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 May 2026.
Today
May 4, 2026 . Current time: 11:05:43 am
First light at 5:51:37 am
Sunrise time: 6:17:53 am
Sunset time: 8:05:57 pm
Last light at 8:32:13 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 48 minutes
9 hours, 0 minutes left for today's sunset in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport
Moon set on May 4 at 06:47 AM
Moon will rise on May 4 at 10:19 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (92%)Tomorrow
May 5, 2026
First light at 5:50:31 am
Sunrise time: 6:16:52 am
Sunset time: 8:06:48 pm
Last light at 8:33:08 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport
Moon will set on May 5 at 07:36 AM Moon will rise on May 5 at 11:10 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (83%)
- 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 8 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 will be in 1 month and 15 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.
May 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 May in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC - from 13 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 28 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 | 5:54:59 am | 6:21:02 am | 8:03:24 pm | 8:29:28 pm | 13h 42m 22s | 13h 42m 22s | 1:12:13 pm | 51.1° | 5:21:55 am | 9:02:31 pm | 4:46:57 am | 9:37:29 pm | 10h 16m 34s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:53:50 am | 6:19:58 am | 8:04:15 pm | 8:30:23 pm | 13h 44m 17s | 1m 55s | 1:12:07 pm | 51.4° | 5:20:40 am | 9:03:34 pm | 4:45:32 am | 9:38:41 pm | 10h 14m 40s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:52:43 am | 6:18:55 am | 8:05:06 pm | 8:31:18 pm | 13h 46m 11s | 1m 54s | 1:12:00 pm | 51.7° | 5:19:25 am | 9:04:36 pm | 4:44:07 am | 9:39:54 pm | 10h 12m 47s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:51:37 am | 6:17:53 am | 8:05:57 pm | 8:32:13 pm | 13h 48m 4s | 1m 53s | 1:11:55 pm | 52° | 5:18:12 am | 9:05:38 pm | 4:42:43 am | 9:41:06 pm | 10h 10m 55s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:50:31 am | 6:16:52 am | 8:06:48 pm | 8:33:08 pm | 13h 49m 56s | 1m 52s | 1:11:50 pm | 52.3° | 5:16:59 am | 9:06:40 pm | 4:41:21 am | 9:42:19 pm | 10h 9m 4s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:49:28 am | 6:15:52 am | 8:07:38 pm | 8:34:03 pm | 13h 51m 46s | 1m 50s | 1:11:45 pm | 52.6° | 5:15:48 am | 9:07:42 pm | 4:39:59 am | 9:43:32 pm | 10h 7m 16s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:48:25 am | 6:14:54 am | 8:08:29 pm | 8:34:58 pm | 13h 53m 35s | 1m 49s | 1:11:41 pm | 52.8° | 5:14:38 am | 9:08:44 pm | 4:38:39 am | 9:44:44 pm | 10h 5m 28s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:47:23 am | 6:13:57 am | 8:09:19 pm | 8:35:53 pm | 13h 55m 22s | 1m 47s | 1:11:38 pm | 53.1° | 5:13:30 am | 9:09:46 pm | 4:37:19 am | 9:45:57 pm | 10h 3m 42s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:46:23 am | 6:13:01 am | 8:10:09 pm | 8:36:47 pm | 13h 57m 8s | 1m 46s | 1:11:35 pm | 53.4° | 5:12:22 am | 9:10:48 pm | 4:36:01 am | 9:47:10 pm | 10h 1m 58s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:45:25 am | 6:12:07 am | 8:10:59 pm | 8:37:42 pm | 13h 58m 52s | 1m 44s | 1:11:33 pm | 53.6° | 5:11:16 am | 9:11:50 pm | 4:34:44 am | 9:48:22 pm | 10h 0m 15s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:44:27 am | 6:11:14 am | 8:11:49 pm | 8:38:36 pm | 14h 0m 35s | 1m 43s | 1:11:32 pm | 53.9° | 5:10:12 am | 9:12:51 pm | 4:33:29 am | 9:49:34 pm | 9h 58m 33s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:43:31 am | 6:10:22 am | 8:12:39 pm | 8:39:30 pm | 14h 2m 17s | 1m 42s | 1:11:30 pm | 54.1° | 5:09:08 am | 9:13:53 pm | 4:32:15 am | 9:50:46 pm | 9h 56m 53s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:42:36 am | 6:09:32 am | 8:13:28 pm | 8:40:24 pm | 14h 3m 56s | 1m 39s | 1:11:30 pm | 54.4° | 5:08:06 am | 9:14:54 pm | 4:31:02 am | 9:51:58 pm | 9h 55m 15s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:41:43 am | 6:08:43 am | 8:14:17 pm | 8:41:17 pm | 14h 5m 34s | 1m 38s | 1:11:30 pm | 54.6° | 5:07:06 am | 9:15:54 pm | 4:29:51 am | 9:53:10 pm | 9h 53m 39s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:40:52 am | 6:07:56 am | 8:15:06 pm | 8:42:10 pm | 14h 7m 10s | 1m 36s | 1:11:31 pm | 54.9° | 5:06:07 am | 9:16:54 pm | 4:28:41 am | 9:54:21 pm | 9h 52m 4s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:40:01 am | 6:07:10 am | 8:15:54 pm | 8:43:03 pm | 14h 8m 44s | 1m 34s | 1:11:32 pm | 55.1° | 5:05:10 am | 9:17:54 pm | 4:27:32 am | 9:55:31 pm | 9h 50m 32s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:39:13 am | 6:06:26 am | 8:16:42 pm | 8:43:55 pm | 14h 10m 16s | 1m 32s | 1:11:34 pm | 55.3° | 5:04:14 am | 9:18:54 pm | 4:26:26 am | 9:56:42 pm | 9h 49m 1s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:38:25 am | 6:05:43 am | 8:17:29 pm | 8:44:47 pm | 14h 11m 46s | 1m 30s | 1:11:36 pm | 55.5° | 5:03:19 am | 9:19:53 pm | 4:25:21 am | 9:57:51 pm | 9h 47m 32s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:37:40 am | 6:05:01 am | 8:18:17 pm | 8:45:38 pm | 14h 13m 16s | 1m 30s | 1:11:39 pm | 55.8° | 5:02:27 am | 9:20:51 pm | 4:24:17 am | 9:59:00 pm | 9h 46m 5s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:36:56 am | 6:04:22 am | 8:19:03 pm | 8:46:29 pm | 14h 14m 41s | 1m 25s | 1:11:42 pm | 56° | 5:01:36 am | 9:21:49 pm | 4:23:16 am | 10:00:09 pm | 9h 44m 40s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:36:14 am | 6:03:43 am | 8:19:49 pm | 8:47:19 pm | 14h 16m 6s | 1m 25s | 1:11:46 pm | 56.2° | 5:00:47 am | 9:22:46 pm | 4:22:16 am | 10:01:17 pm | 9h 43m 18s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:35:33 am | 6:03:07 am | 8:20:35 pm | 8:48:09 pm | 14h 17m 28s | 1m 22s | 1:11:51 pm | 56.4° | 4:59:59 am | 9:23:43 pm | 4:21:18 am | 10:02:24 pm | 9h 41m 57s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:34:54 am | 6:02:32 am | 8:21:20 pm | 8:48:58 pm | 14h 18m 48s | 1m 20s | 1:11:56 pm | 56.6° | 4:59:13 am | 9:24:38 pm | 4:20:22 am | 10:03:30 pm | 9h 40m 38s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:34:16 am | 6:01:58 am | 8:22:05 pm | 8:49:46 pm | 14h 20m 7s | 1m 19s | 1:12:01 pm | 56.7° | 4:58:29 am | 9:25:34 pm | 4:19:28 am | 10:04:35 pm | 9h 39m 21s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:33:41 am | 6:01:26 am | 8:22:48 pm | 8:50:34 pm | 14h 21m 22s | 1m 15s | 1:12:07 pm | 56.9° | 4:57:47 am | 9:26:28 pm | 4:18:36 am | 10:05:39 pm | 9h 38m 8s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:33:07 am | 6:00:56 am | 8:23:32 pm | 8:51:21 pm | 14h 22m 36s | 1m 14s | 1:12:14 pm | 57.1° | 4:57:07 am | 9:27:21 pm | 4:17:46 am | 10:06:42 pm | 9h 36m 56s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:32:35 am | 6:00:28 am | 8:24:14 pm | 8:52:07 pm | 14h 23m 46s | 1m 10s | 1:12:21 pm | 57.3° | 4:56:28 am | 9:28:13 pm | 4:16:58 am | 10:07:44 pm | 9h 35m 47s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:32:04 am | 6:00:01 am | 8:24:56 pm | 8:52:53 pm | 14h 24m 55s | 1m 9s | 1:12:28 pm | 57.4° | 4:55:52 am | 9:29:05 pm | 4:16:12 am | 10:08:45 pm | 9h 34m 40s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:31:36 am | 5:59:36 am | 8:25:37 pm | 8:53:37 pm | 14h 26m 1s | 1m 6s | 1:12:36 pm | 57.6° | 4:55:17 am | 9:29:55 pm | 4:15:28 am | 10:09:45 pm | 9h 33m 35s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:31:09 am | 5:59:12 am | 8:26:17 pm | 8:54:21 pm | 14h 27m 5s | 1m 4s | 1:12:45 pm | 57.7° | 4:54:45 am | 9:30:44 pm | 4:14:46 am | 10:10:43 pm | 9h 32m 34s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:30:44 am | 5:58:51 am | 8:26:56 pm | 8:55:03 pm | 14h 28m 5s | 1m 0s | 1:12:53 pm | 57.9° | 4:54:14 am | 9:31:33 pm | 4:14:07 am | 10:11:40 pm | 9h 31m 35s | 🌕 (100%) |
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