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Raleigh, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 25.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 12:12:15 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:22 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:07 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 2:24 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 1:15 pm 250° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 44 minutes (+12s)
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Today's Sun Position in Raleigh

Time:12:12 pm
Altitude:30.9°
Direction:179° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 44m 28s (Dec 25, 2024)

12 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

31 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Raleigh Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight5:51 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:54 am
Civil Twilight6:54 am – 7:22 am
Daylight7:22 am – 5:07 pm
Civil Twilight5:07 pm – 5:35 pm
Nautical Twilight5:35 pm – 6:07 pm
Astro. Twilight6:07 pm – 6:38 pm
Night6:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Raleigh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 257:22 am5:07 pm9:44:28+0:1212:14 pm (30.9°)91.424
Dec 267:23 am5:07 pm9:44:44+0:1612:15 pm (30.9°)91.420
Dec 277:23 am5:08 pm9:45:04+0:1912:15 pm (31.0°)91.417
Dec 287:23 am5:09 pm9:45:26+0:2212:16 pm (31.0°)91.415
Dec 297:24 am5:09 pm9:45:52+0:2512:16 pm (31.1°)91.412
Dec 307:24 am5:10 pm9:46:21+0:2912:17 pm (31.1°)91.410
Dec 317:24 am5:11 pm9:46:54+0:3212:17 pm (31.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for Raleigh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Raleigh

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Raleigh - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 252:24 am1:15 pm-7:53 am(38.9°)250,75326.5%
Dec 263:24 am1:43 pm-8:37 am(34.0°)249,44918.4%
Dec 274:25 am2:17 pm-9:24 am(29.9°)247,54711.3%
Dec 285:28 am2:58 pm-10:15 am(26.9°)245,2285.7%
Dec 296:30 am3:48 pm-11:09 am(25.2°)242,6911.9%
Dec 307:28 am4:46 pm-12:06 pm(25.2°)240,1350.2%
Dec 318:20 am5:52 pm-1:04 pm(26.9°)237,7330.9%
* All times are local time for Raleigh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Raleigh This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:39 amWed 3:41 pmWed 10:40 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 10:16 amWed 8:46 pmWed 3:31 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 7:08 pmThu 9:33 amThu 2:20 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 3:35 pmThu 5:53 amWed 10:44 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:21 amWed 10:37 pmWed 4:59 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:22 pmThu 4:17 amWed 9:20 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:51 amWed 11:41 pmWed 5:46 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Raleigh.

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