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How much daylight has Atlanta gained since the solstice?

Atlanta's shortest day this winter is Monday, December 21, with 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight. By January 31 it has gained 38 minutes. Its clocks run ahead of the sun, so the latest sunrise is 7:43 am.

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Atlanta daylight dates, winter 2026–27

Earliest sunsetFriday, December 4, 5:29 pm
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 9 h 55 min (sunrise 7:38 am, sunset 5:33 pm)
Latest sunriseFriday, January 8, 7:43 am
10 hours of daylightTuesday, January 5
First sunset after 6 pmSunday, January 24 (6:01 pm)
11 hours of daylightTuesday, February 16
12 hours of daylightWednesday, March 17
13 hours of daylightThursday, April 15
Longest dayMonday, June 21, 14 h 24 min

The December solstice is at 3:50 pm on December 21, Atlanta time. With daylight saving time the October 31 sunrise is later on the clock (7:56 am).

Daylight gained in Atlanta, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jan 1+2 min 59 sec9 h 58 min+31 sec7:42 am5:40 pm
Jan 15+15 min10 h 10 min+1 min 8 sec7:42 am5:52 pm
Feb 1+40 min10 h 34 min+1 min 40 sec7:34 am6:08 pm
Feb 15+1 h 05 min11 h 00 min+1 min 56 sec7:22 am6:22 pm
Mar 1+1 h 33 min11 h 28 min+2 min 4 sec7:06 am6:34 pm
Mar 15+2 h 02 min11 h 57 min+2 min 7 sec7:48 am7:45 pm
Apr 1+2 h 38 min12 h 33 min+2 min 5 sec7:25 am7:58 pm

Atlanta: questions people ask

Why does the sun rise so late in Atlanta in winter?

Atlanta's clocks run ahead of the sun: on the shortest day the sun is highest at 12:36 pm, not at noon. So the morning gets less of the daylight, and the latest sunrise is 7:43 am on Friday, January 8.

When is the earliest sunset in Atlanta?

December 4, 2026, at 5:29 pm. That is 17 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through December. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

Does Atlanta get more winter daylight than New York?

Yes. Atlanta's shortest day is 9 h 55 min, 39 minutes longer than New York's (9 h 15 min). Summer is the other way round: on the longest day Atlanta gets 14 h 24 min, 42 minutes less than New York.

When does Atlanta gain daylight fastest?

Around the March equinox, when it gains 2 minutes, 7 seconds a day (fastest on March 19). Right after the solstice the gain is small: 31 seconds a day on January 1, and 1 minute, 40 seconds a day by February 1.

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Sun times use NOAA's solar equations, checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables. City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).