Sunrise and sunset times in Townsend, TN
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 7:33:35 pm
Night ends at 6:19 am6:19:07 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 7:18 am7:18:24 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: 7:44:13 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: 6:55:30 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 7:21 pm7:21:18 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:21 pm8:20:30 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.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -8.47° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 263.9° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 11 minutes
Sunset in Townsend was 38 minutes ago
Moonrise: 2:56 pm
Moonset: Oct 19, 12:54 amMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (53%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 19, 2026
Night ends at 6:20 am6:19:56 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 7:19 am7:19:15 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: 7:45:06 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: 6:54:15 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 7:20 pm7:20:05 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:19 pm8:19:19 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, 9 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Townsend
Moonset: 12:54 am Moonrise: 3:29 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (64%)
- Townsend, Tennessee
- Latitude: 35.675365 (North)
- Longitude: -83.75573 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Townsend, TN
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 3 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 44 minutes.Longest day in Townsend, TN
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, 34 minutes.
October 2026 - Townsend, Tennessee - 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 Townsend.
All times are in Townsend's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 4 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Townsend, TN - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 44 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.7:04:36 am | 7:30:04 am | +47s | 7:18:38 pm | -1m 26s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:44:04 pm | 11h 48m 34s | -2m 14s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:24:37 pm | 50.93° | 6:35:00 am | 8:13:36 pm | 6:05:13 am | 8:43:19 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 12m 14s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:47 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:05:23 am | 7:30:52 am | +48s | 7:17:12 pm | -1m 26s | 7:42:38 pm | 11h 46m 20s | -2m 14s | 1:24:18 pm | 50.55° | 6:35:48 am | 8:12:10 pm | 6:06:03 am | 8:41:52 pm | 12h 14m 27s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:28 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:06:10 am | 7:31:39 am | +47s | 7:15:46 pm | -1m 26s | 7:41:13 pm | 11h 44m 7s | -2m 13s | 1:23:59 pm | 50.16° | 6:36:36 am | 8:10:45 pm | 6:06:52 am | 8:40:25 pm | 12h 16m 42s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:24:08 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:06:58 am | 7:32:28 am | +49s | 7:14:21 pm | -1m 25s | 7:39:49 pm | 11h 41m 53s | -2m 13s | 1:23:41 pm | 49.77° | 6:37:23 am | 8:09:20 pm | 6:07:41 am | 8:38:59 pm | 12h 18m 55s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:51 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:07:45 am | 7:33:16 am | +48s | 7:12:56 pm | -1m 25s | 7:38:25 pm | 11h 39m 40s | -2m 13s | 1:23:22 pm | 49.39° | 6:38:11 am | 8:07:56 pm | 6:08:31 am | 8:37:33 pm | 12h 21m 9s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:31 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:08:33 am | 7:34:05 am | +49s | 7:11:32 pm | -1m 24s | 7:37:02 pm | 11h 37m 27s | -2m 13s | 1:23:04 pm | 49.01° | 6:38:59 am | 8:06:33 pm | 6:09:20 am | 8:36:09 pm | 12h 23m 22s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:13 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:09:21 am | 7:34:54 am | +49s | 7:10:08 pm | -1m 24s | 7:35:39 pm | 11h 35m 14s | -2m 13s | 1:22:47 pm | 48.62° | 6:39:47 am | 8:05:10 pm | 6:10:09 am | 8:34:45 pm | 12h 25m 35s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:56 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:10:09 am | 7:35:43 am | +49s | 7:08:45 pm | -1m 23s | 7:34:17 pm | 11h 33m 2s | -2m 12s | 1:22:30 pm | 48.24° | 6:40:35 am | 8:03:49 pm | 6:10:58 am | 8:33:23 pm | 12h 27m 47s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:39 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:10:58 am | 7:36:32 am | +49s | 7:07:23 pm | -1m 22s | 7:32:55 pm | 11h 30m 51s | -2m 12s | 1:22:13 pm | 47.86° | 6:41:23 am | 8:02:27 pm | 6:11:47 am | 8:32:01 pm | 12h 29m 59s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:21 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:11:46 am | 7:37:22 am | +50s | 7:06:01 pm | -1m 22s | 7:31:35 pm | 11h 28m 39s | -2m 12s | 1:21:57 pm | 47.48° | 6:42:11 am | 8:01:07 pm | 6:12:36 am | 8:30:40 pm | 12h 32m 11s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:22:05 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:12:35 am | 7:38:12 am | +50s | 7:04:39 pm | -1m 22s | 7:30:15 pm | 11h 26m 27s | -2m 12s | 1:21:41 pm | 47.11° | 6:43:00 am | 7:59:48 pm | 6:13:24 am | 8:29:20 pm | 12h 34m 24s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:49 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:13:24 am | 7:39:03 am | +51s | 7:03:18 pm | -1m 21s | 7:28:55 pm | 11h 24m 15s | -2m 11s | 1:21:26 pm | 46.73° | 6:43:48 am | 7:58:29 pm | 6:14:13 am | 8:28:01 pm | 12h 36m 36s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:34 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:14:14 am | 7:39:54 am | +51s | 7:01:58 pm | -1m 20s | 7:27:37 pm | 11h 22m 4s | -2m 11s | 1:21:11 pm | 46.36° | 6:44:37 am | 7:57:12 pm | 6:15:02 am | 8:26:43 pm | 12h 38m 47s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:18 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:15:03 am | 7:40:45 am | +51s | 7:00:39 pm | -1m 19s | 7:26:19 pm | 11h 19m 54s | -2m 10s | 1:20:57 pm | 45.99° | 6:45:25 am | 7:55:55 pm | 6:15:51 am | 8:25:27 pm | 12h 40m 57s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:04 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:15:53 am | 7:41:36 am | +51s | 6:59:21 pm | -1m 18s | 7:25:02 pm | 11h 17m 45s | -2m 10s | 1:20:44 pm | 45.62° | 6:46:14 am | 7:54:39 pm | 6:16:40 am | 8:24:11 pm | 12h 43m 7s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:51 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:16:43 am | 7:42:28 am | +52s | 6:58:03 pm | -1m 18s | 7:23:47 pm | 11h 15m 35s | -2m 10s | 1:20:31 pm | 45.25° | 6:47:03 am | 7:53:25 pm | 6:17:29 am | 8:22:56 pm | 12h 45m 17s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:38 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:17:33 am | 7:43:20 am | +52s | 6:56:46 pm | -1m 17s | 7:22:32 pm | 11h 13m 26s | -2m 9s | 1:20:18 pm | 44.88° | 6:47:52 am | 7:52:11 pm | 6:18:18 am | 8:21:43 pm | 12h 47m 27s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:24 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:18:24 am | 7:44:13 am | +53s | 6:55:30 pm | -1m 16s | 7:21:18 pm | 11h 11m 17s | -2m 9s | 1:20:06 pm | 44.52° | 6:48:41 am | 7:50:58 pm | 6:19:07 am | 8:20:30 pm | 12h 49m 36s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:20:12 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:19:15 am | 7:45:06 am | +53s | 6:54:15 pm | -1m 15s | 7:20:05 pm | 11h 9m 9s | -2m 8s | 1:19:55 pm | 44.16° | 6:49:31 am | 7:49:47 pm | 6:19:56 am | 8:19:19 pm | 12h 51m 44s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:01 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:20:06 am | 7:45:59 am | +53s | 6:53:00 pm | -1m 15s | 7:18:52 pm | 11h 7m 1s | -2m 8s | 1:19:44 pm | 43.80° | 6:50:20 am | 7:48:36 pm | 6:20:45 am | 8:18:09 pm | 12h 53m 53s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:49 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:20:57 am | 7:46:53 am | +54s | 6:51:47 pm | -1m 13s | 7:17:41 pm | 11h 4m 54s | -2m 7s | 1:19:35 pm | 43.45° | 6:51:10 am | 7:47:27 pm | 6:21:34 am | 8:17:01 pm | 12h 56m 0s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:40 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:21:49 am | 7:47:47 am | +54s | 6:50:35 pm | -1m 12s | 7:16:31 pm | 11h 2m 48s | -2m 6s | 1:19:25 pm | 43.09° | 6:52:00 am | 7:46:19 pm | 6:22:24 am | 8:15:53 pm | 12h 58m 6s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:29 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:22:41 am | 7:48:41 am | +54s | 6:49:23 pm | -1m 12s | 7:15:23 pm | 11h 0m 42s | -2m 6s | 1:19:17 pm | 42.74° | 6:52:50 am | 7:45:12 pm | 6:23:13 am | 8:14:47 pm | 13h 0m 13s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:21 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:23:33 am | 7:49:36 am | +55s | 6:48:13 pm | -1m 10s | 7:14:15 pm | 10h 58m 37s | -2m 5s | 1:19:09 pm | 42.39° | 6:53:41 am | 7:44:06 pm | 6:24:03 am | 8:13:42 pm | 13h 2m 18s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:13 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:24:26 am | 7:50:31 am | +55s | 6:47:04 pm | -1m 9s | 7:13:08 pm | 10h 56m 33s | -2m 4s | 1:19:02 pm | 42.05° | 6:54:31 am | 7:43:01 pm | 6:24:52 am | 8:12:39 pm | 13h 4m 23s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:06 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:25:19 am | 7:51:27 am | +56s | 6:45:56 pm | -1m 8s | 7:12:03 pm | 10h 54m 29s | -2m 4s | 1:18:55 pm | 41.71° | 6:55:22 am | 7:41:58 pm | 6:25:42 am | 8:11:37 pm | 13h 6m 26s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:18:58 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:26:12 am | 7:52:22 am | +55s | 6:44:49 pm | -1m 7s | 7:10:59 pm | 10h 52m 27s | -2m 3s | 1:18:50 pm | 41.37° | 6:56:13 am | 7:40:56 pm | 6:26:32 am | 8:10:36 pm | 13h 8m 30s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:53 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:27:05 am | 7:53:19 am | +57s | 6:43:43 pm | -1m 6s | 7:09:56 pm | 10h 50m 24s | -2m 2s | 1:18:45 pm | 41.04° | 6:57:05 am | 7:39:55 pm | 6:27:22 am | 8:09:37 pm | 13h 10m 32s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:47 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:27:59 am | 7:54:15 am | +56s | 6:42:39 pm | -1m 4s | 7:08:54 pm | 10h 48m 24s | -2m 1s | 1:18:41 pm | 40.70° | 6:57:56 am | 7:38:56 pm | 6:28:12 am | 8:08:39 pm | 13h 12m 33s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:43 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:28:53 am | 7:55:12 am | +57s | 6:41:35 pm | -1m 4s | 7:07:54 pm | 10h 46m 23s | -2m 0s | 1:18:37 pm | 40.38° | 6:58:48 am | 7:37:58 pm | 6:29:02 am | 8:07:42 pm | 13h 14m 34s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:38 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:29:47 am | 7:56:09 am | +57s | 6:40:33 pm | -1m 2s | 7:06:55 pm | 10h 44m 24s | -1m 59s | 1:18:35 pm | 40.05° | 6:59:39 am | 7:37:02 pm | 6:29:52 am | 8:06:47 pm | 13h 16m 34s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:36 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Townsend, TN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Townsend, TN for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Townsend, TN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Townsend, TN
In Townsend, TN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:18 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:56 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:21 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:54 pm.
Townsend, TN gets 4h 50m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 34m versus 9h 44m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Townsend, TN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Townsend. 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 Townsend.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 30.4° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 75.4° (around Jun 15) in Townsend. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Townsend the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:18 and 12:49 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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