Nashville-Davidson, TN: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Nashville-Davidson
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 6:54 am and sets at 4:36 pm: 9h 42m of daylight, a moderate winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 37m, so the swing is 4h 56m.
When it gets better in Nashville-Davidson
- Earliest sunset: 4:32 pm on Dec 5, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 6:59 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 7 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 77. 0 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 36.2°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 Nashville-Davidson
- 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 6:54 am to 4:36 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 16: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 2.
Daylight in Nashville-Davidson, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 9h 42m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 5:46 am | 8:01 pm | 14h 15m |
| August 2026 | 6:10 am | 7:30 pm | 13h 19m |
| September 2026 | 6:34 am | 6:45 pm | 12h 11m |
| October 2026 | 7:00 am | 6:03 pm | 11h 04m |
| November 2026 | 6:30 am | 4:36 pm | 10h 06m |
| December 2026 | 6:54 am | 4:36 pm | 9h 42m |
| January 2027 | 6:55 am | 5:02 pm | 10h 07m |
| February 2027 | 6:28 am | 5:34 pm | 11h 06m |
| March 2027 | 6:49 am | 7:00 pm | 12h 10m |
| April 2027 | 6:06 am | 7:26 pm | 13h 20m |
| May 2027 | 5:37 am | 7:51 pm | 14h 14m |
| June 2027 | 5:30 am | 8:08 pm | 14h 37m |
Nashville-Davidson against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Nashville-Davidson (9h 42m, sunset 4:36 pm):
- Goodlettsville, TN, 12 mi away: 9h 41m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 4:35 pm (-1 min).
- Brentwood, TN, 12 mi away: 9h 43m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 4:37 pm (+1 min).
- Hendersonville, TN, 14 mi away: 9h 41m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 4:35 pm (-1 min).
- Mount Juliet, TN, 15 mi away: 9h 42m of daylight (0 min), sunset 4:35 pm (-1 min).
- Nolensville, TN, 16 mi away: 9h 43m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 4:36 pm (0 min).