Sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, ME
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 23, 2026. Current time: 5:32:10 pm
Night ends at 5:26 am5:26:10 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 am6:33:11 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:02:38 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: 5:41:13 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 6:11 pm6:10:38 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:18 pm7:17:33 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.
Bristol Tides
High 9:37 pm 9.1 ftLow 3:43 am 0.4 ftNew Harbor, Muscongus Bay
| Low tide | 3:03 am | 0.7 ft | 0.22 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 9:17 am | 9.0 ft | 2.74 m |
| Low tide | 3:27 pm | 0.6 ft | 0.18 m |
| High tide | 9:37 pm | 9.1 ft | 2.77 m |
| Low tide | 3:43 am | 0.4 ft | 0.13 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 9:56 am | 9.6 ft | 2.92 m |
| Low tide | 4:10 pm | 0.0 ft | -0.01 m |
| High tide | 10:20 pm | 9.4 ft | 2.85 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8416501, New Harbor, Muscongus Bay (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 0.74° · Azimuth: 253.0° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 38 minutes
9 minutes left for today's sunset in Bristol
Moon set on Oct 23 at 4:00 am
Moon rose on Oct 23 at 4:16 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (93%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 24, 2026
Night ends at 5:27 am5:27:21 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 am6:34:25 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:03:55 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: 5:39:41 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 6:09 pm6:09:10 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:16 pm7:16:07 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, 35 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Bristol
Moon will set on Oct 24 at 5:12 am Moon will rise on Oct 24 at 4:37 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (99%)
- Bristol, Maine
- Latitude: 43.924805 (North)
- Longitude: -69.495415 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Bristol, ME
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 28 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 53 minutes.Longest day in Bristol, ME
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 28 minutes.
October 2026 - Bristol, Maine - 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 Bristol.
All times are in Bristol's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 27 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Bristol, ME - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 16 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). | Sunrise Variation |
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). | Sunset Variation |
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.6:06:58 am | 6:35:42 am | +1m 11s | 6:18:46 pm | -1m 49s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:47:26 pm | 11h 43m 4s | -2m 59s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:27:36 pm | 42.70° | 5:33:30 am | 7:20:49 pm | 4:59:36 am | 7:54:36 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 18m 6s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:46 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:08:08 am | 6:36:52 am | +1m 10s | 6:16:57 pm | -1m 49s | 6:45:38 pm | 11h 40m 5s | -2m 59s | 12:27:16 pm | 42.31° | 5:34:42 am | 7:18:59 pm | 5:00:51 am | 7:52:43 pm | 12h 21m 6s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:26 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:09:18 am | 6:38:03 am | +1m 11s | 6:15:08 pm | -1m 49s | 6:43:50 pm | 11h 37m 5s | -2m 59s | 12:26:57 pm | 41.93° | 5:35:53 am | 7:17:10 pm | 5:02:06 am | 7:50:51 pm | 12h 24m 6s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:27:06 am | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:10:28 am | 6:39:14 am | +1m 11s | 6:13:20 pm | -1m 48s | 6:42:03 pm | 11h 34m 6s | -2m 59s | 12:26:39 pm | 41.54° | 5:37:04 am | 7:15:22 pm | 5:03:20 am | 7:49:01 pm | 12h 27m 5s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:48 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:11:38 am | 6:40:25 am | +1m 11s | 6:11:33 pm | -1m 47s | 6:40:17 pm | 11h 31m 8s | -2m 59s | 12:26:21 pm | 41.16° | 5:38:15 am | 7:13:35 pm | 5:04:34 am | 7:47:11 pm | 12h 30m 4s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:30 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:12:49 am | 6:41:37 am | +1m 12s | 6:09:46 pm | -1m 47s | 6:38:31 pm | 11h 28m 9s | -2m 59s | 12:26:03 pm | 40.77° | 5:39:27 am | 7:11:49 pm | 5:05:48 am | 7:45:22 pm | 12h 33m 3s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:12 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:14:00 am | 6:42:49 am | +1m 12s | 6:07:59 pm | -1m 47s | 6:36:45 pm | 11h 25m 10s | -2m 58s | 12:25:45 pm | 40.39° | 5:40:38 am | 7:10:03 pm | 5:07:01 am | 7:43:34 pm | 12h 36m 2s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:54 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:15:10 am | 6:44:01 am | +1m 12s | 6:06:13 pm | -1m 46s | 6:35:01 pm | 11h 22m 12s | -2m 58s | 12:25:28 pm | 40.01° | 5:41:49 am | 7:08:19 pm | 5:08:15 am | 7:41:47 pm | 12h 39m 0s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:37 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:16:21 am | 6:45:13 am | +1m 12s | 6:04:28 pm | -1m 45s | 6:33:17 pm | 11h 19m 15s | -2m 58s | 12:25:11 pm | 39.63° | 5:42:59 am | 7:06:35 pm | 5:09:28 am | 7:40:02 pm | 12h 41m 58s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:19 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:17:32 am | 6:46:26 am | +1m 13s | 6:02:43 pm | -1m 45s | 6:31:34 pm | 11h 16m 17s | -2m 57s | 12:24:55 pm | 39.25° | 5:44:10 am | 7:04:52 pm | 5:10:40 am | 7:38:17 pm | 12h 44m 56s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:25:03 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:18:43 am | 6:47:39 am | +1m 13s | 6:00:59 pm | -1m 44s | 6:29:52 pm | 11h 13m 20s | -2m 57s | 12:24:40 pm | 38.87° | 5:45:21 am | 7:03:10 pm | 5:11:53 am | 7:36:34 pm | 12h 47m 53s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:48 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:19:55 am | 6:48:52 am | +1m 13s | 5:59:16 pm | -1m 43s | 6:28:10 pm | 11h 10m 24s | -2m 57s | 12:24:24 pm | 38.50° | 5:46:32 am | 7:01:29 pm | 5:13:05 am | 7:34:51 pm | 12h 50m 49s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:31 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:21:06 am | 6:50:05 am | +1m 13s | 5:57:33 pm | -1m 43s | 6:26:30 pm | 11h 7m 28s | -2m 56s | 12:24:10 pm | 38.12° | 5:47:43 am | 6:59:49 pm | 5:14:17 am | 7:33:10 pm | 12h 53m 46s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:18 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:22:18 am | 6:51:19 am | +1m 14s | 5:55:51 pm | -1m 42s | 6:24:50 pm | 11h 4m 32s | -2m 56s | 12:23:55 pm | 37.75° | 5:48:54 am | 6:58:11 pm | 5:15:29 am | 7:31:31 pm | 12h 56m 42s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:02 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:23:30 am | 6:52:33 am | +1m 14s | 5:54:10 pm | -1m 41s | 6:23:11 pm | 11h 1m 37s | -2m 55s | 12:23:42 pm | 37.38° | 5:50:05 am | 6:56:33 pm | 5:16:41 am | 7:29:52 pm | 12h 59m 38s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:49 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:24:42 am | 6:53:48 am | +1m 15s | 5:52:29 pm | -1m 41s | 6:21:33 pm | 10h 58m 41s | -2m 55s | 12:23:29 pm | 37.01° | 5:51:16 am | 6:54:56 pm | 5:17:53 am | 7:28:15 pm | 13h 2m 34s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:36 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:25:54 am | 6:55:03 am | +1m 15s | 5:50:50 pm | -1m 39s | 6:19:56 pm | 10h 55m 47s | -2m 54s | 12:23:16 pm | 36.65° | 5:52:27 am | 6:53:21 pm | 5:19:04 am | 7:26:39 pm | 13h 5m 28s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:22 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:27:06 am | 6:56:18 am | +1m 15s | 5:49:11 pm | -1m 39s | 6:18:21 pm | 10h 52m 53s | -2m 54s | 12:23:04 pm | 36.29° | 5:53:37 am | 6:51:47 pm | 5:20:15 am | 7:25:05 pm | 13h 8m 22s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:23:10 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:28:19 am | 6:57:33 am | +1m 15s | 5:47:34 pm | -1m 37s | 6:16:46 pm | 10h 50m 1s | -2m 53s | 12:22:53 pm | 35.92° | 5:54:48 am | 6:50:13 pm | 5:21:27 am | 7:23:32 pm | 13h 11m 15s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:59 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:29:32 am | 6:58:49 am | +1m 16s | 5:45:57 pm | -1m 37s | 6:15:12 pm | 10h 47m 8s | -2m 52s | 12:22:42 pm | 35.57° | 5:56:00 am | 6:48:42 pm | 5:22:38 am | 7:22:00 pm | 13h 14m 8s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:47 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:30:45 am | 7:00:05 am | +1m 16s | 5:44:21 pm | -1m 36s | 6:13:40 pm | 10h 44m 16s | -2m 52s | 12:22:32 pm | 35.21° | 5:57:11 am | 6:47:11 pm | 5:23:49 am | 7:20:29 pm | 13h 17m 0s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:37 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:31:58 am | 7:01:21 am | +1m 16s | 5:42:47 pm | -1m 34s | 6:12:09 pm | 10h 41m 26s | -2m 51s | 12:22:23 pm | 34.86° | 5:58:22 am | 6:45:42 pm | 5:25:00 am | 7:19:01 pm | 13h 19m 51s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:27 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:33:11 am | 7:02:38 am | +1m 17s | 5:41:13 pm | -1m 34s | 6:10:38 pm | 10h 38m 35s | -2m 50s | 12:22:15 pm | 34.51° | 5:59:33 am | 6:44:14 pm | 5:26:10 am | 7:17:33 pm | 13h 22m 42s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:19 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:34:25 am | 7:03:55 am | +1m 17s | 5:39:41 pm | -1m 32s | 6:09:10 pm | 10h 35m 46s | -2m 49s | 12:22:07 pm | 34.16° | 6:00:44 am | 6:42:48 pm | 5:27:21 am | 7:16:07 pm | 13h 25m 31s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:11 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:35:38 am | 7:05:12 am | +1m 17s | 5:38:10 pm | -1m 31s | 6:07:42 pm | 10h 32m 58s | -2m 48s | 12:21:59 pm | 33.81° | 6:01:55 am | 6:41:22 pm | 5:28:32 am | 7:14:43 pm | 13h 28m 20s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:22:02 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:36:52 am | 7:06:30 am | +1m 18s | 5:36:40 pm | -1m 30s | 6:06:16 pm | 10h 30m 10s | -2m 48s | 12:21:53 pm | 33.47° | 6:03:07 am | 6:39:59 pm | 5:29:42 am | 7:13:20 pm | 13h 31m 8s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:21:56 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:38:06 am | 7:07:48 am | +1m 18s | 5:35:11 pm | -1m 29s | 6:04:51 pm | 10h 27m 23s | -2m 47s | 12:21:47 pm | 33.13° | 6:04:18 am | 6:38:37 pm | 5:30:52 am | 7:11:59 pm | 13h 33m 55s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:21:50 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:39:20 am | 7:09:06 am | +1m 18s | 5:33:43 pm | -1m 28s | 6:03:27 pm | 10h 24m 37s | -2m 46s | 12:21:42 pm | 32.80° | 6:05:29 am | 6:37:16 pm | 5:32:03 am | 7:10:40 pm | 13h 36m 41s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:21:44 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:40:35 am | 7:10:24 am | +1m 18s | 5:32:17 pm | -1m 26s | 6:02:05 pm | 10h 21m 53s | -2m 44s | 12:21:38 pm | 32.47° | 6:06:41 am | 6:35:57 pm | 5:33:13 am | 7:09:22 pm | 13h 39m 25s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:21:40 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:41:49 am | 7:11:42 am | +1m 18s | 5:30:52 pm | -1m 25s | 6:00:44 pm | 10h 19m 10s | -2m 43s | 12:21:35 pm | 32.14° | 6:07:52 am | 6:34:39 pm | 5:34:23 am | 7:08:06 pm | 13h 42m 9s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:21:37 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:43:03 am | 7:13:01 am | +1m 19s | 5:29:29 pm | -1m 23s | 5:59:25 pm | 10h 16m 28s | -2m 42s | 12:21:32 pm | 31.82° | 6:09:04 am | 6:33:23 pm | 5:35:33 am | 7:06:51 pm | 13h 44m 51s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:21:33 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, ME - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, ME for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Bristol, ME.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Bristol, ME
In Bristol, ME, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 4:54 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:13 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:00 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:24 pm.
Bristol, ME gets 6h 34m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 28m versus 8h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Bristol, ME Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Bristol. 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 Bristol.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.4° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 69.1° (around Jun 21) in Bristol. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans west of the meridian: over Bristol the Sun reaches its highest point between 11:21 and 11:52 depending on the time of year, but always before 12:00.
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 Bristol, ME
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