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

Moon: 88.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 1:44:59 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:54 am↑ 84° East
Sunset Today: 7:29 pm↑ 276° West
Moonrise Today: 9:05 pm↑ 70° East
Moonset Today: 10:07 am↑ 286° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 35 minutes (-2m 13s)
Location of Durham Location

Today's Sun Position in Durham

Time: 1:44 pm
Altitude: 57.8°
Direction: 195° S
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 35m 7s (Sep 10, 2025)

2 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

2 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Durham today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Durham Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Durham today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight 5:27 am – 5:58 am
Nautical Twilight 5:58 am – 6:28 am
Civil Twilight 6:28 am – 6:54 am
Daylight 6:54 am – 7:29 pm
Civil Twilight 7:29 pm – 7:55 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:55 pm – 8:25 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:25 pm – 8:56 pm
Night 8:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Durham - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:54 am 7:29 pm 12:35:07 −2:13 1:12 pm (58.7°) 150.619
Sep 11 6:55 am 7:28 pm 12:32:53 −2:13 1:12 pm (58.3°) 150.581
Sep 12 6:56 am 7:26 pm 12:30:39 −2:14 1:11 pm (57.9°) 150.542
Sep 13 6:56 am 7:25 pm 12:28:25 −2:14 1:11 pm (57.5°) 150.504
Sep 14 6:57 am 7:23 pm 12:26:10 −2:14 1:10 pm (57.1°) 150.465
Sep 15 6:58 am 7:22 pm 12:23:55 −2:14 1:10 pm (56.7°) 150.426
Sep 16 6:59 am 7:20 pm 12:21:40 −2:15 1:10 pm (56.4°) 150.386
* All times are local time for Durham. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 5:01 am
June solstice Jun 20 10:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 2:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 10:03 am
* All times are local Durham time.

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Today's Moon in Durham

Percent Illuminated: 88.1%
Time: 1:44 pm
Altitude: -34.1°
Direction: 327° NW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Durham today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Durham - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 10:07 am 9:05 pm 3:14 am (65.0°) 364,801 91.3%
Sep 11 - 11:22 am 9:41 pm 4:07 am (71.4°) 365,192 83.1%
Sep 12 - 12:37 pm 10:24 pm 5:03 am (76.8°) 366,731 73.0%
Sep 13 - 1:50 pm 11:15 pm 6:03 am (80.5°) 369,168 61.7%
Sep 14 - 2:57 pm - 7:05 am (82.4°) 372,212 49.9%
Sep 15 12:15 am 3:55 pm - 8:07 am (82.2°) 375,625 38.2%
Sep 16 1:22 am 4:42 pm - 9:06 am (80.1°) 379,196 27.5%
* All times are local time for Durham. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Durham This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:40 am Wed 7:29 pm Wed 1:05 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:33 am Wed 6:13 pm Wed 11:23 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:40 am Wed 8:55 pm Wed 3:18 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 2:10 am Wed 4:31 pm Wed 9:20 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 8:00 pm Thu 7:49 am Thu 1:54 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 10:46 pm Thu 12:54 pm Thu 5:50 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 8:00 pm Thu 7:59 am Thu 1:59 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Durham.

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