Saxapahaw, North Carolina Sunset Time Today
Saxapahaw sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Saxapahaw, NC · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:15 PM Sunrise 7:04 AM
12h 11m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Saxapahaw · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:05 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:14 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Saxapahaw, the sun rises at 7:05 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:14 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:04 AM – 7:39 AM
Blue hour6:40 AM – 7:04 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:44 PM – 7:15 PM
Blue hour7:15 PM – 7:43 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Saxapahaw
The sun rises in Saxapahaw at 7:04 AM today and at 7:05 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:40 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:04 AM to 7:39 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:04 AM | 7:15 PM | 12h 11m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:05 AM | 7:14 PM | 12h 9m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:06 AM | 7:12 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:06 AM | 7:11 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:07 AM | 7:09 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:08 AM | 7:08 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:09 AM | 7:06 PM | 11h 57m |
Saxapahaw daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:29 AM | 5:14 PM | 9h 46m |
| Feb | 7:19 AM | 5:45 PM | 10h 26m |
| Mar | 6:49 AM | 6:13 PM | 11h 24m |
| Apr | 7:04 AM | 7:39 PM | 12h 35m |
| May | 6:26 AM | 8:05 PM | 13h 39m |
| Jun | 6:03 AM | 8:29 PM | 14h 26m |
| Jul | 6:05 AM | 8:39 PM | 14h 34m |
| Aug | 6:25 AM | 8:23 PM | 13h 58m |
| Sep | 6:50 AM | 7:47 PM | 12h 57m |
| Oct | 7:13 AM | 7:02 PM | 11h 50m |
| Nov | 6:40 AM | 5:23 PM | 10h 43m |
| Dec | 7:10 AM | 5:04 PM | 9h 54m |
Saxapahaw’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 36m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 43m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 36m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 10m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 43m |
How fast Saxapahaw gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 16s a day | +40m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 6s a day | +58m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 18s a day | +1h 11m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 10s a day | +1h 4m |
| May | gaining 1m 36s a day | +47m |
| Jun | gaining 19s a day | +8m |
| Jul | losing 1m 7s a day | −36m |
| Aug | losing 1m 59s a day | −1h 1m |
| Sep | losing 2m 15s a day | −1h 7m |
| Oct | losing 2m 12s a day | −1h 7m |
| Nov | losing 1m 40s a day | −48m |
| Dec | losing 22s a day | −8m |
Saxapahaw golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:55–7:29 PM | 7:29–7:55 PM | 7:22–7:56 AM | 6:56–7:22 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:00–8:38 PM | 8:38–9:08 PM | 6:02–6:40 AM | 5:32–6:02 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:42–7:16 PM | 7:16–7:41 PM | 7:06–7:40 AM | 6:40–7:06 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:28–5:08 PM | 5:08–5:36 PM | 7:25–8:04 AM | 6:56–7:25 AM |
Daylight saving time in Saxapahaw
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−4 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−5 |
Why sunset time shifts in Saxapahaw
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Saxapahaw, the longest day carries about 14h 36m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 43m — a swing of roughly 4h 53m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Saxapahaw’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Saxapahaw?
- Saxapahaw's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:04 PM around December 6, 15 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:39 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Saxapahaw get on the longest and shortest days?
- Saxapahaw gets about 14h 36m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 43m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 53m.
- When is golden hour in Saxapahaw?
- Near the June solstice, Saxapahaw's evening golden hour runs 8:00–8:38 PM and the morning one 6:02–6:40 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:28–5:08 PM and 7:25–8:04 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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