Clarksville, TN · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Clarksville, Tennessee
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 40 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 40 min
Clarksville daylight through 2026
Daylight in Clarksville runs from 9 h 40 min on December 21 to 14 h 40 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 00 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 160th 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.
Clarksville daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 00 min | 6:51 AM to 7:01 AM | 4:44 PM to 5:14 PM |
| February | 10 h 52 min | 6:21 AM to 6:50 AM | 5:15 PM to 5:43 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:11 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:44 PM to 7:10 PM |
| April | 13 h 09 min | 5:56 AM to 6:35 AM | 7:11 PM to 7:36 PM |
| May | 14 h 08 min | 5:32 AM to 5:55 AM | 7:37 PM to 8:01 PM |
| June | 14 h 37 min | 5:30 AM to 5:34 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:11 PM |
| July | 14 h 22 min | 5:34 AM to 5:54 AM | 7:56 PM to 8:11 PM |
| August | 13 h 30 min | 5:55 AM to 6:19 AM | 7:18 PM to 7:55 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:20 AM to 6:43 AM | 6:34 PM to 7:17 PM |
| October | 11 h 14 min | 6:44 AM to 7:11 AM | 5:53 PM to 6:32 PM |
| November | 10 h 14 min | 6:12 AM to 6:42 AM | 4:33 PM to 4:52 PM |
| December | 9 h 43 min | 6:42 AM to 7:01 AM | 4:33 PM to 4:43 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:30 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:11 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:11 AM on October 31. 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Clarksville sits at 87.35° W, so the sun runs about 11 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:58 AM on January 15 and 12:55 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Nashville, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Clarksville on June 21 and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO | 38.64° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 38.17° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 38.04° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Evansville, IN | 37.99° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| 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 |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 35.85° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 44 min |
| Memphis, TN | 35.11° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 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 |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Clarksville?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 40 min of daylight: sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 8:11 PM.
What is the shortest day in Clarksville?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 40 min: sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:37 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Clarksville?
8:11 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:33 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Clarksville in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Clarksville, 36.566° N, 87.345° 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.