Raleigh
Sunrise and sunset in Raleigh
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Raleigh, in local time. At 35.8° N, the day lasts from 9 h 44 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 35 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:26, sunset at 18:31.
Day length 11 h 05 min, 2 min 7 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:59, with the Sun 43° above the horizon.
Times are Raleigh time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:01 | 19:56 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:30 | 19:26 |
| Civil twilight | 07:00 | 18:57 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:26 | 18:31 |
| Golden hour | 07:26–08:01 | 17:56–18:31 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Raleigh
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 35 min, from sunrise at 05:58 to sunset at 20:34.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 44 min, from sunrise at 07:20 to sunset at 17:04.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:21 | 17:30 | 10 h 09 min |
| February 21 | 06:54 | 18:02 | 11 h 08 min |
| March 21 | 07:16 | 19:27 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:33 | 19:53 | 13 h 19 min |
| May 21 | 06:05 | 20:17 | 14 h 13 min |
| June 21 | 05:58 | 20:34 | 14 h 35 min |
| July 21 | 06:14 | 20:27 | 14 h 13 min |
| August 21 | 06:38 | 19:56 | 13 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 07:01 | 19:12 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:26 | 18:31 | 11 h 05 min |
| November 21 | 06:56 | 17:03 | 10 h 07 min |
| December 21 | 07:20 | 17:04 | 9 h 44 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 35.8° N, 78.6° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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