Rocky Mount
Sunrise and sunset in Rocky Mount
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rocky Mount, in local time. At 35.9° N, the day lasts from 9 h 43 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 36 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:23, sunset at 18:27.
Day length 11 h 04 min, 2 min 8 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:55, with the Sun 43° above the horizon.
Times are Rocky Mount time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:57 | 19:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:27 | 19:23 |
| Civil twilight | 06:57 | 18:53 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:23 | 18:27 |
| Golden hour | 07:23–07:58 | 17:52–18:27 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rocky Mount
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 36 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 20:31.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 43 min, from sunrise at 07:17 to sunset at 17:00.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:18 | 17:26 | 10 h 08 min |
| February 21 | 06:51 | 17:58 | 11 h 07 min |
| March 21 | 07:13 | 19:23 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:30 | 19:49 | 13 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 06:01 | 20:14 | 14 h 14 min |
| June 21 | 05:54 | 20:31 | 14 h 36 min |
| July 21 | 06:10 | 20:24 | 14 h 14 min |
| August 21 | 06:34 | 19:53 | 13 h 19 min |
| September 21 | 06:58 | 19:09 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:23 | 18:27 | 11 h 04 min |
| November 21 | 06:53 | 17:00 | 10 h 07 min |
| December 21 | 07:17 | 17:00 | 9 h 43 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 35.9° N, 77.8° 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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