Thursday marks the last 8 p.m. sunset this year

ATLANTA — Thursday night is the last time youโ€™ll see the sun at 8 p.m. this year.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the sun will set at 8 p.m. on Thursday and itโ€™s the last time until April 4, 2027.

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This time of year, we lose about two minutes of daylight each day.

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 a.m., so sunset will be an hour earlier after that.

Nitz says the earliest sunset weโ€™ll see this year is Friday, Dec. 4 when the sun goes down at 5:28:43 p.m.

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