Sunset & Sunrise Today in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina sees the sun come up at 7:21 AM and go down at 6:38 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 17m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Raleigh falls at 1:00 PM.

Because Raleigh is at 35.77° (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 11 seconds. This is autumn in Raleigh, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Raleigh runs from about 6:04 PM to 6:55 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:55 PM to 7:04 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Raleigh is at 6:37 PM and sunrise at 7:22 AM — about 2m 10s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Raleigh drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Raleigh, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Raleigh ranges from as early as 5:00 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:34 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 34m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 43m.