Sunrise and sunset times in Durham, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Durham, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 11, 2026 . Current time: 1:41:36 pm
First light at 5:38:28 am
Sunrise time: 6:06:40 am
Sunset time: 8:35:41 pm
Last light at 9:03:52 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 29 minutes
6 hours, 54 minutes left for today's sunset in Durham
Moon rose on Jul 11 at 1:44 AM
Moon will set on Jul 11 at 5:15 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (11%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 5:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 10:37 AMTomorrow
July 12, 2026
First light at 5:39:09 am
Sunrise time: 6:07:18 am
Sunset time: 8:35:18 pm
Last light at 9:03:27 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 28 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Durham
Moon will rise on Jul 12 at 2:42 AM Moon will set on Jul 12 at 6:23 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)
- Durham, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.994034
- Longitude: -78.898621
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Durham, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 45 minutes.Longest day in Durham, NC
The longest day of the year was 21 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 39 minutes.
July 2026 - Durham, North Carolina - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of July in Durham.
The day length shortens by 34 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Durham, NC - from 14 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 1 minute on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:32:38 am | 6:01:15 am | 8:37:50 pm | 9:06:27 pm | 14h 36m 35s | 14h 36m 35s | 1:19:32 pm | 59.1° | 4:55:18 am | 9:43:47 pm | 4:13:51 am | 10:25:14 pm | 9h 23m 52s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:33:07 am | 6:01:42 am | 8:37:45 pm | 9:06:20 pm | 14h 36m 3s | 0m -32s | 1:19:44 pm | 59° | 4:55:51 am | 9:43:37 pm | 4:14:29 am | 10:24:59 pm | 9h 24m 26s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:33:38 am | 6:02:11 am | 8:37:38 pm | 9:06:11 pm | 14h 35m 27s | 0m -36s | 1:19:55 pm | 58.9° | 4:56:25 am | 9:43:24 pm | 4:15:09 am | 10:24:41 pm | 9h 25m 3s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:34:10 am | 6:02:41 am | 8:37:30 pm | 9:06:00 pm | 14h 34m 49s | 0m -38s | 1:20:05 pm | 58.8° | 4:57:01 am | 9:43:10 pm | 4:15:51 am | 10:24:20 pm | 9h 25m 42s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:34:44 am | 6:03:12 am | 8:37:19 pm | 9:05:48 pm | 14h 34m 7s | 0m -42s | 1:20:16 pm | 58.7° | 4:57:38 am | 9:42:53 pm | 4:16:34 am | 10:23:57 pm | 9h 26m 26s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:35:18 am | 6:03:45 am | 8:37:07 pm | 9:05:33 pm | 14h 33m 22s | 0m -45s | 1:20:26 pm | 58.6° | 4:58:17 am | 9:42:34 pm | 4:17:20 am | 10:23:32 pm | 9h 27m 11s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:35:54 am | 6:04:18 am | 8:36:53 pm | 9:05:17 pm | 14h 32m 35s | 0m -47s | 1:20:36 pm | 58.5° | 4:58:58 am | 9:42:14 pm | 4:18:07 am | 10:23:04 pm | 9h 27m 59s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:36:31 am | 6:04:52 am | 8:36:38 pm | 9:04:59 pm | 14h 31m 46s | 0m -49s | 1:20:45 pm | 58.4° | 4:59:39 am | 9:41:51 pm | 4:18:57 am | 10:22:33 pm | 9h 28m 49s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:37:09 am | 6:05:27 am | 8:36:20 pm | 9:04:38 pm | 14h 30m 53s | 0m -53s | 1:20:54 pm | 58.3° | 5:00:22 am | 9:41:25 pm | 4:19:47 am | 10:22:00 pm | 9h 29m 43s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:37:48 am | 6:06:03 am | 8:36:01 pm | 9:04:16 pm | 14h 29m 58s | 0m -55s | 1:21:02 pm | 58.2° | 5:01:06 am | 9:40:58 pm | 4:20:40 am | 10:21:25 pm | 9h 30m 39s | 🌘 (25%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:38:28 am | 6:06:40 am | 8:35:41 pm | 9:03:52 pm | 14h 29m 1s | 0m -57s | 1:21:10 pm | 58° | 5:01:52 am | 9:40:29 pm | 4:21:33 am | 10:20:47 pm | 9h 31m 37s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:39:09 am | 6:07:18 am | 8:35:18 pm | 9:03:27 pm | 14h 28m 0s | -1m -1s | 1:21:18 pm | 57.9° | 5:02:38 am | 9:39:58 pm | 4:22:29 am | 10:20:07 pm | 9h 32m 38s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:39:51 am | 6:07:56 am | 8:34:54 pm | 9:02:59 pm | 14h 26m 58s | -1m -2s | 1:21:25 pm | 57.7° | 5:03:26 am | 9:39:24 pm | 4:23:25 am | 10:19:25 pm | 9h 33m 41s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:40:34 am | 6:08:35 am | 8:34:28 pm | 9:02:29 pm | 14h 25m 53s | -1m -5s | 1:21:32 pm | 57.6° | 5:04:14 am | 9:38:49 pm | 4:24:23 am | 10:18:40 pm | 9h 34m 47s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:41:17 am | 6:09:15 am | 8:34:00 pm | 9:01:58 pm | 14h 24m 45s | -1m -8s | 1:21:38 pm | 57.4° | 5:05:04 am | 9:38:12 pm | 4:25:22 am | 10:17:54 pm | 9h 35m 56s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:42:02 am | 6:09:56 am | 8:33:31 pm | 9:01:25 pm | 14h 23m 35s | -1m -10s | 1:21:43 pm | 57.3° | 5:05:54 am | 9:37:32 pm | 4:26:22 am | 10:17:05 pm | 9h 37m 6s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:42:47 am | 6:10:37 am | 8:32:59 pm | 9:00:50 pm | 14h 22m 22s | -1m -13s | 1:21:48 pm | 57.1° | 5:06:46 am | 9:36:51 pm | 4:27:23 am | 10:16:14 pm | 9h 38m 20s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:43:32 am | 6:11:19 am | 8:32:27 pm | 9:00:14 pm | 14h 21m 8s | -1m -14s | 1:21:53 pm | 56.9° | 5:07:38 am | 9:36:08 pm | 4:28:25 am | 10:15:21 pm | 9h 39m 35s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:44:19 am | 6:12:02 am | 8:31:52 pm | 8:59:35 pm | 14h 19m 50s | -1m -18s | 1:21:57 pm | 56.7° | 5:08:31 am | 9:35:23 pm | 4:29:28 am | 10:14:25 pm | 9h 40m 53s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:45:06 am | 6:12:45 am | 8:31:16 pm | 8:58:55 pm | 14h 18m 31s | -1m -19s | 1:22:00 pm | 56.5° | 5:09:24 am | 9:34:36 pm | 4:30:32 am | 10:13:28 pm | 9h 42m 12s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:45:53 am | 6:13:28 am | 8:30:38 pm | 8:58:13 pm | 14h 17m 10s | -1m -21s | 1:22:03 pm | 56.4° | 5:10:19 am | 9:33:48 pm | 4:31:37 am | 10:12:29 pm | 9h 43m 34s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:46:41 am | 6:14:12 am | 8:29:59 pm | 8:57:30 pm | 14h 15m 47s | -1m -23s | 1:22:06 pm | 56.2° | 5:11:14 am | 9:32:57 pm | 4:32:43 am | 10:11:29 pm | 9h 44m 58s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:47:30 am | 6:14:57 am | 8:29:18 pm | 8:56:45 pm | 14h 14m 21s | -1m -26s | 1:22:07 pm | 56° | 5:12:09 am | 9:32:05 pm | 4:33:49 am | 10:10:26 pm | 9h 46m 24s | 🌔 (66%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:48:19 am | 6:15:42 am | 8:28:35 pm | 8:55:58 pm | 14h 12m 53s | -1m -28s | 1:22:08 pm | 55.7° | 5:13:05 am | 9:31:12 pm | 4:34:56 am | 10:09:21 pm | 9h 47m 52s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:49:08 am | 6:16:27 am | 8:27:51 pm | 8:55:10 pm | 14h 11m 24s | -1m -29s | 1:22:09 pm | 55.5° | 5:14:02 am | 9:30:16 pm | 4:36:03 am | 10:08:15 pm | 9h 49m 21s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:49:58 am | 6:17:12 am | 8:27:06 pm | 8:54:20 pm | 14h 9m 54s | -1m -30s | 1:22:09 pm | 55.3° | 5:14:59 am | 9:29:19 pm | 4:37:11 am | 10:07:07 pm | 9h 50m 52s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:50:49 am | 6:17:58 am | 8:26:18 pm | 8:53:28 pm | 14h 8m 20s | -1m -34s | 1:22:08 pm | 55.1° | 5:15:56 am | 9:28:20 pm | 4:38:19 am | 10:05:58 pm | 9h 52m 26s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:51:39 am | 6:18:44 am | 8:25:30 pm | 8:52:35 pm | 14h 6m 46s | -1m -34s | 1:22:07 pm | 54.8° | 5:16:54 am | 9:27:20 pm | 4:39:27 am | 10:04:47 pm | 9h 54m 1s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:52:30 am | 6:19:31 am | 8:24:40 pm | 8:51:41 pm | 14h 5m 9s | -1m -37s | 1:22:05 pm | 54.6° | 5:17:52 am | 9:26:19 pm | 4:40:36 am | 10:03:34 pm | 9h 55m 38s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:53:21 am | 6:20:18 am | 8:23:48 pm | 8:50:45 pm | 14h 3m 30s | -1m -39s | 1:22:03 pm | 54.4° | 5:18:50 am | 9:25:15 pm | 4:41:46 am | 10:02:20 pm | 9h 57m 17s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:54:12 am | 6:21:05 am | 8:22:55 pm | 8:49:47 pm | 14h 1m 50s | -1m -40s | 1:22:00 pm | 54.1° | 5:19:49 am | 9:24:11 pm | 4:42:55 am | 10:01:05 pm | 9h 58m 57s | 🌖 (98%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Durham, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Durham, NC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Durham, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Durham, NC
In Durham, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:56 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:36 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:37 pm.
Durham, NC gets 4h 53m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 39m versus 9h 45m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Places near Durham, NC
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