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Durham, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 5:05:56 am
Sunrise Today: 6:16 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:08 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:43 am 70° East
Moonset Today: 7:58 pm 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 48s)
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Today's Sun Position in Durham

Time:5:05 am
Altitude:-13.5°
Direction:57° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 51m 59s (May 7, 2024)

1 minute, 48 seconds longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

4 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

44 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Durham Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:38 am
Astro. Twilight4:38 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:48 am
Civil Twilight5:48 am – 6:16 am
Daylight6:16 am – 8:08 pm
Civil Twilight8:08 pm – 8:36 pm
Nautical Twilight8:36 pm – 9:10 pm
Astro. Twilight9:10 pm – 9:46 pm
Night9:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Durham - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 76:16 am8:08 pm13:51:59+1:481:12 pm (71.1°)93.814
May 86:15 am8:09 pm13:53:47+1:471:12 pm (71.4°)93.836
May 96:14 am8:10 pm13:55:32+1:451:12 pm (71.6°)93.857
May 106:13 am8:10 pm13:57:16+1:441:11 pm (71.9°)93.878
May 116:12 am8:11 pm13:58:59+1:421:11 pm (72.1°)93.899
May 126:11 am8:12 pm14:00:39+1:401:11 pm (72.4°)93.920
May 136:11 am8:13 pm14:02:19+1:391:11 pm (72.6°)93.940
* All times are local time for Durham. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Durham

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Durham - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 75:43 am7:58 pm-12:45 pm(71.2°)227,0870.3%
May 86:19 am9:13 pm-1:41 pm(76.5°)229,2040.6%
May 97:01 am10:25 pm-2:40 pm(80.3°)232,0983.7%
May 107:51 am11:30 pm-3:39 pm(82.1°)235,5179.3%
May 118:48 am--4:38 pm(82.1°)239,15216.8%
May 12-12:26 am9:50 am5:34 pm(80.4°)242,68525.6%
May 13-1:12 am10:54 am6:26 pm(77.2°)245,83735.2%
* All times are local time for Durham. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Durham This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:17 amTue 5:54 pmTue 11:35 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 5:59 amTue 7:28 pmTue 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:28 amTue 4:39 pmTue 10:33 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:47 amTue 8:43 pmTue 1:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 3:45 amTue 3:10 pmTue 9:27 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:35 amTue 8:30 pmTue 1:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:13 amTue 4:08 pmTue 10:10 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Durham.

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