Sunrise and sunset times in Surf City, NC
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 4:31:08 pm
Night ends at 5:57 am5:56:39 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 6:55 am6:55:08 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:20:40 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: 6:28:21 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 6:54 pm6:53:52 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:52 pm7:52:18 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.
Surf City Tides
Low 10:46 pm 0.9 ftHigh 4:57 am 4.3 ftOcean City Beach (fishing pier)
| High tide | 4:10 am | 3.9 ft | 1.19 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 10:07 am | 1.1 ft | 0.32 m |
| High tide | 4:31 pm | 4.5 ft | 1.37 m |
| Low tide | 10:46 pm | 0.9 ft | 0.27 m |
| High tide | 4:57 am | 4.3 ft | 1.32 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:01 am | 0.8 ft | 0.25 m |
| High tide | 5:16 pm | 4.6 ft | 1.39 m |
| Low tide | 11:23 pm | 0.6 ft | 0.19 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8657419, Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) (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: 21.58° · Azimuth: 238.8° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 7 minutes
1 hour, 57 minutes left for today's sunset in Surf City
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:32 am
Moon rose on Oct 21 at 3:59 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (79%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:57 am5:57:25 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 6:56 am6:55:57 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:21:31 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: 6:27:12 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 6:53 pm6:52:44 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:51 pm7:51:13 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.
Day length: 11 hours, 5 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Surf City
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:32 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 4:25 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Surf City, North Carolina
- Latitude: 34.427113 (North)
- Longitude: -77.546082 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Surf City, 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, 51 minutes.Longest day in Surf City, 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, 27 minutes.
October 2026 - Surf City, 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 Surf City.
All times are in Surf City's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 1 minute over the course of October 2026 in Surf City, NC - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 48 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.6:39:46 am | 7:04:51 am | +44s | 6:54:12 pm | -1m 23s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:19:15 pm | 11h 49m 21s | -2m 8s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:59:47 pm | 52.19° | 6:10:38 am | 7:48:21 pm | 5:41:19 am | 8:17:35 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 23s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:57 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:40:30 am | 7:05:35 am | +44s | 6:52:49 pm | -1m 23s | 7:17:53 pm | 11h 47m 14s | -2m 7s | 12:59:28 pm | 51.80° | 6:11:22 am | 7:46:58 pm | 5:42:06 am | 8:16:11 pm | 12h 13m 31s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:38 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:41:14 am | 7:06:20 am | +45s | 6:51:27 pm | -1m 22s | 7:16:31 pm | 11h 45m 7s | -2m 7s | 12:59:09 pm | 51.41° | 6:12:07 am | 7:45:36 pm | 5:42:52 am | 8:14:47 pm | 12h 15m 38s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:59:18 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:41:59 am | 7:07:05 am | +45s | 6:50:05 pm | -1m 22s | 7:15:09 pm | 11h 43m 0s | -2m 7s | 12:58:51 pm | 51.03° | 6:12:52 am | 7:44:14 pm | 5:43:38 am | 8:13:24 pm | 12h 17m 46s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:01 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:42:43 am | 7:07:51 am | +46s | 6:48:43 pm | -1m 22s | 7:13:48 pm | 11h 40m 52s | -2m 7s | 12:58:32 pm | 50.64° | 6:13:36 am | 7:42:53 pm | 5:44:24 am | 8:12:02 pm | 12h 19m 53s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:41 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:43:28 am | 7:08:36 am | +45s | 6:47:22 pm | -1m 21s | 7:12:28 pm | 11h 38m 46s | -2m 7s | 12:58:14 pm | 50.26° | 6:14:21 am | 7:41:33 pm | 5:45:10 am | 8:10:41 pm | 12h 22m 0s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:23 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:44:13 am | 7:09:22 am | +46s | 6:46:01 pm | -1m 21s | 7:11:08 pm | 11h 36m 39s | -2m 7s | 12:57:57 pm | 49.88° | 6:15:06 am | 7:40:13 pm | 5:45:56 am | 8:09:20 pm | 12h 24m 7s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:06 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:44:58 am | 7:10:08 am | +46s | 6:44:41 pm | -1m 20s | 7:09:49 pm | 11h 34m 33s | -2m 6s | 12:57:40 pm | 49.50° | 6:15:51 am | 7:38:54 pm | 5:46:41 am | 8:08:01 pm | 12h 26m 14s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:49 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:45:44 am | 7:10:55 am | +47s | 6:43:21 pm | -1m 20s | 7:08:31 pm | 11h 32m 26s | -2m 6s | 12:57:23 pm | 49.12° | 6:16:36 am | 7:37:36 pm | 5:47:27 am | 8:06:42 pm | 12h 28m 21s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:31 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:46:29 am | 7:11:42 am | +47s | 6:42:02 pm | -1m 19s | 7:07:13 pm | 11h 30m 20s | -2m 6s | 12:57:07 pm | 48.74° | 6:17:21 am | 7:36:19 pm | 5:48:13 am | 8:05:24 pm | 12h 30m 27s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:57:15 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:47:15 am | 7:12:29 am | +47s | 6:40:44 pm | -1m 18s | 7:05:56 pm | 11h 28m 15s | -2m 6s | 12:56:51 pm | 48.36° | 6:18:07 am | 7:35:02 pm | 5:48:59 am | 8:04:08 pm | 12h 32m 32s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:59 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:48:01 am | 7:13:16 am | +47s | 6:39:26 pm | -1m 18s | 7:04:40 pm | 11h 26m 10s | -2m 5s | 12:56:36 pm | 47.99° | 6:18:52 am | 7:33:47 pm | 5:49:45 am | 8:02:52 pm | 12h 34m 38s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:44 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:48:48 am | 7:14:04 am | +48s | 6:38:09 pm | -1m 17s | 7:03:24 pm | 11h 24m 5s | -2m 5s | 12:56:21 pm | 47.61° | 6:19:38 am | 7:32:32 pm | 5:50:30 am | 8:01:37 pm | 12h 36m 43s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:28 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:49:34 am | 7:14:52 am | +48s | 6:36:53 pm | -1m 16s | 7:02:09 pm | 11h 22m 1s | -2m 4s | 12:56:07 pm | 47.24° | 6:20:23 am | 7:31:18 pm | 5:51:16 am | 8:00:23 pm | 12h 38m 48s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:14 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:50:21 am | 7:15:41 am | +49s | 6:35:37 pm | -1m 16s | 7:00:55 pm | 11h 19m 56s | -2m 4s | 12:55:54 pm | 46.87° | 6:21:09 am | 7:30:06 pm | 5:52:02 am | 7:59:10 pm | 12h 40m 53s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:01 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:51:08 am | 7:16:30 am | +49s | 6:34:22 pm | -1m 15s | 6:59:42 pm | 11h 17m 52s | -2m 4s | 12:55:41 pm | 46.50° | 6:21:55 am | 7:28:54 pm | 5:52:48 am | 7:57:59 pm | 12h 42m 57s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:48 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:51:56 am | 7:17:19 am | +49s | 6:33:08 pm | -1m 14s | 6:58:30 pm | 11h 15m 49s | -2m 3s | 12:55:28 pm | 46.14° | 6:22:41 am | 7:27:43 pm | 5:53:34 am | 7:56:48 pm | 12h 45m 0s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:34 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:52:43 am | 7:18:08 am | +49s | 6:31:55 pm | -1m 13s | 6:57:19 pm | 11h 13m 47s | -2m 3s | 12:55:16 pm | 45.78° | 6:23:28 am | 7:26:33 pm | 5:54:20 am | 7:55:39 pm | 12h 47m 3s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:55:22 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:53:31 am | 7:18:58 am | +50s | 6:30:43 pm | -1m 12s | 6:56:09 pm | 11h 11m 45s | -2m 2s | 12:55:05 pm | 45.41° | 6:24:14 am | 7:25:24 pm | 5:55:06 am | 7:54:31 pm | 12h 49m 6s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:11 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:54:20 am | 7:19:49 am | +51s | 6:29:32 pm | -1m 11s | 6:55:00 pm | 11h 9m 43s | -2m 2s | 12:54:54 pm | 45.06° | 6:25:01 am | 7:24:17 pm | 5:55:52 am | 7:53:23 pm | 12h 51m 8s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:59 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:55:08 am | 7:20:40 am | +51s | 6:28:21 pm | -1m 11s | 6:53:52 pm | 11h 7m 41s | -2m 1s | 12:54:44 pm | 44.70° | 6:25:48 am | 7:23:10 pm | 5:56:39 am | 7:52:18 pm | 12h 53m 10s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:49 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:55:57 am | 7:21:31 am | +51s | 6:27:12 pm | -1m 9s | 6:52:44 pm | 11h 5m 41s | -2m 1s | 12:54:35 pm | 44.35° | 6:26:35 am | 7:22:05 pm | 5:57:25 am | 7:51:13 pm | 12h 55m 10s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:39 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:56:46 am | 7:22:22 am | +51s | 6:26:03 pm | -1m 9s | 6:51:38 pm | 11h 3m 41s | -2m 0s | 12:54:27 pm | 44.00° | 6:27:23 am | 7:21:00 pm | 5:58:12 am | 7:50:10 pm | 12h 57m 11s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:31 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:57:36 am | 7:23:14 am | +52s | 6:24:56 pm | -1m 7s | 6:50:33 pm | 11h 1m 42s | -1m 59s | 12:54:19 pm | 43.65° | 6:28:10 am | 7:19:57 pm | 5:58:58 am | 7:49:08 pm | 12h 59m 10s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:23 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:58:25 am | 7:24:06 am | +52s | 6:23:50 pm | -1m 6s | 6:49:30 pm | 10h 59m 44s | -1m 59s | 12:54:11 pm | 43.30° | 6:28:58 am | 7:18:56 pm | 5:59:45 am | 7:48:07 pm | 13h 1m 9s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:14 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:59:16 am | 7:24:59 am | +53s | 6:22:44 pm | -1m 6s | 6:48:27 pm | 10h 57m 45s | -1m 58s | 12:54:05 pm | 42.96° | 6:29:46 am | 7:17:55 pm | 6:00:32 am | 7:47:07 pm | 13h 3m 8s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:54:08 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:00:06 am | 7:25:52 am | +53s | 6:21:40 pm | -1m 4s | 6:47:25 pm | 10h 55m 48s | -1m 57s | 12:53:59 pm | 42.62° | 6:30:35 am | 7:16:56 pm | 6:01:19 am | 7:46:09 pm | 13h 5m 5s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:02 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:00:57 am | 7:26:45 am | +53s | 6:20:37 pm | -1m 3s | 6:46:25 pm | 10h 53m 52s | -1m 56s | 12:53:54 pm | 42.29° | 6:31:23 am | 7:15:58 pm | 6:02:07 am | 7:45:13 pm | 13h 7m 2s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:56 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:01:48 am | 7:27:39 am | +54s | 6:19:36 pm | -1m 1s | 6:45:26 pm | 10h 51m 57s | -1m 55s | 12:53:50 pm | 41.96° | 6:32:12 am | 7:15:01 pm | 6:02:54 am | 7:44:17 pm | 13h 8m 57s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:52 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:02:39 am | 7:28:33 am | +54s | 6:18:35 pm | -1m 1s | 6:44:29 pm | 10h 50m 2s | -1m 55s | 12:53:47 pm | 41.63° | 6:33:01 am | 7:14:06 pm | 6:03:42 am | 7:43:24 pm | 13h 10m 52s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:49 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:03:30 am | 7:29:27 am | +54s | 6:17:36 pm | -59s | 6:43:32 pm | 10h 48m 9s | -1m 54s | 12:53:44 pm | 41.31° | 6:33:50 am | 7:13:12 pm | 6:04:29 am | 7:42:31 pm | 13h 12m 46s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:45 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Surf City, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Surf City, 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 Surf City, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Surf City, NC
In Surf City, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:30 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 4:59 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:26 pm.
Surf City, NC gets 4h 36m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 27m versus 9h 51m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Surf City, NC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Surf City. 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 Surf City.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 32.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 78.7° (around Jun 18) in Surf City. 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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