Sunrise belongs to the ocean here, sunset to the sound — and the exact minute shifts every day and slightly by town. The tracker below computes both live for ten spots from Corolla to Ocracoke, with golden hour, first and last light, and where to actually stand for each.
OBX Sun · Ocean sunrise · Sound sunset
SUNSET
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Times computed on-device (standard solar algorithm) for each spot’s verified coordinates, shown in Outer Banks time. The islands face east: the ocean gets the sunrise, the sound gets the sunset.
For the full field guide to the evening side — ten headline spots, five hidden ones, and the airport trick at the Wright Memorial — see our sunset spots guide. The dawn side needs no guide: walk east.