Soddy-Daisy, TN: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Soddy-Daisy
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:46 am and sets at 5:32 pm: 9h 47m of daylight, a moderate winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 32m, so the swing is 4h 46m.
When it gets better in Soddy-Daisy
- Earliest sunset: 5:28 pm on Dec 5, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:50 am on Jan 6.
- Back above 10 hours of daylight: Jan 13.
- 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 174 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 15. 15 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 35.3°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 Soddy-Daisy
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 119 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Aug 17 to Apr 21, so set it up before Aug 17.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:46 am to 5:32 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 25 to Dec 15: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 25.
Daylight in Soddy-Daisy, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 9h 47m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:42 am | 8:52 pm | 14h 11m |
| August 2026 | 7:05 am | 8:22 pm | 13h 17m |
| September 2026 | 7:28 am | 7:39 pm | 12h 11m |
| October 2026 | 7:52 am | 6:58 pm | 11h 06m |
| November 2026 | 7:22 am | 5:31 pm | 10h 10m |
| December 2026 | 7:46 am | 5:32 pm | 9h 47m |
| January 2027 | 7:47 am | 5:58 pm | 10h 11m |
| February 2027 | 7:20 am | 6:29 pm | 11h 08m |
| March 2027 | 7:43 am | 7:53 pm | 12h 10m |
| April 2027 | 7:01 am | 8:18 pm | 13h 17m |
| May 2027 | 6:33 am | 8:43 pm | 14h 10m |
| June 2027 | 6:26 am | 8:59 pm | 14h 32m |
Soddy-Daisy against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Soddy-Daisy (9h 47m, sunset 5:32 pm):
- Red Bank, TN, 13 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (+1 min).
- Chattanooga, TN, 14 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (+1 min).
- Collegedale, TN, 16 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:32 pm (0 min).
- Cleveland, TN, 18 mi away: 9h 47m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:31 pm (-1 min).
- East Ridge, TN, 19 mi away: 9h 48m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (+1 min).