Sunrise and sunset times in Tar Heel, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Tar Heel, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 21, 2026 . Current time: 9:02:18 am
First light at 6:14:02 am
Sunrise time: 6:39:01 am
Sunset time: 7:57:29 pm
Last light at 8:22:28 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 18 minutes
10 hours, 55 minutes left for today's sunset in Tar Heel
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 2:45 PM
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (63%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PMTomorrow
August 22, 2026
First light at 6:14:50 am
Sunrise time: 6:39:46 am
Sunset time: 7:56:14 pm
Last light at 8:21:10 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 16 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Tar Heel
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:10 AM Moon will rise on Aug 22 at 3:37 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
- Tar Heel, North Carolina
- Latitude: 34.733223
- Longitude: -78.790024
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Tar Heel, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 4 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 52 minutes.Longest day in Tar Heel, NC
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 1 day ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 32 minutes.
August 2026 - Tar Heel, 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 August in Tar Heel.
The day length shortens by 56 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Tar Heel, NC - from 13 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 58 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:57:46 am | 6:24:03 am | 8:18:57 pm | 8:45:14 pm | 13h 54m 54s | 13h 54m 54s | 1:21:30 pm | 52.6° | 5:24:17 am | 9:18:43 pm | 4:48:37 am | 9:54:23 pm | 10h 5m 51s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:58:35 am | 6:24:48 am | 8:18:04 pm | 8:44:16 pm | 13h 53m 16s | -1m -38s | 1:21:26 pm | 52.4° | 5:25:13 am | 9:17:39 pm | 4:49:42 am | 9:53:09 pm | 10h 7m 28s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:59:24 am | 6:25:32 am | 8:17:09 pm | 8:43:18 pm | 13h 51m 37s | -1m -39s | 1:21:21 pm | 52.1° | 5:26:08 am | 9:16:33 pm | 4:50:48 am | 9:51:54 pm | 10h 9m 8s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 6:00:13 am | 6:26:17 am | 8:16:13 pm | 8:42:18 pm | 13h 49m 56s | -1m -41s | 1:21:15 pm | 51.8° | 5:27:04 am | 9:15:27 pm | 4:51:53 am | 9:50:38 pm | 10h 10m 49s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 6:01:02 am | 6:27:02 am | 8:15:16 pm | 8:41:16 pm | 13h 48m 14s | -1m -42s | 1:21:09 pm | 51.6° | 5:28:00 am | 9:14:19 pm | 4:52:59 am | 9:49:20 pm | 10h 12m 32s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:01:52 am | 6:27:48 am | 8:14:18 pm | 8:40:14 pm | 13h 46m 30s | -1m -44s | 1:21:03 pm | 51.3° | 5:28:56 am | 9:13:09 pm | 4:54:04 am | 9:48:01 pm | 10h 14m 15s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:02:41 am | 6:28:33 am | 8:13:18 pm | 8:39:10 pm | 13h 44m 45s | -1m -45s | 1:20:55 pm | 51° | 5:29:52 am | 9:11:59 pm | 4:55:09 am | 9:46:41 pm | 10h 16m 0s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:03:30 am | 6:29:18 am | 8:12:17 pm | 8:38:05 pm | 13h 42m 59s | -1m -46s | 1:20:47 pm | 50.7° | 5:30:48 am | 9:10:47 pm | 4:56:15 am | 9:45:20 pm | 10h 17m 46s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:04:19 am | 6:30:03 am | 8:11:15 pm | 8:36:59 pm | 13h 41m 12s | -1m -47s | 1:20:39 pm | 50.4° | 5:31:43 am | 9:09:35 pm | 4:57:20 am | 9:43:58 pm | 10h 19m 33s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:05:08 am | 6:30:48 am | 8:10:12 pm | 8:35:52 pm | 13h 39m 24s | -1m -48s | 1:20:30 pm | 50.1° | 5:32:39 am | 9:08:21 pm | 4:58:25 am | 9:42:35 pm | 10h 21m 21s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:05:57 am | 6:31:33 am | 8:09:08 pm | 8:34:43 pm | 13h 37m 35s | -1m -49s | 1:20:20 pm | 49.8° | 5:33:34 am | 9:07:06 pm | 4:59:29 am | 9:41:12 pm | 10h 23m 10s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:06:46 am | 6:32:18 am | 8:08:02 pm | 8:33:34 pm | 13h 35m 44s | -1m -51s | 1:20:10 pm | 49.5° | 5:34:30 am | 9:05:51 pm | 5:00:34 am | 9:39:47 pm | 10h 25m 1s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:07:35 am | 6:33:03 am | 8:06:56 pm | 8:32:24 pm | 13h 33m 53s | -1m -51s | 1:20:00 pm | 49.2° | 5:35:25 am | 9:04:34 pm | 5:01:38 am | 9:38:21 pm | 10h 26m 52s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:08:24 am | 6:33:48 am | 8:05:48 pm | 8:31:12 pm | 13h 32m 0s | -1m -53s | 1:19:48 pm | 48.9° | 5:36:20 am | 9:03:16 pm | 5:02:42 am | 9:36:55 pm | 10h 28m 45s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:09:13 am | 6:34:33 am | 8:04:40 pm | 8:30:00 pm | 13h 30m 7s | -1m -53s | 1:19:36 pm | 48.6° | 5:37:15 am | 9:01:58 pm | 5:03:45 am | 9:35:28 pm | 10h 30m 38s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:10:01 am | 6:35:18 am | 8:03:30 pm | 8:28:47 pm | 13h 28m 12s | -1m -55s | 1:19:24 pm | 48.3° | 5:38:10 am | 9:00:39 pm | 5:04:49 am | 9:34:00 pm | 10h 32m 33s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:10:50 am | 6:36:03 am | 8:02:20 pm | 8:27:33 pm | 13h 26m 17s | -1m -55s | 1:19:11 pm | 48° | 5:39:04 am | 8:59:19 pm | 5:05:52 am | 9:32:31 pm | 10h 34m 28s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:11:38 am | 6:36:48 am | 8:01:08 pm | 8:26:18 pm | 13h 24m 20s | -1m -57s | 1:18:58 pm | 47.7° | 5:39:58 am | 8:57:58 pm | 5:06:54 am | 9:31:02 pm | 10h 36m 24s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:12:26 am | 6:37:32 am | 7:59:56 pm | 8:25:02 pm | 13h 22m 24s | -1m -56s | 1:18:44 pm | 47.3° | 5:40:52 am | 8:56:36 pm | 5:07:57 am | 9:29:32 pm | 10h 38m 21s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:13:14 am | 6:38:17 am | 7:58:43 pm | 8:23:45 pm | 13h 20m 26s | -1m -58s | 1:18:30 pm | 47° | 5:41:46 am | 8:55:14 pm | 5:08:58 am | 9:28:01 pm | 10h 40m 18s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:14:02 am | 6:39:01 am | 7:57:29 pm | 8:22:28 pm | 13h 18m 28s | -1m -58s | 1:18:15 pm | 46.7° | 5:42:40 am | 8:53:50 pm | 5:10:00 am | 9:26:30 pm | 10h 42m 17s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:14:50 am | 6:39:46 am | 7:56:14 pm | 8:21:10 pm | 13h 16m 28s | -2m 0s | 1:18:00 pm | 46.3° | 5:43:33 am | 8:52:27 pm | 5:11:01 am | 9:24:59 pm | 10h 44m 16s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:15:37 am | 6:40:30 am | 7:54:58 pm | 8:19:51 pm | 13h 14m 28s | -2m 0s | 1:17:44 pm | 46° | 5:44:26 am | 8:51:02 pm | 5:12:02 am | 9:23:27 pm | 10h 46m 16s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:16:25 am | 6:41:14 am | 7:53:42 pm | 8:18:31 pm | 13h 12m 28s | -2m 0s | 1:17:28 pm | 45.6° | 5:45:18 am | 8:49:38 pm | 5:13:02 am | 9:21:54 pm | 10h 48m 16s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:17:12 am | 6:41:58 am | 7:52:25 pm | 8:17:11 pm | 13h 10m 27s | -2m -1s | 1:17:11 pm | 45.3° | 5:46:11 am | 8:48:12 pm | 5:14:02 am | 9:20:21 pm | 10h 50m 17s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:17:59 am | 6:42:42 am | 7:51:07 pm | 8:15:50 pm | 13h 8m 25s | -2m -2s | 1:16:54 pm | 45° | 5:47:03 am | 8:46:46 pm | 5:15:01 am | 9:18:48 pm | 10h 52m 19s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:18:46 am | 6:43:26 am | 7:49:49 pm | 8:14:29 pm | 13h 6m 23s | -2m -2s | 1:16:37 pm | 44.6° | 5:47:55 am | 8:45:20 pm | 5:16:00 am | 9:17:14 pm | 10h 54m 20s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:19:32 am | 6:44:09 am | 7:48:30 pm | 8:13:07 pm | 13h 4m 21s | -2m -2s | 1:16:19 pm | 44.3° | 5:48:46 am | 8:43:53 pm | 5:16:58 am | 9:15:41 pm | 10h 56m 23s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:20:19 am | 6:44:53 am | 7:47:10 pm | 8:11:44 pm | 13h 2m 17s | -2m -4s | 1:16:01 pm | 43.9° | 5:49:37 am | 8:42:25 pm | 5:17:56 am | 9:14:06 pm | 10h 58m 26s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:21:05 am | 6:45:36 am | 7:45:50 pm | 8:10:21 pm | 13h 0m 14s | -2m -3s | 1:15:43 pm | 43.5° | 5:50:28 am | 8:40:58 pm | 5:18:54 am | 9:12:32 pm | 11h 0m 30s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:21:51 am | 6:46:20 am | 7:44:29 pm | 8:08:57 pm | 12h 58m 9s | -2m -5s | 1:15:24 pm | 43.2° | 5:51:19 am | 8:39:30 pm | 5:19:51 am | 9:10:57 pm | 11h 2m 34s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Tar Heel, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Tar Heel, 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 Tar Heel, NC.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Tar Heel, NC
In Tar Heel, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:59 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:33 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:05 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:33 pm.
Tar Heel, NC gets 4h 39m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 32m versus 9h 52m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
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