 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8659899, Sunset Beach Bridge (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -24.40° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 86.7° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 8 minutes
1 hour, 54 minutes left until today's sunrise in Sunset Beach
Moonset: 2:36 am
Moonrise: 4:02 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 6:01 am6:01:13 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 6:59 am6:59:23 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: 7:24:46 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: 6:31:40 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 6:57 pm6:57:03 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:55 pm7:55:09 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, 6 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Sunset Beach
Moonset: 3:37 am Moonrise: 4:29 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Sunset Beach, North Carolina
- Latitude: 33.88073 (North)
- Longitude: -78.51223 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Sunset Beach, 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, 53 minutes.Longest day in Sunset Beach, 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, 24 minutes.
October 2026 - Sunset Beach, 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 Sunset Beach.
All times are in Sunset Beach's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour over the course of October 2026 in Sunset Beach, NC - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 49 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.6:43:38 am | 7:08:33 am | +43s | 6:58:14 pm | -1m 22s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:23:07 pm | 11h 49m 41s | -2m 5s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:03:39 pm | 52.73° | 6:14:41 am | 7:52:01 pm | 5:45:35 am | 8:21:04 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 3s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:49 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:44:21 am | 7:09:17 am | +44s | 6:56:52 pm | -1m 22s | 7:21:46 pm | 11h 47m 35s | -2m 5s | 1:03:20 pm | 52.35° | 6:15:25 am | 7:50:40 pm | 5:46:20 am | 8:19:41 pm | 12h 13m 8s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:30 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:45:04 am | 7:10:00 am | +43s | 6:55:31 pm | -1m 21s | 7:20:25 pm | 11h 45m 31s | -2m 5s | 1:03:01 pm | 51.96° | 6:16:08 am | 7:49:19 pm | 5:47:05 am | 8:18:19 pm | 12h 15m 13s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:03:11 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:45:47 am | 7:10:44 am | +44s | 6:54:10 pm | -1m 21s | 7:19:05 pm | 11h 43m 26s | -2m 5s | 1:02:42 pm | 51.57° | 6:16:51 am | 7:47:59 pm | 5:47:49 am | 8:16:57 pm | 12h 17m 18s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:51 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:46:31 am | 7:11:28 am | +44s | 6:52:50 pm | -1m 20s | 7:17:46 pm | 11h 41m 22s | -2m 4s | 1:02:24 pm | 51.19° | 6:17:35 am | 7:46:39 pm | 5:48:34 am | 8:15:37 pm | 12h 19m 22s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:33 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:47:14 am | 7:12:12 am | +44s | 6:51:30 pm | -1m 20s | 7:16:27 pm | 11h 39m 18s | -2m 4s | 1:02:06 pm | 50.81° | 6:18:18 am | 7:45:20 pm | 5:49:19 am | 8:14:17 pm | 12h 21m 27s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:15 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:47:58 am | 7:12:57 am | +45s | 6:50:11 pm | -1m 19s | 7:15:08 pm | 11h 37m 14s | -2m 4s | 1:01:49 pm | 50.42° | 6:19:02 am | 7:44:02 pm | 5:50:03 am | 8:12:58 pm | 12h 23m 31s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:58 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:48:42 am | 7:13:42 am | +45s | 6:48:52 pm | -1m 19s | 7:13:50 pm | 11h 35m 10s | -2m 4s | 1:01:32 pm | 50.04° | 6:19:46 am | 7:42:44 pm | 5:50:48 am | 8:11:39 pm | 12h 25m 35s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:41 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:49:26 am | 7:14:27 am | +45s | 6:47:33 pm | -1m 19s | 7:12:33 pm | 11h 33m 6s | -2m 4s | 1:01:15 pm | 49.66° | 6:20:29 am | 7:41:27 pm | 5:51:32 am | 8:10:22 pm | 12h 27m 40s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:23 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:50:10 am | 7:15:13 am | +46s | 6:46:16 pm | -1m 17s | 7:11:17 pm | 11h 31m 3s | -2m 3s | 1:00:59 pm | 49.28° | 6:21:13 am | 7:40:11 pm | 5:52:16 am | 8:09:05 pm | 12h 29m 42s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:01:07 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:50:55 am | 7:15:58 am | +45s | 6:44:58 pm | -1m 18s | 7:10:01 pm | 11h 29m 0s | -2m 3s | 1:00:43 pm | 48.91° | 6:21:57 am | 7:38:56 pm | 5:53:01 am | 8:07:50 pm | 12h 31m 47s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:51 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:51:39 am | 7:16:45 am | +47s | 6:43:42 pm | -1m 16s | 7:08:46 pm | 11h 26m 57s | -2m 3s | 1:00:28 pm | 48.53° | 6:22:41 am | 7:37:42 pm | 5:53:45 am | 8:06:35 pm | 12h 33m 49s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:36 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:52:25 am | 7:17:31 am | +46s | 6:42:26 pm | -1m 16s | 7:07:31 pm | 11h 24m 55s | -2m 2s | 1:00:13 pm | 48.16° | 6:23:26 am | 7:36:29 pm | 5:54:30 am | 8:05:22 pm | 12h 35m 52s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:20 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:53:10 am | 7:18:18 am | +47s | 6:41:11 pm | -1m 15s | 7:06:18 pm | 11h 22m 53s | -2m 2s | 12:59:59 pm | 47.79° | 6:24:10 am | 7:35:16 pm | 5:55:14 am | 8:04:09 pm | 12h 37m 54s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:06 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:53:55 am | 7:19:05 am | +47s | 6:39:57 pm | -1m 14s | 7:05:05 pm | 11h 20m 52s | -2m 2s | 12:59:45 pm | 47.42° | 6:24:55 am | 7:34:04 pm | 5:55:59 am | 8:02:58 pm | 12h 39m 56s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:52 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:54:41 am | 7:19:53 am | +48s | 6:38:43 pm | -1m 14s | 7:03:54 pm | 11h 18m 50s | -2m 1s | 12:59:32 pm | 47.05° | 6:25:39 am | 7:32:54 pm | 5:56:43 am | 8:01:48 pm | 12h 41m 58s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:38 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:55:28 am | 7:20:41 am | +48s | 6:37:31 pm | -1m 12s | 7:02:43 pm | 11h 16m 50s | -2m 1s | 12:59:20 pm | 46.68° | 6:26:24 am | 7:31:44 pm | 5:57:28 am | 8:00:38 pm | 12h 43m 58s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:26 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:56:14 am | 7:21:29 am | +48s | 6:36:19 pm | -1m 12s | 7:01:33 pm | 11h 14m 50s | -2m 0s | 12:59:08 pm | 46.32° | 6:27:10 am | 7:30:36 pm | 5:58:13 am | 7:59:30 pm | 12h 45m 59s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:59:14 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:57:01 am | 7:22:18 am | +49s | 6:35:08 pm | -1m 11s | 7:00:24 pm | 11h 12m 50s | -2m 0s | 12:58:57 pm | 45.96° | 6:27:55 am | 7:29:28 pm | 5:58:58 am | 7:58:23 pm | 12h 47m 59s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:03 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:57:48 am | 7:23:07 am | +49s | 6:33:58 pm | -1m 10s | 6:59:16 pm | 11h 10m 51s | -1m 59s | 12:58:46 pm | 45.60° | 6:28:40 am | 7:28:22 pm | 5:59:43 am | 7:57:17 pm | 12h 49m 58s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:51 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:58:35 am | 7:23:56 am | +49s | 6:32:49 pm | -1m 9s | 6:58:09 pm | 11h 8m 53s | -1m 59s | 12:58:36 pm | 45.25° | 6:29:26 am | 7:27:16 pm | 6:00:28 am | 7:56:13 pm | 12h 51m 57s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:41 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:59:23 am | 7:24:46 am | +50s | 6:31:40 pm | -1m 9s | 6:57:03 pm | 11h 6m 54s | -1m 58s | 12:58:27 pm | 44.89° | 6:30:12 am | 7:26:12 pm | 6:01:13 am | 7:55:09 pm | 12h 53m 56s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:32 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:00:11 am | 7:25:36 am | +50s | 6:30:33 pm | -1m 7s | 6:55:58 pm | 11h 4m 57s | -1m 57s | 12:58:18 pm | 44.54° | 6:30:58 am | 7:25:09 pm | 6:01:59 am | 7:54:07 pm | 12h 55m 54s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:22 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:00:59 am | 7:26:27 am | +51s | 6:29:27 pm | -1m 6s | 6:54:54 pm | 11h 3m 0s | -1m 57s | 12:58:10 pm | 44.19° | 6:31:45 am | 7:24:07 pm | 6:02:44 am | 7:53:06 pm | 12h 57m 51s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:14 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:01:48 am | 7:27:18 am | +51s | 6:28:22 pm | -1m 5s | 6:53:52 pm | 11h 1m 4s | -1m 56s | 12:58:03 pm | 43.85° | 6:32:32 am | 7:23:06 pm | 6:03:30 am | 7:52:07 pm | 12h 59m 47s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:06 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:02:36 am | 7:28:09 am | +51s | 6:27:18 pm | -1m 4s | 6:52:50 pm | 10h 59m 9s | -1m 55s | 12:57:57 pm | 43.51° | 6:33:18 am | 7:22:07 pm | 6:04:16 am | 7:51:08 pm | 13h 1m 43s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:58:00 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03:26 am | 7:29:01 am | +52s | 6:26:15 pm | -1m 3s | 6:51:50 pm | 10h 57m 14s | -1m 55s | 12:57:51 pm | 43.17° | 6:34:06 am | 7:21:09 pm | 6:05:02 am | 7:50:12 pm | 13h 3m 38s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:54 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:15 am | 7:29:53 am | +52s | 6:25:13 pm | -1m 2s | 6:50:51 pm | 10h 55m 20s | -1m 54s | 12:57:46 pm | 42.84° | 6:34:53 am | 7:20:12 pm | 6:05:48 am | 7:49:16 pm | 13h 5m 33s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:48 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:05 am | 7:30:46 am | +53s | 6:24:13 pm | -1m 0s | 6:49:53 pm | 10h 53m 27s | -1m 53s | 12:57:42 pm | 42.50° | 6:35:41 am | 7:19:16 pm | 6:06:34 am | 7:48:22 pm | 13h 7m 26s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:44 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:05:55 am | 7:31:39 am | +53s | 6:23:14 pm | -59s | 6:48:57 pm | 10h 51m 35s | -1m 52s | 12:57:39 pm | 42.18° | 6:36:28 am | 7:18:22 pm | 6:07:20 am | 7:47:29 pm | 13h 9m 18s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:41 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:06:46 am | 7:32:32 am | +53s | 6:22:16 pm | -58s | 6:48:01 pm | 10h 49m 44s | -1m 51s | 12:57:36 pm | 41.85° | 6:37:17 am | 7:17:29 pm | 6:08:07 am | 7:46:38 pm | 13h 11m 9s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:37 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sunset Beach, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sunset Beach, 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 Sunset Beach, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sunset Beach, NC
In Sunset Beach, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:02 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:33 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:04 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:29 pm.
Sunset Beach, NC gets 4h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 24m versus 9h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Sunset Beach, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Sunset Beach. 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 Sunset Beach.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 32.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 79° (around Jun 18) in Sunset Beach. 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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