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Raleigh, North Carolina, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, January 2026

Daylight

6:14 am – 8:08 pm
13 hours, 54 minutes

Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:19:25 am
Sun Direction: 3° North
Sun Altitude: -36.8°
Sun Distance: 93.833 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:14 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:08 pm 292° Northwest

2026 Sun Graph for Raleigh

January 2026 — Sun in Raleigh

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Jan Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:24 am (118°) 5:11 pm (242°) 9:47:20 +0:34 5:53 am 6:43 pm 6:24 am 6:12 pm 6:56 am 5:40 pm 12:18 pm (31.3°) 91.405
2 7:24 am (118°) 5:12 pm (242°) 9:47:58 +0:37 5:53 am 6:44 pm 6:24 am 6:12 pm 6:56 am 5:41 pm 12:18 pm (31.4°) 91.404
3 7:24 am (118°) 5:13 pm (242°) 9:48:39 +0:40 5:53 am 6:44 pm 6:24 am 6:13 pm 6:56 am 5:41 pm 12:19 pm (31.5°) 91.404
4 7:24 am (118°) 5:14 pm (242°) 9:49:23 +0:43 5:53 am 6:45 pm 6:24 am 6:14 pm 6:56 am 5:42 pm 12:19 pm (31.6°) 91.404
5 7:25 am (118°) 5:15 pm (242°) 9:50:10 +0:47 5:54 am 6:46 pm 6:25 am 6:15 pm 6:56 am 5:43 pm 12:20 pm (31.7°) 91.405
6 7:25 am (117°) 5:16 pm (243°) 9:51:00 +0:50 5:54 am 6:46 pm 6:25 am 6:16 pm 6:56 am 5:44 pm 12:20 pm (31.8°) 91.406
7 7:25 am (117°) 5:16 pm (243°) 9:51:53 +0:52 5:54 am 6:47 pm 6:25 am 6:16 pm 6:56 am 5:45 pm 12:20 pm (31.9°) 91.408
8 7:25 am (117°) 5:17 pm (243°) 9:52:49 +0:55 5:54 am 6:48 pm 6:25 am 6:17 pm 6:56 am 5:45 pm 12:21 pm (32.1°) 91.411
9 7:24 am (117°) 5:18 pm (243°) 9:53:48 +0:58 5:54 am 6:49 pm 6:25 am 6:18 pm 6:56 am 5:46 pm 12:21 pm (32.2°) 91.414
10 7:24 am (117°) 5:19 pm (243°) 9:54:49 +1:01 5:54 am 6:50 pm 6:25 am 6:19 pm 6:56 am 5:47 pm 12:22 pm (32.4°) 91.418
11 7:24 am (117°) 5:20 pm (244°) 9:55:54 +1:04 5:54 am 6:50 pm 6:25 am 6:20 pm 6:56 am 5:48 pm 12:22 pm (32.5°) 91.422
12 7:24 am (116°) 5:21 pm (244°) 9:57:01 +1:07 5:54 am 6:51 pm 6:25 am 6:21 pm 6:56 am 5:49 pm 12:22 pm (32.7°) 91.427
13 7:24 am (116°) 5:22 pm (244°) 9:58:10 +1:09 5:54 am 6:52 pm 6:24 am 6:21 pm 6:56 am 5:50 pm 12:23 pm (32.9°) 91.432
14 7:24 am (116°) 5:23 pm (244°) 9:59:23 +1:12 5:54 am 6:53 pm 6:24 am 6:22 pm 6:56 am 5:51 pm 12:23 pm (33.0°) 91.437
15 7:23 am (116°) 5:24 pm (244°) 10:00:37 +1:14 5:53 am 6:54 pm 6:24 am 6:23 pm 6:56 am 5:52 pm 12:24 pm (33.2°) 91.443
16 7:23 am (115°) 5:25 pm (245°) 10:01:55 +1:17 5:53 am 6:55 pm 6:24 am 6:24 pm 6:55 am 5:53 pm 12:24 pm (33.4°) 91.449
17 7:23 am (115°) 5:26 pm (245°) 10:03:14 +1:19 5:53 am 6:56 pm 6:24 am 6:25 pm 6:55 am 5:54 pm 12:24 pm (33.6°) 91.455
18 7:22 am (115°) 5:27 pm (245°) 10:04:37 +1:22 5:53 am 6:56 pm 6:23 am 6:26 pm 6:55 am 5:55 pm 12:25 pm (33.8°) 91.462
19 7:22 am (115°) 5:28 pm (245°) 10:06:01 +1:24 5:53 am 6:57 pm 6:23 am 6:27 pm 6:54 am 5:56 pm 12:25 pm (34.0°) 91.469
20 7:22 am (114°) 5:29 pm (246°) 10:07:28 +1:26 5:52 am 6:58 pm 6:23 am 6:28 pm 6:54 am 5:57 pm 12:25 pm (34.2°) 91.477
21 7:21 am (114°) 5:30 pm (246°) 10:08:56 +1:28 5:52 am 6:59 pm 6:23 am 6:29 pm 6:54 am 5:58 pm 12:25 pm (34.5°) 91.485
22 7:21 am (114°) 5:31 pm (246°) 10:10:27 +1:30 5:52 am 7:00 pm 6:22 am 6:30 pm 6:53 am 5:58 pm 12:26 pm (34.7°) 91.493
23 7:20 am (113°) 5:32 pm (247°) 10:12:00 +1:32 5:51 am 7:01 pm 6:22 am 6:30 pm 6:53 am 5:59 pm 12:26 pm (34.9°) 91.501
24 7:20 am (113°) 5:33 pm (247°) 10:13:35 +1:34 5:51 am 7:02 pm 6:21 am 6:31 pm 6:52 am 6:00 pm 12:26 pm (35.2°) 91.510
25 7:19 am (113°) 5:34 pm (247°) 10:15:12 +1:36 5:50 am 7:03 pm 6:21 am 6:32 pm 6:52 am 6:01 pm 12:26 pm (35.4°) 91.520
26 7:18 am (113°) 5:35 pm (248°) 10:16:51 +1:38 5:50 am 7:04 pm 6:20 am 6:33 pm 6:51 am 6:02 pm 12:27 pm (35.7°) 91.529
27 7:18 am (112°) 5:36 pm (248°) 10:18:32 +1:40 5:50 am 7:04 pm 6:20 am 6:34 pm 6:51 am 6:03 pm 12:27 pm (35.9°) 91.540
28 7:17 am (112°) 5:37 pm (248°) 10:20:14 +1:42 5:49 am 7:05 pm 6:19 am 6:35 pm 6:50 am 6:04 pm 12:27 pm (36.2°) 91.550
29 7:16 am (112°) 5:38 pm (249°) 10:21:58 +1:44 5:48 am 7:06 pm 6:19 am 6:36 pm 6:49 am 6:05 pm 12:27 pm (36.5°) 91.561
30 7:16 am (111°) 5:39 pm (249°) 10:23:44 +1:45 5:48 am 7:07 pm 6:18 am 6:37 pm 6:49 am 6:06 pm 12:27 pm (36.7°) 91.573
31 7:15 am (111°) 5:40 pm (249°) 10:25:31 +1:47 5:47 am 7:08 pm 6:17 am 6:38 pm 6:48 am 6:07 pm 12:28 pm (37.0°) 91.585
* All times are local time for Raleigh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Perihelion was on January 3, 2026 at 12:15 pm in Raleigh. The Earth was closest to the Sun at this time.

The latest sunrise is on January 6 or January 7.

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