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

Moon: 91.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 6:33:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 11:04 pm 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:45 am 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 30 minutes (+2m)
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Today's Sun Position in Raleigh

Time:6:33 pm
Altitude:16.0°
Direction:276° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 30m 15s (Apr 26, 2024)

2 minutes longer than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

3 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 4 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Raleigh Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:53 am
Astro. Twilight4:53 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight5:27 am – 6:00 am
Civil Twilight6:00 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:24 pm
Nautical Twilight8:24 pm – 8:57 pm
Astro. Twilight8:57 pm – 9:31 pm
Night9:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Raleigh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 266:27 am7:57 pm13:30:15+2:001:12 pm (68.1°)93.552
Apr 276:26 am7:58 pm13:32:15+1:591:12 pm (68.4°)93.577
Apr 286:25 am7:59 pm13:34:13+1:581:11 pm (68.7°)93.601
Apr 296:23 am8:00 pm13:36:11+1:571:11 pm (69.0°)93.626
Apr 306:22 am8:01 pm13:38:07+1:561:11 pm (69.3°)93.650
May 16:21 am8:01 pm13:40:02+1:551:11 pm (69.6°)93.675
May 26:20 am8:02 pm13:41:57+1:541:11 pm (69.9°)93.698
* All times are local time for Raleigh. 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 Raleigh

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Raleigh - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 26-7:45 am11:04 pm2:55 am(28.9°)244,15094.8%
Apr 27-8:29 am-3:48 am(26.2°)241,94689.1%
Apr 2812:06 am9:22 am-4:45 am(24.9°)239,60281.4%
Apr 291:04 am10:24 am-5:43 am(25.4°)237,14672.1%
Apr 301:54 am11:32 am-6:41 am(27.7°)234,62961.5%
May 12:37 am12:43 pm-7:37 am(31.6°)232,14150.0%
May 23:13 am1:55 pm-8:30 am(37.0°)229,81538.3%
* All times are local time for Raleigh. 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 Raleigh This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:36 amSat 6:07 pmSat 11:52 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:05 amFri 7:04 pmFri 12:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:47 amSat 4:40 pmSat 10:43 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:21 amFri 9:13 pmFri 2:17 pmAverage visibility
SaturnSat 4:21 amSat 3:44 pmSat 10:02 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:16 amFri 9:09 pmFri 2:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:50 amSat 4:45 pmSat 10:47 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Raleigh.

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