Sunrise & sunset in Alabama
34 places in Alabama, each computed from its own coordinates. Today is Saturday, November 7, 2026; times below are local to each city.
First sunrise in the state
Dothan, 6:02 AM local time.
Last sunrise in the state
Florence, 6:17 AM local time — 15 minutes after Dothan in real time. The state also spans more than one time zone, so the clock times differ again.
Today across Alabama
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 6:13 AM | 4:47 PM | 10h 34m |
| Mobile | 6:12 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 47m |
| Birmingham | 6:11 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 38m |
| Montgomery | 6:07 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 42m |
| Tuscaloosa | 6:14 AM | 4:53 PM | 10h 39m |
| Hoover | 6:11 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 38m |
| Auburn | 6:04 AM | 4:46 PM | 10h 41m |
| Dothan | 6:02 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 45m |
| Madison | 6:13 AM | 4:47 PM | 10h 34m |
| Decatur | 6:14 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 34m |
| Florence | 6:17 AM | 4:51 PM | 10h 33m |
| Prattville | 6:08 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 41m |
| Phenix City | 7:02 AM | 5:44 PM | 10h 41m |
| Vestavia Hills | 6:11 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 38m |
| Opelika | 6:04 AM | 4:45 PM | 10h 41m |
| Alabaster | 6:11 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 39m |
| Gadsden | 6:09 AM | 4:46 PM | 10h 36m |
| Athens | 6:14 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 34m |
| Northport | 6:14 AM | 4:53 PM | 10h 39m |
| Daphne | 6:11 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 47m |
| Enterprise | 6:04 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 45m |
| Foley | 6:10 AM | 4:58 PM | 10h 48m |
| Homewood | 6:11 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 38m |
| Trussville | 6:10 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 37m |
| Fairhope | 6:11 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 48m |
Every city in Alabama
About sunrise in Alabama
The sun reaches Dothan 15 minutes before Florence today — that gap is longitude, and it is fixed: the Earth turns fifteen degrees an hour, so every degree of longitude is four minutes of sunrise. Alabama also spans 2 time zones, so two cities can see the sun at the same instant and read different clock times.
Alabama is a Central Time state with one exception: Phenix City and the surrounding part of Russell County sit across the river from Columbus, Georgia, and keep Eastern Time with the rest of that metro area.