What time is sunset in Raleigh today?

Sunset in Raleigh is at 6:49 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Raleigh?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:14 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:50 AM.

Moonrise in Raleigh is at 4:00 AM and moonset is at 5:13 PM local time.

Raleigh is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.77°N, 78.64°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:14 AM
Sunset	6:49 PM
Day length	11 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	7:15 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:14 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 26 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:50 AM

Moonrise	4:00 AM
Moonset	5:13 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.82°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:19 AM	7:44 PM	2:32 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:24 AM	7:18 PM	2:21 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:38 AM	3:45 PM	8:42 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:55 AM	4:30 PM	9:42 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:44 PM	7:03 AM	12:56 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Raleigh is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.