Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Hartsville/Trousdale County
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 6:53 am and sets at 4:33 pm: 9h 41m of daylight, a moderate winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 39m, so the swing is 4h 58m.
When it gets better in Hartsville/Trousdale County
- Earliest sunset: 4:29 pm on Dec 5, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 6:57 am on Jan 6.
- Back above 10 hours of daylight: Jan 17.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 2.2 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 5 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 80. 0 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 36.4°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 Hartsville/Trousdale County
- You probably do not need a sunrise alarm clock for a 7:00 am start here: only 0 weekday mornings are still properly dark. If you get up earlier, check the hour against the sunrise times in the table below.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 6:53 am to 4:33 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 2 to Feb 19: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 2.
Daylight in Hartsville/Trousdale County, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 9h 41m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 5:43 am | 7:59 pm | 14h 16m |
| August 2026 | 6:07 am | 7:27 pm | 13h 20m |
| September 2026 | 6:32 am | 6:43 pm | 12h 11m |
| October 2026 | 6:57 am | 6:01 pm | 11h 03m |
| November 2026 | 6:28 am | 4:33 pm | 10h 05m |
| December 2026 | 6:53 am | 4:33 pm | 9h 41m |
| January 2027 | 6:53 am | 4:59 pm | 10h 06m |
| February 2027 | 6:26 am | 5:31 pm | 11h 06m |
| March 2027 | 6:47 am | 6:57 pm | 12h 10m |
| April 2027 | 6:03 am | 7:24 pm | 13h 20m |
| May 2027 | 5:34 am | 7:49 pm | 14h 15m |
| June 2027 | 5:27 am | 8:06 pm | 14h 39m |
Hartsville/Trousdale County against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Hartsville/Trousdale County (9h 41m, sunset 4:33 pm):
- Lebanon, TN, 17 mi away: 9h 42m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 4:34 pm (+1 min).
- Gallatin, TN, 17 mi away: 9h 41m of daylight (0 min), sunset 4:34 pm (+1 min).
- Mount Juliet, TN, 24 mi away: 9h 42m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 4:35 pm (+2 min).
- Portland, TN, 25 mi away: 9h 39m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 4:34 pm (+1 min).
- Hendersonville, TN, 25 mi away: 9h 41m of daylight (0 min), sunset 4:35 pm (+2 min).