East Ridge, TN: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in East Ridge
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:45 am and sets at 5:33 pm: 9h 48m of daylight, a moderate winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 31m, so the swing is 4h 43m.
When it gets better in East Ridge
- Earliest sunset: 5:29 pm on Dec 5, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:49 am on Jan 7.
- Back above 10 hours of daylight: Jan 12.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 2.1 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 176 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 11. 11 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 35.0°N this sits between Sarasota FL (27°N, 1.4%) and Nashua NH (43°N, 9.7%) in a 1990 survey of winter depression by latitude.
What to do about it in East Ridge
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 120 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Aug 14 to Apr 22, so set it up before Aug 14.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:45 am to 5:33 pm window on the shortest day does more than most people expect.
- If you head home at 5:30 pm, the sun has already set from Nov 27 to Dec 11: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 27.
Daylight in East Ridge, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 9h 48m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:42 am | 8:52 pm | 14h 10m |
| August 2026 | 7:06 am | 8:22 pm | 13h 16m |
| September 2026 | 7:28 am | 7:39 pm | 12h 11m |
| October 2026 | 7:52 am | 6:58 pm | 11h 06m |
| November 2026 | 7:21 am | 5:32 pm | 10h 11m |
| December 2026 | 7:45 am | 5:33 pm | 9h 48m |
| January 2027 | 7:46 am | 5:58 pm | 10h 12m |
| February 2027 | 7:20 am | 6:29 pm | 11h 09m |
| March 2027 | 7:43 am | 7:53 pm | 12h 10m |
| April 2027 | 7:02 am | 8:18 pm | 13h 17m |
| May 2027 | 6:33 am | 8:42 pm | 14h 09m |
| June 2027 | 6:27 am | 8:58 pm | 14h 31m |
East Ridge against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with East Ridge (9h 48m, sunset 5:33 pm):
- Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 5 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Chattanooga, TN, 5 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Red Bank, TN, 9 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Collegedale, TN, 11 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-1 min).
- Soddy-Daisy, TN, 19 mi away: 9h 47m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-1 min).