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West Raleigh
golden hour tonight
Sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for West Raleigh — updated daily. Use the tables below to plan photography, hikes and any activity that depends on the light.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · America/New_York
Sky chart for West Raleigh
Day length
11:06
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
07:25
Solar noon
12:59
Sunset
18:32
Day length
11:06
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
07:10 → 08:00
Golden hour · evening
17:57 → 18:48
Next 7 days · West Raleigh
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 20 Oct | 07:25 | 18:32 | 17:57 → 18:48 | 18:48 → 18:58 | 11:06 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 07:26 | 18:31 | 17:56 → 18:47 | 18:47 → 18:57 | 11:04 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 07:27 | 18:30 | 17:55 → 18:46 | 18:46 → 18:56 | 11:02 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 07:28 | 18:29 | 17:54 → 18:45 | 18:45 → 18:55 | 11:00 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 07:29 | 18:28 | 17:52 → 18:44 | 18:44 → 18:54 | 10:58 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 07:30 | 18:26 | 17:51 → 18:42 | 18:42 → 18:52 | 10:56 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 07:31 | 18:25 | 17:50 → 18:41 | 18:41 → 18:51 | 10:54 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Monday, 26 October
Longest evening golden window: 17:50 → 18:41. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 20 Oct | 07:25 | 07:10 → 08:00 | 12:59 | 17:57 → 18:48 | 18:32 | 11:06 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 07:26 | 07:10 → 08:01 | 12:59 | 17:56 → 18:47 | 18:31 | 11:04 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 07:27 | 07:11 → 08:02 | 12:59 | 17:55 → 18:46 | 18:30 | 11:02 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 07:28 | 07:12 → 08:03 | 12:58 | 17:54 → 18:45 | 18:29 | 11:00 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 07:29 | 07:13 → 08:04 | 12:58 | 17:52 → 18:44 | 18:28 | 10:58 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 07:30 | 07:14 → 08:05 | 12:58 | 17:51 → 18:42 | 18:26 | 10:56 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 07:31 | 07:15 → 08:06 | 12:58 | 17:50 → 18:41 | 18:25 | 10:54 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 07:32 | 07:16 → 08:07 | 12:58 | 17:49 → 18:40 | 18:24 | 10:52 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 07:33 | 07:17 → 08:08 | 12:58 | 17:47 → 18:39 | 18:23 | 10:50 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 07:34 | 07:18 → 08:09 | 12:58 | 17:46 → 18:38 | 18:22 | 10:48 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 07:35 | 07:19 → 08:10 | 12:58 | 17:45 → 18:37 | 18:21 | 10:46 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 07:36 | 07:19 → 08:11 | 12:58 | 17:44 → 18:36 | 18:20 | 10:44 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 06:37 | 06:20 → 07:13 | 11:58 | 16:43 → 17:35 | 17:19 | 10:42 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 06:38 | 06:21 → 07:14 | 11:58 | 16:42 → 17:34 | 17:18 | 10:40 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 06:39 | 06:22 → 07:15 | 11:58 | 16:41 → 17:33 | 17:17 | 10:38 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 06:40 | 06:23 → 07:16 | 11:58 | 16:40 → 17:32 | 17:16 | 10:36 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 06:41 | 06:24 → 07:17 | 11:58 | 16:39 → 17:31 | 17:15 | 10:34 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 06:42 | 06:25 → 07:18 | 11:58 | 16:38 → 17:30 | 17:14 | 10:32 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 06:42 | 06:26 → 07:19 | 11:58 | 16:37 → 17:30 | 17:13 | 10:30 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 06:43 | 06:27 → 07:20 | 11:58 | 16:36 → 17:29 | 17:12 | 10:28 |
| Mon, 9 Nov | 06:44 | 06:28 → 07:21 | 11:58 | 16:35 → 17:28 | 17:11 | 10:26 |
| Tue, 10 Nov | 06:45 | 06:29 → 07:22 | 11:58 | 16:34 → 17:27 | 17:11 | 10:25 |
| Wed, 11 Nov | 06:46 | 06:30 → 07:23 | 11:58 | 16:33 → 17:26 | 17:10 | 10:23 |
| Thu, 12 Nov | 06:47 | 06:31 → 07:24 | 11:58 | 16:32 → 17:26 | 17:09 | 10:21 |
| Fri, 13 Nov | 06:48 | 06:32 → 07:26 | 11:58 | 16:31 → 17:25 | 17:08 | 10:19 |
| Sat, 14 Nov | 06:49 | 06:33 → 07:27 | 11:59 | 16:31 → 17:24 | 17:08 | 10:18 |
| Sun, 15 Nov | 06:50 | 06:34 → 07:28 | 11:59 | 16:30 → 17:24 | 17:07 | 10:16 |
| Mon, 16 Nov | 06:51 | 06:35 → 07:29 | 11:59 | 16:29 → 17:23 | 17:06 | 10:14 |
| Tue, 17 Nov | 06:52 | 06:36 → 07:30 | 11:59 | 16:28 → 17:23 | 17:06 | 10:13 |
| Wed, 18 Nov | 06:53 | 06:37 → 07:31 | 11:59 | 16:28 → 17:22 | 17:05 | 10:11 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in West Raleigh today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 17:57 and lasts until 18:48 local time. Morning golden hour is from 07:10 to 08:00.
- When does the sun rise and set in West Raleigh?
- Today the sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:32. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:59.
- What's the moon phase in West Raleigh tonight?
- 🌓 First Quarter — 67% illuminated. Moonrise at 15:40, moonset at 01:40.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in West Raleigh?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.