Current Local Time in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

9:54:57 pm EST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	North Carolina (NC)
Lat/Long:	35°47'N / 78°38'W
Elevation:	108 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

59 °F

Light rain. Mostly cloudy.
65 / 37 °F

Sat 20.		53 / 29 °F
Sun 21.		59 / 38 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:19 am
↑ 119° Southeast

Sunset

5:03 pm
↑ 241° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 44 minutes
-11s shorter

Moon 1.0%

Rise – 6:17 am
Set – 3:42 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:11 pm
Altitude: 30.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:47 am – 6:18 am
6:03 pm – 6:35 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:18 am – 6:50 am
5:31 pm – 6:03 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:50 am – 7:19 am
5:03 pm – 5:31 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Raleigh-Durham International Airport, RDU
About 11 mi NW of Raleigh
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 136 mi WSW of Raleigh

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9:54 57 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025