Knoxville, TN · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Knoxville, Tennessee
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 36 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 43 min
Knoxville daylight through 2026
Daylight in Knoxville runs from 9 h 43 min on December 21 to 14 h 36 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 53 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 173rd 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.
Knoxville daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 03 min | 7:37 AM to 7:46 AM | 5:32 PM to 6:01 PM |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 7:07 AM to 7:36 AM | 6:02 PM to 6:29 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:57 AM to 7:56 AM | 6:30 PM to 7:56 PM |
| April | 13 h 08 min | 6:44 AM to 7:22 AM | 7:57 PM to 8:22 PM |
| May | 14 h 05 min | 6:20 AM to 6:43 AM | 8:23 PM to 8:46 PM |
| June | 14 h 34 min | 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM | 8:47 PM to 8:56 PM |
| July | 14 h 19 min | 6:22 AM to 6:42 AM | 8:41 PM to 8:56 PM |
| August | 13 h 29 min | 6:43 AM to 7:06 AM | 8:04 PM to 8:40 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 7:07 AM to 7:30 AM | 7:20 PM to 8:03 PM |
| October | 11 h 15 min | 7:30 AM to 7:57 AM | 6:40 PM to 7:19 PM |
| November | 10 h 16 min | 6:58 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:39 PM |
| December | 9 h 46 min | 7:27 AM to 7:46 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:31 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 6:18 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:56 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:57 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 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Knoxville sits at 83.95° W, so the sun runs about 36 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:45 PM on January 15 and 1:41 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Nashville, the state capital, gets 1 minutes more daylight than Knoxville on June 21 and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 38.04° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 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 |
| 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 |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Knoxville?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 36 min of daylight: sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:55 PM.
What is the shortest day in Knoxville?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 43 min: sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:25 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Knoxville?
8:56 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:21 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Knoxville 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 Knoxville, 35.971° N, 83.949° 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.