Elizabeth City
Sunrise and sunset in Elizabeth City
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Elizabeth City, in local time. At 36.3° N, the day lasts from 9 h 41 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 38 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:17, sunset at 18:21.
Day length 11 h 04 min, 2 min 10 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:49, with the Sun 43° above the horizon.
Times are Elizabeth City time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:51 | 19:46 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:21 | 19:17 |
| Civil twilight | 06:51 | 18:47 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:17 | 18:21 |
| Golden hour | 07:17–07:52 | 17:45–18:21 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Elizabeth City
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 38 min, from sunrise at 05:47 to sunset at 20:25.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 41 min, from sunrise at 07:12 to sunset at 16:53.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:13 | 17:19 | 10 h 07 min |
| February 21 | 06:45 | 17:52 | 11 h 07 min |
| March 21 | 07:07 | 19:17 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 19:44 | 13 h 21 min |
| May 21 | 05:54 | 20:09 | 14 h 15 min |
| June 21 | 05:47 | 20:25 | 14 h 38 min |
| July 21 | 06:03 | 20:19 | 14 h 16 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 19:47 | 13 h 20 min |
| September 21 | 06:52 | 19:03 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:17 | 18:21 | 11 h 04 min |
| November 21 | 06:48 | 16:53 | 10 h 05 min |
| December 21 | 07:12 | 16:53 | 9 h 41 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 36.3° N, 76.3° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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