Sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, NH
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Today
October 16, 2026. Current time: 3:21:02 am
Night ends at 5:27 am5:26:53 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:33 am6:32:32 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:01:07 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:02:13 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:31 pm6:30:47 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:36 pm7:36:19 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -39.92° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 60.0° (NE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 1 minute
3 hours, 40 minutes left until today's sunrise in Amherst
Moon will rise on Oct 16 at 1:12 pm
Moon will set on Oct 16 at 9:37 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (28%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 17, 2026
Night ends at 5:28 am5:28:01 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:34 am6:33:41 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:02:19 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:00:37 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:29 pm6:29:13 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:35 pm7:34:46 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 58 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Amherst
Moon will rise on Oct 17 at 1:54 pm Moon will set on Oct 17 at 10:37 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (45%)
- Amherst, New Hampshire
- Latitude: 42.861477 (North)
- Longitude: -71.625351 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Amherst, NH
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 5 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 1 minute.Longest day in Amherst, NH
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 20 minutes.
October 2026 - Amherst, New Hampshire - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Amherst.
All times are in Amherst's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 23 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Amherst, NH - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 20 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:15:36 am | 6:43:50 am | 6:27:41 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:55:52 pm | 11h 43m 51s | -2m 53s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:36:07 pm | 43.76° | 5:42:45 am | 7:28:38 pm | 5:09:29 am | 8:01:48 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 17m 17s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:17 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:16:43 am | 6:44:58 am | 6:25:55 pm | 6:54:07 pm | 11h 40m 57s | -2m 53s | 12:35:47 pm | 43.37° | 5:43:53 am | 7:26:52 pm | 5:10:40 am | 7:59:59 pm | 12h 20m 10s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:57 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:17:50 am | 6:46:05 am | 6:24:10 pm | 6:52:22 pm | 11h 38m 5s | -2m 53s | 12:35:28 pm | 42.99° | 5:45:01 am | 7:25:07 pm | 5:11:51 am | 7:58:11 pm | 12h 23m 3s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:35:37 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:18:57 am | 6:47:13 am | 6:22:25 pm | 6:50:38 pm | 11h 35m 12s | -2m 52s | 12:35:10 pm | 42.60° | 5:46:09 am | 7:23:22 pm | 5:13:02 am | 7:56:23 pm | 12h 25m 56s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:19 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:20:04 am | 6:48:21 am | 6:20:41 pm | 6:48:55 pm | 11h 32m 20s | -2m 52s | 12:34:52 pm | 42.22° | 5:47:16 am | 7:21:38 pm | 5:14:12 am | 7:54:37 pm | 12h 28m 48s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:01 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:21:11 am | 6:49:29 am | 6:18:57 pm | 6:47:12 pm | 11h 29m 28s | -2m 52s | 12:34:34 pm | 41.83° | 5:48:24 am | 7:19:55 pm | 5:15:23 am | 7:52:52 pm | 12h 31m 41s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:43 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:22:19 am | 6:50:38 am | 6:17:14 pm | 6:45:30 pm | 11h 26m 36s | -2m 52s | 12:34:16 pm | 41.45° | 5:49:32 am | 7:18:13 pm | 5:16:32 am | 7:51:07 pm | 12h 34m 32s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:25 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:23:26 am | 6:51:46 am | 6:15:31 pm | 6:43:49 pm | 11h 23m 45s | -2m 52s | 12:33:59 pm | 41.07° | 5:50:39 am | 7:16:32 pm | 5:17:42 am | 7:49:24 pm | 12h 37m 24s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:07 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:24:34 am | 6:52:55 am | 6:13:49 pm | 6:42:08 pm | 11h 20m 54s | -2m 51s | 12:33:43 pm | 40.69° | 5:51:47 am | 7:14:51 pm | 5:18:52 am | 7:47:42 pm | 12h 40m 16s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:52 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:25:42 am | 6:54:05 am | 6:12:08 pm | 6:40:28 pm | 11h 18m 3s | -2m 51s | 12:33:26 pm | 40.31° | 5:52:55 am | 7:13:12 pm | 5:20:01 am | 7:46:01 pm | 12h 43m 6s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:33:34 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:26:50 am | 6:55:14 am | 6:10:27 pm | 6:38:49 pm | 11h 15m 13s | -2m 51s | 12:33:11 pm | 39.93° | 5:54:02 am | 7:11:33 pm | 5:21:10 am | 7:44:21 pm | 12h 45m 57s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:19 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:27:58 am | 6:56:24 am | 6:08:47 pm | 6:37:11 pm | 11h 12m 23s | -2m 50s | 12:32:55 pm | 39.56° | 5:55:10 am | 7:09:55 pm | 5:22:19 am | 7:42:42 pm | 12h 48m 48s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:02 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:29:06 am | 6:57:35 am | 6:07:07 pm | 6:35:33 pm | 11h 9m 32s | -2m 50s | 12:32:41 pm | 39.19° | 5:56:18 am | 7:08:19 pm | 5:23:28 am | 7:41:04 pm | 12h 51m 38s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:49 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30:15 am | 6:58:45 am | 6:05:28 pm | 6:33:57 pm | 11h 6m 43s | -2m 49s | 12:32:26 pm | 38.81° | 5:57:25 am | 7:06:43 pm | 5:24:36 am | 7:39:28 pm | 12h 54m 28s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:33 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:31:23 am | 6:59:56 am | 6:03:51 pm | 6:32:21 pm | 11h 3m 55s | -2m 49s | 12:32:13 pm | 38.44° | 5:58:33 am | 7:05:08 pm | 5:25:45 am | 7:37:53 pm | 12h 57m 16s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:20 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:32:32 am | 7:01:07 am | 6:02:13 pm | 6:30:47 pm | 11h 1m 6s | -2m 48s | 12:32:00 pm | 38.08° | 5:59:41 am | 7:03:35 pm | 5:26:53 am | 7:36:19 pm | 13h 0m 6s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:07 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:33:41 am | 7:02:19 am | 6:00:37 pm | 6:29:13 pm | 10h 58m 18s | -2m 48s | 12:31:47 pm | 37.71° | 6:00:49 am | 7:02:03 pm | 5:28:01 am | 7:34:46 pm | 13h 2m 54s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:53 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:34:51 am | 7:03:31 am | 5:59:02 pm | 6:27:40 pm | 10h 55m 31s | -2m 47s | 12:31:35 pm | 37.35° | 6:01:56 am | 7:00:31 pm | 5:29:09 am | 7:33:15 pm | 13h 5m 41s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:31:41 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:36:00 am | 7:04:43 am | 5:57:28 pm | 6:26:09 pm | 10h 52m 45s | -2m 47s | 12:31:24 pm | 36.99° | 6:03:04 am | 6:59:01 pm | 5:30:18 am | 7:31:45 pm | 13h 8m 28s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:29 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:37:10 am | 7:05:56 am | 5:55:54 pm | 6:24:38 pm | 10h 49m 58s | -2m 46s | 12:31:14 pm | 36.63° | 6:04:12 am | 6:57:33 pm | 5:31:25 am | 7:30:16 pm | 13h 11m 14s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:19 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:38:20 am | 7:07:08 am | 5:54:22 pm | 6:23:09 pm | 10h 47m 14s | -2m 45s | 12:31:04 pm | 36.27° | 6:05:20 am | 6:56:05 pm | 5:32:33 am | 7:28:49 pm | 13h 13m 59s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:09 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:39:30 am | 7:08:21 am | 5:52:50 pm | 6:21:40 pm | 10h 44m 29s | -2m 45s | 12:30:54 pm | 35.92° | 6:06:28 am | 6:54:39 pm | 5:33:41 am | 7:27:23 pm | 13h 16m 45s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:58 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:40:40 am | 7:09:35 am | 5:51:20 pm | 6:20:13 pm | 10h 41m 45s | -2m 44s | 12:30:46 pm | 35.57° | 6:07:37 am | 6:53:14 pm | 5:34:49 am | 7:25:59 pm | 13h 19m 29s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:50 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:41:50 am | 7:10:49 am | 5:49:51 pm | 6:18:48 pm | 10h 39m 2s | -2m 43s | 12:30:38 pm | 35.22° | 6:08:45 am | 6:51:51 pm | 5:35:56 am | 7:24:36 pm | 13h 22m 12s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:42 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:43:01 am | 7:12:03 am | 5:48:23 pm | 6:17:23 pm | 10h 36m 20s | -2m 42s | 12:30:31 pm | 34.88° | 6:09:53 am | 6:50:28 pm | 5:37:04 am | 7:23:15 pm | 13h 24m 54s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:35 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:44:12 am | 7:13:17 am | 5:46:56 pm | 6:16:00 pm | 10h 33m 39s | -2m 41s | 12:30:24 pm | 34.53° | 6:11:02 am | 6:49:08 pm | 5:38:12 am | 7:21:55 pm | 13h 27m 36s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:30:27 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:45:23 am | 7:14:32 am | 5:45:30 pm | 6:14:38 pm | 10h 30m 58s | -2m 40s | 12:30:18 pm | 34.20° | 6:12:10 am | 6:47:48 pm | 5:39:19 am | 7:20:37 pm | 13h 30m 16s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:20 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:46:34 am | 7:15:46 am | 5:44:06 pm | 6:13:17 pm | 10h 28m 20s | -2m 39s | 12:30:14 pm | 33.86° | 6:13:18 am | 6:46:30 pm | 5:40:26 am | 7:19:20 pm | 13h 32m 56s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:17 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:47:45 am | 7:17:02 am | 5:42:43 pm | 6:11:58 pm | 10h 25m 41s | -2m 38s | 12:30:09 pm | 33.53° | 6:14:27 am | 6:45:14 pm | 5:41:34 am | 7:18:05 pm | 13h 35m 34s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:11 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:48:57 am | 7:18:17 am | 5:41:21 pm | 6:10:40 pm | 10h 23m 4s | -2m 37s | 12:30:06 pm | 33.20° | 6:15:36 am | 6:43:59 pm | 5:42:41 am | 7:16:52 pm | 13h 38m 12s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:08 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:50:08 am | 7:19:33 am | 5:40:01 pm | 6:09:24 pm | 10h 20m 28s | -2m 36s | 12:30:03 pm | 32.88° | 6:16:44 am | 6:42:46 pm | 5:43:48 am | 7:15:40 pm | 13h 40m 47s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:04 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, NH - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, NH for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Amherst, NH.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Amherst, NH
In Amherst, NH, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:07 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:19 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:12 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:29 pm.
Amherst, NH gets 6h 19m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 20m versus 9h 01m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Amherst, NH Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Amherst. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Amherst.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 23.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 70.4° (around Jun 21) in Amherst. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Amherst, NH
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Amherst, NH — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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