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Sunrise time in Jacksonville

In Jacksonville the sun rises as early as 6:24 AM (June 11) and as late as 7:44 AM (March 8). Here is today’s sunrise with first light and the morning golden hour, then the sunrise time for every month of 2026.

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Sunrise in Jacksonville through the year

The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14 h 6 min between sunrise and sunset; the shortest is December 21, with 10 h 11 min. The latest sunrise around midwinter (January 10, 7:24 AM) comes 20 days after the shortest day (December 21), which is why the darkest mornings arrive after the solstice. On the clock, the very latest sunrise of the year is on March 8, just before the clocks go back. In 2026 clocks go forward on March 8 and back on November 1; sunrise jumps an hour later when clocks go forward and an hour earlier when they go back.

Sunrise in Jacksonville on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time including daylight saving time.
DateFirst lightSunriseGolden hour endsDay length
Jan 156:57 AM7:23 AM7:59 AM10 h 25 min
Feb 156:42 AM7:06 AM7:39 AM11 h 8 min
Mar 157:12 AM7:36 AM8:08 AM11 h 59 min
Apr 156:34 AM6:59 AM7:31 AM12 h 55 min
May 156:06 AM6:32 AM7:06 AM13 h 41 min
Jun 155:56 AM6:24 AM6:59 AM14 h 6 min
Jul 156:08 AM6:35 AM7:09 AM13 h 55 min
Aug 156:28 AM6:53 AM7:26 AM13 h 14 min
Sep 156:47 AM7:11 AM7:42 AM12 h 21 min
Oct 157:04 AM7:28 AM8:01 AM11 h 27 min
Nov 156:26 AM6:52 AM7:26 AM10 h 37 min
Dec 156:49 AM7:15 AM7:52 AM10 h 12 min

First light and golden hour in Jacksonville

In Jacksonville first light comes about 24 minutes before sunrise around the equinoxes, 28 minutes in late June and 26 minutes in late December; that is the morning blue hour. After sunrise the golden light lasts about 32, 35 and 36 minutes at those times of year.

Where to watch the sunrise in Jacksonville

Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach face the Atlantic, so the sun rises straight out of the ocean, about half an hour’s drive east of downtown.

How these times are calculated

Times are computed for Jacksonville (30.33° N, 81.66° W) with the NOAA solar-position algorithm, for a flat horizon, in local time (America/New York). They are usually within a minute of published tables. Hills, buildings and weather can hide the sun a few minutes earlier than shown.

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