sun .5deg.comRaleigh, United States (North Carolina, Wake County) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Raleigh local time (GMT-05:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Raleigh for this day: 2026-12-21
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:49:07 | 5h 49m 7s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:49:07 | 06:20:17 | 31m 10s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:20:17 | 06:52:19 | 32m 2s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:52:19 | 07:20:42 | 28m 23s | |
| Daylight | 07:20:42 | 17:04:44 | 9h 44m 2s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:04:44 | 17:33:08 | 28m 24s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:33:08 | 18:05:09 | 32m 1s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:05:09 | 18:36:19 | 31m 10s | |
| Night | 18:36:19 | 23:59:59 | 5h 23m 40s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Raleigh, US, for day: 2026-12-21.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:20:42 | 12:12:43 | 17:04:44 |
| Azimuth | 118.6° | 180° | 241.3° |
| Day Length |  |
9h 44m 2s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
147 160 535 km91 441 317 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° | 346.7° |
| 100 | -74° | 42.9° |
| 200 | -63.7° | 69.4° |
| 300 | -51.9° | 82.8° |
| 400 | -39.8° | 92.2° |
| 500 | -27.7° | 100.1° |
| 600 | -15.9° | 107.7° |
| 700 | -4.6° | 115.7° |
| 800 | 5.9° | 124.6° |
| 900 | 15.3° | 134.8° |
| 1000 | 23° | 146.9° |
| 1100 | 28.3° | 161° |
| 1200 | 30.7° | 176.6° |
| 1300 | 29.7° | 192.5° |
| 1400 | 25.6° | 207.3° |
| 1500 | 18.8° | 220.2° |
| 1600 | 10.1° | 231.2° |
| 1700 | 0° | 240.6° |
| 1800 | -11° | 248.9° |
| 1900 | -22.6° | 256.6° |
| 2000 | -34.6° | 264.3° |
| 2100 | -46.7° | 272.9° |
| 2200 | -58.8° | 284° |
| 2300 | -69.9° | 303° |
| 2400 | -77.3° | 346.1° |