Sunrise & sunset in Alabama
34 places in Alabama, each computed from its own coordinates. Today is Tuesday, September 22, 2026; times below are local to each city.
First sunrise in the state
Phenix City, 7:28 AM local time.
Last sunrise in the state
Mobile, 6:40 AM local time — 12 minutes after Phenix City 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 | 6:35 AM | 6:43 PM | 12h 08m |
| Mobile | 6:40 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 08m |
| Birmingham | 6:35 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Montgomery | 6:33 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 08m |
| Tuscaloosa | 6:38 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 08m |
| Hoover | 6:35 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Auburn | 6:30 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 08m |
| Dothan | 6:30 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 08m |
| Madison | 6:35 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Decatur | 6:36 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Florence | 6:38 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 08m |
| Prattville | 6:34 AM | 6:42 PM | 12h 08m |
| Phenix City | 7:28 AM | 7:36 PM | 12h 08m |
| Vestavia Hills | 6:35 AM | 6:43 PM | 12h 08m |
| Opelika | 6:29 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 08m |
| Alabaster | 6:35 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Gadsden | 6:32 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 08m |
| Athens | 6:36 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Northport | 6:38 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 08m |
| Daphne | 6:40 AM | 6:48 PM | 12h 08m |
| Enterprise | 6:31 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 08m |
| Foley | 6:39 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 08m |
| Homewood | 6:35 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 08m |
| Trussville | 6:34 AM | 6:43 PM | 12h 08m |
| Fairhope | 6:40 AM | 6:48 PM | 12h 08m |
Every city in Alabama
About sunrise in Alabama
The sun reaches Phenix City 12 minutes before Mobile 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.