Sunrise and sunset times in Dover, DE
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Today
October 17, 2026. Current time: 5:23:39 pm
Night ends at 5:45 am5:44:45 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.·Dawn at 6:47 am6:46:49 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:13:51 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: 6:20:21 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).
Dusk at 6:47 pm6:47:21 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:49 pm7:49:20 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.
Dover Tides
High 5:33 pm 3.7 ftLow 12:22 am 0.8 ftLeipsic, Leipsic River
| High tide | 5:09 am | 2.9 ft | 0.87 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:12 am | 0.8 ft | 0.24 m |
| High tide | 5:33 pm | 3.7 ft | 1.12 m |
| Low tide | 12:22 am | 0.8 ft | 0.24 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 6:03 am | 2.8 ft | 0.85 m |
| Low tide | 12:07 pm | 0.8 ft | 0.25 m |
| High tide | 6:28 pm | 3.6 ft | 1.10 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8554038, Leipsic, Leipsic River (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: 9.73° · Azimuth: 249.2° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 6 minutes
56 minutes left for today's sunset in Dover
Moon rose on Oct 17 at 1:56 pm
Moon will set on Oct 17 at 11:08 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (43%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 18, 2026
Night ends at 5:46 am5:45:43 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.·Dawn at 6:48 am6:47:48 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:14:53 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: 6:18:56 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).
Dusk at 6:46 pm6:45:58 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:48 pm7:47:59 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: 11 hours, 4 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Dover
Moon will rise on Oct 18 at 2:33 pm Moon will set on Oct 19 at 12:10 amMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (55%)
- Dover, Delaware
- Latitude: 39.158169 (North)
- Longitude: -75.524368 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Dover, DE
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 4 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 24 minutes.Longest day in Dover, DE
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 55 minutes.
October 2026 - Dover, Delaware - 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 Dover.
All times are in Dover's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 12 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Dover, DE - from 11 hours, 46 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 33 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.6:31:31 am | 6:58:12 am | 6:44:35 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:11:14 pm | 11h 46m 23s | -2m 32s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:51:42 pm | 47.46° | 6:00:29 am | 7:42:12 pm | 5:29:11 am | 8:13:25 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 14m 34s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:52 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:32:27 am | 6:59:09 am | 6:43:00 pm | 7:09:39 pm | 11h 43m 51s | -2m 32s | 12:51:23 pm | 47.07° | 6:01:26 am | 7:40:37 pm | 5:30:10 am | 8:11:48 pm | 12h 17m 5s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:33 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:33:23 am | 7:00:05 am | 6:41:26 pm | 7:08:05 pm | 11h 41m 21s | -2m 31s | 12:51:04 pm | 46.69° | 6:02:23 am | 7:39:02 pm | 5:31:10 am | 8:10:11 pm | 12h 19m 36s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:51:14 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:34:20 am | 7:01:02 am | 6:39:52 pm | 7:06:32 pm | 11h 38m 50s | -2m 31s | 12:50:45 pm | 46.30° | 6:03:20 am | 7:37:28 pm | 5:32:09 am | 8:08:35 pm | 12h 22m 8s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:54 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:35:16 am | 7:02:00 am | 6:38:18 pm | 7:04:59 pm | 11h 36m 18s | -2m 31s | 12:50:27 pm | 45.92° | 6:04:17 am | 7:35:55 pm | 5:33:07 am | 8:07:00 pm | 12h 24m 39s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:36 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:36:13 am | 7:02:57 am | 6:36:45 pm | 7:03:27 pm | 11h 33m 48s | -2m 31s | 12:50:09 pm | 45.53° | 6:05:14 am | 7:34:23 pm | 5:34:06 am | 8:05:26 pm | 12h 27m 10s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:18 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:37:10 am | 7:03:55 am | 6:35:12 pm | 7:01:55 pm | 11h 31m 17s | -2m 31s | 12:49:52 pm | 45.15° | 6:06:11 am | 7:32:51 pm | 5:35:05 am | 8:03:53 pm | 12h 29m 42s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:01 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:38:07 am | 7:04:54 am | 6:33:40 pm | 7:00:24 pm | 11h 28m 46s | -2m 30s | 12:49:35 pm | 44.77° | 6:07:08 am | 7:31:20 pm | 5:36:03 am | 8:02:21 pm | 12h 32m 12s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:44 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:39:04 am | 7:05:52 am | 6:32:08 pm | 6:58:54 pm | 11h 26m 16s | -2m 30s | 12:49:18 pm | 44.39° | 6:08:05 am | 7:29:50 pm | 5:37:01 am | 8:00:50 pm | 12h 34m 43s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:26 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:40:02 am | 7:06:51 am | 6:30:37 pm | 6:57:25 pm | 11h 23m 46s | -2m 30s | 12:49:02 pm | 44.01° | 6:09:02 am | 7:28:21 pm | 5:38:00 am | 7:59:20 pm | 12h 37m 13s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:49:10 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:40:59 am | 7:07:50 am | 6:29:07 pm | 6:55:56 pm | 11h 21m 17s | -2m 29s | 12:48:46 pm | 43.63° | 6:09:59 am | 7:26:53 pm | 5:38:58 am | 7:57:51 pm | 12h 39m 42s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:54 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:41:57 am | 7:08:49 am | 6:27:37 pm | 6:54:28 pm | 11h 18m 48s | -2m 29s | 12:48:31 pm | 43.26° | 6:10:57 am | 7:25:26 pm | 5:39:56 am | 7:56:23 pm | 12h 42m 12s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:39 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:42:55 am | 7:09:49 am | 6:26:09 pm | 6:53:01 pm | 11h 16m 20s | -2m 29s | 12:48:16 pm | 42.88° | 6:11:54 am | 7:23:59 pm | 5:40:54 am | 7:54:56 pm | 12h 44m 40s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:23 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:43:53 am | 7:10:49 am | 6:24:40 pm | 6:51:34 pm | 11h 13m 51s | -2m 28s | 12:48:02 pm | 42.51° | 6:12:51 am | 7:22:34 pm | 5:41:52 am | 7:53:30 pm | 12h 47m 10s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:09 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:44:52 am | 7:11:50 am | 6:23:13 pm | 6:50:09 pm | 11h 11m 23s | -2m 28s | 12:47:48 pm | 42.14° | 6:13:49 am | 7:21:09 pm | 5:42:50 am | 7:52:05 pm | 12h 49m 37s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:55 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:45:50 am | 7:12:50 am | 6:21:46 pm | 6:48:44 pm | 11h 8m 56s | -2m 27s | 12:47:35 pm | 41.78° | 6:14:46 am | 7:19:46 pm | 5:43:47 am | 7:50:42 pm | 12h 52m 5s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:41 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:46:49 am | 7:13:51 am | 6:20:21 pm | 6:47:21 pm | 11h 6m 30s | -2m 27s | 12:47:23 pm | 41.41° | 6:15:44 am | 7:18:24 pm | 5:44:45 am | 7:49:20 pm | 12h 54m 32s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:29 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:47:48 am | 7:14:53 am | 6:18:56 pm | 6:45:58 pm | 11h 4m 3s | -2m 26s | 12:47:11 pm | 41.05° | 6:16:42 am | 7:17:03 pm | 5:45:43 am | 7:47:59 pm | 12h 56m 58s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:47:17 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:48:48 am | 7:15:54 am | 6:17:32 pm | 6:44:37 pm | 11h 1m 38s | -2m 26s | 12:47:00 pm | 40.69° | 6:17:40 am | 7:15:43 pm | 5:46:41 am | 7:46:39 pm | 12h 59m 25s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:06 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:49:48 am | 7:16:57 am | 6:16:09 pm | 6:43:16 pm | 10h 59m 12s | -2m 25s | 12:46:49 pm | 40.33° | 6:18:38 am | 7:14:24 pm | 5:47:38 am | 7:45:20 pm | 13h 1m 50s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:54 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:50:47 am | 7:17:59 am | 6:14:47 pm | 6:41:57 pm | 10h 56m 48s | -2m 24s | 12:46:39 pm | 39.97° | 6:19:36 am | 7:13:06 pm | 5:48:36 am | 7:44:03 pm | 13h 4m 15s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:44 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:51:48 am | 7:19:02 am | 6:13:26 pm | 6:40:38 pm | 10h 54m 24s | -2m 24s | 12:46:30 pm | 39.62° | 6:20:34 am | 7:11:50 pm | 5:49:34 am | 7:42:47 pm | 13h 6m 39s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:35 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:52:48 am | 7:20:05 am | 6:12:06 pm | 6:39:21 pm | 10h 52m 1s | -2m 23s | 12:46:21 pm | 39.27° | 6:21:33 am | 7:10:34 pm | 5:50:32 am | 7:41:33 pm | 13h 9m 2s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:25 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:53:49 am | 7:21:08 am | 6:10:47 pm | 6:38:05 pm | 10h 49m 39s | -2m 22s | 12:46:13 pm | 38.92° | 6:22:31 am | 7:09:20 pm | 5:51:30 am | 7:40:20 pm | 13h 11m 25s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:17 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:54:49 am | 7:22:12 am | 6:09:29 pm | 6:36:50 pm | 10h 47m 17s | -2m 22s | 12:46:06 pm | 38.58° | 6:23:30 am | 7:08:08 pm | 5:52:28 am | 7:39:08 pm | 13h 13m 47s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:09 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:55:50 am | 7:23:16 am | 6:08:12 pm | 6:35:37 pm | 10h 44m 56s | -2m 21s | 12:46:00 pm | 38.23° | 6:24:29 am | 7:06:56 pm | 5:53:25 am | 7:37:58 pm | 13h 16m 8s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:46:03 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:56:52 am | 7:24:20 am | 6:06:57 pm | 6:34:24 pm | 10h 42m 37s | -2m 20s | 12:45:54 pm | 37.90° | 6:25:28 am | 7:05:46 pm | 5:54:23 am | 7:36:49 pm | 13h 18m 28s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:57 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:57:53 am | 7:25:25 am | 6:05:42 pm | 6:33:13 pm | 10h 40m 17s | -2m 19s | 12:45:49 pm | 37.56° | 6:26:27 am | 7:04:38 pm | 5:55:21 am | 7:35:42 pm | 13h 20m 48s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:51 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:58:55 am | 7:26:30 am | 6:04:30 pm | 6:32:04 pm | 10h 38m 0s | -2m 18s | 12:45:45 pm | 37.23° | 6:27:26 am | 7:03:31 pm | 5:56:19 am | 7:34:36 pm | 13h 23m 5s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:47 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:59:57 am | 7:27:35 am | 6:03:18 pm | 6:30:55 pm | 10h 35m 43s | -2m 17s | 12:45:42 pm | 36.90° | 6:28:26 am | 7:02:25 pm | 5:57:17 am | 7:33:32 pm | 13h 25m 23s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:44 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:00:59 am | 7:28:41 am | 6:02:07 pm | 6:29:48 pm | 10h 33m 26s | -2m 16s | 12:45:39 pm | 36.58° | 6:29:25 am | 7:01:21 pm | 5:58:15 am | 7:32:29 pm | 13h 27m 40s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:40 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Dover, DE - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Dover, DE for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Dover, DE.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Dover, DE
In Dover, DE, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:35 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:28 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:39 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:32 pm.
Dover, DE gets 5h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 55m versus 9h 24m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Dover, DE Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Dover. 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 Dover.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.4° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 74.3° (around Jun 21) in Dover. 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 Dover, DE
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