Atlanta, Georgia Sunrise & Sunset Times

Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, rises from the rolling foothills of the Piedmont Plateau at one of the highest elevations of any major city in the southeastern United States. Built on a ridge that once served as a railroad terminus, the city is blanketed by a dense tree canopy that has earned it the nickname "the City in a Forest." Atlanta's humid subtropical climate brings hot, thunderstorm-laced summers and mild winters with occasional ice storms that transform the pine and hardwood forests into glittering sculptures.

Around the summer solstice, the sun rises at 06:26 and doesn't set until 20:52, giving you 14 hours 26 minutes of daylight — long evenings perfect for walking the BeltLine trail, exploring Piedmont Park, or catching an outdoor concert at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. During the winter solstice, sunrise arrives at 07:37 and sunset at 17:34, leaving about 9 hours 57 minutes of daylight. The bare winter canopy opens up skyline views that are hidden in leafier months, revealing the downtown towers and the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol.

The swing in sunrise times between summer and winter is about 71 minutes. The morning blue hour (05:58 – 06:26) and golden hour (06:26 – 07:26) are particularly stunning from Jackson Street Bridge, the iconic vantage point for Atlanta's skyline with Midtown towers rising behind the Old Fourth Ward. In the evening, the golden hour (19:52 – 20:52) through blue hour (20:52 – 21:20) brings warm light to Stone Mountain's granite face on the eastern horizon and sets the glass facades of Buckhead and Midtown ablaze — a reminder that Atlanta's forest canopy and skyline make for one of the most photogenic capitals in the South.