Sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 21, 2026 . Current time: 8:47:03 am
First light at 6:11:30 am
Sunrise time: 6:36:19 am
Sunset time: 7:53:26 pm
Last light at 8:18:14 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 17 minutes
11 hours, 6 minutes left for today's sunset in Wilmington
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 2:39 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 6:12:16 am
Sunrise time: 6:37:02 am
Sunset time: 7:52:12 pm
Last light at 8:16:57 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 15 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Wilmington
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:08 AM Moon will rise on Aug 22 at 3:32 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Latitude: 34.225727
- Longitude: -77.944710
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Wilmington, 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 54 minutes.Longest day in Wilmington, 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 29 minutes.
August 2026 - Wilmington, 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 Wilmington.
The day length shortens by 55 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Wilmington, NC - from 13 hours, 52 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 57 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 | 5:55:37 am | 6:21:42 am | 8:14:33 pm | 8:40:37 pm | 13h 52m 51s | 13h 52m 51s | 1:18:07 pm | 52.1° | 5:22:26 am | 9:13:49 pm | 4:47:09 am | 9:49:06 pm | 10h 7m 52s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:56:25 am | 6:22:25 am | 8:13:40 pm | 8:39:41 pm | 13h 51m 15s | -1m -36s | 1:18:03 pm | 51.8° | 5:23:20 am | 9:12:46 pm | 4:48:13 am | 9:47:53 pm | 10h 9m 29s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:57:13 am | 6:23:09 am | 8:12:47 pm | 8:38:43 pm | 13h 49m 38s | -1m -37s | 1:17:58 pm | 51.6° | 5:24:14 am | 9:11:42 pm | 4:49:16 am | 9:46:40 pm | 10h 11m 6s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:58:01 am | 6:23:53 am | 8:11:52 pm | 8:37:44 pm | 13h 47m 59s | -1m -39s | 1:17:53 pm | 51.3° | 5:25:09 am | 9:10:36 pm | 4:50:20 am | 9:45:25 pm | 10h 12m 45s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:58:49 am | 6:24:37 am | 8:10:56 pm | 8:36:44 pm | 13h 46m 19s | -1m -40s | 1:17:46 pm | 51° | 5:26:03 am | 9:09:29 pm | 4:51:24 am | 9:44:09 pm | 10h 14m 25s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:59:37 am | 6:25:21 am | 8:09:58 pm | 8:35:43 pm | 13h 44m 37s | -1m -42s | 1:17:40 pm | 50.8° | 5:26:58 am | 9:08:22 pm | 4:52:28 am | 9:42:52 pm | 10h 16m 7s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:00:25 am | 6:26:05 am | 8:09:00 pm | 8:34:40 pm | 13h 42m 55s | -1m -42s | 1:17:32 pm | 50.5° | 5:27:53 am | 9:07:12 pm | 4:53:32 am | 9:41:33 pm | 10h 17m 50s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:01:13 am | 6:26:50 am | 8:08:00 pm | 8:33:36 pm | 13h 41m 10s | -1m -45s | 1:17:25 pm | 50.2° | 5:28:47 am | 9:06:02 pm | 4:54:35 am | 9:40:14 pm | 10h 19m 34s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:02:01 am | 6:27:34 am | 8:06:59 pm | 8:32:31 pm | 13h 39m 25s | -1m -45s | 1:17:16 pm | 49.9° | 5:29:41 am | 9:04:51 pm | 4:55:39 am | 9:38:54 pm | 10h 21m 19s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:02:49 am | 6:28:18 am | 8:05:56 pm | 8:31:25 pm | 13h 37m 38s | -1m -47s | 1:17:07 pm | 49.6° | 5:30:36 am | 9:03:39 pm | 4:56:42 am | 9:37:32 pm | 10h 23m 6s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:03:37 am | 6:29:02 am | 8:04:53 pm | 8:30:18 pm | 13h 35m 51s | -1m -47s | 1:16:58 pm | 49.3° | 5:31:30 am | 9:02:25 pm | 4:57:45 am | 9:36:10 pm | 10h 24m 53s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:04:25 am | 6:29:46 am | 8:03:49 pm | 8:29:10 pm | 13h 34m 3s | -1m -48s | 1:16:47 pm | 49° | 5:32:24 am | 9:01:11 pm | 4:58:48 am | 9:34:47 pm | 10h 26m 41s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:05:13 am | 6:30:30 am | 8:02:44 pm | 8:28:01 pm | 13h 32m 14s | -1m -49s | 1:16:37 pm | 48.7° | 5:33:18 am | 8:59:56 pm | 4:59:50 am | 9:33:23 pm | 10h 28m 30s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:06:00 am | 6:31:14 am | 8:01:37 pm | 8:26:51 pm | 13h 30m 23s | -1m -51s | 1:16:25 pm | 48.4° | 5:34:12 am | 8:58:39 pm | 5:00:53 am | 9:31:58 pm | 10h 30m 21s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:06:48 am | 6:31:58 am | 8:00:30 pm | 8:25:39 pm | 13h 28m 32s | -1m -51s | 1:16:14 pm | 48.1° | 5:35:05 am | 8:57:22 pm | 5:01:55 am | 9:30:33 pm | 10h 32m 11s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:07:35 am | 6:32:41 am | 7:59:21 pm | 8:24:27 pm | 13h 26m 40s | -1m -52s | 1:16:01 pm | 47.8° | 5:35:58 am | 8:56:04 pm | 5:02:56 am | 9:29:06 pm | 10h 34m 4s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:08:22 am | 6:33:25 am | 7:58:12 pm | 8:23:14 pm | 13h 24m 47s | -1m -53s | 1:15:48 pm | 47.5° | 5:36:51 am | 8:54:45 pm | 5:03:58 am | 9:27:39 pm | 10h 35m 57s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:09:10 am | 6:34:09 am | 7:57:02 pm | 8:22:01 pm | 13h 22m 53s | -1m -54s | 1:15:35 pm | 47.1° | 5:37:44 am | 8:53:26 pm | 5:04:59 am | 9:26:12 pm | 10h 37m 50s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:09:57 am | 6:34:52 am | 7:55:50 pm | 8:20:46 pm | 13h 20m 58s | -1m -55s | 1:15:21 pm | 46.8° | 5:38:37 am | 8:52:06 pm | 5:05:59 am | 9:24:43 pm | 10h 39m 45s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:10:43 am | 6:35:35 am | 7:54:38 pm | 8:19:31 pm | 13h 19m 3s | -1m -55s | 1:15:07 pm | 46.5° | 5:39:29 am | 8:50:45 pm | 5:06:59 am | 9:23:15 pm | 10h 41m 41s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:11:30 am | 6:36:19 am | 7:53:26 pm | 8:18:14 pm | 13h 17m 7s | -1m -56s | 1:14:52 pm | 46.2° | 5:40:21 am | 8:49:23 pm | 5:07:59 am | 9:21:45 pm | 10h 43m 36s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:12:16 am | 6:37:02 am | 7:52:12 pm | 8:16:57 pm | 13h 15m 10s | -1m -57s | 1:14:37 pm | 45.8° | 5:41:13 am | 8:48:01 pm | 5:08:59 am | 9:20:15 pm | 10h 45m 33s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:13:03 am | 6:37:45 am | 7:50:58 pm | 8:15:40 pm | 13h 13m 13s | -1m -57s | 1:14:21 pm | 45.5° | 5:42:05 am | 8:46:38 pm | 5:09:58 am | 9:18:45 pm | 10h 47m 30s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:13:49 am | 6:38:28 am | 7:49:42 pm | 8:14:21 pm | 13h 11m 14s | -1m -59s | 1:14:05 pm | 45.1° | 5:42:56 am | 8:45:14 pm | 5:10:56 am | 9:17:14 pm | 10h 49m 29s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:14:35 am | 6:39:11 am | 7:48:26 pm | 8:13:02 pm | 13h 9m 15s | -1m -59s | 1:13:49 pm | 44.8° | 5:43:47 am | 8:43:50 pm | 5:11:54 am | 9:15:43 pm | 10h 51m 27s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:15:20 am | 6:39:53 am | 7:47:10 pm | 8:11:43 pm | 13h 7m 17s | -1m -58s | 1:13:32 pm | 44.5° | 5:44:38 am | 8:42:25 pm | 5:12:52 am | 9:14:11 pm | 10h 53m 26s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:16:06 am | 6:40:36 am | 7:45:52 pm | 8:10:23 pm | 13h 5m 16s | -2m -1s | 1:13:14 pm | 44.1° | 5:45:28 am | 8:41:00 pm | 5:13:50 am | 9:12:39 pm | 10h 55m 27s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:16:51 am | 6:41:19 am | 7:44:35 pm | 8:09:02 pm | 13h 3m 16s | -2m 0s | 1:12:57 pm | 43.7° | 5:46:19 am | 8:39:35 pm | 5:14:46 am | 9:11:07 pm | 10h 57m 26s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:17:37 am | 6:42:01 am | 7:43:16 pm | 8:07:41 pm | 13h 1m 15s | -2m -1s | 1:12:39 pm | 43.4° | 5:47:08 am | 8:38:09 pm | 5:15:43 am | 9:09:34 pm | 10h 59m 27s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:18:22 am | 6:42:43 am | 7:41:57 pm | 8:06:19 pm | 12h 59m 14s | -2m -1s | 1:12:20 pm | 43° | 5:47:58 am | 8:36:42 pm | 5:16:39 am | 9:08:01 pm | 11h 1m 29s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:19:06 am | 6:43:26 am | 7:40:37 pm | 8:04:56 pm | 12h 57m 11s | -2m -3s | 1:12:01 pm | 42.7° | 5:48:47 am | 8:35:16 pm | 5:17:35 am | 9:06:28 pm | 11h 3m 31s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, NC.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Wilmington, NC
In Wilmington, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:29 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:29 pm.
Wilmington, NC gets 4h 34m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 29m versus 9h 54m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
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