Sunrise and sunset times in Preston, MD
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Today
October 17, 2026. Current time: 3:44:58 pm
Night ends at 5:46 am5:46:24 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 am6:48:05 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: 7:14:56 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: 6:22:21 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 6:49 pm6:49:11 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 7:51 pm7:50:47 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.
Preston Tides
Low 4:41 pm 0.9 ftHigh 12:28 am 2.6 ftDover Bridge
| Low tide | 6:35 am | 1.3 ft | 0.40 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 11:39 am | 1.7 ft | 0.51 m |
| Low tide | 4:41 pm | 0.9 ft | 0.28 m |
| High tide | 12:28 am | 2.6 ft | 0.78 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 7:26 am | 1.3 ft | 0.40 m |
| High tide | 12:39 pm | 1.7 ft | 0.51 m |
| Low tide | 5:40 pm | 1.0 ft | 0.30 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8571944, Dover Bridge (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: 26.78° · Azimuth: 230.1° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 7 minutes
2 hours, 37 minutes left for today's sunset in Preston
Moonrise: 1:56 pm
Moonset: 11:11 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (42%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 18, 2026
Night ends at 5:47 am5:47:20 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 6:49 am6:49:03 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: 7:15:56 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: 6:20:57 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 6:48 pm6:47:50 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 pm7:49:27 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, 5 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Preston
Moonrise: 2:33 pm Moonset: Oct 19, 12:13 amMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (55%)
- Preston, Maryland
- Latitude: 38.712616 (North)
- Longitude: -75.909935 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Preston, MD
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, 27 minutes.Longest day in Preston, MD
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, 52 minutes.
October 2026 - Preston, 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 October in Preston.
All times are in Preston's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 11 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Preston, MD - from 11 hours, 46 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 34 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.6:33:05 am | 6:59:36 am | 6:46:17 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:12:45 pm | 11h 46m 41s | -2m 29s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:53:15 pm | 47.90° | 6:02:15 am | 7:43:32 pm | 5:31:10 am | 8:14:32 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 14m 14s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:25 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:34:00 am | 7:00:31 am | 6:44:43 pm | 7:11:12 pm | 11h 44m 12s | -2m 29s | 12:52:55 pm | 47.52° | 6:03:11 am | 7:41:58 pm | 5:32:08 am | 8:12:56 pm | 12h 16m 44s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:04 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:34:55 am | 7:01:27 am | 6:43:10 pm | 7:09:39 pm | 11h 41m 43s | -2m 29s | 12:52:37 pm | 47.13° | 6:04:07 am | 7:40:24 pm | 5:33:06 am | 8:11:21 pm | 12h 19m 13s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:52:47 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:35:50 am | 7:02:23 am | 6:41:37 pm | 7:08:07 pm | 11h 39m 14s | -2m 29s | 12:52:18 pm | 46.75° | 6:05:02 am | 7:38:52 pm | 5:34:03 am | 8:09:46 pm | 12h 21m 42s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:27 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:36:46 am | 7:03:19 am | 6:40:04 pm | 7:06:36 pm | 11h 36m 45s | -2m 29s | 12:52:00 pm | 46.36° | 6:05:58 am | 7:37:20 pm | 5:35:01 am | 8:08:13 pm | 12h 24m 12s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:09 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:37:41 am | 7:04:16 am | 6:38:32 pm | 7:05:04 pm | 11h 34m 16s | -2m 28s | 12:51:42 pm | 45.98° | 6:06:54 am | 7:35:49 pm | 5:35:58 am | 8:06:40 pm | 12h 26m 40s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:51 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:38:37 am | 7:05:12 am | 6:37:01 pm | 7:03:34 pm | 11h 31m 49s | -2m 28s | 12:51:24 pm | 45.59° | 6:07:50 am | 7:34:18 pm | 5:36:56 am | 8:05:08 pm | 12h 29m 8s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:33 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:39:33 am | 7:06:09 am | 6:35:30 pm | 7:02:04 pm | 11h 29m 21s | -2m 28s | 12:51:07 pm | 45.21° | 6:08:45 am | 7:32:49 pm | 5:37:53 am | 8:03:37 pm | 12h 31m 37s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:15 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:40:29 am | 7:07:07 am | 6:33:59 pm | 7:00:35 pm | 11h 26m 52s | -2m 28s | 12:50:51 pm | 44.83° | 6:09:41 am | 7:31:20 pm | 5:38:50 am | 8:02:08 pm | 12h 34m 5s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:00 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:41:25 am | 7:08:04 am | 6:32:30 pm | 6:59:07 pm | 11h 24m 26s | -2m 27s | 12:50:34 pm | 44.46° | 6:10:37 am | 7:29:52 pm | 5:39:47 am | 8:00:39 pm | 12h 36m 32s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:50:42 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:42:21 am | 7:09:02 am | 6:31:01 pm | 6:57:39 pm | 11h 21m 59s | -2m 27s | 12:50:19 pm | 44.08° | 6:11:33 am | 7:28:25 pm | 5:40:44 am | 7:59:11 pm | 12h 38m 59s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:27 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:43:18 am | 7:10:00 am | 6:29:32 pm | 6:56:12 pm | 11h 19m 32s | -2m 27s | 12:50:03 pm | 43.70° | 6:12:29 am | 7:26:59 pm | 5:41:40 am | 7:57:44 pm | 12h 41m 27s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:10 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:44:15 am | 7:10:59 am | 6:28:04 pm | 6:54:46 pm | 11h 17m 5s | -2m 26s | 12:49:49 pm | 43.33° | 6:13:25 am | 7:25:33 pm | 5:42:37 am | 7:56:18 pm | 12h 43m 54s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:56 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:45:12 am | 7:11:58 am | 6:26:37 pm | 6:53:21 pm | 11h 14m 39s | -2m 26s | 12:49:35 pm | 42.96° | 6:14:22 am | 7:24:09 pm | 5:43:34 am | 7:54:54 pm | 12h 46m 20s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:42 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:46:09 am | 7:12:57 am | 6:25:11 pm | 6:51:57 pm | 11h 12m 14s | -2m 25s | 12:49:21 pm | 42.59° | 6:15:18 am | 7:22:46 pm | 5:44:30 am | 7:53:30 pm | 12h 48m 45s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:28 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:47:07 am | 7:13:56 am | 6:23:46 pm | 6:50:34 pm | 11h 9m 50s | -2m 25s | 12:49:08 pm | 42.22° | 6:16:14 am | 7:21:24 pm | 5:45:27 am | 7:52:08 pm | 12h 51m 10s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:15 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:48:05 am | 7:14:56 am | 6:22:21 pm | 6:49:11 pm | 11h 7m 25s | -2m 24s | 12:48:55 pm | 41.85° | 6:17:11 am | 7:20:03 pm | 5:46:24 am | 7:50:47 pm | 12h 53m 35s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:01 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:49:03 am | 7:15:56 am | 6:20:57 pm | 6:47:50 pm | 11h 5m 1s | -2m 24s | 12:48:44 pm | 41.49° | 6:18:08 am | 7:18:43 pm | 5:47:20 am | 7:49:27 pm | 12h 56m 0s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:48:50 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:50:01 am | 7:16:57 am | 6:19:35 pm | 6:46:29 pm | 11h 2m 38s | -2m 23s | 12:48:32 pm | 41.13° | 6:19:04 am | 7:17:24 pm | 5:48:17 am | 7:48:08 pm | 12h 58m 23s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:37 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:50:59 am | 7:17:58 am | 6:18:13 pm | 6:45:10 pm | 11h 0m 15s | -2m 23s | 12:48:22 pm | 40.77° | 6:20:01 am | 7:16:06 pm | 5:49:14 am | 7:46:51 pm | 13h 0m 46s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:27 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:51:58 am | 7:18:59 am | 6:16:52 pm | 6:43:52 pm | 10h 57m 53s | -2m 22s | 12:48:12 pm | 40.42° | 6:20:58 am | 7:14:49 pm | 5:50:10 am | 7:45:35 pm | 13h 3m 9s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:17 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:52:57 am | 7:20:01 am | 6:15:32 pm | 6:42:34 pm | 10h 55m 31s | -2m 21s | 12:48:02 pm | 40.06° | 6:21:56 am | 7:13:34 pm | 5:51:07 am | 7:44:20 pm | 13h 5m 31s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:06 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:53:56 am | 7:21:03 am | 6:14:13 pm | 6:41:18 pm | 10h 53m 10s | -2m 21s | 12:47:54 pm | 39.71° | 6:22:53 am | 7:12:20 pm | 5:52:04 am | 7:43:07 pm | 13h 7m 52s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:58 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:54:56 am | 7:22:05 am | 6:12:55 pm | 6:40:03 pm | 10h 50m 50s | -2m 20s | 12:47:46 pm | 39.36° | 6:23:50 am | 7:11:07 pm | 5:53:00 am | 7:41:55 pm | 13h 10m 13s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:50 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:55:56 am | 7:23:08 am | 6:11:39 pm | 6:38:49 pm | 10h 48m 31s | -2m 19s | 12:47:39 pm | 39.02° | 6:24:48 am | 7:09:55 pm | 5:53:57 am | 7:40:44 pm | 13h 12m 32s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:43 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:56:56 am | 7:24:11 am | 6:10:23 pm | 6:37:37 pm | 10h 46m 12s | -2m 18s | 12:47:32 pm | 38.68° | 6:25:46 am | 7:08:45 pm | 5:54:54 am | 7:39:35 pm | 13h 14m 51s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:47:35 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:57:56 am | 7:25:14 am | 6:09:09 pm | 6:36:26 pm | 10h 43m 55s | -2m 18s | 12:47:27 pm | 38.34° | 6:26:44 am | 7:07:36 pm | 5:55:51 am | 7:38:27 pm | 13h 17m 8s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:30 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:58:56 am | 7:26:17 am | 6:07:56 pm | 6:35:16 pm | 10h 41m 39s | -2m 17s | 12:47:22 pm | 38.01° | 6:27:42 am | 7:06:29 pm | 5:56:48 am | 7:37:21 pm | 13h 19m 25s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:24 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:59:57 am | 7:27:21 am | 6:06:44 pm | 6:34:07 pm | 10h 39m 23s | -2m 16s | 12:47:18 pm | 37.67° | 6:28:40 am | 7:05:22 pm | 5:57:45 am | 7:36:16 pm | 13h 21m 41s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:20 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:00:58 am | 7:28:25 am | 6:05:33 pm | 6:33:00 pm | 10h 37m 8s | -2m 15s | 12:47:14 pm | 37.35° | 6:29:39 am | 7:04:18 pm | 5:58:42 am | 7:35:13 pm | 13h 23m 57s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:15 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:01:59 am | 7:29:30 am | 6:04:24 pm | 6:31:54 pm | 10h 34m 54s | -2m 14s | 12:47:12 pm | 37.02° | 6:30:37 am | 7:03:15 pm | 5:59:39 am | 7:34:11 pm | 13h 26m 11s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:13 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Preston, MD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Preston, 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 Preston, MD.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Preston, MD
In Preston, MD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:38 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:29 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:41 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:32 pm.
Preston, MD gets 5h 25m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 52m versus 9h 27m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Preston, MD Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Preston. 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 Preston.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 74.7° (around Jun 21) in Preston. 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.
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