Thursday · September · 17 · 2026
DST“This was not judgement day — only morning. Morning: excellent and fair.”
— William Styron
Sun & daylight
The sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:43 in Atlanta today, giving 12h 19m of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:33.
07:23
Sunrise
13:33
Noon
19:43
Sunset
Midnight
01:33
Sunrise
07:23
Solar noon
13:33
Sunset
19:43
Solar midnight
01:33
Daylight
12h 19m
Daylight runs about 14h 23m around the June solstice and 9h 54m around the December solstice.
Daylight saving time
Atlanta observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks move forward to UTC−4 on March 8 and move back to UTC−5 on November 1. Atlanta is currently on daylight saving time.
Mar 8
Forward · UTC−4
Nov 1
Back · UTC−5
Sep 17
Today
The shaded band marks the daylight saving period.
Public holidays
United States has 1 public holiday in September 2026.