Wednesday · August · 5 · 2026
DST“The sun never sets on a curious mind.”
— Unknown
Sun & daylight
The sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:36 in Atlanta today, giving 13h 42m of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:44.
06:53
Sunrise
13:44
Noon
20:36
Sunset
Midnight
01:44
Sunrise
06:53
Solar noon
13:44
Sunset
20:36
Solar midnight
01:44
Daylight
13h 42m
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
Aug 5
Today
The shaded band marks the daylight saving period.
Public holidays
United States has no public holidays in August 2026.