Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, Charlotte has 11 hours 1 minute today. That's 2 min shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 14 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (9 h 47 min). The days are getting shorter until the shortest day of the year.
What sets Charlotte apart
- Charlotte sits at about the latitude of Kyoto, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
- Its longest day is 4 h 45 min longer than its shortest: 14 h 32 min on the longest day against 9 h 47 min on the shortest.
- On its shortest day, December 22, Charlotte gets 9 h 47 min of daylight, 32nd shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight.
First light and last light
First light comes 26 minutes before sunrise today, at 7:12 AM, and last light 26 minutes after sunset, at 7:04 PM. Between them the sky is bright enough to see by: 11 hours 52 minutes, against 11 h 1 min with the sun up. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
On Sunday, November 1 the clocks go back. In Charlotte that takes sunset from 6:31 PM the day before to 5:30 PM, and sunrise from 7:44 AM to 6:45 AM. The light shifts to the morning, where it does the most good for sleep.
The year in Charlotte
Charlotte's shortest day in 2026 is December 22, with 9 h 47 min of daylight, and its longest June 21, with 14 h 32 min. Neither the earliest sunset nor the latest sunrise falls on the shortest day: the earliest sunset comes on November 30, the latest sunrise on January 1, 2027.
Charlotte's days run from 9 h 47 min to 14 h 32 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Charlotte.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:05 AM | 7:32 AMfirst light 7:05 | 5:35 PMlast light 6:02 | 6:02 PM | 10 h 3 min |
| February | 6:45 AM | 7:11 AMfirst light 6:45 | 6:06 PMlast light 6:32 | 6:32 PM | 10 h 56 min |
| March | 7:10 AM | 7:35 AMfirst light 7:10 | 7:31 PMlast light 7:57 | 7:57 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| April | 6:26 AM | 6:52 AMfirst light 6:26 | 7:56 PMlast light 8:22 | 8:22 PM | 13 h 4 min |
| May | 5:52 AM | 6:20 AMfirst light 5:52 | 8:21 PMlast light 8:49 | 8:49 PM | 14 h 1 min |
| June | 5:39 AM | 6:09 AMfirst light 5:39 | 8:40 PMlast light 9:10 | 9:10 PM | 14 h 31 min |
| July | 5:52 AM | 6:21 AMfirst light 5:52 | 8:39 PMlast light 9:08 | 9:08 PM | 14 h 18 min |
| August | 6:17 AM | 6:44 AMfirst light 6:17 | 8:14 PMlast light 8:41 | 8:41 PM | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 6:42 AM | 7:07 AMfirst light 6:42 | 7:32 PMlast light 7:58 | 7:58 PM | 12 h 25 min |
| October | 7:04 AM | 7:30 AMfirst light 7:04 | 6:50 PMlast light 7:15 | 7:15 PM | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 6:32 AM | 6:59 AMfirst light 6:32 | 5:19 PMlast light 5:46 | 5:46 PM | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 6:57 AM | 7:25 AMfirst light 6:57 | 5:13 PMlast light 5:42 | 5:42 PM | 9 h 48 min |
Nearby
- Raleigh, NC: 130 miles away, sunset today 6:29 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Atlanta: 226 miles away, sunset today 6:55 PM.
- Virginia Beach, VA: 294 miles away, sunset today 6:17 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Washington: 330 miles away, sunset today 6:19 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.