Sunrise and sunset times in La Plata, MD
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in La Plata, MD, United States, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 3, 2026 . Current time: 3:08:08 pm
First light at 6:12:13 am
Sunrise time: 6:37:53 am
Sunset time: 7:36:29 pm
Last light at 8:02:08 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 58 minutes
4 hours, 28 minutes left for today's sunset in La Plata
Moon set on Sep 3 at 12:49 PM
Moon will rise on Sep 3 at 10:06 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (56%)🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 12:50 PMTomorrow
September 4, 2026
First light at 6:13:09 am
Sunrise time: 6:38:46 am
Sunset time: 7:34:56 pm
Last light at 8:00:33 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in La Plata
Moon will set on Sep 4 at 1:59 PM Moon will rise on Sep 4 at 11:03 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (41%)
- La Plata, Maryland
- Latitude: 38.529289
- Longitude: -76.975250
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in La Plata, MD
The shortest day of the year will be in 4 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 31 minutes.Longest day in La Plata, MD
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 12 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 54 minutes.
September 2026 - La Plata, Maryland - 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 September in La Plata.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 11 minutes over the course of September 2026 in La Plata, MD - from 13 hours, 3 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 52 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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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:10:22 am | 6:36:08 am | 7:39:32 pm | 8:05:17 pm | 13h 3m 24s | 13h 3m 24s | 1:07:50 pm | 46.6° | 5:38:06 am | 8:37:33 pm | 5:04:37 am | 9:11:03 pm | 10h 57m 29s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:11:18 am | 6:37:01 am | 7:38:00 pm | 8:03:43 pm | 13h 0m 59s | -2m -25s | 1:07:30 pm | 46.3° | 5:39:07 am | 8:35:54 pm | 5:05:45 am | 9:09:16 pm | 10h 59m 53s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:12:13 am | 6:37:53 am | 7:36:29 pm | 8:02:08 pm | 12h 58m 36s | -2m -23s | 1:07:11 pm | 45.9° | 5:40:08 am | 8:34:14 pm | 5:06:54 am | 9:07:28 pm | 11h 2m 17s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:13:09 am | 6:38:46 am | 7:34:56 pm | 8:00:33 pm | 12h 56m 10s | -2m -26s | 1:06:51 pm | 45.5° | 5:41:08 am | 8:32:34 pm | 5:08:02 am | 9:05:41 pm | 11h 4m 42s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:14:04 am | 6:39:38 am | 7:33:24 pm | 7:58:58 pm | 12h 53m 46s | -2m -24s | 1:06:31 pm | 45.1° | 5:42:08 am | 8:30:54 pm | 5:09:09 am | 9:03:53 pm | 11h 7m 7s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:14:59 am | 6:40:31 am | 7:31:51 pm | 7:57:22 pm | 12h 51m 20s | -2m -26s | 1:06:11 pm | 44.8° | 5:43:08 am | 8:29:13 pm | 5:10:16 am | 9:02:06 pm | 11h 9m 32s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:15:54 am | 6:41:23 am | 7:30:17 pm | 7:55:47 pm | 12h 48m 54s | -2m -26s | 1:05:50 pm | 44.4° | 5:44:07 am | 8:27:33 pm | 5:11:22 am | 9:00:18 pm | 11h 11m 59s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:16:49 am | 6:42:16 am | 7:28:43 pm | 7:54:10 pm | 12h 46m 27s | -2m -27s | 1:05:29 pm | 44° | 5:45:07 am | 8:25:52 pm | 5:12:28 am | 8:58:31 pm | 11h 14m 25s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:17:43 am | 6:43:08 am | 7:27:09 pm | 7:52:34 pm | 12h 44m 1s | -2m -26s | 1:05:09 pm | 43.6° | 5:46:06 am | 8:24:12 pm | 5:13:33 am | 8:56:44 pm | 11h 16m 52s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:18:38 am | 6:44:01 am | 7:25:35 pm | 7:50:57 pm | 12h 41m 34s | -2m -27s | 1:04:48 pm | 43.3° | 5:47:04 am | 8:22:31 pm | 5:14:38 am | 8:54:57 pm | 11h 19m 18s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:19:32 am | 6:44:53 am | 7:24:00 pm | 7:49:21 pm | 12h 39m 7s | -2m -27s | 1:04:27 pm | 42.9° | 5:48:03 am | 8:20:51 pm | 5:15:43 am | 8:53:11 pm | 11h 21m 45s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:20:27 am | 6:45:45 am | 7:22:25 pm | 7:47:44 pm | 12h 36m 40s | -2m -27s | 1:04:05 pm | 42.5° | 5:49:01 am | 8:19:10 pm | 5:16:47 am | 8:51:24 pm | 11h 24m 13s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:21:21 am | 6:46:38 am | 7:20:50 pm | 7:46:07 pm | 12h 34m 12s | -2m -28s | 1:03:44 pm | 42.1° | 5:49:59 am | 8:17:30 pm | 5:17:50 am | 8:49:38 pm | 11h 26m 40s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:22:15 am | 6:47:30 am | 7:19:15 pm | 7:44:30 pm | 12h 31m 45s | -2m -27s | 1:03:23 pm | 41.7° | 5:50:56 am | 8:15:49 pm | 5:18:53 am | 8:47:52 pm | 11h 29m 8s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:23:09 am | 6:48:23 am | 7:17:40 pm | 7:42:53 pm | 12h 29m 17s | -2m -28s | 1:03:01 pm | 41.4° | 5:51:54 am | 8:14:09 pm | 5:19:56 am | 8:46:07 pm | 11h 31m 36s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:24:03 am | 6:49:16 am | 7:16:04 pm | 7:41:16 pm | 12h 26m 48s | -2m -29s | 1:02:40 pm | 41° | 5:52:51 am | 8:12:29 pm | 5:20:58 am | 8:44:21 pm | 11h 34m 4s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:24:57 am | 6:50:08 am | 7:14:29 pm | 7:39:39 pm | 12h 24m 21s | -2m -27s | 1:02:18 pm | 40.6° | 5:53:48 am | 8:10:49 pm | 5:22:00 am | 8:42:37 pm | 11h 36m 32s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:25:51 am | 6:51:01 am | 7:12:53 pm | 7:38:03 pm | 12h 21m 52s | -2m -29s | 1:01:57 pm | 40.2° | 5:54:45 am | 8:09:09 pm | 5:23:02 am | 8:40:52 pm | 11h 39m 1s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:26:45 am | 6:51:54 am | 7:11:17 pm | 7:36:26 pm | 12h 19m 23s | -2m -29s | 1:01:35 pm | 39.8° | 5:55:41 am | 8:07:30 pm | 5:24:03 am | 8:39:08 pm | 11h 41m 30s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:27:39 am | 6:52:47 am | 7:09:42 pm | 7:34:49 pm | 12h 16m 55s | -2m -28s | 1:01:14 pm | 39.4° | 5:56:38 am | 8:05:51 pm | 5:25:04 am | 8:37:25 pm | 11h 43m 58s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:28:33 am | 6:53:40 am | 7:08:06 pm | 7:33:13 pm | 12h 14m 26s | -2m -29s | 1:00:53 pm | 39° | 5:57:34 am | 8:04:12 pm | 5:26:04 am | 8:35:42 pm | 11h 46m 27s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:29:27 am | 6:54:33 am | 7:06:30 pm | 7:31:36 pm | 12h 11m 57s | -2m -29s | 1:00:32 pm | 38.6° | 5:58:30 am | 8:02:33 pm | 5:27:04 am | 8:33:59 pm | 11h 48m 56s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:30:21 am | 6:55:26 am | 7:04:55 pm | 7:30:00 pm | 12h 9m 29s | -2m -28s | 1:00:11 pm | 38.3° | 5:59:26 am | 8:00:55 pm | 5:28:04 am | 8:32:17 pm | 11h 51m 25s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:31:15 am | 6:56:20 am | 7:03:20 pm | 7:28:24 pm | 12h 7m 0s | -2m -29s | 12:59:50 pm | 37.9° | 6:00:22 am | 7:59:17 pm | 5:29:03 am | 8:30:36 pm | 11h 53m 53s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:32:09 am | 6:57:13 am | 7:01:45 pm | 7:26:49 pm | 12h 4m 32s | -2m -28s | 12:59:29 pm | 37.5° | 6:01:18 am | 7:57:40 pm | 5:30:03 am | 8:28:55 pm | 11h 56m 22s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:33:03 am | 6:58:07 am | 7:00:10 pm | 7:25:14 pm | 12h 2m 3s | -2m -29s | 12:59:08 pm | 37.1° | 6:02:14 am | 7:56:03 pm | 5:31:01 am | 8:27:15 pm | 11h 58m 51s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:33:57 am | 6:59:01 am | 6:58:35 pm | 7:23:39 pm | 11h 59m 34s | -2m -29s | 12:58:48 pm | 36.7° | 6:03:09 am | 7:54:27 pm | 5:32:00 am | 8:25:36 pm | 12h 1m 20s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:34:51 am | 6:59:55 am | 6:57:00 pm | 7:22:04 pm | 11h 57m 5s | -2m -29s | 12:58:28 pm | 36.3° | 6:04:05 am | 7:52:51 pm | 5:32:59 am | 8:23:57 pm | 12h 3m 49s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:35:46 am | 7:00:49 am | 6:55:26 pm | 7:20:30 pm | 11h 54m 37s | -2m -28s | 12:58:08 pm | 35.9° | 6:05:00 am | 7:51:15 pm | 5:33:57 am | 8:22:19 pm | 12h 6m 18s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:36:40 am | 7:01:44 am | 6:53:52 pm | 7:18:56 pm | 11h 52m 8s | -2m -29s | 12:57:48 pm | 35.5° | 6:05:56 am | 7:49:40 pm | 5:34:55 am | 8:20:41 pm | 12h 8m 47s | 🌖 (85%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in La Plata, MD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in La Plata, MD for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in La Plata, MD.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in La Plata, MD
In La Plata, MD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:48 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:37 pm.
La Plata, MD gets 5h 23m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 54m versus 9h 31m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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