Portland, Maine
Sunrise and sunset in Portland, Maine
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Portland, Maine, in local time. At 43.7° N, the day lasts from 8 h 56 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 27 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:02, sunset at 17:47.
Day length 10 h 45 min, 2 min 50 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:25, with the Sun 35° above the horizon.
Times are Portland, Maine time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:26 | 19:23 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:00 | 18:50 |
| Civil twilight | 06:33 | 18:16 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:02 | 17:47 |
| Golden hour | 07:02–07:42 | 17:08–17:47 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Portland, Maine
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 27 min, from sunrise at 04:59 to sunset at 20:26.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 56 min, from sunrise at 07:11 to sunset at 16:07.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:07 | 16:37 | 9 h 30 min |
| February 21 | 06:30 | 17:19 | 10 h 49 min |
| March 21 | 06:42 | 18:54 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 05:48 | 19:31 | 13 h 43 min |
| May 21 | 05:10 | 20:05 | 14 h 56 min |
| June 21 | 04:59 | 20:26 | 15 h 27 min |
| July 21 | 05:18 | 20:15 | 14 h 57 min |
| August 21 | 05:52 | 19:35 | 13 h 43 min |
| September 21 | 06:27 | 18:40 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 07:02 | 17:47 | 10 h 45 min |
| November 21 | 06:42 | 16:10 | 9 h 28 min |
| December 21 | 07:11 | 16:07 | 8 h 56 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 43.7° N, 70.3° 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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