Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Cary, NC. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Cary is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:01 PM in November to 8:35 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Cary's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Cary starts about 38 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:55 PM – 8:33 PM; in December it is 4:23 PM – 5:02 PM.
Sunset in Cary is earliest at 5:01 PM on November 29 and latest at 8:35 PM on June 23, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 38 minutes in midsummer and 39 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in January at about 39 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 34 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:24 AM | 5:25 PM | 4:46 PM – 5:25 PM | 39 min | 10h 01m |
| February | 7:01 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:21 PM – 5:56 PM | 35 min | 10h 55m |
| March | 7:25 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:22 PM | 34 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:42 AM | 7:48 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:48 PM | 34 min | 13h 06m |
| May | 6:09 AM | 8:13 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:13 PM | 36 min | 14h 04m |
| June | 5:58 AM | 8:33 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:33 PM | 38 min | 14h 35m |
| July | 6:10 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:54 PM – 8:31 PM | 37 min | 14h 21m |
| August | 6:34 AM | 8:04 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:04 PM | 35 min | 13h 31m |
| September | 6:57 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:22 PM | 34 min | 12h 24m |
| October | 7:21 AM | 6:39 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:39 PM | 35 min | 11h 18m |
| November | 6:51 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:07 PM | 37 min | 10h 17m |
| December | 7:17 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:23 PM – 5:02 PM | 39 min | 9h 45m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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