Dover, Delaware
Sunrise and sunset in Dover, Delaware
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Dover, Delaware, in local time. At 39.2° N, the day lasts from 9 h 25 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 56 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:17, sunset at 18:14.
Day length 10 h 57 min, 2 min 24 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:46, with the Sun 40° above the horizon.
Times are Dover, Delaware time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:48 | 19:44 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:19 | 19:13 |
| Civil twilight | 06:50 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:17 | 18:14 |
| Golden hour | 07:17–07:54 | 17:38–18:14 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Dover, Delaware
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 56 min, from sunrise at 05:36 to sunset at 20:31.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 25 min, from sunrise at 07:17 to sunset at 16:42.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:16 | 17:10 | 9 h 53 min |
| February 21 | 06:45 | 17:46 | 11 h 00 min |
| March 21 | 07:03 | 19:15 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:16 | 19:45 | 13 h 29 min |
| May 21 | 05:44 | 20:13 | 14 h 30 min |
| June 21 | 05:36 | 20:31 | 14 h 56 min |
| July 21 | 05:53 | 20:23 | 14 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 06:20 | 19:48 | 13 h 28 min |
| September 21 | 06:48 | 19:00 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:17 | 18:14 | 10 h 57 min |
| November 21 | 06:52 | 16:43 | 9 h 52 min |
| December 21 | 07:17 | 16:42 | 9 h 25 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 39.2° N, 75.5° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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