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 August 2026.
Today
August 21, 2026 . Current time: 8:46:43 am
First light at 6:11:39 am
Sunrise time: 6:37:00 am
Sunset time: 7:58:18 pm
Last light at 8:23:38 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 21 minutes
11 hours, 11 minutes left for today's sunset in Raleigh
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 2:48 PM
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (63%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PMTomorrow
August 22, 2026
First light at 6:12:29 am
Sunrise time: 6:37:46 am
Sunset time: 7:57:00 pm
Last light at 8:22:18 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 19 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Raleigh
Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:05 AM Moon will rise on Aug 22 at 3:40 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
- 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 4 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 was 2 months and 0 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
August 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 August in Raleigh.
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Raleigh, NC - from 13 hours, 59 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 0 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:54:34 am | 6:21:16 am | 8:20:31 pm | 8:47:13 pm | 13h 59m 15s | 13h 59m 15s | 1:20:54 pm | 53.7° | 5:20:26 am | 9:21:21 pm | 4:43:54 am | 9:57:53 pm | 10h 1m 32s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:55:25 am | 6:22:03 am | 8:19:36 pm | 8:46:14 pm | 13h 57m 33s | -1m -42s | 1:20:49 pm | 53.4° | 5:21:24 am | 9:20:14 pm | 4:45:03 am | 9:56:36 pm | 10h 3m 14s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:56:16 am | 6:22:50 am | 8:18:39 pm | 8:45:13 pm | 13h 55m 49s | -1m -44s | 1:20:44 pm | 53.1° | 5:22:23 am | 9:19:06 pm | 4:46:12 am | 9:55:17 pm | 10h 4m 58s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:57:08 am | 6:23:37 am | 8:17:41 pm | 8:44:10 pm | 13h 54m 4s | -1m -45s | 1:20:39 pm | 52.9° | 5:23:21 am | 9:17:57 pm | 4:47:21 am | 9:53:57 pm | 10h 6m 43s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:57:59 am | 6:24:24 am | 8:16:41 pm | 8:43:07 pm | 13h 52m 17s | -1m -47s | 1:20:33 pm | 52.6° | 5:24:20 am | 9:16:46 pm | 4:48:30 am | 9:52:36 pm | 10h 8m 31s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:58:51 am | 6:25:12 am | 8:15:41 pm | 8:42:02 pm | 13h 50m 29s | -1m -48s | 1:20:26 pm | 52.3° | 5:25:19 am | 9:15:34 pm | 4:49:39 am | 9:51:13 pm | 10h 10m 18s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:59:42 am | 6:25:59 am | 8:14:39 pm | 8:40:55 pm | 13h 48m 40s | -1m -49s | 1:20:19 pm | 52° | 5:26:17 am | 9:14:21 pm | 4:50:48 am | 9:49:50 pm | 10h 12m 7s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:00:34 am | 6:26:46 am | 8:13:36 pm | 8:39:48 pm | 13h 46m 50s | -1m -50s | 1:20:11 pm | 51.8° | 5:27:16 am | 9:13:06 pm | 4:51:57 am | 9:48:25 pm | 10h 13m 58s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:01:26 am | 6:27:34 am | 8:12:32 pm | 8:38:40 pm | 13h 44m 58s | -1m -52s | 1:20:03 pm | 51.5° | 5:28:14 am | 9:11:51 pm | 4:53:05 am | 9:47:00 pm | 10h 15m 49s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:02:17 am | 6:28:21 am | 8:11:26 pm | 8:37:30 pm | 13h 43m 5s | -1m -53s | 1:19:54 pm | 51.2° | 5:29:13 am | 9:10:34 pm | 4:54:14 am | 9:45:33 pm | 10h 17m 42s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:03:09 am | 6:29:08 am | 8:10:20 pm | 8:36:19 pm | 13h 41m 12s | -1m -53s | 1:19:44 pm | 50.9° | 5:30:11 am | 9:09:17 pm | 4:55:22 am | 9:44:06 pm | 10h 19m 36s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:04:00 am | 6:29:56 am | 8:09:12 pm | 8:35:08 pm | 13h 39m 16s | -1m -56s | 1:19:34 pm | 50.6° | 5:31:09 am | 9:07:58 pm | 4:56:30 am | 9:42:38 pm | 10h 21m 31s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:04:52 am | 6:30:43 am | 8:08:03 pm | 8:33:55 pm | 13h 37m 20s | -1m -56s | 1:19:23 pm | 50.3° | 5:32:08 am | 9:06:39 pm | 4:57:38 am | 9:41:08 pm | 10h 23m 27s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:05:43 am | 6:31:30 am | 8:06:53 pm | 8:32:41 pm | 13h 35m 23s | -1m -57s | 1:19:12 pm | 50° | 5:33:05 am | 9:05:18 pm | 4:58:45 am | 9:39:38 pm | 10h 25m 25s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:06:34 am | 6:32:18 am | 8:05:42 pm | 8:31:26 pm | 13h 33m 24s | -1m -59s | 1:19:00 pm | 49.7° | 5:34:03 am | 9:03:57 pm | 4:59:52 am | 9:38:08 pm | 10h 27m 23s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:07:25 am | 6:33:05 am | 8:04:31 pm | 8:30:10 pm | 13h 31m 26s | -1m -58s | 1:18:48 pm | 49.3° | 5:35:01 am | 9:02:35 pm | 5:00:59 am | 9:36:36 pm | 10h 29m 21s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:08:16 am | 6:33:52 am | 8:03:18 pm | 8:28:54 pm | 13h 29m 26s | -2m 0s | 1:18:35 pm | 49° | 5:35:58 am | 9:01:12 pm | 5:02:06 am | 9:35:04 pm | 10h 31m 21s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:09:07 am | 6:34:39 am | 8:02:04 pm | 8:27:36 pm | 13h 27m 25s | -2m -1s | 1:18:22 pm | 48.7° | 5:36:55 am | 8:59:48 pm | 5:03:12 am | 9:33:31 pm | 10h 33m 22s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:09:58 am | 6:35:26 am | 8:00:49 pm | 8:26:18 pm | 13h 25m 23s | -2m -2s | 1:18:08 pm | 48.4° | 5:37:52 am | 8:58:23 pm | 5:04:17 am | 9:31:58 pm | 10h 35m 24s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:10:48 am | 6:36:13 am | 7:59:34 pm | 8:24:58 pm | 13h 23m 21s | -2m -2s | 1:17:53 pm | 48° | 5:38:49 am | 8:56:58 pm | 5:05:23 am | 9:30:24 pm | 10h 37m 26s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:11:39 am | 6:37:00 am | 7:58:18 pm | 8:23:38 pm | 13h 21m 18s | -2m -3s | 1:17:39 pm | 47.7° | 5:39:45 am | 8:55:32 pm | 5:06:28 am | 9:28:49 pm | 10h 39m 28s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:12:29 am | 6:37:46 am | 7:57:00 pm | 8:22:18 pm | 13h 19m 14s | -2m -4s | 1:17:23 pm | 47.4° | 5:40:41 am | 8:54:05 pm | 5:07:32 am | 9:27:14 pm | 10h 41m 33s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:13:19 am | 6:38:33 am | 7:55:42 pm | 8:20:56 pm | 13h 17m 9s | -2m -5s | 1:17:08 pm | 47° | 5:41:37 am | 8:52:38 pm | 5:08:36 am | 9:25:39 pm | 10h 43m 37s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:14:09 am | 6:39:19 am | 7:54:23 pm | 8:19:34 pm | 13h 15m 4s | -2m -5s | 1:16:51 pm | 46.7° | 5:42:33 am | 8:51:10 pm | 5:09:40 am | 9:24:03 pm | 10h 45m 43s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:14:59 am | 6:40:06 am | 7:53:04 pm | 8:18:11 pm | 13h 12m 58s | -2m -6s | 1:16:35 pm | 46.4° | 5:43:28 am | 8:49:42 pm | 5:10:43 am | 9:22:27 pm | 10h 47m 48s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:15:48 am | 6:40:52 am | 7:51:44 pm | 8:16:48 pm | 13h 10m 52s | -2m -6s | 1:16:18 pm | 46° | 5:44:23 am | 8:48:13 pm | 5:11:46 am | 9:20:50 pm | 10h 49m 55s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:16:38 am | 6:41:39 am | 7:50:23 pm | 8:15:24 pm | 13h 8m 44s | -2m -8s | 1:16:01 pm | 45.7° | 5:45:18 am | 8:46:44 pm | 5:12:48 am | 9:19:13 pm | 10h 52m 2s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:17:27 am | 6:42:25 am | 7:49:01 pm | 8:13:59 pm | 13h 6m 36s | -2m -8s | 1:15:43 pm | 45.3° | 5:46:12 am | 8:45:14 pm | 5:13:50 am | 9:17:36 pm | 10h 54m 10s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:18:16 am | 6:43:11 am | 7:47:39 pm | 8:12:34 pm | 13h 4m 28s | -2m -8s | 1:15:25 pm | 44.9° | 5:47:06 am | 8:43:44 pm | 5:14:51 am | 9:15:59 pm | 10h 56m 18s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:19:05 am | 6:43:57 am | 7:46:16 pm | 8:11:08 pm | 13h 2m 19s | -2m -9s | 1:15:07 pm | 44.6° | 5:48:00 am | 8:42:13 pm | 5:15:52 am | 9:14:21 pm | 10h 58m 27s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:19:53 am | 6:44:43 am | 7:44:53 pm | 8:09:42 pm | 13h 0m 10s | -2m -9s | 1:14:48 pm | 44.2° | 5:48:53 am | 8:40:42 pm | 5:16:53 am | 9:12:43 pm | 11h 0m 35s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Raleigh, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Raleigh, 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 Raleigh, NC.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Raleigh, NC
In Raleigh, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:56 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:34 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:36 pm.
Raleigh, NC gets 4h 51m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 38m versus 9h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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