Current Local Time in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

5:03:22 pm EST

Friday, December 12, 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

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Weather

40 °F

Mostly cloudy.
45 / 31 °F

Sat 13.		58 / 31 °F
Sun 14.		46 / 21 °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
New York

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:15 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:01 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 46 minutes
-30s shorter

Moon 39.8%

Rise – 12:25 am
Set – 12:42 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:08 pm
Altitude: 31.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:43 am – 6:14 am
6:01 pm – 6:32 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:46 am
5:29 pm – 6:01 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:46 am – 7:15 am
5:01 pm – 5:29 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Airports

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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Friday, December 12, 2025