Sunrise and sunset times in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 2, 2026 . Current time: 2:54:41 am
First light at 6:21:59 am
Sunrise time: 6:46:45 am
Sunset time: 7:42:46 pm
Last light at 8:07:32 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 56 minutes
16 hours, 48 minutes left for today's sunset in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport
Moon will set on Sep 2 at 11:36 AM
Moon will rise on Sep 2 at 9:35 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (72%)🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 12:50 PMTomorrow
September 3, 2026
First light at 6:22:47 am
Sunrise time: 6:47:31 am
Sunset time: 7:41:21 pm
Last light at 8:06:04 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 53 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport
Moon will set on Sep 3 at 12:47 PM Moon will rise on Sep 3 at 10:23 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (52%)
- RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, North Carolina
- Also known as KRDU
- Latitude: 35.877602
- Longitude: -78.787498
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, 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 RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 12 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
September 2026 - RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, 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 September in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 4 minutes over the course of September 2026 in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC - from 12 hours, 58 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 53 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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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:21:10 am | 6:45:59 am | 7:44:10 pm | 8:08:59 pm | 12h 58m 11s | 12h 58m 11s | 1:15:05 pm | 44° | 5:50:12 am | 8:39:57 pm | 5:18:15 am | 9:11:54 pm | 11h 2m 35s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:21:59 am | 6:46:45 am | 7:42:46 pm | 8:07:32 pm | 12h 56m 1s | -2m -10s | 1:14:45 pm | 43.6° | 5:51:06 am | 8:38:25 pm | 5:19:15 am | 9:10:16 pm | 11h 4m 45s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:22:47 am | 6:47:31 am | 7:41:21 pm | 8:06:04 pm | 12h 53m 50s | -2m -11s | 1:14:26 pm | 43.2° | 5:51:58 am | 8:36:53 pm | 5:20:14 am | 9:08:37 pm | 11h 6m 56s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:23:36 am | 6:48:17 am | 7:39:55 pm | 8:04:36 pm | 12h 51m 38s | -2m -12s | 1:14:06 pm | 42.9° | 5:52:51 am | 8:35:21 pm | 5:21:13 am | 9:06:58 pm | 11h 9m 7s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:24:24 am | 6:49:02 am | 7:38:29 pm | 8:03:08 pm | 12h 49m 27s | -2m -11s | 1:13:46 pm | 42.5° | 5:53:43 am | 8:33:48 pm | 5:22:12 am | 9:05:20 pm | 11h 11m 19s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:25:12 am | 6:49:48 am | 7:37:03 pm | 8:01:39 pm | 12h 47m 15s | -2m -12s | 1:13:26 pm | 42.1° | 5:54:36 am | 8:32:15 pm | 5:23:10 am | 9:03:41 pm | 11h 13m 31s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:26:00 am | 6:50:34 am | 7:35:36 pm | 8:00:10 pm | 12h 45m 2s | -2m -13s | 1:13:05 pm | 41.7° | 5:55:27 am | 8:30:43 pm | 5:24:08 am | 9:02:03 pm | 11h 15m 44s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:26:48 am | 6:51:20 am | 7:34:09 pm | 7:58:41 pm | 12h 42m 49s | -2m -13s | 1:12:44 pm | 41.4° | 5:56:19 am | 8:29:10 pm | 5:25:05 am | 9:00:24 pm | 11h 17m 56s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:27:35 am | 6:52:05 am | 7:32:42 pm | 7:57:12 pm | 12h 40m 37s | -2m -12s | 1:12:23 pm | 41° | 5:57:10 am | 8:27:37 pm | 5:26:01 am | 8:58:46 pm | 11h 20m 9s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:28:23 am | 6:52:51 am | 7:31:14 pm | 7:55:42 pm | 12h 38m 23s | -2m -14s | 1:12:03 pm | 40.6° | 5:58:01 am | 8:26:04 pm | 5:26:58 am | 8:57:07 pm | 11h 22m 23s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:29:10 am | 6:53:37 am | 7:29:46 pm | 7:54:13 pm | 12h 36m 9s | -2m -14s | 1:11:41 pm | 40.2° | 5:58:52 am | 8:24:31 pm | 5:27:54 am | 8:55:29 pm | 11h 24m 36s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:29:58 am | 6:54:22 am | 7:28:18 pm | 7:52:43 pm | 12h 33m 56s | -2m -13s | 1:11:20 pm | 39.9° | 5:59:43 am | 8:22:58 pm | 5:28:49 am | 8:53:51 pm | 11h 26m 50s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:30:45 am | 6:55:08 am | 7:26:50 pm | 7:51:13 pm | 12h 31m 42s | -2m -14s | 1:10:59 pm | 39.5° | 6:00:33 am | 8:21:25 pm | 5:29:44 am | 8:52:13 pm | 11h 29m 4s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:31:32 am | 6:55:54 am | 7:25:21 pm | 7:49:43 pm | 12h 29m 27s | -2m -15s | 1:10:37 pm | 39.1° | 6:01:23 am | 8:19:52 pm | 5:30:39 am | 8:50:36 pm | 11h 31m 18s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:32:19 am | 6:56:39 am | 7:23:53 pm | 7:48:13 pm | 12h 27m 14s | -2m -13s | 1:10:16 pm | 38.7° | 6:02:13 am | 8:18:19 pm | 5:31:34 am | 8:48:59 pm | 11h 33m 32s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:33:06 am | 6:57:25 am | 7:22:24 pm | 7:46:43 pm | 12h 24m 59s | -2m -15s | 1:09:55 pm | 38.3° | 6:03:03 am | 8:16:46 pm | 5:32:28 am | 8:47:22 pm | 11h 35m 47s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:33:53 am | 6:58:11 am | 7:20:55 pm | 7:45:13 pm | 12h 22m 44s | -2m -15s | 1:09:33 pm | 37.9° | 6:03:52 am | 8:15:14 pm | 5:33:21 am | 8:45:45 pm | 11h 38m 2s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:34:40 am | 6:58:57 am | 7:19:26 pm | 7:43:43 pm | 12h 20m 29s | -2m -15s | 1:09:12 pm | 37.5° | 6:04:42 am | 8:13:42 pm | 5:34:15 am | 8:44:09 pm | 11h 40m 17s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:35:27 am | 6:59:43 am | 7:17:58 pm | 7:42:13 pm | 12h 18m 15s | -2m -14s | 1:08:50 pm | 37.2° | 6:05:31 am | 8:12:09 pm | 5:35:08 am | 8:42:33 pm | 11h 42m 31s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:36:14 am | 7:00:29 am | 7:16:29 pm | 7:40:44 pm | 12h 16m 0s | -2m -15s | 1:08:29 pm | 36.8° | 6:06:20 am | 8:10:38 pm | 5:36:00 am | 8:40:57 pm | 11h 44m 46s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:37:01 am | 7:01:15 am | 7:15:00 pm | 7:39:14 pm | 12h 13m 45s | -2m -15s | 1:08:08 pm | 36.4° | 6:07:09 am | 8:09:06 pm | 5:36:53 am | 8:39:22 pm | 11h 47m 2s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:37:48 am | 7:02:02 am | 7:13:31 pm | 7:37:45 pm | 12h 11m 29s | -2m -16s | 1:07:47 pm | 36° | 6:07:58 am | 8:07:35 pm | 5:37:45 am | 8:37:48 pm | 11h 49m 17s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:38:35 am | 7:02:48 am | 7:12:03 pm | 7:36:16 pm | 12h 9m 15s | -2m -14s | 1:07:25 pm | 35.6° | 6:08:47 am | 8:06:04 pm | 5:38:37 am | 8:36:14 pm | 11h 51m 32s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:39:22 am | 7:03:35 am | 7:10:34 pm | 7:34:47 pm | 12h 6m 59s | -2m -16s | 1:07:04 pm | 35.2° | 6:09:36 am | 8:04:33 pm | 5:39:29 am | 8:34:40 pm | 11h 53m 48s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:40:09 am | 7:04:22 am | 7:09:06 pm | 7:33:18 pm | 12h 4m 44s | -2m -15s | 1:06:44 pm | 34.8° | 6:10:24 am | 8:03:03 pm | 5:40:20 am | 8:33:07 pm | 11h 56m 3s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:40:57 am | 7:05:09 am | 7:07:38 pm | 7:31:50 pm | 12h 2m 29s | -2m -15s | 1:06:23 pm | 34.4° | 6:11:13 am | 8:01:33 pm | 5:41:11 am | 8:31:35 pm | 11h 58m 18s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:41:44 am | 7:05:56 am | 7:06:10 pm | 7:30:22 pm | 12h 0m 14s | -2m -15s | 1:06:03 pm | 34° | 6:12:01 am | 8:00:04 pm | 5:42:02 am | 8:30:03 pm | 12h 0m 33s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:42:31 am | 7:06:43 am | 7:04:42 pm | 7:28:54 pm | 11h 57m 59s | -2m -15s | 1:05:42 pm | 33.7° | 6:12:50 am | 7:58:35 pm | 5:42:53 am | 8:28:32 pm | 12h 2m 48s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:43:19 am | 7:07:30 am | 7:03:15 pm | 7:27:26 pm | 11h 55m 45s | -2m -14s | 1:05:23 pm | 33.3° | 6:13:38 am | 7:57:07 pm | 5:43:44 am | 8:27:01 pm | 12h 5m 3s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:44:06 am | 7:08:18 am | 7:01:47 pm | 7:25:59 pm | 11h 53m 29s | -2m -16s | 1:05:03 pm | 32.9° | 6:14:26 am | 7:55:39 pm | 5:44:34 am | 8:25:31 pm | 12h 7m 19s | 🌖 (85%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC - 2026
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC
In RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:56 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:35 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:37 pm.
RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC gets 4h 52m 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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