Sunrise and sunset times in Raleigh, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Raleigh, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 13, 2026 . Current time: 7:25:04 am
First light at 5:42:16 am
Sunrise time: 6:09:09 am
Sunset time: 8:12:39 pm
Last light at 8:39:32 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 3 minutes
12 hours, 47 minutes left for today's sunset in Raleigh
Moon rose on May 13 at 02:52 AM
Moon will set on May 13 at 03:49 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (15%)Tomorrow
May 14, 2026
First light at 5:41:23 am
Sunrise time: 6:08:21 am
Sunset time: 8:13:28 pm
Last light at 8:40:25 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 5 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Raleigh
Moon will rise on May 14 at 03:21 AM Moon will set on May 14 at 05:01 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (4%)
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.779591
- Longitude: -78.638176
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Raleigh, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in around 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 46 minutes.Longest day in Raleigh, NC
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 7 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
May 2026 - Raleigh, 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 May in Raleigh.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Raleigh, NC - from 13 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 27 minutes 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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| Fri, May 1 | 5:54:36 am | 6:20:37 am | 8:02:38 pm | 8:28:39 pm | 13h 42m 1s | 13h 42m 1s | 1:11:37 pm | 51° | 5:21:35 am | 9:01:39 pm | 4:46:42 am | 9:36:33 pm | 10h 16m 55s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:53:27 am | 6:19:33 am | 8:03:29 pm | 8:29:34 pm | 13h 43m 56s | 1m 55s | 1:11:31 pm | 51.3° | 5:20:20 am | 9:02:41 pm | 4:45:17 am | 9:37:45 pm | 10h 15m 1s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:52:20 am | 6:18:30 am | 8:04:19 pm | 8:30:29 pm | 13h 45m 49s | 1m 53s | 1:11:25 pm | 51.6° | 5:19:06 am | 9:03:43 pm | 4:43:52 am | 9:38:57 pm | 10h 13m 9s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:51:14 am | 6:17:28 am | 8:05:10 pm | 8:31:24 pm | 13h 47m 42s | 1m 53s | 1:11:19 pm | 51.9° | 5:17:53 am | 9:04:45 pm | 4:42:29 am | 9:40:09 pm | 10h 11m 17s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:50:09 am | 6:16:27 am | 8:06:01 pm | 8:32:19 pm | 13h 49m 34s | 1m 52s | 1:11:14 pm | 52.2° | 5:16:41 am | 9:05:47 pm | 4:41:07 am | 9:41:21 pm | 10h 9m 27s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:49:06 am | 6:15:28 am | 8:06:51 pm | 8:33:13 pm | 13h 51m 23s | 1m 49s | 1:11:10 pm | 52.5° | 5:15:30 am | 9:06:49 pm | 4:39:45 am | 9:42:34 pm | 10h 7m 39s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:48:03 am | 6:14:30 am | 8:07:41 pm | 8:34:08 pm | 13h 53m 11s | 1m 48s | 1:11:06 pm | 52.7° | 5:14:20 am | 9:07:51 pm | 4:38:25 am | 9:43:46 pm | 10h 5m 52s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:47:02 am | 6:13:33 am | 8:08:31 pm | 8:35:03 pm | 13h 54m 58s | 1m 47s | 1:11:02 pm | 53° | 5:13:12 am | 9:08:53 pm | 4:37:06 am | 9:44:58 pm | 10h 4m 7s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:46:02 am | 6:12:38 am | 8:09:21 pm | 8:35:57 pm | 13h 56m 43s | 1m 45s | 1:10:59 pm | 53.3° | 5:12:05 am | 9:09:54 pm | 4:35:49 am | 9:46:10 pm | 10h 2m 22s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:45:04 am | 6:11:43 am | 8:10:11 pm | 8:36:51 pm | 13h 58m 28s | 1m 45s | 1:10:57 pm | 53.5° | 5:10:59 am | 9:10:56 pm | 4:34:32 am | 9:47:23 pm | 10h 0m 40s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:44:06 am | 6:10:51 am | 8:11:01 pm | 8:37:45 pm | 14h 0m 10s | 1m 42s | 1:10:56 pm | 53.8° | 5:09:55 am | 9:11:57 pm | 4:33:17 am | 9:48:34 pm | 9h 58m 58s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:43:10 am | 6:09:59 am | 8:11:50 pm | 8:38:39 pm | 14h 1m 51s | 1m 41s | 1:10:55 pm | 54° | 5:08:52 am | 9:12:58 pm | 4:32:03 am | 9:49:46 pm | 9h 57m 19s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:42:16 am | 6:09:09 am | 8:12:39 pm | 8:39:32 pm | 14h 3m 30s | 1m 39s | 1:10:54 pm | 54.3° | 5:07:50 am | 9:13:58 pm | 4:30:51 am | 9:50:58 pm | 9h 55m 42s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:41:23 am | 6:08:21 am | 8:13:28 pm | 8:40:25 pm | 14h 5m 7s | 1m 37s | 1:10:54 pm | 54.5° | 5:06:50 am | 9:14:59 pm | 4:29:40 am | 9:52:09 pm | 9h 54m 5s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:40:32 am | 6:07:33 am | 8:14:16 pm | 8:41:18 pm | 14h 6m 43s | 1m 36s | 1:10:55 pm | 54.8° | 5:05:51 am | 9:15:59 pm | 4:28:30 am | 9:53:20 pm | 9h 52m 32s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:39:42 am | 6:06:48 am | 8:15:05 pm | 8:42:11 pm | 14h 8m 17s | 1m 34s | 1:10:56 pm | 55° | 5:04:54 am | 9:16:58 pm | 4:27:22 am | 9:54:30 pm | 9h 50m 58s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:38:53 am | 6:06:03 am | 8:15:52 pm | 8:43:03 pm | 14h 9m 49s | 1m 32s | 1:10:58 pm | 55.2° | 5:03:58 am | 9:17:58 pm | 4:26:16 am | 9:55:40 pm | 9h 49m 29s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:38:06 am | 6:05:21 am | 8:16:40 pm | 8:43:54 pm | 14h 11m 19s | 1m 30s | 1:11:00 pm | 55.4° | 5:03:04 am | 9:18:56 pm | 4:25:11 am | 9:56:49 pm | 9h 48m 0s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:37:21 am | 6:04:40 am | 8:17:27 pm | 8:44:46 pm | 14h 12m 47s | 1m 28s | 1:11:03 pm | 55.7° | 5:02:12 am | 9:19:55 pm | 4:24:08 am | 9:57:58 pm | 9h 46m 33s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:36:37 am | 6:04:00 am | 8:18:13 pm | 8:45:36 pm | 14h 14m 13s | 1m 26s | 1:11:07 pm | 55.9° | 5:01:21 am | 9:20:52 pm | 4:23:07 am | 9:59:06 pm | 9h 45m 9s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:35:55 am | 6:03:22 am | 8:18:59 pm | 8:46:26 pm | 14h 15m 37s | 1m 24s | 1:11:11 pm | 56.1° | 5:00:32 am | 9:21:49 pm | 4:22:07 am | 10:00:14 pm | 9h 43m 46s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:35:14 am | 6:02:45 am | 8:19:45 pm | 8:47:16 pm | 14h 17m 0s | 1m 23s | 1:11:15 pm | 56.3° | 4:59:45 am | 9:22:45 pm | 4:21:10 am | 10:01:20 pm | 9h 42m 25s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:34:35 am | 6:02:10 am | 8:20:30 pm | 8:48:05 pm | 14h 18m 20s | 1m 20s | 1:11:20 pm | 56.5° | 4:58:59 am | 9:23:41 pm | 4:20:14 am | 10:02:26 pm | 9h 41m 7s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:33:58 am | 6:01:37 am | 8:21:14 pm | 8:48:53 pm | 14h 19m 37s | 1m 17s | 1:11:26 pm | 56.6° | 4:58:15 am | 9:24:36 pm | 4:19:20 am | 10:03:31 pm | 9h 39m 52s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:33:23 am | 6:01:06 am | 8:21:58 pm | 8:49:41 pm | 14h 20m 52s | 1m 15s | 1:11:32 pm | 56.8° | 4:57:33 am | 9:25:30 pm | 4:18:28 am | 10:04:35 pm | 9h 38m 38s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:32:49 am | 6:00:36 am | 8:22:41 pm | 8:50:27 pm | 14h 22m 5s | 1m 13s | 1:11:38 pm | 57° | 4:56:53 am | 9:26:23 pm | 4:17:39 am | 10:05:38 pm | 9h 37m 26s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:32:17 am | 6:00:07 am | 8:23:23 pm | 8:51:13 pm | 14h 23m 16s | 1m 11s | 1:11:45 pm | 57.2° | 4:56:15 am | 9:27:15 pm | 4:16:51 am | 10:06:39 pm | 9h 36m 17s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:31:47 am | 5:59:40 am | 8:24:05 pm | 8:51:59 pm | 14h 24m 25s | 1m 9s | 1:11:53 pm | 57.3° | 4:55:39 am | 9:28:06 pm | 4:16:05 am | 10:07:40 pm | 9h 35m 10s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:31:18 am | 5:59:15 am | 8:24:45 pm | 8:52:43 pm | 14h 25m 30s | 1m 5s | 1:12:00 pm | 57.5° | 4:55:04 am | 9:28:56 pm | 4:15:22 am | 10:08:39 pm | 9h 34m 7s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:30:51 am | 5:58:52 am | 8:25:25 pm | 8:53:26 pm | 14h 26m 33s | 1m 3s | 1:12:09 pm | 57.6° | 4:54:32 am | 9:29:45 pm | 4:14:40 am | 10:09:37 pm | 9h 33m 5s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:30:26 am | 5:58:30 am | 8:26:05 pm | 8:54:09 pm | 14h 27m 35s | 1m 2s | 1:12:18 pm | 57.8° | 4:54:02 am | 9:30:33 pm | 4:14:01 am | 10:10:34 pm | 9h 32m 5s | 🌕 (100%) |
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