Sunset & Sunrise Today in Memphis, Tennessee

On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the sun sets over Memphis at 7:48 PM, having risen at 6:20 AM. That works out to 13h 28m of daylight today. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Memphis, is at 1:04 PM.

Memphis lies at latitude 35.15°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 55 seconds. This is summer in Memphis, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Memphis's golden hour, about 7:14 PM to 8:05 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:05 PM to 8:15 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Memphis is at 7:47 PM and sunrise at 6:21 AM — about 1m 57s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Memphis drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Memphis right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Memphis ranges from as early as 4:47 PM (around December 1) to as late as 8:18 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 31m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 46m.