Current Local Time in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

9:00:57 am EST

Friday, December 5, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	North Carolina (NC)
Lat/Long:	35°47'N / 78°38'W
Elevation:	108 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

37 °F

Light rain. Fog.
44 / 38 °F

Sat 6.		50 / 36 °F
Sun 7.		53 / 33 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:09 am
↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset

5:00 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 51 minutes
-52s shorter

Moon 99.2%

Set – 8:09 am
Rise – 5:35 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:05 pm
Altitude: 31.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:38 am – 6:09 am
6:00 pm – 6:31 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:09 am – 6:41 am
5:28 pm – 6:00 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:41 am – 7:09 am
5:00 pm – 5:28 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
6:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

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Raleigh-Durham International Airport, RDU
About 11 mi NW of Raleigh
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 136 mi WSW of Raleigh

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9:0057am

Friday, December 5, 2025