Timezone:Eastern Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 12:40 AM
Longitude:-83.1963213
Latitude:35.2044242
Sunrise Time Today:7:16:52 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:42:00 PM
Daylength Today:12h 25m 7s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:7:17:36 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:40:32 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 22m 56s

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Jan 1, 2026 7:42:21 AM 5:31:42 PM 9h 49m 20s
Feb 1, 2026 7:34:03 AM 6:00:53 PM 10h 26m 49s
Mar 1, 2026 7:05:15 AM 6:28:22 PM 11h 23m 7s
Apr 1, 2026 7:22:10 AM 7:54:02 PM 12h 31m 51s
May 1, 2026 6:43:56 AM 8:18:27 PM 13h 34m 31s
Jun 1, 2026 6:21:20 AM 8:42:31 PM 14h 21m 11s
Jul 1, 2026 6:22:38 AM 8:52:33 PM 14h 29m 55s
Aug 1, 2026 6:42:09 AM 8:38:36 PM 13h 56m 27s
Sep 1, 2026 7:05:57 AM 8:03:20 PM 12h 57m 23s
Sep 16, 2026 7:16:52 AM 7:42:00 PM 12h 25m 7s
Sep 17, 2026 7:17:36 AM 7:40:32 PM 12h 22m 56s
Oct 1, 2026 7:27:55 AM 7:20:07 PM 11h 52m 12s
Nov 1, 2026 7:54:16 AM 6:40:58 PM 10h 46m 42s
Dec 1, 2026 7:23:27 AM 5:22:26 PM 9h 58m 59s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Outdoor Photographer Magazine Cover and Feature! by Dave Allen Photography, My image "Highlands Sunrise" made the cover of Outdoor Photographer Magazine this month as
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Cover and Feature! by Dave Allen Photography
Whiteside Mountain Seeing White by Mark VanDyke Photography, Snow on the Sheer Cliffs of Whiteside Mountain
Jackson County, Western North Carolina
Accessed via U
Whiteside Mountain Seeing White by Mark VanDyke Photography
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Front Page Again! by Dave Allen Photography, Got a few spare minutes during our lunch break at the "Spring in Charleston" photography w
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Front Page Again! by Dave Allen Photography
Highlands North Carolina Whitesides Mountain Sunrise Landscape NC by Dave Allen Photography, Highlands Sunrise -  Whitesides Mountain Landscape in Highlands North Carolina

<b>Update 7/12/12:</
Highlands North Carolina Whitesides Mountain Sunrise Landscape NC by Dave Allen Photography
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autumn Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer, Whiteside Mountain aerial view of autumn colors between Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina - thi
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autumn Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer
Highlands summer sunrise (2) by Jeff NC, A rather gaudier sunrise the next day. View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chi
Highlands summer sunrise (2) by Jeff NC
Captured! by snapdragginphoto, Cloudless, sun filled, blue-sky days… they were in abundance this year in the mountains of North Car
Captured! by snapdragginphoto
Shadow of the Bear by Frank Kehren, Shadow of the Bear, Whiteside Mountain, Nantahala National Forest, Cashiers, North Carolina

Twice a
Shadow of the Bear by Frank Kehren
Snow on Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC, Kidding again. When I saw this negative I knew it would be much more interesting as a negative, whic
Snow on Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC
Autumn sunrise by Jeff NC, Another headlamp hike to a sunrise location scouted on an earlier trip, first light seen from Devil'
Autumn sunrise by Jeff NC
First light, Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC, From this perspective it's hard to tell just how big this cliff is, around 700' (over 200m) and almo
First light, Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC
Unlived-in House, Southwestern North Carolina by ibkc, Pentax K-01 / smc PENTAX-DA 40mm XS
trees sunset abandoned farmhouse outdoors pentax decay northcaro
Unlived-in House, Southwestern North Carolina by ibkc
Fool's errand by Jeff NC, Sunrise from Fool's Rock, Whitesides Mountain. So called because you would be foolhardy to stand her
Fool's errand by Jeff NC
Whiteside Mountain, Bearpen Mountain, and Nantahala Game Lands in Jackson County, North Carolina by David Oppenheimer, Whiteside Mountain, Bearpen Mountain, and Nantahala Game Lands in Jackson County, North Carolina aer
Whiteside Mountain, Bearpen Mountain, and Nantahala Game Lands in Jackson County, North Carolina by David Oppenheimer
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autum Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer, Whiteside Mountain aerial view of autumn colors between Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina - © 2
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autum Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer
Falls color by Jeff NC, Color is still sparse in the Cullasaja Gorge, but the wheelchair-accessible view of Dry Falls is nic
Falls color by Jeff NC
Sunset from Shortoff Mountain by smkymtns, On my way back over Shortoff Mountain (SOTA W4C/WM-033), I stopped to enjoy the sunset and work a fe
Sunset from Shortoff Mountain by smkymtns
Rhodes Big View sunrise between Highlands and Cashiers, NC by Paul Fretts, whitesidemountainhighlands nccashiers ncsunrisesunset
Rhodes Big View sunrise between Highlands and Cashiers, NC by Paul Fretts
Shen Hao has a look at Whiteside by Jeff NC, Just happened to be out for a stroll one morning ... wearing a headlamp ... carrying a 6x17 rig. Stu
Shen Hao has a look at Whiteside by Jeff NC
Whiteside Mountain, NC by Paul Fretts, Sunrise
Whiteside Mountain, NC by Paul Fretts
Highlands, NC by Paul Fretts, Sunset from Whiteside Mountain.
Highlands, NC by Paul Fretts
Fall Sunset from Whiteside Mtn. NC by Paul Fretts, sunset landscape highlands northcarolina whiteside whitesidemountain northcarolinasunset
Fall Sunset from Whiteside Mtn. NC by Paul Fretts
Finally, Rest From Hiking by Darrell Duke, This time of day always reminds me that these old legs, knees, hips, O'hell the whole body finally g
Finally, Rest From Hiking by Darrell Duke
Highlands summer sunrise (3) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (3) by Jeff NC
Highlands summer sunrise (1) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (1) by Jeff NC
Highlands summer sunrise (4) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (4) by Jeff NC
Dry Falls at Dawn by Get The Flick, I was going to hike up Satulah Mountain but I couldn’t find the trail in the pre-dawn darkness so I
Dry Falls at Dawn by Get The Flick
Highlands summer sunrise (5) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (5) by Jeff NC
There's Always One by Get The Flick, Sunrise from Rhodes Big View above Highlands, North Carolina.  

Before visiting Highlands, I dug up
There's Always One by Get The Flick
The Golden Hour by moonbird, On the road homesunset mountains georgia blueridgemountains goldenhour northgeorgia
The Golden Hour by moonbird
Hope versus Despair by Julia Carol Photography, As soon as the generals and the politicos
can predict the motions of your mind,
lose it. Leave it as
Hope versus Despair by Julia Carol Photography
2019 Cashiers, North Carolina by Richard Boudreau, Lonesome Valley during the golden hour before sunset
2019 Cashiers, North Carolina by Richard Boudreau
I don’t want to talk about my flare. by MTBradley, sunset us nc highlands colorful unitedstates wnc yellowmountain southernappalachians
I don’t want to talk about my flare. by MTBradley
Sun’s pyre across the Nantahala Mountains. by MTBradley, wncforestfires nantahalamountains wildfire sunset landscape franklin nc us unitedstates
Sun’s pyre across the Nantahala Mountains. by MTBradley
Sunset by hikerdudegso, Sunset looking out over the mountians in Cullowhee, NC.usa nc cullowhee
Sunset by hikerdudegso
Sunset on Bear Creek Lake - 3 by MarksPhotoTravels, bearcreeklake jacksoncounty northcarolina unitedstates
Sunset on Bear Creek Lake - 3 by MarksPhotoTravels
2.13.07 056 by amburn.everett, landscape landscapes sunsets
2.13.07 056 by amburn.everett
Birdhouse by evgsch, bear autumn trees sunset mountains tree fall beautiful rock pen nc highlands big birdhouse northcaro
Birdhouse by evgsch
Sunset on Bear Creek Lake - 1 by MarksPhotoTravels, bearcreeklake jacksoncounty northcarolina unitedstates
Sunset on Bear Creek Lake - 1 by MarksPhotoTravels
Lake Glenville Sunrise by ibkc, Diana F+ w/ Fisheye lens / Lomography 120CN 400ISOmediumformat lomography toycamera lofi fisheye dia
Lake Glenville Sunrise by ibkc
Sunset Reader by andrewdodsonwcu,
Sunset Reader by andrewdodsonwcu
Sunset by hikerdudegso, Sunset over NC107usa nc cullowhee
Sunset by hikerdudegso
Sunset from my deck by snackpack86, cell-phone stylecullowhee
Sunset from my deck by snackpack86
Trees 2 by evgsch, bear autumn trees sunset mountains tree fall beautiful rock pen nc highlands big northcarolina highl
Trees 2 by evgsch
Another sunset from my deck by snackpack86, cell-phone stylecullowhee
Another sunset from my deck by snackpack86
Sunrise over Moutains by Rolyataylor, fireworks northcarolina bubbles bubble sparkler
Sunrise over Moutains by Rolyataylor
2.13.07 076 by amburn.everett, landscape landscapes sunsets
2.13.07 076 by amburn.everett
9.05.07 057 by amburn.everett, Outside of the university center late afternoon.sunset landscape
9.05.07 057 by amburn.everett
IMG_9035 by joanne.levy76,
IMG_9035 by joanne.levy76
IMG_9033 by joanne.levy76,
IMG_9033 by joanne.levy76
IMG_9032 by joanne.levy76,
IMG_9032 by joanne.levy76
AC1_2480.jpg by Clifford Crittenden,
AC1_2480.jpg by Clifford Crittenden