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Chapel Hill, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 67.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2025 at 4:04:47 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:22 am 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:32 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:15 am 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:07 am 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 10 minutes (+1m 30s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chapel Hill

Time:4:04 pm
Altitude:52.0°
Direction:256° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 9m 31s (May 18, 2025)

1 minute, 30 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2025)

4 hours, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

26 minutes, 33 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chapel Hill Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:40 am
Astro. Twilight4:40 am – 5:18 am
Nautical Twilight5:18 am – 5:53 am
Civil Twilight5:53 am – 6:22 am
Daylight6:22 am – 8:32 pm
Civil Twilight8:32 pm – 9:01 pm
Nautical Twilight9:01 pm – 9:36 pm
Astro. Twilight9:36 pm – 10:14 pm
Night10:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chapel Hill - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 186:22 am8:32 pm14:09:31+1:301:27 pm (73.8°)94.030
May 196:22 am8:33 pm14:10:59+1:281:27 pm (74.0°)94.050
May 206:21 am8:33 pm14:12:26+1:261:27 pm (74.2°)94.069
May 216:20 am8:34 pm14:13:50+1:241:27 pm (74.4°)94.087
May 226:20 am8:35 pm14:15:12+1:211:27 pm (74.6°)94.106
May 236:19 am8:36 pm14:16:31+1:191:27 pm (74.8°)94.124
May 246:18 am8:36 pm14:17:49+1:171:27 pm (75.0°)94.141
* All times are local time for Chapel Hill. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chapel Hill

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chapel Hill - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 181:15 am11:07 am-6:08 am(29.7°)241,76671.4%
May 191:50 am12:13 pm-6:58 am(34.2°)238,72861.2%
May 202:22 am1:20 pm-7:47 am(39.7°)235,45650.2%
May 212:50 am2:28 pm-8:34 am(46.1°)232,12538.9%
May 223:17 am3:37 pm-9:22 am(53.0°)228,94927.8%
May 233:44 am4:48 pm-10:10 am(60.2°)226,21517.7%
May 244:14 am6:02 pm-11:02 am(67.2°)224,1969.3%
* All times are local time for Chapel Hill. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Chapel Hill This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:47 amSun 7:24 pmSun 12:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 4:19 amSun 4:48 pmSun 10:33 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:54 amMon 1:49 amSun 6:52 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 8:08 amSun 10:37 pmSun 3:22 pmAverage visibility
SaturnMon 3:46 amMon 3:38 pmMon 9:42 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:19 amMon 8:22 pmMon 1:20 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneMon 3:48 amMon 3:49 pmMon 9:48 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chapel Hill.

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