Sunrise and sunset times in Dover, DE
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Dover, DE, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 13, 2026 . Current time: 8:28:20 am
First light at 5:45:00 am
Sunrise time: 6:12:18 am
Sunset time: 8:01:34 pm
Last light at 8:28:52 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 49 minutes
11 hours, 33 minutes left for today's sunset in Dover
Moon rose on Aug 13 at 6:08 AM
Moon will set on Aug 13 at 7:36 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PMTomorrow
August 14, 2026
First light at 5:46:00 am
Sunrise time: 6:13:13 am
Sunset time: 8:00:16 pm
Last light at 8:27:29 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 47 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Dover
Moon will rise on Aug 14 at 7:20 AM Moon will set on Aug 14 at 8:00 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (8%)
- Dover, Delaware
- Latitude: 39.158169
- Longitude: -75.524368
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Dover, DE
The shortest day of the year will be in around 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 27 minutes.Longest day in Dover, DE
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 22 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 58 minutes.
August 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 August in Dover.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 7 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Dover, DE - from 14 hours, 14 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 7 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:33:02 am | 6:01:20 am | 8:15:33 pm | 8:43:50 pm | 14h 14m 13s | 14h 14m 13s | 1:08:26 pm | 57° | 4:56:29 am | 9:20:23 pm | 4:16:37 am | 10:00:16 pm | 9h 46m 41s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:34:01 am | 6:02:14 am | 8:14:30 pm | 8:42:43 pm | 14h 12m 16s | -1m -57s | 1:08:22 pm | 56.8° | 4:57:38 am | 9:19:07 pm | 4:17:59 am | 9:58:45 pm | 9h 48m 38s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:35:01 am | 6:03:08 am | 8:13:26 pm | 8:41:34 pm | 14h 10m 18s | -1m -58s | 1:08:17 pm | 56.5° | 4:58:46 am | 9:17:48 pm | 4:19:21 am | 9:57:13 pm | 9h 50m 37s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:36:00 am | 6:04:03 am | 8:12:21 pm | 8:40:23 pm | 14h 8m 18s | -2m 0s | 1:08:12 pm | 56.3° | 4:59:54 am | 9:16:29 pm | 4:20:44 am | 9:55:40 pm | 9h 52m 36s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:37:00 am | 6:04:57 am | 8:11:14 pm | 8:39:11 pm | 14h 6m 17s | -2m -1s | 1:08:06 pm | 56° | 5:01:03 am | 9:15:08 pm | 4:22:06 am | 9:54:05 pm | 9h 54m 38s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:38:00 am | 6:05:52 am | 8:10:06 pm | 8:37:58 pm | 14h 4m 14s | -2m -3s | 1:07:59 pm | 55.7° | 5:02:12 am | 9:13:46 pm | 4:23:28 am | 9:52:30 pm | 9h 56m 41s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:39:00 am | 6:06:47 am | 8:08:57 pm | 8:36:44 pm | 14h 2m 10s | -2m -4s | 1:07:52 pm | 55.4° | 5:03:20 am | 9:12:23 pm | 4:24:51 am | 9:50:53 pm | 9h 58m 45s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:40:00 am | 6:07:42 am | 8:07:46 pm | 8:35:28 pm | 14h 0m 4s | -2m -6s | 1:07:44 pm | 55.1° | 5:04:29 am | 9:10:59 pm | 4:26:13 am | 9:49:15 pm | 10h 0m 51s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:41:00 am | 6:08:37 am | 8:06:34 pm | 8:34:11 pm | 13h 57m 57s | -2m -7s | 1:07:35 pm | 54.9° | 5:05:38 am | 9:09:33 pm | 4:27:34 am | 9:47:36 pm | 10h 2m 58s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:42:00 am | 6:09:32 am | 8:05:21 pm | 8:32:53 pm | 13h 55m 49s | -2m -8s | 1:07:26 pm | 54.6° | 5:06:46 am | 9:08:06 pm | 4:28:56 am | 9:45:57 pm | 10h 5m 6s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:43:00 am | 6:10:27 am | 8:04:06 pm | 8:31:33 pm | 13h 53m 39s | -2m -10s | 1:07:17 pm | 54.3° | 5:07:55 am | 9:06:39 pm | 4:30:18 am | 9:44:16 pm | 10h 7m 16s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:44:00 am | 6:11:22 am | 8:02:51 pm | 8:30:13 pm | 13h 51m 29s | -2m -10s | 1:07:07 pm | 54° | 5:09:03 am | 9:05:10 pm | 4:31:39 am | 9:42:34 pm | 10h 9m 27s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:45:00 am | 6:12:18 am | 8:01:34 pm | 8:28:52 pm | 13h 49m 16s | -2m -13s | 1:06:56 pm | 53.7° | 5:10:12 am | 9:03:40 pm | 4:32:59 am | 9:40:52 pm | 10h 11m 39s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:46:00 am | 6:13:13 am | 8:00:16 pm | 8:27:29 pm | 13h 47m 3s | -2m -13s | 1:06:45 pm | 53.4° | 5:11:20 am | 9:02:10 pm | 4:34:20 am | 9:39:09 pm | 10h 13m 52s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:47:00 am | 6:14:08 am | 7:58:58 pm | 8:26:05 pm | 13h 44m 50s | -2m -13s | 1:06:33 pm | 53° | 5:12:28 am | 9:00:38 pm | 4:35:40 am | 9:37:26 pm | 10h 16m 5s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:48:00 am | 6:15:03 am | 7:57:38 pm | 8:24:41 pm | 13h 42m 35s | -2m -15s | 1:06:21 pm | 52.7° | 5:13:35 am | 8:59:06 pm | 4:37:00 am | 9:35:41 pm | 10h 18m 21s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:49:00 am | 6:15:59 am | 7:56:17 pm | 8:23:15 pm | 13h 40m 18s | -2m -17s | 1:06:08 pm | 52.4° | 5:14:43 am | 8:57:32 pm | 4:38:19 am | 9:33:56 pm | 10h 20m 37s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:50:00 am | 6:16:54 am | 7:54:55 pm | 8:21:49 pm | 13h 38m 1s | -2m -17s | 1:05:54 pm | 52.1° | 5:15:50 am | 8:55:58 pm | 4:39:38 am | 9:32:11 pm | 10h 22m 54s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:50:59 am | 6:17:49 am | 7:53:32 pm | 8:20:22 pm | 13h 35m 43s | -2m -18s | 1:05:40 pm | 51.8° | 5:16:58 am | 8:54:23 pm | 4:40:56 am | 9:30:25 pm | 10h 25m 12s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:51:59 am | 6:18:44 am | 7:52:08 pm | 8:18:54 pm | 13h 33m 24s | -2m -19s | 1:05:26 pm | 51.4° | 5:18:04 am | 8:52:48 pm | 4:42:14 am | 9:28:38 pm | 10h 27m 31s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:52:58 am | 6:19:39 am | 7:50:44 pm | 8:17:25 pm | 13h 31m 5s | -2m -19s | 1:05:11 pm | 51.1° | 5:19:11 am | 8:51:12 pm | 4:43:32 am | 9:26:51 pm | 10h 29m 50s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:53:57 am | 6:20:34 am | 7:49:18 pm | 8:15:55 pm | 13h 28m 44s | -2m -21s | 1:04:56 pm | 50.8° | 5:20:17 am | 8:49:35 pm | 4:44:49 am | 9:25:03 pm | 10h 32m 11s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:54:56 am | 6:21:29 am | 7:47:52 pm | 8:14:25 pm | 13h 26m 23s | -2m -21s | 1:04:40 pm | 50.4° | 5:21:23 am | 8:47:57 pm | 4:46:05 am | 9:23:16 pm | 10h 34m 32s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:55:55 am | 6:22:24 am | 7:46:25 pm | 8:12:54 pm | 13h 24m 1s | -2m -22s | 1:04:24 pm | 50.1° | 5:22:29 am | 8:46:20 pm | 4:47:21 am | 9:21:27 pm | 10h 36m 54s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:56:54 am | 6:23:19 am | 7:44:57 pm | 8:11:22 pm | 13h 21m 38s | -2m -23s | 1:04:08 pm | 49.7° | 5:23:35 am | 8:44:41 pm | 4:48:37 am | 9:19:39 pm | 10h 39m 17s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:57:52 am | 6:24:14 am | 7:43:28 pm | 8:09:49 pm | 13h 19m 14s | -2m -24s | 1:03:51 pm | 49.4° | 5:24:40 am | 8:43:02 pm | 4:49:52 am | 9:17:50 pm | 10h 41m 40s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:58:51 am | 6:25:08 am | 7:41:59 pm | 8:08:16 pm | 13h 16m 51s | -2m -23s | 1:03:34 pm | 49° | 5:25:45 am | 8:41:22 pm | 4:51:06 am | 9:16:01 pm | 10h 44m 4s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:59:49 am | 6:26:03 am | 7:40:29 pm | 8:06:43 pm | 13h 14m 26s | -2m -25s | 1:03:16 pm | 48.7° | 5:26:49 am | 8:39:43 pm | 4:52:20 am | 9:14:12 pm | 10h 46m 28s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:00:47 am | 6:26:57 am | 7:38:58 pm | 8:05:09 pm | 13h 12m 1s | -2m -25s | 1:02:58 pm | 48.3° | 5:27:53 am | 8:38:02 pm | 4:53:33 am | 9:12:22 pm | 10h 48m 54s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:01:45 am | 6:27:52 am | 7:37:27 pm | 8:03:34 pm | 13h 9m 35s | -2m -26s | 1:02:39 pm | 48° | 5:28:57 am | 8:36:22 pm | 4:54:46 am | 9:10:33 pm | 10h 51m 19s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:02:43 am | 6:28:46 am | 7:35:55 pm | 8:01:59 pm | 13h 7m 9s | -2m -26s | 1:02:21 pm | 47.6° | 5:30:01 am | 8:34:41 pm | 4:55:58 am | 9:08:43 pm | 10h 53m 46s | 🌖 (90%) |
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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.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Dover, DE
In Dover, DE, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:33 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:27 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:40 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:33 pm.
Dover, DE gets 5h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 58m versus 9h 27m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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