July 21, 2026 · West Raleigh, USA
Sunrise in West Raleigh today is at 06:15. Day length is 14h 14m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for West Raleigh's coordinates and updated daily.
West Raleigh 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 West Raleigh.
The longest day in West Raleigh is around 14h 35m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 44m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:25 | 17:24 | 9h 59m |
| February | 07:04 | 17:56 | 10h 52m |
| March | 07:28 | 19:22 | 11h 54m |
| April | 06:44 | 19:47 | 13h 3m |
| May | 06:11 | 20:13 | 14h 2m |
| June | 05:59 | 20:33 | 14h 34m |
| July | 06:10 | 20:32 | 14h 22m |
| August | 06:33 | 20:07 | 13h 34m |
| September | 06:57 | 19:25 | 12h 28m |
| October | 07:21 | 18:42 | 11h 21m |
| November | 06:51 | 17:09 | 10h 19m |
| December | 07:18 | 17:03 | 9h 45m |