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 August 2026.
Today
August 11, 2026 . Current time: 11:10:13 pm
First light at 6:03:32 am
Sunrise time: 6:29:34 am
Sunset time: 8:11:06 pm
Last light at 8:37:08 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 41 minutes
Sunset in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport was 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
Tomorrow
August 12, 2026
First light at 6:04:24 am
Sunrise time: 6:30:21 am
Sunset time: 8:09:58 pm
Last light at 8:35:56 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 39 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport
- 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 5 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 1 month and 22 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 38 minutes.August 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 August in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport.
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of August 2026 in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, 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
|
Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
|
Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:54:55 am | 6:21:40 am | 8:21:19 pm | 8:48:04 pm | 13h 59m 39s | 13h 59m 39s | 1:21:29 pm | 53.8° | 5:20:43 am | 9:22:16 pm | 4:44:06 am | 9:58:53 pm | 10h 1m 8s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:55:46 am | 6:22:27 am | 8:20:24 pm | 8:47:04 pm | 13h 57m 57s | -1m -42s | 1:21:25 pm | 53.5° | 5:21:42 am | 9:21:08 pm | 4:45:15 am | 9:57:35 pm | 10h 2m 50s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:56:38 am | 6:23:14 am | 8:19:27 pm | 8:46:03 pm | 13h 56m 13s | -1m -44s | 1:21:20 pm | 53.2° | 5:22:41 am | 9:20:00 pm | 4:46:25 am | 9:56:16 pm | 10h 4m 34s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:57:29 am | 6:24:01 am | 8:18:28 pm | 8:45:00 pm | 13h 54m 27s | -1m -46s | 1:21:15 pm | 53° | 5:23:39 am | 9:18:50 pm | 4:47:34 am | 9:54:55 pm | 10h 6m 21s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:58:21 am | 6:24:49 am | 8:17:29 pm | 8:43:56 pm | 13h 52m 40s | -1m -47s | 1:21:09 pm | 52.7° | 5:24:38 am | 9:17:39 pm | 4:48:44 am | 9:53:34 pm | 10h 8m 7s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:59:13 am | 6:25:36 am | 8:16:28 pm | 8:42:51 pm | 13h 50m 52s | -1m -48s | 1:21:02 pm | 52.4° | 5:25:37 am | 9:16:27 pm | 4:49:53 am | 9:52:11 pm | 10h 9m 56s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:00:05 am | 6:26:24 am | 8:15:26 pm | 8:41:45 pm | 13h 49m 2s | -1m -50s | 1:20:55 pm | 52.1° | 5:26:36 am | 9:15:13 pm | 4:51:02 am | 9:50:47 pm | 10h 11m 45s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:00:56 am | 6:27:11 am | 8:14:23 pm | 8:40:37 pm | 13h 47m 12s | -1m -50s | 1:20:47 pm | 51.9° | 5:27:35 am | 9:13:59 pm | 4:52:11 am | 9:49:23 pm | 10h 13m 36s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:01:48 am | 6:27:59 am | 8:13:18 pm | 8:39:29 pm | 13h 45m 19s | -1m -53s | 1:20:38 pm | 51.6° | 5:28:34 am | 9:12:43 pm | 4:53:20 am | 9:47:57 pm | 10h 15m 28s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:02:40 am | 6:28:46 am | 8:12:13 pm | 8:38:19 pm | 13h 43m 27s | -1m -52s | 1:20:29 pm | 51.3° | 5:29:32 am | 9:11:26 pm | 4:54:29 am | 9:46:30 pm | 10h 17m 21s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:03:32 am | 6:29:34 am | 8:11:06 pm | 8:37:08 pm | 13h 41m 32s | -1m -55s | 1:20:20 pm | 51° | 5:30:31 am | 9:10:09 pm | 4:55:38 am | 9:45:02 pm | 10h 19m 15s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:04:24 am | 6:30:21 am | 8:09:58 pm | 8:35:56 pm | 13h 39m 37s | -1m -55s | 1:20:10 pm | 50.7° | 5:31:30 am | 9:08:50 pm | 4:56:46 am | 9:43:33 pm | 10h 21m 11s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:05:15 am | 6:31:09 am | 8:08:49 pm | 8:34:43 pm | 13h 37m 40s | -1m -57s | 1:19:59 pm | 50.4° | 5:32:28 am | 9:07:30 pm | 4:57:54 am | 9:42:04 pm | 10h 23m 8s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:06:07 am | 6:31:57 am | 8:07:39 pm | 8:33:29 pm | 13h 35m 42s | -1m -58s | 1:19:48 pm | 50.1° | 5:33:26 am | 9:06:09 pm | 4:59:02 am | 9:40:33 pm | 10h 25m 5s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:06:58 am | 6:32:44 am | 8:06:28 pm | 8:32:14 pm | 13h 33m 44s | -1m -58s | 1:19:36 pm | 49.8° | 5:34:24 am | 9:04:48 pm | 5:00:09 am | 9:39:02 pm | 10h 27m 3s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:07:50 am | 6:33:31 am | 8:05:16 pm | 8:30:58 pm | 13h 31m 45s | -1m -59s | 1:19:24 pm | 49.4° | 5:35:22 am | 9:03:25 pm | 5:01:16 am | 9:37:31 pm | 10h 29m 3s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:08:41 am | 6:34:19 am | 8:04:03 pm | 8:29:41 pm | 13h 29m 44s | -2m -1s | 1:19:11 pm | 49.1° | 5:36:20 am | 9:02:02 pm | 5:02:23 am | 9:35:58 pm | 10h 31m 3s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:09:32 am | 6:35:06 am | 8:02:49 pm | 8:28:23 pm | 13h 27m 43s | -2m -1s | 1:18:57 pm | 48.8° | 5:37:17 am | 9:00:38 pm | 5:03:30 am | 9:34:25 pm | 10h 33m 4s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:10:23 am | 6:35:53 am | 8:01:34 pm | 8:27:04 pm | 13h 25m 41s | -2m -2s | 1:18:44 pm | 48.5° | 5:38:14 am | 8:59:13 pm | 5:04:36 am | 9:32:51 pm | 10h 35m 6s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:11:14 am | 6:36:40 am | 8:00:18 pm | 8:25:45 pm | 13h 23m 38s | -2m -3s | 1:18:29 pm | 48.1° | 5:39:11 am | 8:57:47 pm | 5:05:41 am | 9:31:17 pm | 10h 37m 9s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:12:04 am | 6:37:27 am | 7:59:01 pm | 8:24:25 pm | 13h 21m 34s | -2m -4s | 1:18:14 pm | 47.8° | 5:40:08 am | 8:56:21 pm | 5:06:47 am | 9:29:42 pm | 10h 39m 13s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:12:55 am | 6:38:14 am | 7:57:44 pm | 8:23:04 pm | 13h 19m 30s | -2m -4s | 1:17:59 pm | 47.5° | 5:41:04 am | 8:54:54 pm | 5:07:52 am | 9:28:07 pm | 10h 41m 17s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:13:45 am | 6:39:01 am | 7:56:26 pm | 8:21:42 pm | 13h 17m 25s | -2m -5s | 1:17:43 pm | 47.1° | 5:42:00 am | 8:53:27 pm | 5:08:56 am | 9:26:31 pm | 10h 43m 22s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:14:35 am | 6:39:48 am | 7:55:07 pm | 8:20:19 pm | 13h 15m 19s | -2m -6s | 1:17:27 pm | 46.8° | 5:42:56 am | 8:51:59 pm | 5:10:00 am | 9:24:55 pm | 10h 45m 28s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:15:25 am | 6:40:35 am | 7:53:47 pm | 8:18:56 pm | 13h 13m 12s | -2m -7s | 1:17:11 pm | 46.4° | 5:43:52 am | 8:50:30 pm | 5:11:03 am | 9:23:18 pm | 10h 47m 34s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:16:15 am | 6:41:21 am | 7:52:27 pm | 8:17:33 pm | 13h 11m 6s | -2m -6s | 1:16:54 pm | 46.1° | 5:44:47 am | 8:49:01 pm | 5:12:06 am | 9:21:41 pm | 10h 49m 41s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:17:05 am | 6:42:08 am | 7:51:05 pm | 8:16:08 pm | 13h 8m 57s | -2m -9s | 1:16:37 pm | 45.8° | 5:45:42 am | 8:47:31 pm | 5:13:09 am | 9:20:04 pm | 10h 51m 49s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:17:54 am | 6:42:54 am | 7:49:44 pm | 8:14:43 pm | 13h 6m 50s | -2m -7s | 1:16:19 pm | 45.4° | 5:46:37 am | 8:46:01 pm | 5:14:11 am | 9:18:26 pm | 10h 53m 56s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:18:43 am | 6:43:40 am | 7:48:21 pm | 8:13:18 pm | 13h 4m 41s | -2m -9s | 1:16:01 pm | 45° | 5:47:31 am | 8:44:31 pm | 5:15:13 am | 9:16:49 pm | 10h 56m 6s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:19:33 am | 6:44:27 am | 7:46:58 pm | 8:11:52 pm | 13h 2m 31s | -2m -10s | 1:15:42 pm | 44.7° | 5:48:25 am | 8:43:00 pm | 5:16:14 am | 9:15:11 pm | 10h 58m 15s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:20:22 am | 6:45:13 am | 7:45:35 pm | 8:10:26 pm | 13h 0m 22s | -2m -9s | 1:15:24 pm | 44.3° | 5:49:19 am | 8:41:28 pm | 5:17:15 am | 9:13:32 pm | 11h 0m 24s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, 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 RDU - Raleigh Durham International Airport, NC.
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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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