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 April 2026.
Today
April 2, 2026 . Current time: 7:21:47 pm
First light at 6:33:18 am
Sunrise time: 6:57:45 am
Sunset time: 7:38:20 pm
Last light at 8:02:47 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 40 minutes
16 minutes left for today's sunset in Raleigh
Moon set on Apr 2 at 06:00 AM
Moon will rise on Apr 2 at 07:31 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (99%)Tomorrow
April 3, 2026
First light at 6:31:51 am
Sunrise time: 6:56:20 am
Sunset time: 7:39:09 pm
Last light at 8:03:39 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Raleigh
Moon will set on Apr 3 at 06:26 AM Moon will rise on Apr 3 at 08:31 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (96%)
- 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 9 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 2 months and 18 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
April 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 April in Raleigh.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 1 minute over the course of April 2026 in Raleigh, NC - from 12 hours, 38 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 40 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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| Wed, Apr 1 | 6:34:45 am | 6:59:10 am | 7:37:30 pm | 8:01:56 pm | 12h 38m 20s | 12h 38m 20s | 1:18:20 pm | 40.5° | 6:04:26 am | 8:32:15 pm | 5:33:25 am | 9:03:16 pm | 11h 20m 15s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Thu, Apr 2 | 6:33:18 am | 6:57:45 am | 7:38:20 pm | 8:02:47 pm | 12h 40m 35s | 2m 15s | 1:18:03 pm | 40.9° | 6:02:55 am | 8:33:10 pm | 5:31:49 am | 9:04:16 pm | 11h 18m 0s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Fri, Apr 3 | 6:31:51 am | 6:56:20 am | 7:39:09 pm | 8:03:39 pm | 12h 42m 49s | 2m 14s | 1:17:45 pm | 41.3° | 6:01:25 am | 8:34:05 pm | 5:30:13 am | 9:05:17 pm | 11h 15m 47s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sat, Apr 4 | 6:30:24 am | 6:54:56 am | 7:39:59 pm | 8:04:31 pm | 12h 45m 3s | 2m 14s | 1:17:28 pm | 41.7° | 5:59:54 am | 8:35:01 pm | 5:28:37 am | 9:06:18 pm | 11h 13m 33s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Apr 5 | 6:28:58 am | 6:53:32 am | 7:40:49 pm | 8:05:23 pm | 12h 47m 17s | 2m 14s | 1:17:10 pm | 42.1° | 5:58:24 am | 8:35:57 pm | 5:27:01 am | 9:07:20 pm | 11h 11m 19s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Mon, Apr 6 | 6:27:32 am | 6:52:08 am | 7:41:39 pm | 8:06:15 pm | 12h 49m 31s | 2m 14s | 1:16:53 pm | 42.4° | 5:56:54 am | 8:36:53 pm | 5:25:24 am | 9:08:22 pm | 11h 9m 5s | 🌖 (85%) |
| Tue, Apr 7 | 6:26:06 am | 6:50:44 am | 7:42:29 pm | 8:07:07 pm | 12h 51m 45s | 2m 14s | 1:16:37 pm | 42.8° | 5:55:23 am | 8:37:50 pm | 5:23:48 am | 9:09:25 pm | 11h 6m 52s | 🌖 (77%) |
| Wed, Apr 8 | 6:24:40 am | 6:49:21 am | 7:43:18 pm | 8:07:59 pm | 12h 53m 57s | 2m 12s | 1:16:20 pm | 43.2° | 5:53:54 am | 8:38:46 pm | 5:22:12 am | 9:10:28 pm | 11h 4m 41s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Thu, Apr 9 | 6:23:15 am | 6:47:59 am | 7:44:08 pm | 8:08:52 pm | 12h 56m 9s | 2m 12s | 1:16:04 pm | 43.5° | 5:52:24 am | 8:39:43 pm | 5:20:36 am | 9:11:31 pm | 11h 2m 29s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Fri, Apr 10 | 6:21:51 am | 6:46:37 am | 7:44:58 pm | 8:09:44 pm | 12h 58m 21s | 2m 12s | 1:15:47 pm | 43.9° | 5:50:55 am | 8:40:40 pm | 5:19:00 am | 9:12:35 pm | 11h 0m 17s | 🌗 (50%) |
| Sat, Apr 11 | 6:20:26 am | 6:45:15 am | 7:45:48 pm | 8:10:37 pm | 13h 0m 33s | 2m 12s | 1:15:32 pm | 44.3° | 5:49:25 am | 8:41:38 pm | 5:17:24 am | 9:13:40 pm | 10h 58m 6s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sun, Apr 12 | 6:19:02 am | 6:43:54 am | 7:46:38 pm | 8:11:30 pm | 13h 2m 44s | 2m 11s | 1:15:16 pm | 44.7° | 5:47:57 am | 8:42:36 pm | 5:15:48 am | 9:14:45 pm | 10h 55m 56s | 🌘 (31%) |
| Mon, Apr 13 | 6:17:39 am | 6:42:34 am | 7:47:28 pm | 8:12:23 pm | 13h 4m 54s | 2m 10s | 1:15:01 pm | 45° | 5:46:28 am | 8:43:34 pm | 5:14:12 am | 9:15:50 pm | 10h 53m 46s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Apr 14 | 6:16:16 am | 6:41:14 am | 7:48:18 pm | 8:13:16 pm | 13h 7m 4s | 2m 10s | 1:14:46 pm | 45.4° | 5:45:00 am | 8:44:32 pm | 5:12:37 am | 9:16:56 pm | 10h 51m 37s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Apr 15 | 6:14:54 am | 6:39:55 am | 7:49:08 pm | 8:14:10 pm | 13h 9m 13s | 2m 9s | 1:14:32 pm | 45.7° | 5:43:33 am | 8:45:31 pm | 5:11:01 am | 9:18:02 pm | 10h 49m 28s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Apr 16 | 6:13:32 am | 6:38:36 am | 7:49:59 pm | 8:15:03 pm | 13h 11m 23s | 2m 10s | 1:14:17 pm | 46.1° | 5:42:05 am | 8:46:30 pm | 5:09:27 am | 9:19:08 pm | 10h 47m 19s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Apr 17 | 6:12:11 am | 6:37:18 am | 7:50:49 pm | 8:15:57 pm | 13h 13m 31s | 2m 8s | 1:14:04 pm | 46.4° | 5:40:39 am | 8:47:29 pm | 5:07:52 am | 9:20:15 pm | 10h 45m 12s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Apr 18 | 6:10:50 am | 6:36:01 am | 7:51:39 pm | 8:16:50 pm | 13h 15m 38s | 2m 7s | 1:13:50 pm | 46.8° | 5:39:13 am | 8:48:28 pm | 5:06:18 am | 9:21:23 pm | 10h 43m 6s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Apr 19 | 6:09:30 am | 6:34:45 am | 7:52:30 pm | 8:17:44 pm | 13h 17m 45s | 2m 7s | 1:13:37 pm | 47.1° | 5:37:47 am | 8:49:28 pm | 5:04:44 am | 9:22:31 pm | 10h 40m 59s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 6:08:11 am | 6:33:29 am | 7:53:20 pm | 8:18:38 pm | 13h 19m 51s | 2m 6s | 1:13:25 pm | 47.5° | 5:36:22 am | 8:50:28 pm | 5:03:10 am | 9:23:39 pm | 10h 38m 54s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Tue, Apr 21 | 6:06:53 am | 6:32:14 am | 7:54:11 pm | 8:19:32 pm | 13h 21m 57s | 2m 6s | 1:13:13 pm | 47.8° | 5:34:58 am | 8:51:28 pm | 5:01:38 am | 9:24:48 pm | 10h 36m 49s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Wed, Apr 22 | 6:05:35 am | 6:31:00 am | 7:55:01 pm | 8:20:27 pm | 13h 24m 1s | 2m 4s | 1:13:01 pm | 48.2° | 5:33:34 am | 8:52:28 pm | 5:00:05 am | 9:25:57 pm | 10h 34m 46s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Thu, Apr 23 | 6:04:18 am | 6:29:47 am | 7:55:52 pm | 8:21:21 pm | 13h 26m 5s | 2m 4s | 1:12:50 pm | 48.5° | 5:32:11 am | 8:53:29 pm | 4:58:33 am | 9:27:06 pm | 10h 32m 43s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Fri, Apr 24 | 6:03:02 am | 6:28:35 am | 7:56:43 pm | 8:22:16 pm | 13h 28m 8s | 2m 3s | 1:12:39 pm | 48.8° | 5:30:48 am | 8:54:29 pm | 4:57:02 am | 9:28:16 pm | 10h 30m 41s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Sat, Apr 25 | 6:01:47 am | 6:27:24 am | 7:57:34 pm | 8:23:10 pm | 13h 30m 10s | 2m 2s | 1:12:29 pm | 49.1° | 5:29:27 am | 8:55:30 pm | 4:55:31 am | 9:29:26 pm | 10h 28m 39s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Sun, Apr 26 | 6:00:33 am | 6:26:13 am | 7:58:24 pm | 8:24:05 pm | 13h 32m 11s | 2m 1s | 1:12:19 pm | 49.5° | 5:28:06 am | 8:56:32 pm | 4:54:01 am | 9:30:37 pm | 10h 26m 40s | 🌔 (72%) |
| Mon, Apr 27 | 5:59:19 am | 6:25:04 am | 7:59:15 pm | 8:25:00 pm | 13h 34m 11s | 2m 0s | 1:12:09 pm | 49.8° | 5:26:46 am | 8:57:33 pm | 4:52:32 am | 9:31:47 pm | 10h 24m 41s | 🌔 (81%) |
| Tue, Apr 28 | 5:58:07 am | 6:23:56 am | 8:00:06 pm | 8:25:54 pm | 13h 36m 10s | 1m 59s | 1:12:01 pm | 50.1° | 5:25:27 am | 8:58:34 pm | 4:51:03 am | 9:32:58 pm | 10h 22m 42s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Wed, Apr 29 | 5:56:56 am | 6:22:48 am | 8:00:57 pm | 8:26:49 pm | 13h 38m 9s | 1m 59s | 1:11:52 pm | 50.4° | 5:24:09 am | 8:59:36 pm | 4:49:35 am | 9:34:10 pm | 10h 20m 45s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Thu, Apr 30 | 5:55:45 am | 6:21:42 am | 8:01:47 pm | 8:27:44 pm | 13h 40m 5s | 1m 56s | 1:11:45 pm | 50.7° | 5:22:52 am | 9:00:38 pm | 4:48:08 am | 9:35:21 pm | 10h 18m 50s | 🌔 (98%) |
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