Murfreesboro, TN · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 36 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 44 min
Murfreesboro daylight through 2026
Daylight in Murfreesboro runs from 9 h 44 min on December 21 to 14 h 36 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 52 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 174th 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.
Murfreesboro daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 03 min | 6:46 AM to 6:56 AM | 4:42 PM to 5:11 PM |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 6:16 AM to 6:45 AM | 5:13 PM to 5:39 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:07 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:40 PM to 7:06 PM |
| April | 13 h 07 min | 5:54 AM to 6:31 AM | 7:07 PM to 7:31 PM |
| May | 14 h 05 min | 5:31 AM to 5:53 AM | 7:32 PM to 7:56 PM |
| June | 14 h 33 min | 5:28 AM to 5:32 AM | 7:56 PM to 8:06 PM |
| July | 14 h 18 min | 5:33 AM to 5:52 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:06 PM |
| August | 13 h 28 min | 5:53 AM to 6:16 AM | 7:14 PM to 7:50 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 6:17 AM to 6:39 AM | 6:30 PM to 7:12 PM |
| October | 11 h 16 min | 6:40 AM to 7:07 AM | 5:51 PM to 6:29 PM |
| November | 10 h 17 min | 6:08 AM to 6:36 AM | 4:32 PM to 4:49 PM |
| December | 9 h 46 min | 6:37 AM to 6:55 AM | 4:31 PM to 4:41 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:28 AM and the latest sunset on June 26 at 8:06 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:07 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. Murfreesboro sits at 86.42° W, so the sun runs about 14 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:55 AM on January 15 and 12:51 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Nashville, the state capital, gets 2 minutes more daylight than Murfreesboro on June 21 and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 38.17° 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Birmingham, AL | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Murfreesboro?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 36 min of daylight: sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:05 PM.
What is the shortest day in Murfreesboro?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 44 min: sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:35 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Murfreesboro?
8:06 PM on June 26, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:31 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro, 35.854° N, 86.421° 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.