Sunset & Sunrise Today in Durham, North Carolina

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Durham at 6:39 PM, having risen at 7:22 AM. That works out to 11h 16m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Durham at 1:01 PM.

Sitting at 35.99° latitude puts Durham in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 12 seconds. This is autumn in Durham, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Durham runs from about 6:05 PM to 6:55 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:55 PM to 7:05 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Durham is at 6:38 PM and sunrise at 7:23 AM — about 2m 11s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Durham drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Durham, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Durham ranges from as early as 5:00 PM (around December 4) to as late as 8:36 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 35m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 42m.