Chattanooga, Tennessee Sunset Time Today

Chattanooga sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Chattanooga, TN · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:39 PM Sunrise 7:28 AM

12h 11m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Chattanooga · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:29 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:37 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Chattanooga, the sun rises at 7:29 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:37 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:28 AM8:02 AM

Blue hour7:04 AM7:28 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:07 PM7:39 PM

Blue hour7:39 PM8:06 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Chattanooga

The sun rises in Chattanooga at 7:28 AM today and at 7:29 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 7:04 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:28 AM to 8:02 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:28 AM7:39 PM12h 11m
Tue, Sep 227:29 AM7:37 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 237:29 AM7:36 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:30 AM7:34 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:31 AM7:33 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 267:32 AM7:31 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 277:32 AM7:30 PM11h 58m

Chattanooga daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:50 AM5:41 PM9h 51m
Feb7:41 AM6:10 PM10h 29m
Mar7:12 AM6:37 PM11h 26m
Apr7:29 AM8:02 PM12h 34m
May6:51 AM8:27 PM13h 36m
Jun6:29 AM8:51 PM14h 21m
Jul6:31 AM9:00 PM14h 29m
Aug6:51 AM8:45 PM13h 54m
Sep7:15 AM8:10 PM12h 55m
Oct7:36 AM7:26 PM11h 50m
Nov7:03 AM5:48 PM10h 45m
Dec7:32 AM5:30 PM9h 59m

Chattanooga’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 31m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 48m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 31m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 48m

How fast Chattanooga gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 13s a day+39m
Febgaining 2m 2s a day+56m
Margaining 2m 13s a day+1h 8m
Aprgaining 2m 6s a day+1h 2m
Maygaining 1m 33s a day+45m
Jungaining 18s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 5s a day−34m
Auglosing 1m 55s a day−59m
Seplosing 2m 10s a day−1h 5m
Octlosing 2m 7s a day−1h 5m
Novlosing 1m 37s a day−47m
Declosing 21s a day−8m

Chattanooga golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:20–7:53 PM7:53–8:18 PM7:46–8:19 AM7:20–7:46 AM
Summer solstice8:22–8:59 PM8:59–9:29 PM6:28–7:06 AM5:58–6:28 AM
Fall equinox7:06–7:39 PM7:39–8:05 PM7:30–8:03 AM7:04–7:30 AM
Winter solstice4:55–5:34 PM5:34–6:02 PM7:46–8:25 AM7:18–7:46 AM

Daylight saving time in Chattanooga

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Chattanooga

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Chattanooga, the longest day carries about 14h 31m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 48m — a swing of roughly 4h 44m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Chattanooga’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Chattanooga?
Chattanooga's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:30 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:00 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Chattanooga get on the longest and shortest days?
Chattanooga gets about 14h 31m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 48m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 44m.
When is golden hour in Chattanooga?
Near the June solstice, Chattanooga's evening golden hour runs 8:22–8:59 PM and the morning one 6:28–7:06 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:55–5:34 PM and 7:46–8:25 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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