sun .5deg.comRaleigh, United States (North Carolina, Wake County) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-12-20.
All times are shown in Raleigh local time (GMT-05:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Raleigh for this day: 2026-12-20
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:48:37 | 5h 48m 37s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:48:37 | 06:19:47 | 31m 10s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:19:47 | 06:51:48 | 32m 1s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:51:48 | 07:20:11 | 28m 23s | |
| Daylight | 07:20:11 | 17:04:16 | 9h 44m 5s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:04:16 | 17:32:39 | 28m 23s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:32:39 | 18:04:40 | 32m 1s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:04:40 | 18:35:50 | 31m 10s | |
| Night | 18:35:50 | 23:59:59 | 5h 24m 9s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Raleigh, US, for day: 2026-12-20.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:20:11 | 12:12:13 | 17:04:16 |
| Azimuth | 118.6° | 180° | 241.3° |
| Day Length |  |
9h 44m 5s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
147 170 613 km91 447 579 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Solar noon
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -77.4° | 347.2° |
| 100 | -73.9° | 43.2° |
| 200 | -63.6° | 69.5° |
| 300 | -51.8° | 82.9° |
| 400 | -39.7° | 92.2° |
| 500 | -27.6° | 100.2° |
| 600 | -15.8° | 107.8° |
| 700 | -4.5° | 115.8° |
| 800 | 6° | 124.7° |
| 900 | 15.4° | 134.9° |
| 1000 | 23° | 147° |
| 1100 | 28.4° | 161.1° |
| 1200 | 30.7° | 176.7° |
| 1300 | 29.7° | 192.6° |
| 1400 | 25.6° | 207.4° |
| 1500 | 18.8° | 220.3° |
| 1600 | 10° | 231.3° |
| 1700 | -0.1° | 240.7° |
| 1800 | -11.1° | 249° |
| 1900 | -22.7° | 256.7° |
| 2000 | -34.7° | 264.4° |
| 2100 | -46.8° | 273° |
| 2200 | -58.8° | 284.1° |
| 2300 | -70° | 303.2° |
| 2400 | -77.4° | 346.7° |