Sunrise and sunset times in Sunset Beach, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sunset Beach, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 1, 2026. Current time: 4:35:07 am
First light at 6:43:48 am
Sunrise time: 7:07:26 am
Sunset time: 6:59:49 pm
Last light at 7:23:26 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -32.2° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 70° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 52 minutes
14 hours, 24 minutes left for today's sunset in Sunset Beach
Moon will set on Oct 1 at 12:40 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 1 at 10:21 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (74%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 11:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:13 AMTomorrow
October 2, 2026
First light at 6:44:31 am
Sunrise time: 7:08:09 am
Sunset time: 6:58:27 pm
Last light at 7:22:05 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 50 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Sunset Beach
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 1:45 PM Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:25 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (55%)
- Sunset Beach, North Carolina
- Latitude: 33.880730 (North)
- Longitude: -78.512230 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Sunset Beach, 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 56 minutes.Longest day in Sunset Beach, 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 27 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.
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Sunset Beach, NC - from 11 hours, 52 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 52 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 | 6:43:48 am | 7:07:26 am | 6:59:49 pm | 7:23:26 pm | 11h 52m 23s | -2m 5s | 1:03:37 pm | 52.7° | 6:14:52 am | 7:52:22 pm | 5:45:47 am | 8:21:27 pm | 12h 8m 20s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:44:31 am | 7:08:09 am | 6:58:27 pm | 7:22:05 pm | 11h 50m 18s | -2m 5s | 1:03:18 pm | 52.3° | 6:15:36 am | 7:51:01 pm | 5:46:32 am | 8:20:04 pm | 12h 10m 26s | 🌖 (55%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:45:14 am | 7:08:53 am | 6:57:06 pm | 7:20:44 pm | 11h 48m 13s | -2m 5s | 1:02:59 pm | 52° | 6:16:19 am | 7:49:40 pm | 5:47:17 am | 8:18:42 pm | 12h 12m 30s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:45:58 am | 7:09:36 am | 6:55:45 pm | 7:19:24 pm | 11h 46m 9s | -2m 4s | 1:02:41 pm | 51.6° | 6:17:03 am | 7:48:19 pm | 5:48:02 am | 8:17:20 pm | 12h 14m 36s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:46:41 am | 7:10:21 am | 6:54:25 pm | 7:18:05 pm | 11h 44m 4s | -2m 5s | 1:02:23 pm | 51.2° | 6:17:46 am | 7:46:59 pm | 5:48:47 am | 8:15:59 pm | 12h 16m 40s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:47:25 am | 7:11:05 am | 6:53:05 pm | 7:16:45 pm | 11h 42m 0s | -2m 4s | 1:02:05 pm | 50.8° | 6:18:30 am | 7:45:40 pm | 5:49:31 am | 8:14:39 pm | 12h 18m 45s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:48:09 am | 7:11:50 am | 6:51:46 pm | 7:15:27 pm | 11h 39m 56s | -2m 4s | 1:01:48 pm | 50.4° | 6:19:14 am | 7:44:22 pm | 5:50:16 am | 8:13:20 pm | 12h 20m 49s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:48:53 am | 7:12:35 am | 6:50:27 pm | 7:14:09 pm | 11h 37m 52s | -2m 4s | 1:01:31 pm | 50° | 6:19:57 am | 7:43:04 pm | 5:51:01 am | 8:12:01 pm | 12h 22m 53s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:49:37 am | 7:13:20 am | 6:49:09 pm | 7:12:52 pm | 11h 35m 49s | -2m 3s | 1:01:14 pm | 49.7° | 6:20:41 am | 7:41:47 pm | 5:51:45 am | 8:10:44 pm | 12h 24m 57s | 🌘 (0.3%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:50:22 am | 7:14:06 am | 6:47:51 pm | 7:11:35 pm | 11h 33m 45s | -2m 4s | 1:00:58 pm | 49.3° | 6:21:25 am | 7:40:31 pm | 5:52:30 am | 8:09:27 pm | 12h 27m 1s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:51:06 am | 7:14:52 am | 6:46:34 pm | 7:10:19 pm | 11h 31m 42s | -2m 3s | 1:00:43 pm | 48.9° | 6:22:10 am | 7:39:16 pm | 5:53:14 am | 8:08:11 pm | 12h 29m 4s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:51:51 am | 7:15:38 am | 6:45:18 pm | 7:09:04 pm | 11h 29m 40s | -2m 2s | 1:00:28 pm | 48.5° | 6:22:54 am | 7:38:02 pm | 5:53:59 am | 8:06:57 pm | 12h 31m 7s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:52:37 am | 7:16:25 am | 6:44:02 pm | 7:07:50 pm | 11h 27m 37s | -2m 3s | 1:00:13 pm | 48.2° | 6:23:38 am | 7:36:48 pm | 5:54:43 am | 8:05:43 pm | 12h 33m 10s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:53:22 am | 7:17:12 am | 6:42:47 pm | 7:06:36 pm | 11h 25m 35s | -2m 2s | 12:59:59 pm | 47.8° | 6:24:23 am | 7:35:35 pm | 5:55:28 am | 8:04:30 pm | 12h 35m 12s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:54:08 am | 7:17:59 am | 6:41:33 pm | 7:05:24 pm | 11h 23m 34s | -2m 1s | 12:59:46 pm | 47.4° | 6:25:08 am | 7:34:24 pm | 5:56:13 am | 8:03:19 pm | 12h 37m 14s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:54:54 am | 7:18:47 am | 6:40:19 pm | 7:04:12 pm | 11h 21m 32s | -2m 2s | 12:59:33 pm | 47° | 6:25:53 am | 7:33:13 pm | 5:56:58 am | 8:02:08 pm | 12h 39m 16s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:55:41 am | 7:19:35 am | 6:39:07 pm | 7:03:01 pm | 11h 19m 32s | -2m 0s | 12:59:21 pm | 46.7° | 6:26:38 am | 7:32:03 pm | 5:57:43 am | 8:00:59 pm | 12h 41m 16s | 🌒 (45%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:56:27 am | 7:20:23 am | 6:37:55 pm | 7:01:51 pm | 11h 17m 32s | -2m 0s | 12:59:09 pm | 46.3° | 6:27:23 am | 7:30:54 pm | 5:58:28 am | 7:59:50 pm | 12h 43m 17s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:57:14 am | 7:21:12 am | 6:36:44 pm | 7:00:42 pm | 11h 15m 32s | -2m 0s | 12:58:58 pm | 46° | 6:28:09 am | 7:29:47 pm | 5:59:13 am | 7:58:43 pm | 12h 45m 17s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:58:01 am | 7:22:01 am | 6:35:34 pm | 6:59:33 pm | 11h 13m 33s | -1m 59s | 12:58:47 pm | 45.6° | 6:28:55 am | 7:28:40 pm | 5:59:58 am | 7:57:37 pm | 12h 47m 16s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:58:49 am | 7:22:50 am | 6:34:25 pm | 6:58:26 pm | 11h 11m 35s | -1m 58s | 12:58:38 pm | 45.2° | 6:29:41 am | 7:27:35 pm | 6:00:43 am | 7:56:32 pm | 12h 49m 15s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:59:37 am | 7:23:40 am | 6:33:16 pm | 6:57:20 pm | 11h 9m 36s | -1m 59s | 12:58:28 pm | 44.9° | 6:30:27 am | 7:26:30 pm | 6:01:28 am | 7:55:28 pm | 12h 51m 15s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:00:25 am | 7:24:31 am | 6:32:09 pm | 6:56:15 pm | 11h 7m 38s | -1m 58s | 12:58:20 pm | 44.5° | 6:31:13 am | 7:25:27 pm | 6:02:14 am | 7:54:26 pm | 12h 53m 12s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:01:13 am | 7:25:21 am | 6:31:03 pm | 6:55:11 pm | 11h 5m 42s | -1m 56s | 12:58:12 pm | 44.2° | 6:32:00 am | 7:24:25 pm | 6:03:00 am | 7:53:25 pm | 12h 55m 9s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:02:02 am | 7:26:12 am | 6:29:58 pm | 6:54:08 pm | 11h 3m 46s | -1m 56s | 12:58:05 pm | 43.8° | 6:32:47 am | 7:23:24 pm | 6:03:45 am | 7:52:25 pm | 12h 57m 6s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:02:51 am | 7:27:04 am | 6:28:54 pm | 6:53:07 pm | 11h 1m 50s | -1m 56s | 12:57:59 pm | 43.5° | 6:33:34 am | 7:22:24 pm | 6:04:31 am | 7:51:27 pm | 12h 59m 1s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03:40 am | 7:27:55 am | 6:27:51 pm | 6:52:06 pm | 10h 59m 56s | -1m 54s | 12:57:53 pm | 43.2° | 6:34:21 am | 7:21:26 pm | 6:05:17 am | 7:50:29 pm | 13h 0m 56s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:30 am | 7:28:47 am | 6:26:50 pm | 6:51:07 pm | 10h 58m 3s | -1m 53s | 12:57:48 pm | 42.8° | 6:35:08 am | 7:20:29 pm | 6:06:04 am | 7:49:33 pm | 13h 2m 50s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:20 am | 7:29:40 am | 6:25:49 pm | 6:50:09 pm | 10h 56m 9s | -1m 54s | 12:57:44 pm | 42.5° | 6:35:56 am | 7:19:33 pm | 6:06:50 am | 7:48:39 pm | 13h 4m 44s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:10 am | 7:30:33 am | 6:24:50 pm | 6:49:12 pm | 10h 54m 17s | -1m 52s | 12:57:41 pm | 42.2° | 6:36:44 am | 7:18:38 pm | 6:07:36 am | 7:47:46 pm | 13h 6m 36s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07:01 am | 7:31:26 am | 6:23:51 pm | 6:48:16 pm | 10h 52m 25s | -1m 52s | 12:57:39 pm | 41.9° | 6:37:32 am | 7:17:45 pm | 6:08:23 am | 7:46:54 pm | 13h 8m 28s | 🌖 (58%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Sunset Beach, NC
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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 6:01 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:06 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:30 pm.
Sunset Beach, NC gets 4h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 27m versus 9h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
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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