| Current Time: | Jan 13, 2026 at 3:18:25 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:13 am↑ 119° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:31 pm↑ 241° Southwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:01 am↑ 123° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 12:03 pm↑ 236° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 9 hours, 18 minutes (+1m 33s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Durham Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:32 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:32 am – 6:06 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:06 am – 6:41 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:41 am – 7:13 am |
| Daylight | 7:13 am – 4:31 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 4:31 pm – 5:03 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:03 pm – 5:38 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:38 pm – 6:12 pm |
| Night | 6:12 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Durham
Moon in Durham - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jan 13 | 3:01 am | 12:03 pm | - | 7:35 am | (22.4°) | 251,886 | 24.3% | |||
| Jan 14 | 4:05 am | 12:38 pm | - | 8:23 am | (19.6°) | 251,766 | 16.5% | |||
| Jan 15 | 5:05 am | 1:22 pm | - | 9:14 am | (18.0°) | 250,975 | 9.9% | |||
| Jan 16 | 5:59 am | 2:15 pm | - | 10:07 am | (17.9°) | 249,647 | 4.8% | |||
| Jan 17 | 6:46 am | 3:16 pm | - | 10:59 am | (19.2°) | 247,924 | 1.5% | |||
 Jan 18 | 7:24 am | 4:23 pm | - | 11:51 am | (21.9°) | 245,952 | 0.1% | |||
| Jan 19 | 7:56 am | 5:33 pm | - | 12:40 pm | (25.9°) | 243,846 | 0.9% | |||
| * All times are local time for Durham. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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