Chattanooga, TN · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 31 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 48 min
Chattanooga daylight through 2026
Daylight in Chattanooga runs from 9 h 48 min on December 21 to 14 h 31 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 43 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 187th 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 09 min.
Chattanooga daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 07 min | 7:40 AM to 7:49 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:08 PM |
| February | 10 h 56 min | 7:11 AM to 7:39 AM | 6:09 PM to 6:35 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 7:02 AM to 8:01 AM | 6:36 PM to 8:01 PM |
| April | 13 h 06 min | 6:51 AM to 7:27 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:25 PM |
| May | 14 h 01 min | 6:28 AM to 6:49 AM | 8:26 PM to 8:49 PM |
| June | 14 h 29 min | 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM | 8:50 PM to 8:59 PM |
| July | 14 h 15 min | 6:30 AM to 6:49 AM | 8:44 PM to 8:59 PM |
| August | 13 h 26 min | 6:50 AM to 7:12 AM | 8:08 PM to 8:43 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 7:13 AM to 7:35 AM | 7:26 PM to 8:07 PM |
| October | 11 h 17 min | 7:35 AM to 8:01 AM | 6:47 PM to 7:24 PM |
| November | 10 h 20 min | 7:02 AM to 7:29 AM | 5:29 PM to 5:46 PM |
| December | 9 h 51 min | 7:30 AM to 7:48 AM | 5:28 PM to 5:39 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 6:26 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:59 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:01 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. Chattanooga sits at 85.25° W, so the sun runs about 41 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:50 PM on January 15 and 1:47 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Nashville, the state capital, gets 6 minutes more daylight than Chattanooga on June 21 and 6 minutes less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN | 36.57° N | 14 h 40 min | 9 h 40 min |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 36.17° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Knoxville, TN | 35.97° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 35.85° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 44 min |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.07° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Huntsville, AL | 34.70° N | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 50 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 |
| Birmingham, AL | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 33.23° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Chattanooga?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 31 min of daylight: sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:58 PM.
What is the shortest day in Chattanooga?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 48 min: sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:33 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Chattanooga?
8:59 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:28 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga, 35.066° N, 85.248° 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.