Timezone:Eastern Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 11:24 AM
Longitude:-77.9148481
Latitude:33.9746912
Sunrise Time Today:6:56:51 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:19:03 PM
Daylength Today:12h 22m 11s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:57:32 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:17:38 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 20m 6s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:18:05 AM 5:13:42 PM 9h 55m 37s
Feb 1, 2026 7:10:41 AM 5:41:59 PM 10h 31m 17s
Mar 1, 2026 6:43:11 AM 6:08:11 PM 11h 25m 0s
Apr 1, 2026 7:01:39 AM 7:32:18 PM 12h 30m 39s
May 1, 2026 6:24:50 AM 7:55:18 PM 13h 30m 27s
Jun 1, 2026 6:03:20 AM 8:18:16 PM 14h 14m 55s
Jul 1, 2026 6:04:50 AM 8:28:05 PM 14h 23m 14s
Aug 1, 2026 6:23:33 AM 8:14:58 PM 13h 51m 24s
Sep 1, 2026 6:45:58 AM 7:41:04 PM 12h 55m 5s
Sep 16, 2026 6:56:11 AM 7:20:27 PM 12h 24m 16s
Sep 17, 2026 6:56:51 AM 7:19:03 PM 12h 22m 11s
Oct 1, 2026 7:06:29 AM 6:59:19 PM 11h 52m 50s
Nov 1, 2026 7:31:21 AM 6:21:39 PM 10h 50m 18s
Dec 1, 2026 6:59:24 AM 5:04:14 PM 10h 4m 49s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Seawall Rush[EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads, Few things are as calming as getting your feet wet on the coast.  To enjoy a soft pastel sunset at t
Seawall Rush[EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads
Morning Revelry by James_Burden, Sunrise at the Kure Beach fishing pier.sunlight reflection beach sunrise pier waves kurebeach
Morning Revelry by James_Burden
Carolina Beach Sunrise by Jesse Bissette, I just bought my first grad ND filter (finally, everywhere has been sold out for awhile) and went to
Carolina Beach Sunrise by Jesse Bissette
Vacant [EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads, A pastel sunrise at Carolina Beach Fishing Pier.  Beach erosion meant that I could shoot down on the
Vacant [EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads
The Leading Edge [EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads, From my trip to Carolina Beach back in October, I had not edited this one yet, and wanted to finish
The Leading Edge [EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads
Slight return by Jeff NC, Misty sunrise, Bald Head Island. Two-shot stitched panorama.

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Slight return by Jeff NC
Emersus by James_Burden, It's been a long time since I got any gear out. Took a chance that the "clear" forecast wo
Emersus by James_Burden
Eventide by Jeff NC, Not quite spring, and not quite a spring tide. But nearly there on both counts.

Bald Head Island, N
Eventide by Jeff NC
Night shift by Jeff NC, A shrimper heads out from the Cape Fear River

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Night shift by Jeff NC
Last Pier View in Green and Blue by world4photos, One last dawn shot beneath the pier at Kure Beach, NC from a week of vacation and visiting every mor
Last Pier View in Green and Blue by world4photos
Predawn Pier by world4photos, I captured this amazing light just before dawn at the Kure Beach Pier in North Carolina with a 30 se
Predawn Pier by world4photos
Rough Seas Sunrise by M A B Photography, sunrise
Rough Seas Sunrise by M A B Photography
Fort Fisher by Jesse Bissette, I headed back out to Fort Fisher this morning for the sunrise, hoping for something a little better
Fort Fisher by Jesse Bissette
Summer Sunrise by FlipMode79, Candid shot of a stranger admiring & taking a picture of the sunrise just like me : )summer sun
Summer Sunrise by FlipMode79
3 Legs Are Better Than 2 by Travis Rhoads, A little blue hour shooting under the Kure Beach Fishing Pier.  It is always fun to try to time the
3 Legs Are Better Than 2 by Travis Rhoads
Silent Sunset by Travis Rhoads, The sun sets on the Coast of North Carolina.  A long exposure was used to visually silence the crash
Silent Sunset by Travis Rhoads
Fort Fisher Sunrise by Jesse Bissette, I've been meaning to get out to Fort Fisher for awhile now, so I finally drug myself out of bed at f
Fort Fisher Sunrise by Jesse Bissette
The Sailors Warning by Travis Rhoads, The sun rises on the Carolina Coast. I have been going to Carolina Beach for nearly two years, and g
The Sailors Warning by Travis Rhoads
Carolina Rush by Travis Rhoads, Incoming waves on the beach as the setting sun lights up the clouds over Carolina Beach Fishing Pier
Carolina Rush by Travis Rhoads
Coquina Incoming by Travis Rhoads, Sunrise and a rising tide at the Coquina Rock Outcropping near Fort Fisher, NC.  I went back to this
Coquina Incoming by Travis Rhoads
Pickle Tickle by James_Burden, The sunrise that wasn't. Kure Beach Piersunrise beach clouds pier fishing kurebeach wilmingtonnc wat
Pickle Tickle by James_Burden
Remnants by Travis Rhoads, Sunrise on the beach in Carolina Beach, NC.  As well as being the most intense sunrise I have ever s
Remnants by Travis Rhoads
CoastalCurves by Travis Rhoads, sunrise northcarolina coastal carolinabeach 2016 landscapephotography canonef1740f4l leefoundationki
CoastalCurves by Travis Rhoads
Early Bird Gets the Worm by FlipMode79, Summer Sunrise @ Kure Beach, NCmorning light summer vacation bird rain clouds nc sand seagull sony k
Early Bird Gets the Worm by FlipMode79
Carolina Beach Sunrise by Mark Howard Stock Images, To purchase this image without a watermark, go to: <a href="https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/2074
Carolina Beach Sunrise by Mark Howard Stock Images
Early Bird Gets the Worm by FlipMode79, Summer Sunrise @ Kure Beach, NCmorning light summer vacation bird rain clouds nc sand seagull sony k
Early Bird Gets the Worm by FlipMode79
To Be First by Travis Rhoads, Being the first one on the beach in the morning is a real treat, no footprints, its quiet and a grea
To Be First by Travis Rhoads
Dreams of Home (Kaia @ Sunrise) by FlipMode79, Last pic & one of my personal faves from the Kure Beach Set --> Hope you didn't mind reminisc
Dreams of Home (Kaia @ Sunrise) by FlipMode79
Carolina Beach Sunrise by tarheelz11, This is one of several piers between Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure Beaches. This one is located at
Carolina Beach Sunrise by tarheelz11
Kure Beach Fishing Pier by Gundek, Sunrise at Kure Beach North Carolinasunrise kurebeach nc northcarolina beach pier
Kure Beach Fishing Pier by Gundek
Rule of three by Jeff NC, Bald Head Island, North Carolina

November's conjunction of the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn. (I had no
Rule of three by Jeff NC
A Month Ago by FlipMode79, Sunrise @ Kure Beach, NCmorning light summer vacation rain clouds nc mood sony toycamera atmosphere
A Month Ago by FlipMode79
Sunset on the beach by joebrantleyjr, The beach on a winter afternoon as the sun goes down.  Summer crowds are still inside, while a few b
Sunset on the beach by joebrantleyjr
Firefall by Jeff NC, Sunset, Bald Head Island

I know this seems over the top, I haven't boosted the color (I rarely do)
Firefall by Jeff NC
Summer Draws to a Close by FlipMode79, Kure Beach, NCsummer sun beach sunrise nc memory kurebeach iphoneography hipstamatic flipmode79 g2le
Summer Draws to a Close by FlipMode79
Moonrise at Sunset by M A B Photography, A tropical storm was just off the coast of North Carolina. This shot was taking from the pier in Sou
Moonrise at Sunset by M A B Photography
020 Caswell Beach sunset Oak Island, NC USA by cshoemaker, ocean sunset sea sky sun seascape beach water backlight clouds sunrise outdoors sand northcarolina a
020 Caswell Beach sunset Oak Island, NC USA by cshoemaker
Dawn reflection by Jeff NC, A different shot with a slightly different crop and, obviously, treatment.

Bald Head Island, North
Dawn reflection by Jeff NC
Carolina Beach by Samuel Louis McCloud, Mike and Amy enjoying a beach morning.sunrise
Carolina Beach by Samuel Louis McCloud
Kure Beach Pier Sunrise 01 by Wizum, Kure Beach, NC

While waking up early to enjoy a sunrise, a rare occasion for me, as I'm a night owl
Kure Beach Pier Sunrise 01 by Wizum
Here comes the sun by Jeff NC, Bald Head Island, North Carolina

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Here comes the sun by Jeff NC
Event Horizon by James_Burden, Just before the sun broke the horizon...Kure Beach Fishing Pier, Kure Beach, NCocean sunrise waves w
Event Horizon by James_Burden
Dawnscape by Jeff NC, Autumn comes to the salt marsh, Bald Head Island, North Carolina

Minimal post-processing, thanks to
Dawnscape by Jeff NC
Last Light by Kimballorama, Sunset on the Cape Fear river.  longexposure sunset sun nikon sunsets northcarolina kurebeach pleasu
Last Light by Kimballorama
Sunrise at Carolina Beach by sbeaudoin01, carolinabeach carolinedunord étatsunis seascape longexposure
Sunrise at Carolina Beach by sbeaudoin01
By the sea by Jeff NC, The southwestern point of Bald Head Island, where the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic

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By the sea by Jeff NC
Sand, sea, sky (2) by Jeff NC, View across the mouth of the Cape Fear River, from Bald Head Island, North Carolina

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Sand, sea, sky (2) by Jeff NC
Dawn over Middle Island by Jeff NC, Bald Head Island, North Carolina

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Dawn over Middle Island by Jeff NC
Headed home by joebrantleyjr, Pelicans flying down the beach at sunset.  A dead whale washed ashore last week just upthe beach, bu
Headed home by joebrantleyjr
Cloud chamber (3) by Jeff NC, Salt Marsh, Bald Head Island

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Cloud chamber (3) by Jeff NC
Blue Hour, Carolina Beach, NC, 2022 by Tom Powell, Apple iPhone 13 Probluehour carolinabeach northcarolina 2022 appleiphone13pro sunset beaches
Blue Hour, Carolina Beach, NC, 2022 by Tom Powell
Cloudbase by Jeff NC, Bald Head Island 

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Cloudbase by Jeff NC
Sunrise over Middle Island by Jeff NC, View from Bald Head Island

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Sunrise over Middle Island by Jeff NC
Divergence by Jeff NC, The Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic at the southwest point of Bald Head Island, North Carolina

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Divergence by Jeff NC
Morning glory by Jeff NC, Bald Head Island 

Color and contrast are basically straight out of camera.

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Morning glory by Jeff NC
Olympus by Jeff NC, View north as sunset approaches, Bald Head Island

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Olympus by Jeff NC
Rushlight by Jeff NC, Another morning view of the marsh, Bald Head Island. Combination of two exposures, one for the cloud
Rushlight by Jeff NC
Pastel sky by Jeff NC, Sunset, southwest point of Bald Head Island

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Pastel sky by Jeff NC
Firefall (2) by Jeff NC, Sunset, Bald Head Island

I know this seems over the top, I haven't boosted the color (I rarely do)
Firefall (2) by Jeff NC
Misbegotten moon by Jeff NC, Continuing the theme of misshapen astronomical objects. Only an 8" exposure, so I was surprised
Misbegotten moon by Jeff NC