Sunrise and sunset in Raleigh, North Carolina
6:40 AMsunrise in Raleigh
November 4, 2026 · Raleigh, North Carolina
- Sunset
- 5:16 PM
- Daylight
- 10h 36m
- First light
- 6:13 AM
- Last light
- 5:43 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Raleigh, North Carolina (35.83° N, 78.64° W, the Census Bureau's center point for the city) in Eastern Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 7:25 AM | 5:12 PM | 9h 47m |
| February 1 | 7:15 AM | 5:42 PM | 10h 27m |
| March 1 | 6:44 AM | 6:10 PM | 11h 25m |
| April 1 | 7:01 AM | 7:36 PM | 12h 36m |
| May 1 | 6:22 AM | 8:02 PM | 13h 39m |
| June 1 | 6:00 AM | 8:26 PM | 14h 26m |
| July 1 | 6:02 AM | 8:35 PM | 14h 33m |
| August 1 | 6:22 AM | 8:19 PM | 13h 57m |
| September 1 | 6:47 AM | 7:42 PM | 12h 55m |
| October 1 | 7:10 AM | 6:58 PM | 11h 48m |
| November 1 | 6:37 AM | 5:19 PM | 10h 42m |
| December 1 | 7:06 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 55m |
Twilight in Raleigh
- Nautical dawn
- 5:43 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 6:13 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 5:13 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 6:43 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Raleigh, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 (clocks go back) | 6:37 AM | 5:19 PM | 10h 42m | −1m 59s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:38 AM | 5:18 PM | 10h 40m | −1m 58s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:39 AM | 5:17 PM | 10h 38m | −1m 57s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 6:40 AM | 5:16 PM | 10h 36m | −1m 56s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:41 AM | 5:15 PM | 10h 34m | −1m 54s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:42 AM | 5:14 PM | 10h 32m | −1m 53s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:43 AM | 5:13 PM | 10h 30m | −1m 52s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:44 AM | 5:12 PM | 10h 29m | −1m 51s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:45 AM | 5:12 PM | 10h 27m | −1m 49s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:46 AM | 5:11 PM | 10h 25m | −1m 48s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:47 AM | 5:10 PM | 10h 23m | −1m 46s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:48 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 22m | −1m 45s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:49 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 20m | −1m 43s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:50 AM | 5:08 PM | 10h 18m | −1m 41s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:51 AM | 5:07 PM | 10h 16m | −1m 40s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:52 AM | 5:07 PM | 10h 15m | −1m 38s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:53 AM | 5:06 PM | 10h 13m | −1m 36s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:54 AM | 5:05 PM | 10h 12m | −1m 34s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:55 AM | 5:05 PM | 10h 10m | −1m 32s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:56 AM | 5:04 PM | 10h 9m | −1m 30s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:57 AM | 5:04 PM | 10h 7m | −1m 28s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:58 AM | 5:03 PM | 10h 6m | −1m 26s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:59 AM | 5:03 PM | 10h 4m | −1m 24s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 7:00 AM | 5:03 PM | 10h 3m | −1m 21s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 7:01 AM | 5:02 PM | 10h 2m | −1m 19s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 7:02 AM | 5:02 PM | 10h 0m | −1m 17s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 7:03 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 59m | −1m 14s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 7:03 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 58m | −1m 12s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 7:04 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 57m | −1m 9s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 7:05 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 56m | −1m 7s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:06 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 55m | −1m 4s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:07 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 54m | −1m 1s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:08 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 53m | −59s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:09 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 52m | −56s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:10 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 51m | −53s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:11 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 50m | −50s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:11 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 49m | −47s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:12 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 48m | −44s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:13 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 48m | −41s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:14 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 47m | −38s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:15 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 47m | −35s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:15 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 46m | −32s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:16 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 46m | −28s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:17 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 45m | −25s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:17 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 45m | −22s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:18 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 44m | −19s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:19 AM | 5:03 PM | 9h 44m | −15s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:19 AM | 5:03 PM | 9h 44m | −12s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:20 AM | 5:04 PM | 9h 44m | −9s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:20 AM | 5:04 PM | 9h 44m | −5s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:21 AM | 5:05 PM | 9h 44m | −2s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:21 AM | 5:05 PM | 9h 44m | +1s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:22 AM | 5:06 PM | 9h 44m | +5s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:22 AM | 5:06 PM | 9h 44m | +8s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:23 AM | 5:07 PM | 9h 44m | +11s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:23 AM | 5:07 PM | 9h 44m | +14s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:23 AM | 5:08 PM | 9h 45m | +18s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:24 AM | 5:09 PM | 9h 45m | +21s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:24 AM | 5:09 PM | 9h 45m | +24s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:24 AM | 5:10 PM | 9h 46m | +28s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:24 AM | 5:11 PM | 9h 46m | +31s |
The year in Raleigh, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Raleigh gets 1 minute 56 seconds less daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset is on Saturday, December 5, 16 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
When the clocks went forward on Sunday, March 8, sunset moved from 6:15 PM the day before to 7:16 PM.
When the clocks went back on Sunday, November 1, sunset moved from 6:20 PM the day before to 5:19 PM.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Friday, June 12 | 5:58 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Saturday, October 31 | 7:36 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Saturday, December 5 | 5:01 PM |
| Latest sunset | Sunday, June 28 | 8:35 PM |
| Longest day | Sunday, June 21 | 14h 35m |
| Shortest day | Monday, December 21 | 9h 44m |
Nearby: Cary (11 mi) · Durham (17 mi) · Fayetteville (55 mi) · Greensboro (69 mi)
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The times are for Raleigh's center point in the US Census Bureau's 2026 Gazetteer (35.8315, -78.6396), on Eastern Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.