Athens-Clarke County, GA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 25 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 54 min
Athens-Clarke County daylight through 2026
Daylight in Athens-Clarke County runs from 9 h 54 min on December 21 to 14 h 25 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 31 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 216th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 08 min.
Athens-Clarke County daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 12 min | 7:31 AM to 7:39 AM | 5:35 PM to 6:03 PM |
| February | 10 h 59 min | 7:03 AM to 7:30 AM | 6:04 PM to 6:29 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:54 AM to 7:53 AM | 6:30 PM to 7:53 PM |
| April | 13 h 03 min | 6:45 AM to 7:20 AM | 7:54 PM to 8:16 PM |
| May | 13 h 56 min | 6:23 AM to 6:44 AM | 8:17 PM to 8:39 PM |
| June | 14 h 23 min | 6:21 AM to 6:25 AM | 8:39 PM to 8:48 PM |
| July | 14 h 09 min | 6:26 AM to 6:44 AM | 8:34 PM to 8:48 PM |
| August | 13 h 22 min | 6:45 AM to 7:06 AM | 8:00 PM to 8:34 PM |
| September | 12 h 22 min | 7:07 AM to 7:27 AM | 7:18 PM to 7:59 PM |
| October | 11 h 19 min | 7:28 AM to 7:52 AM | 6:41 PM to 7:17 PM |
| November | 10 h 24 min | 6:53 AM to 7:19 AM | 5:24 PM to 5:40 PM |
| December | 9 h 56 min | 7:20 AM to 7:38 AM | 5:24 PM to 5:34 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 6:21 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:48 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:53 AM on March 8. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Athens-Clarke County sits at 83.37° W, so the sun runs about 33 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:42 PM on January 15 and 1:39 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Atlanta, the state capital, gets 1 minutes less daylight than Athens-Clarke County on June 21 and 1 minutes more on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville, TN | 35.97° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.07° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Columbia, SC | 34.04° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 53 min |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 33.95° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 33.93° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Atlanta, GA | 33.76° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| South Fulton, GA | 33.64° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA | 33.37° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 32.81° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Columbus, GA | 32.51° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Athens-Clarke County?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 25 min of daylight: sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:47 PM.
What is the shortest day in Athens-Clarke County?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 54 min: sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:28 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Athens-Clarke County?
8:48 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:24 PM on November 27.
What time zone is Athens-Clarke County in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Athens-Clarke County, 33.950° N, 83.370° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.