Current Time: | Jun 21, 2024 at 9:16:43 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:01 am↑ 51° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:18 pm↑ 309° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 9:51 pm↑ 137° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 3:57 am↑ 224° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 16 hours, 17 minutes (-2s) |
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Today's Sun Position in Raleigh
Time: | 9:16 pm |
Altitude: | -0.1° |
Direction: | 309° NW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 16h 16m 57s (Jun 21, 2024)
2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jun 20, 2024)
8 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Raleigh 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 Raleigh Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Raleigh 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
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 3:14 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 3:14 am – 4:17 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:17 am – 5:01 am |
Daylight | 5:01 am – 9:18 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:18 pm – 10:01 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:01 pm – 11:05 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 11:05 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Raleigh - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Jun 21 | 5:01 am | 9:18 pm | 16:16:57 | −0:02 | 1:09 pm (64.0°) | 94.466 |
Jun 22 | 5:01 am | 9:18 pm | 16:16:49 | −0:07 | 1:09 pm (63.9°) | 94.472 |
Jun 23 | 5:01 am | 9:18 pm | 16:16:36 | −0:13 | 1:10 pm (63.9°) | 94.477 |
Jun 24 | 5:02 am | 9:18 pm | 16:16:18 | −0:18 | 1:10 pm (63.9°) | 94.482 |
Jun 25 | 5:02 am | 9:18 pm | 16:15:54 | −0:23 | 1:10 pm (63.9°) | 94.487 |
Jun 26 | 5:02 am | 9:18 pm | 16:15:24 | −0:29 | 1:10 pm (63.8°) | 94.492 |
Jun 27 | 5:03 am | 9:18 pm | 16:14:50 | −0:34 | 1:10 pm (63.8°) | 94.496 |
* 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Raleigh time. |
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Today's Moon in Raleigh
Percent Illuminated: | 99.8% |
Time: | 9:16 pm |
Altitude: | -4.8° |
Direction: | 131° SE |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Raleigh 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
Moon in Raleigh - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
- | 3:57 am | 9:51 pm | 12:23 am | (12.0°) | 238,255 | 99.0% | ||||
Jun 22 | - | 4:53 am | 10:44 pm | 1:22 am | (11.3°) | 235,621 | 99.8% | |||
Jun 23 | - | 6:05 am | 11:23 pm | 2:22 am | (12.5°) | 233,365 | 97.9% | |||
Jun 24 | - | 7:28 am | 11:51 pm | 3:21 am | (15.6°) | 231,604 | 93.3% | |||
Jun 25 | - | 8:54 am | - | 4:17 am | (20.2°) | 230,383 | 86.3% | |||
Jun 26 | 12:12 am | 10:20 am | - | 5:09 am | (26.1°) | 229,687 | 77.2% | |||
Jun 27 | 12:29 am | 11:43 am | - | 5:59 am | (32.7°) | 229,464 | 66.5% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Raleigh This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Jun 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:29 am | Fri 10:04 pm | Fri 1:47 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 5:20 am | Fri 9:40 pm | Fri 1:30 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sat 2:24 am | Sat 4:44 pm | Sat 9:33 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 3:32 am | Sat 7:09 pm | Sat 11:20 am | Average visibility |
Saturn | Sat 12:52 am | Sat 12:01 pm | Sat 6:27 am | Great visibility |
Uranus | Sat 2:57 am | Sat 6:11 pm | Sat 10:34 am | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Sat 1:07 am | Sat 1:01 pm | Sat 7:04 am | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Raleigh. |