December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Today in Raleigh, United States 🇺🇸
Today's Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight, Golden Hour, and Day Length in Raleigh, United States
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 06:25 ↑ 68.4° ENE
Sunset Today: 20:14 ↑ 291.4° WNW
Day Length: 13h 48m
Sun Direction: ESE
Sun Altitude: 60.12°
Sun Distance: 151.748 million km
Next Equinox: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 (September Equinox)
December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Raleigh
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
07:06
↑
117° ESE
|
17:00
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 54m | -1m 03s | 05:35 | 18:31 | 06:06 | 18:00 | 06:37 | 17:29 | 12:03 | 147.52 |
| 2 |
07:07
↑
117° ESE
|
17:00
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 53m | -1m 01s | 05:36 | 18:31 | 06:07 | 18:00 | 06:38 | 17:29 | 12:03 | 147.49 |
| 3 |
07:08
↑
117° ESE
|
17:00
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 52m | -0m 58s | 05:37 | 18:31 | 06:07 | 18:00 | 06:39 | 17:29 | 12:04 | 147.47 |
| 4 |
07:09
↑
117° ESE
|
17:00
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 51m | -0m 55s | 05:37 | 18:31 | 06:08 | 18:00 | 06:40 | 17:29 | 12:04 | 147.45 |
| 5 |
07:09
↑
117° ESE
|
17:00
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 50m | -0m 52s | 05:38 | 18:31 | 06:09 | 18:00 | 06:41 | 17:29 | 12:04 | 147.43 |
| 6 |
07:10
↑
118° ESE
|
17:00
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 49s | 05:39 | 18:31 | 06:10 | 18:00 | 06:41 | 17:29 | 12:05 | 147.41 |
| 7 |
07:11
↑
118° ESE
|
17:00
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 48m | -0m 46s | 05:40 | 18:31 | 06:11 | 18:00 | 06:42 | 17:29 | 12:05 | 147.39 |
| 8 |
07:12
↑
118° ESE
|
17:00
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 48m | -0m 43s | 05:40 | 18:32 | 06:11 | 18:01 | 06:43 | 17:29 | 12:06 | 147.37 |
| 9 |
07:13
↑
118° ESE
|
17:00
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 47m | -0m 40s | 05:41 | 18:32 | 06:12 | 18:01 | 06:44 | 17:29 | 12:06 | 147.35 |
| 10 |
07:13
↑
118° ESE
|
17:00
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 46m | -0m 37s | 05:42 | 18:32 | 06:13 | 18:01 | 06:45 | 17:29 | 12:07 | 147.33 |
| 11 |
07:14
↑
118° ESE
|
17:01
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 46m | -0m 34s | 05:42 | 18:32 | 06:13 | 18:01 | 06:45 | 17:29 | 12:07 | 147.31 |
| 12 |
07:15
↑
118° ESE
|
17:01
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | -0m 31s | 05:43 | 18:33 | 06:14 | 18:01 | 06:46 | 17:30 | 12:08 | 147.29 |
| 13 |
07:16
↑
118° ESE
|
17:01
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | -0m 28s | 05:44 | 18:33 | 06:15 | 18:02 | 06:47 | 17:30 | 12:08 | 147.28 |
| 14 |
07:16
↑
118° ESE
|
17:01
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | -0m 25s | 05:44 | 18:33 | 06:16 | 18:02 | 06:47 | 17:30 | 12:08 | 147.26 |
| 15 |
07:17
↑
118° ESE
|
17:02
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | -0m 21s | 05:45 | 18:33 | 06:16 | 18:02 | 06:48 | 17:31 | 12:09 | 147.24 |
| 16 |
07:18
↑
119° ESE
|
17:02
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 44m | -0m 18s | 05:46 | 18:34 | 06:17 | 18:03 | 06:49 | 17:31 | 12:09 | 147.23 |
| 17 |
07:18
↑
119° ESE
|
17:02
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 15s | 05:46 | 18:34 | 06:17 | 18:03 | 06:49 | 17:31 | 12:10 | 147.22 |
| 18 |
07:19
↑
119° ESE
|
17:03
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 12s | 05:47 | 18:35 | 06:18 | 18:04 | 06:50 | 17:32 | 12:10 | 147.20 |
| 19 |
07:19
↑
119° ESE
|
17:03
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 08s | 05:47 | 18:35 | 06:18 | 18:04 | 06:50 | 17:32 | 12:11 | 147.19 |
| 20 |
07:20
↑
119° ESE
|
17:04
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 05s | 05:48 | 18:36 | 06:19 | 18:04 | 06:51 | 17:33 | 12:11 | 147.18 |
| 21 |
07:20
↑
119° ESE
|
17:04
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 02s | 05:48 | 18:36 | 06:20 | 18:05 | 06:51 | 17:33 | 12:12 | 147.17 |
| 22 |
07:21
↑
119° ESE
|
17:05
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 01s | 05:49 | 18:37 | 06:20 | 18:05 | 06:52 | 17:34 | 12:12 | 147.16 |
| 23 |
07:21
↑
119° ESE
|
17:05
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 04s | 05:49 | 18:37 | 06:21 | 18:06 | 06:52 | 17:34 | 12:13 | 147.15 |
| 24 |
07:22
↑
119° ESE
|
17:06
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 07s | 05:50 | 18:38 | 06:21 | 18:07 | 06:53 | 17:35 | 12:13 | 147.14 |
| 25 |
07:22
↑
119° ESE
|
17:06
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 11s | 05:50 | 18:38 | 06:21 | 18:07 | 06:53 | 17:35 | 12:14 | 147.13 |
| 26 |
07:23
↑
119° ESE
|
17:07
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 44m | +0m 14s | 05:51 | 18:39 | 06:22 | 18:08 | 06:54 | 17:36 | 12:14 | 147.12 |
| 27 |
07:23
↑
118° ESE
|
17:07
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | +0m 17s | 05:51 | 18:39 | 06:22 | 18:08 | 06:54 | 17:36 | 12:15 | 147.12 |
| 28 |
07:23
↑
118° ESE
|
17:08
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | +0m 21s | 05:51 | 18:40 | 06:23 | 18:09 | 06:54 | 17:37 | 12:15 | 147.11 |
| 29 |
07:24
↑
118° ESE
|
17:09
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | +0m 24s | 05:52 | 18:41 | 06:23 | 18:10 | 06:55 | 17:38 | 12:16 | 147.11 |
| 30 |
07:24
↑
118° ESE
|
17:10
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | +0m 27s | 05:52 | 18:41 | 06:23 | 18:10 | 06:55 | 17:39 | 12:16 | 147.11 |
| 31 |
07:24
↑
118° ESE
|
17:10
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 46m | +0m 30s | 05:52 | 18:42 | 06:23 | 18:11 | 06:55 | 17:39 | 12:17 | 147.11 |
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All times are in local time for Raleigh. Time is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (DST) when applicable. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Raleigh, the earliest sunrise of December is on December 01 and the latest sunset of December is on December 30 or December 31.
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What time is sunrise in Raleigh today?
Sunrise in Raleigh, United States today is at 06:25 local time.
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Sunset in Raleigh, United States today is at 20:14 local time.
