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Chapel Hill, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 6:01:14 am
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am↑ 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:01 pm↑ 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 5:36 pm↑ 54° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:11 am↑ 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 50 minutes (-52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chapel Hill

Time:6:01 am
Altitude:-14.0°
Direction:108° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 50m 8s (Dec 5, 2025)

52 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

6 minutes, 53 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 45 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Chapel Hill today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chapel Hill Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Chapel Hill today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:11 am
Nautical Twilight6:11 am – 6:43 am
Civil Twilight6:43 am – 7:11 am
Daylight7:11 am – 5:01 pm
Civil Twilight5:01 pm – 5:30 pm
Nautical Twilight5:30 pm – 6:02 pm
Astro. Twilight6:02 pm – 6:33 pm
Night6:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chapel Hill - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 57:11 am5:01 pm9:50:08−0:5212:07 pm (31.7°)91.599
Dec 67:12 am5:02 pm9:49:18−0:4912:07 pm (31.5°)91.587
Dec 77:13 am5:02 pm9:48:32−0:4612:07 pm (31.4°)91.574
Dec 87:14 am5:02 pm9:47:48−0:4312:08 pm (31.3°)91.563
Dec 97:15 am5:02 pm9:47:08−0:4012:08 pm (31.2°)91.552
Dec 107:15 am5:02 pm9:46:31−0:3712:09 pm (31.1°)91.541
Dec 117:16 am5:02 pm9:45:57−0:3412:09 pm (31.1°)91.531
* All times are local time for Chapel Hill. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinoxMar 205:01 am
June solsticeJun 2010:42 pm
September equinoxSep 222:19 pm
December solsticeDec 2110:03 am
* All times are local Chapel Hill time.

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Today's Moon in Chapel Hill

Percent Illuminated:99.4%
Time:6:01 am
Altitude:21.6°
Direction:289° W
Position:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Chapel Hill today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chapel Hill - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-8:11 am5:36 pm12:20 am(81.7°)222,16499.7%
Dec 6-9:17 am6:47 pm1:27 am(82.1°)223,79397.3%
Dec 7-10:11 am8:01 pm2:33 am(80.2°)226,55791.9%
Dec 8-10:53 am9:14 pm3:32 am(76.4°)230,14684.2%
Dec 9-11:27 am10:22 pm4:26 am(71.3°)234,16274.9%
Dec 10-11:56 am11:26 pm5:14 am(65.6°)238,26064.7%
Dec 11-12:21 pm-5:58 am(59.4°)242,11454.3%
* All times are local time for Chapel Hill. 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 Chapel Hill This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:28 amFri 3:58 pmFri 10:43 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 6:34 amFri 4:33 pmFri 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 7:57 amFri 5:33 pmFri 12:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 7:55 pmFri 10:11 amFri 3:03 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:12 pmSat 12:52 amFri 7:02 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 4:00 pmSat 6:04 amFri 11:02 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:18 pmSat 1:13 amFri 7:15 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Chapel Hill.

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