Wilmington
Sunrise and sunset in Wilmington
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Wilmington, in local time. At 34.2° N, the day lasts from 9 h 52 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 27 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:22, sunset at 18:30.
Day length 11 h 08 min, 2 min 0 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:56, with the Sun 45° above the horizon.
Times are Wilmington time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:58 | 19:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:27 | 19:24 |
| Civil twilight | 06:56 | 18:55 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:22 | 18:30 |
| Golden hour | 07:22–07:56 | 17:55–18:30 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Wilmington
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 27 min, from sunrise at 06:00 to sunset at 20:26.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 52 min, from sunrise at 07:13 to sunset at 17:06.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:15 | 17:31 | 10 h 16 min |
| February 21 | 06:50 | 18:01 | 11 h 11 min |
| March 21 | 07:13 | 19:24 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 06:33 | 19:48 | 13 h 15 min |
| May 21 | 06:05 | 20:11 | 14 h 06 min |
| June 21 | 06:00 | 20:26 | 14 h 27 min |
| July 21 | 06:15 | 20:21 | 14 h 06 min |
| August 21 | 06:37 | 19:51 | 13 h 14 min |
| September 21 | 06:59 | 19:09 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:22 | 18:30 | 11 h 08 min |
| November 21 | 06:50 | 17:04 | 10 h 14 min |
| December 21 | 07:13 | 17:06 | 9 h 52 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 34.2° N, 77.9° 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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