Sunrise and sunset times in Union, AL
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 8:35:28 am
Night ends at 5:38 am5:38:00 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 6:36 am6:35:32 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: 7:00:38 am CDTWhen 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: 6:11:21 pm CDTWhen 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 6:36 pm6:36:25 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:34 pm7:33:54 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: 17.88° · Azimuth: 116.4° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 10 minutes
9 hours, 35 minutes left for today's sunset in Union
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:17 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 3:39 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:39 am5:38:44 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 6:36 am6:36:18 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: 7:01:26 am CDTWhen 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: 6:10:15 pm CDTWhen 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 6:35 pm6:35:21 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:33 pm7:32:53 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, 8 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Union
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:17 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 4:07 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Union, Alabama
- Latitude: 32.988182 (North)
- Longitude: -87.915016 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Union, AL
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, 58 minutes.Longest day in Union, AL
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, 19 minutes.
October 2026 - Union, Alabama - 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 Union.
All times are in Union's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 58 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Union, AL - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 52 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.6:21:16 am | 6:45:56 am | +41s | 6:36:05 pm | -1m 20s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:00:43 pm | 11h 50m 9s | -2m 1s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:41:15 pm | 53.62° | 5:52:37 am | 7:29:19 pm | 5:23:50 am | 7:58:03 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 10m 32s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:25 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:21:57 am | 6:46:37 am | +41s | 6:34:45 pm | -1m 20s | 6:59:24 pm | 11h 48m 8s | -2m 1s | 12:40:56 pm | 53.23° | 5:53:18 am | 7:28:00 pm | 5:24:32 am | 7:56:42 pm | 12h 12m 34s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:06 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:22:38 am | 6:47:19 am | +42s | 6:33:26 pm | -1m 19s | 6:58:05 pm | 11h 46m 7s | -2m 1s | 12:40:37 pm | 52.84° | 5:54:00 am | 7:26:41 pm | 5:25:15 am | 7:55:22 pm | 12h 14m 34s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:40:46 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:23:19 am | 6:48:00 am | +41s | 6:32:07 pm | -1m 19s | 6:56:47 pm | 11h 44m 7s | -2m 0s | 12:40:19 pm | 52.46° | 5:54:41 am | 7:25:23 pm | 5:25:57 am | 7:54:03 pm | 12h 16m 35s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:29 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:24:00 am | 6:48:42 am | +42s | 6:30:49 pm | -1m 18s | 6:55:30 pm | 11h 42m 7s | -2m 0s | 12:40:00 pm | 52.07° | 5:55:22 am | 7:24:05 pm | 5:26:40 am | 7:52:44 pm | 12h 18m 35s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:09 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:24:41 am | 6:49:24 am | +42s | 6:29:31 pm | -1m 18s | 6:54:13 pm | 11h 40m 7s | -2m 0s | 12:39:42 pm | 51.69° | 5:56:04 am | 7:22:48 pm | 5:27:22 am | 7:51:27 pm | 12h 20m 36s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:51 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:25:23 am | 6:50:07 am | +43s | 6:28:14 pm | -1m 17s | 6:52:56 pm | 11h 38m 7s | -2m 0s | 12:39:25 pm | 51.31° | 5:56:45 am | 7:21:32 pm | 5:28:05 am | 7:50:10 pm | 12h 22m 36s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:34 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:26:05 am | 6:50:50 am | +43s | 6:26:57 pm | -1m 17s | 6:51:40 pm | 11h 36m 7s | -2m 0s | 12:39:08 pm | 50.93° | 5:57:27 am | 7:20:17 pm | 5:28:47 am | 7:48:54 pm | 12h 24m 36s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:17 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:26:47 am | 6:51:33 am | +43s | 6:25:41 pm | -1m 16s | 6:50:25 pm | 11h 34m 8s | -1m 59s | 12:38:51 pm | 50.55° | 5:58:08 am | 7:19:02 pm | 5:29:29 am | 7:47:39 pm | 12h 26m 35s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:59 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:27:29 am | 6:52:16 am | +43s | 6:24:25 pm | -1m 16s | 6:49:11 pm | 11h 32m 9s | -1m 59s | 12:38:35 pm | 50.17° | 5:58:50 am | 7:17:48 pm | 5:30:11 am | 7:46:24 pm | 12h 28m 35s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:38:43 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:28:12 am | 6:53:00 am | +44s | 6:23:10 pm | -1m 15s | 6:47:57 pm | 11h 30m 10s | -1m 59s | 12:38:19 pm | 49.79° | 5:59:32 am | 7:16:35 pm | 5:30:54 am | 7:45:11 pm | 12h 30m 34s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:27 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:28:55 am | 6:53:44 am | +44s | 6:21:56 pm | -1m 14s | 6:46:44 pm | 11h 28m 12s | -1m 59s | 12:38:04 pm | 49.41° | 6:00:14 am | 7:15:23 pm | 5:31:36 am | 7:43:59 pm | 12h 32m 33s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:11 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:29:38 am | 6:54:29 am | +45s | 6:20:42 pm | -1m 14s | 6:45:32 pm | 11h 26m 13s | -1m 58s | 12:37:50 pm | 49.04° | 6:00:56 am | 7:14:11 pm | 5:32:18 am | 7:42:47 pm | 12h 34m 32s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:58 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30:21 am | 6:55:14 am | +45s | 6:19:29 pm | -1m 13s | 6:44:20 pm | 11h 24m 15s | -1m 58s | 12:37:35 pm | 48.67° | 6:01:39 am | 7:13:01 pm | 5:33:01 am | 7:41:37 pm | 12h 36m 30s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:42 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:31:05 am | 6:55:59 am | +45s | 6:18:17 pm | -1m 12s | 6:43:10 pm | 11h 22m 18s | -1m 57s | 12:37:22 pm | 48.30° | 6:02:21 am | 7:11:51 pm | 5:33:43 am | 7:40:27 pm | 12h 38m 27s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:29 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:31:48 am | 6:56:44 am | +45s | 6:17:05 pm | -1m 12s | 6:42:00 pm | 11h 20m 21s | -1m 57s | 12:37:09 pm | 47.93° | 6:03:04 am | 7:10:43 pm | 5:34:26 am | 7:39:19 pm | 12h 40m 25s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:16 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:32:33 am | 6:57:30 am | +46s | 6:15:55 pm | -1m 10s | 6:40:51 pm | 11h 18m 25s | -1m 57s | 12:36:56 pm | 47.57° | 6:03:47 am | 7:09:35 pm | 5:35:09 am | 7:38:12 pm | 12h 42m 22s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:02 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:33:17 am | 6:58:17 am | +47s | 6:14:45 pm | -1m 10s | 6:39:43 pm | 11h 16m 28s | -1m 56s | 12:36:44 pm | 47.20° | 6:04:30 am | 7:08:29 pm | 5:35:51 am | 7:37:06 pm | 12h 44m 18s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:36:50 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:34:02 am | 6:59:03 am | +46s | 6:13:36 pm | -1m 9s | 6:38:36 pm | 11h 14m 33s | -1m 56s | 12:36:33 pm | 46.84° | 6:05:14 am | 7:07:23 pm | 5:36:34 am | 7:36:01 pm | 12h 46m 14s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:38 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:34:47 am | 6:59:50 am | +47s | 6:12:28 pm | -1m 8s | 6:37:30 pm | 11h 12m 38s | -1m 55s | 12:36:23 pm | 46.48° | 6:05:57 am | 7:06:19 pm | 5:37:17 am | 7:34:57 pm | 12h 48m 10s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:28 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:35:32 am | 7:00:38 am | +48s | 6:11:21 pm | -1m 7s | 6:36:25 pm | 11h 10m 43s | -1m 55s | 12:36:13 pm | 46.13° | 6:06:41 am | 7:05:15 pm | 5:38:00 am | 7:33:54 pm | 12h 50m 5s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:18 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:36:18 am | 7:01:26 am | +48s | 6:10:15 pm | -1m 6s | 6:35:21 pm | 11h 8m 49s | -1m 54s | 12:36:03 pm | 45.78° | 6:07:25 am | 7:04:13 pm | 5:38:44 am | 7:32:53 pm | 12h 51m 59s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:07 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:37:04 am | 7:02:14 am | +48s | 6:09:09 pm | -1m 6s | 6:34:18 pm | 11h 6m 55s | -1m 53s | 12:35:55 pm | 45.43° | 6:08:10 am | 7:03:12 pm | 5:39:27 am | 7:31:53 pm | 12h 53m 54s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:59 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:37:50 am | 7:03:03 am | +49s | 6:08:05 pm | -1m 4s | 6:33:17 pm | 11h 5m 2s | -1m 53s | 12:35:47 pm | 45.08° | 6:08:54 am | 7:02:12 pm | 5:40:11 am | 7:30:54 pm | 12h 55m 47s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:51 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:38:37 am | 7:03:52 am | +49s | 6:07:02 pm | -1m 3s | 6:32:16 pm | 11h 3m 10s | -1m 52s | 12:35:40 pm | 44.73° | 6:09:39 am | 7:01:13 pm | 5:40:54 am | 7:29:56 pm | 12h 57m 39s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:35:44 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:39:24 am | 7:04:41 am | +49s | 6:06:00 pm | -1m 2s | 6:31:16 pm | 11h 1m 19s | -1m 51s | 12:35:33 pm | 44.39° | 6:10:24 am | 7:00:16 pm | 5:41:38 am | 7:29:00 pm | 12h 59m 31s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:36 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:40:11 am | 7:05:31 am | +50s | 6:04:59 pm | -1m 1s | 6:30:18 pm | 10h 59m 28s | -1m 51s | 12:35:28 pm | 44.05° | 6:11:09 am | 6:59:19 pm | 5:42:22 am | 7:28:05 pm | 13h 1m 22s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:31 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:40:59 am | 7:06:21 am | +50s | 6:04:00 pm | -59s | 6:29:21 pm | 10h 57m 39s | -1m 50s | 12:35:23 pm | 43.72° | 6:11:55 am | 6:58:24 pm | 5:43:07 am | 7:27:11 pm | 13h 3m 12s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:25 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:41:47 am | 7:07:12 am | +51s | 6:03:01 pm | -59s | 6:28:25 pm | 10h 55m 49s | -1m 49s | 12:35:19 pm | 43.39° | 6:12:41 am | 6:57:31 pm | 5:43:51 am | 7:26:19 pm | 13h 5m 1s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:21 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:42:35 am | 7:08:02 am | +50s | 6:02:04 pm | -57s | 6:27:30 pm | 10h 54m 2s | -1m 48s | 12:35:15 pm | 43.06° | 6:13:27 am | 6:56:38 pm | 5:44:36 am | 7:25:28 pm | 13h 6m 50s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:16 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:43:24 am | 7:08:54 am | +52s | 6:01:08 pm | -56s | 6:26:37 pm | 10h 52m 14s | -1m 47s | 12:35:13 pm | 42.74° | 6:14:13 am | 6:55:47 pm | 5:45:20 am | 7:24:39 pm | 13h 8m 37s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:14 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Union, AL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Union, AL for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Union, AL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Union, AL
In Union, AL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 5:42 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:10 am. The earliest sunset is on December 3 at 4:44 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:04 pm.
Union, AL gets 4h 21m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 19m versus 9h 58m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Union, AL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Union. 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 Union.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 33.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 80.3° (around Jun 21) in Union. 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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