Sunrise and sunset times in South Bethany, DE
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Today
October 17, 2026. Current time: 4:33:32 pm
Night ends at 5:43 am5:43:00 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 6:45 am6:44:31 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: 7:11:18 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: 6:19:08 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 6:46 pm6:45:54 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 7:47 pm7:47:19 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.
South Bethany Tides
High 5:12 pm 1.2 ftLow 11:37 pm 0.7 ftLittle Assawoman Bay
| High tide | 3:45 am | 1.0 ft | 0.29 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 9:54 am | 0.4 ft | 0.12 m |
| High tide | 5:12 pm | 1.2 ft | 0.37 m |
| Low tide | 11:37 pm | 0.7 ft | 0.20 m |
| High tide | 4:42 am | 0.9 ft | 0.28 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 10:49 am | 0.4 ft | 0.12 m |
| High tide | 6:06 pm | 1.2 ft | 0.36 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8559957, Little Assawoman Bay (harmonic station), 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: 18.52° · Azimuth: 240.7° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 7 minutes
1 hour, 45 minutes left for today's sunset in South Bethany
Moonrise: 1:52 pm
Moonset: 11:08 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 5:44 am5:43:56 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 6:45 am6:45:29 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: 7:12:18 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: 6:17:45 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 6:45 pm6:44:33 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 7:46 pm7:46:00 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 South Bethany
Moonrise: 2:29 pm Moonset: Oct 19, 12:10 amMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (55%)
- South Bethany, Delaware
- Latitude: 38.516502 (North)
- Longitude: -75.052956 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in South Bethany, 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, 28 minutes.Longest day in South Bethany, 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, 51 minutes.
October 2026 - South Bethany, 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 South Bethany.
All times are in South Bethany's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 11 minutes over the course of October 2026 in South Bethany, DE - from 11 hours, 46 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 35 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.6:29:40 am | 6:56:06 am | 6:42:55 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:09:20 pm | 11h 46m 49s | -2m 28s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:49:49 pm | 48.10° | 5:58:55 am | 7:40:01 pm | 5:27:55 am | 8:10:56 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 14m 6s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:59 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:30:34 am | 6:57:01 am | 6:41:22 pm | 7:07:47 pm | 11h 44m 21s | -2m 28s | 12:49:30 pm | 47.71° | 5:59:50 am | 7:38:27 pm | 5:28:52 am | 8:09:21 pm | 12h 16m 34s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:40 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:31:29 am | 6:57:56 am | 6:39:49 pm | 7:06:15 pm | 11h 41m 53s | -2m 28s | 12:49:11 pm | 47.33° | 6:00:45 am | 7:36:54 pm | 5:29:50 am | 8:07:46 pm | 12h 19m 3s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:49:21 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:32:23 am | 6:58:52 am | 6:38:17 pm | 7:04:43 pm | 11h 39m 25s | -2m 28s | 12:48:52 pm | 46.94° | 6:01:41 am | 7:35:22 pm | 5:30:47 am | 8:06:12 pm | 12h 21m 30s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:01 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:33:18 am | 6:59:47 am | 6:36:45 pm | 7:03:12 pm | 11h 36m 58s | -2m 28s | 12:48:34 pm | 46.56° | 6:02:36 am | 7:33:51 pm | 5:31:44 am | 8:04:39 pm | 12h 23m 58s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:43 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:34:13 am | 7:00:43 am | 6:35:13 pm | 7:01:41 pm | 11h 34m 30s | -2m 27s | 12:48:16 pm | 46.17° | 6:03:31 am | 7:32:20 pm | 5:32:41 am | 8:03:07 pm | 12h 26m 27s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:25 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:35:09 am | 7:01:40 am | 6:33:42 pm | 7:00:11 pm | 11h 32m 2s | -2m 27s | 12:47:59 pm | 45.79° | 6:04:26 am | 7:30:50 pm | 5:33:38 am | 8:01:35 pm | 12h 28m 54s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:08 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:36:04 am | 7:02:36 am | 6:32:12 pm | 6:58:42 pm | 11h 29m 36s | -2m 27s | 12:47:42 pm | 45.41° | 6:05:22 am | 7:29:21 pm | 5:34:34 am | 8:00:05 pm | 12h 31m 21s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:51 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:36:59 am | 7:03:33 am | 6:30:42 pm | 6:57:14 pm | 11h 27m 9s | -2m 27s | 12:47:25 pm | 45.03° | 6:06:17 am | 7:27:53 pm | 5:35:31 am | 7:58:36 pm | 12h 33m 48s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:33 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:37:55 am | 7:04:30 am | 6:29:13 pm | 6:55:46 pm | 11h 24m 43s | -2m 26s | 12:47:09 pm | 44.65° | 6:07:12 am | 7:26:26 pm | 5:36:27 am | 7:57:07 pm | 12h 36m 14s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:47:17 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:38:51 am | 7:05:27 am | 6:27:44 pm | 6:54:19 pm | 11h 22m 17s | -2m 26s | 12:46:53 pm | 44.28° | 6:08:08 am | 7:24:59 pm | 5:37:23 am | 7:55:40 pm | 12h 38m 41s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:01 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:39:47 am | 7:06:25 am | 6:26:16 pm | 6:52:52 pm | 11h 19m 51s | -2m 26s | 12:46:38 pm | 43.90° | 6:09:03 am | 7:23:33 pm | 5:38:20 am | 7:54:14 pm | 12h 41m 7s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:46 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:40:44 am | 7:07:23 am | 6:24:49 pm | 6:51:27 pm | 11h 17m 26s | -2m 25s | 12:46:23 pm | 43.53° | 6:09:59 am | 7:22:09 pm | 5:39:16 am | 7:52:49 pm | 12h 43m 32s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:30 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:41:40 am | 7:08:21 am | 6:23:23 pm | 6:50:02 pm | 11h 15m 2s | -2m 25s | 12:46:09 pm | 43.15° | 6:10:55 am | 7:20:45 pm | 5:40:12 am | 7:51:25 pm | 12h 45m 57s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:16 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:42:37 am | 7:09:20 am | 6:21:57 pm | 6:48:38 pm | 11h 12m 37s | -2m 24s | 12:45:55 pm | 42.78° | 6:11:51 am | 7:19:22 pm | 5:41:08 am | 7:50:02 pm | 12h 48m 22s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:02 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:43:34 am | 7:10:19 am | 6:20:32 pm | 6:47:15 pm | 11h 10m 13s | -2m 24s | 12:45:42 pm | 42.42° | 6:12:46 am | 7:18:01 pm | 5:42:04 am | 7:48:40 pm | 12h 50m 46s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:48 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:44:31 am | 7:11:18 am | 6:19:08 pm | 6:45:54 pm | 11h 7m 50s | -2m 23s | 12:45:30 pm | 42.05° | 6:13:43 am | 7:16:40 pm | 5:43:00 am | 7:47:19 pm | 12h 53m 10s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:36 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:45:29 am | 7:12:18 am | 6:17:45 pm | 6:44:33 pm | 11h 5m 27s | -2m 23s | 12:45:18 pm | 41.69° | 6:14:39 am | 7:15:20 pm | 5:43:56 am | 7:46:00 pm | 12h 55m 33s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:45:24 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:46:26 am | 7:13:18 am | 6:16:22 pm | 6:43:13 pm | 11h 3m 4s | -2m 22s | 12:45:07 pm | 41.33° | 6:15:35 am | 7:14:02 pm | 5:44:53 am | 7:44:42 pm | 12h 57m 57s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:13 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:47:24 am | 7:14:19 am | 6:15:01 pm | 6:41:54 pm | 11h 0m 42s | -2m 22s | 12:44:56 pm | 40.97° | 6:16:31 am | 7:12:45 pm | 5:45:49 am | 7:43:25 pm | 13h 0m 18s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:01 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:48:23 am | 7:15:19 am | 6:13:41 pm | 6:40:36 pm | 10h 58m 22s | -2m 21s | 12:44:46 pm | 40.61° | 6:17:28 am | 7:11:29 pm | 5:46:45 am | 7:42:09 pm | 13h 2m 39s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:51 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:49:21 am | 7:16:20 am | 6:12:21 pm | 6:39:19 pm | 10h 56m 1s | -2m 20s | 12:44:37 pm | 40.26° | 6:18:25 am | 7:10:14 pm | 5:47:41 am | 7:40:55 pm | 13h 5m 1s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:42 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:50:20 am | 7:17:22 am | 6:11:03 pm | 6:38:03 pm | 10h 53m 41s | -2m 20s | 12:44:28 pm | 39.91° | 6:19:22 am | 7:09:00 pm | 5:48:37 am | 7:39:42 pm | 13h 7m 21s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:32 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:51:19 am | 7:18:24 am | 6:09:46 pm | 6:36:49 pm | 10h 51m 22s | -2m 19s | 12:44:20 pm | 39.56° | 6:20:19 am | 7:07:48 pm | 5:49:33 am | 7:38:31 pm | 13h 9m 40s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:24 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:52:18 am | 7:19:26 am | 6:08:30 pm | 6:35:36 pm | 10h 49m 4s | -2m 18s | 12:44:13 pm | 39.22° | 6:21:16 am | 7:06:36 pm | 5:50:30 am | 7:37:20 pm | 13h 11m 58s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:16 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:53:18 am | 7:20:28 am | 6:07:15 pm | 6:34:24 pm | 10h 46m 47s | -2m 17s | 12:44:07 pm | 38.88° | 6:22:13 am | 7:05:27 pm | 5:51:26 am | 7:36:12 pm | 13h 14m 16s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:44:10 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:54:18 am | 7:21:31 am | 6:06:01 pm | 6:33:13 pm | 10h 44m 30s | -2m 17s | 12:44:01 pm | 38.54° | 6:23:11 am | 7:04:18 pm | 5:52:22 am | 7:35:04 pm | 13h 16m 33s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:04 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:55:18 am | 7:22:34 am | 6:04:48 pm | 6:32:03 pm | 10h 42m 14s | -2m 16s | 12:43:56 pm | 38.20° | 6:24:08 am | 7:03:11 pm | 5:53:19 am | 7:33:59 pm | 13h 18m 49s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:58 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:56:18 am | 7:23:37 am | 6:03:37 pm | 6:30:55 pm | 10h 40m 0s | -2m 15s | 12:43:52 pm | 37.87° | 6:25:06 am | 7:02:05 pm | 5:54:15 am | 7:32:54 pm | 13h 21m 4s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:54 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:57:18 am | 7:24:41 am | 6:02:27 pm | 6:29:48 pm | 10h 37m 46s | -2m 14s | 12:43:49 pm | 37.54° | 6:26:04 am | 7:01:01 pm | 5:55:12 am | 7:31:52 pm | 13h 23m 18s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:51 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:58:19 am | 7:25:45 am | 6:01:18 pm | 6:28:43 pm | 10h 35m 33s | -2m 13s | 12:43:46 pm | 37.22° | 6:27:02 am | 6:59:59 pm | 5:56:09 am | 7:30:50 pm | 13h 25m 31s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:47 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in South Bethany, DE - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in South Bethany, 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 South Bethany, DE.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in South Bethany, DE
In South Bethany, DE, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:35 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:25 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:39 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:28 pm.
South Bethany, DE gets 5h 22m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 51m versus 9h 28m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
South Bethany, DE Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in South Bethany. 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 South Bethany.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 74.9° (around Jun 21) in South Bethany. 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 South Bethany, DE
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as South Bethany, DE — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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