July 21, 2026 · Durham, USA
Sunrise in Durham today is at 06:15. Day length is 14h 15m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Durham's coordinates and updated daily.
Durham lies at 36°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Durham.
The longest day in Durham is around 14h 36m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 43m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:26 | 17:24 | 9h 58m |
| February | 07:05 | 17:56 | 10h 51m |
| March | 07:29 | 19:23 | 11h 54m |
| April | 06:45 | 19:48 | 13h 4m |
| May | 06:12 | 20:14 | 14h 2m |
| June | 05:59 | 20:34 | 14h 35m |
| July | 06:10 | 20:34 | 14h 23m |
| August | 06:34 | 20:08 | 13h 34m |
| September | 06:58 | 19:26 | 12h 28m |
| October | 07:22 | 18:42 | 11h 21m |
| November | 06:52 | 17:10 | 10h 18m |
| December | 07:19 | 17:03 | 9h 44m |