Sunrise and Sunset in Transylvania County, 2026
Day length at Transylvania County runs from 9 h 47 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 32 min at the summer solstice.
Today at Transylvania County: light and direction
Saturday, September 26
- SR Sunrise 7:22 AM, 91° E
- SS Sunset 7:22 PM, 269° W
- MR Moonrise 7:14 PM, 83° E
- MS Moonset 7:14 AM, 273° W
- Moon 100% lit
- Morning blue hour
- 6:57 AM to 7:07 AM
- Morning golden hour
- 7:07 AM to 7:56 AM
- Evening golden hour
- 6:49 PM to 7:38 PM
- Evening blue hour
- 7:38 PM to 7:47 PM
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below, the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:40 AM | 5:30 PM | 9 h 50 min | 7:39 AM | 5:42 PM | 10 h 03 min |
| February | 7:30 AM | 6:00 PM | 10 h 30 min | 7:17 AM | 6:14 PM | 10 h 57 min |
| March | 7:01 AM | 6:27 PM | 11 h 26 min | 7:42 AM | 7:39 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| April | 7:18 AM | 7:53 PM | 12 h 35 min | 6:59 AM | 8:04 PM | 13 h 05 min |
| May | 6:40 AM | 8:17 PM | 13 h 37 min | 6:27 AM | 8:28 PM | 14 h 01 min |
| June | 6:18 AM | 8:41 PM | 14 h 23 min | 6:16 AM | 8:47 PM | 14 h 31 min |
| July | 6:20 AM | 8:50 PM | 14 h 30 min | 6:28 AM | 8:46 PM | 14 h 18 min |
| August | 6:40 AM | 8:34 PM | 13 h 54 min | 6:51 AM | 8:20 PM | 13 h 29 min |
| September | 7:04 AM | 7:58 PM | 12 h 54 min | 7:14 AM | 7:38 PM | 12 h 24 min |
| October | 7:26 AM | 7:15 PM | 11 h 49 min | 7:37 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 19 min |
| November | 6:53 AM | 5:36 PM | 10 h 43 min | 7:06 AM | 5:25 PM | 10 h 19 min |
| December | 7:21 AM | 5:19 PM | 9 h 58 min | 7:32 AM | 5:20 PM | 9 h 48 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Transylvania County's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 23
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 9, December 8
In your calendar
Sunrise and sunset at Transylvania County for the next twelve months as a calendar you subscribe to: each morning runs from first light to sunrise, each evening from sunset to last light, shown as free time. It keeps itself a year ahead.
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.