Sunrise and sunset times in South Portland, ME
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in South Portland, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 23, 2026. Current time: 4:51:49 pm
Night ends at 5:29 am5:29:11 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 6:36 am6:35:53 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: 7:05:12 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: 5:44:38 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 6:14 pm6:13:54 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 7:21 pm7:20:30 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 Portland Tides
High 9:47 pm 9.4 ftLow 3:51 am 0.4 ftPortland
| Low tide | 3:11 am | 0.7 ft | 0.23 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 9:27 am | 9.3 ft | 2.83 m |
| Low tide | 3:35 pm | 0.6 ft | 0.18 m |
| High tide | 9:47 pm | 9.4 ft | 2.86 m |
| Low tide | 3:51 am | 0.4 ft | 0.13 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 10:06 am | 9.9 ft | 3.01 m |
| Low tide | 4:18 pm | 0.0 ft | -0.01 m |
| High tide | 10:30 pm | 9.6 ft | 2.94 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8418150, Portland (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: 8.16° · Azimuth: 245.3° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 39 minutes
52 minutes left for today's sunset in South Portland
Moon set on Oct 23 at 4:03 am
Moon rose on Oct 23 at 4:19 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (93%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 24, 2026
Night ends at 5:30 am5:30:21 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 6:37 am6:37:06 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: 7:06:28 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: 5:43:06 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 6:12 pm6:12:26 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 7:19 pm7:19:05 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: 10 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in South Portland
Moon will set on Oct 24 at 5:15 am Moon will rise on Oct 24 at 4:41 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (99%)
- South Portland, Maine
- Latitude: 43.641472 (North)
- Longitude: -70.240883 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in South Portland, ME
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 28 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 55 minutes.Longest day in South Portland, ME
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 26 minutes.
October 2026 - South Portland, Maine - 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 Portland.
All times are in South Portland's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 26 minutes over the course of October 2026 in South Portland, ME - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 17 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). | Sunrise Variation |
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). | Sunset Variation |
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.6:09:59 am | 6:38:35 am | +1m 10s | 6:21:51 pm | -1m 48s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:50:24 pm | 11h 43m 16s | -2m 58s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:30:34 pm | 42.98° | 5:36:41 am | 7:23:36 pm | 5:02:58 am | 7:57:13 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 17m 53s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:44 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:11:08 am | 6:39:44 am | +1m 9s | 6:20:03 pm | -1m 48s | 6:48:36 pm | 11h 40m 19s | -2m 58s | 12:30:15 pm | 42.59° | 5:37:52 am | 7:21:48 pm | 5:04:12 am | 7:55:22 pm | 12h 20m 51s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:25 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:12:17 am | 6:40:54 am | +1m 10s | 6:18:16 pm | -1m 47s | 6:46:49 pm | 11h 37m 22s | -2m 57s | 12:29:56 pm | 42.21° | 5:39:02 am | 7:20:00 pm | 5:05:25 am | 7:53:31 pm | 12h 23m 48s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:30:05 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:13:27 am | 6:42:04 am | +1m 10s | 6:16:28 pm | -1m 48s | 6:45:03 pm | 11h 34m 24s | -2m 57s | 12:29:38 pm | 41.82° | 5:40:12 am | 7:18:13 pm | 5:06:38 am | 7:51:41 pm | 12h 26m 47s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:48 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:14:36 am | 6:43:15 am | +1m 11s | 6:14:42 pm | -1m 46s | 6:43:17 pm | 11h 31m 27s | -2m 57s | 12:29:19 pm | 41.44° | 5:41:23 am | 7:16:26 pm | 5:07:51 am | 7:49:52 pm | 12h 29m 43s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:28 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:15:46 am | 6:44:25 am | +1m 10s | 6:12:56 pm | -1m 46s | 6:41:32 pm | 11h 28m 31s | -2m 57s | 12:29:02 pm | 41.05° | 5:42:33 am | 7:14:41 pm | 5:09:04 am | 7:48:04 pm | 12h 32m 40s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:11 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:16:55 am | 6:45:36 am | +1m 11s | 6:11:10 pm | -1m 46s | 6:39:48 pm | 11h 25m 34s | -2m 57s | 12:28:44 pm | 40.67° | 5:43:43 am | 7:12:56 pm | 5:10:17 am | 7:46:17 pm | 12h 35m 37s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:28:53 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:18:05 am | 6:46:47 am | +1m 11s | 6:09:25 pm | -1m 45s | 6:38:04 pm | 11h 22m 38s | -2m 56s | 12:28:27 pm | 40.29° | 5:44:53 am | 7:11:12 pm | 5:11:29 am | 7:44:31 pm | 12h 38m 34s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:28:36 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:19:15 am | 6:47:59 am | +1m 12s | 6:07:40 pm | -1m 45s | 6:36:21 pm | 11h 19m 41s | -2m 56s | 12:28:10 pm | 39.91° | 5:46:03 am | 7:09:30 pm | 5:12:41 am | 7:42:46 pm | 12h 41m 31s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:28:18 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:20:25 am | 6:49:11 am | +1m 12s | 6:05:56 pm | -1m 44s | 6:34:39 pm | 11h 16m 45s | -2m 56s | 12:27:54 pm | 39.53° | 5:47:13 am | 7:07:48 pm | 5:13:53 am | 7:41:03 pm | 12h 44m 27s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:28:02 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:21:36 am | 6:50:23 am | +1m 12s | 6:04:13 pm | -1m 43s | 6:32:57 pm | 11h 13m 50s | -2m 55s | 12:27:38 pm | 39.16° | 5:48:23 am | 7:06:07 pm | 5:15:04 am | 7:39:20 pm | 12h 47m 22s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:46 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:22:46 am | 6:51:35 am | +1m 12s | 6:02:31 pm | -1m 42s | 6:31:17 pm | 11h 10m 56s | -2m 55s | 12:27:23 pm | 38.78° | 5:49:33 am | 7:04:27 pm | 5:16:16 am | 7:37:39 pm | 12h 50m 17s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:31 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:23:57 am | 6:52:48 am | +1m 13s | 6:00:49 pm | -1m 42s | 6:29:37 pm | 11h 8m 1s | -2m 55s | 12:27:08 pm | 38.41° | 5:50:43 am | 7:02:48 pm | 5:17:27 am | 7:35:59 pm | 12h 53m 12s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:15 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:25:08 am | 6:54:01 am | +1m 13s | 5:59:08 pm | -1m 41s | 6:27:58 pm | 11h 5m 7s | -2m 54s | 12:26:54 pm | 38.03° | 5:51:53 am | 7:01:10 pm | 5:18:38 am | 7:34:20 pm | 12h 56m 6s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:01 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:26:19 am | 6:55:14 am | +1m 13s | 5:57:27 pm | -1m 41s | 6:26:20 pm | 11h 2m 13s | -2m 54s | 12:26:41 pm | 37.66° | 5:53:03 am | 6:59:33 pm | 5:19:49 am | 7:32:43 pm | 12h 59m 1s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:48 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:27:30 am | 6:56:28 am | +1m 14s | 5:55:48 pm | -1m 39s | 6:24:43 pm | 10h 59m 20s | -2m 53s | 12:26:28 pm | 37.30° | 5:54:13 am | 6:57:57 pm | 5:21:00 am | 7:31:06 pm | 13h 1m 53s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:35 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:28:41 am | 6:57:41 am | +1m 13s | 5:54:09 pm | -1m 39s | 6:23:07 pm | 10h 56m 28s | -2m 53s | 12:26:15 pm | 36.93° | 5:55:23 am | 6:56:22 pm | 5:22:10 am | 7:29:31 pm | 13h 4m 47s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:21 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:29:53 am | 6:58:56 am | +1m 15s | 5:52:32 pm | -1m 37s | 6:21:33 pm | 10h 53m 36s | -2m 52s | 12:26:03 pm | 36.57° | 5:56:33 am | 6:54:49 pm | 5:23:21 am | 7:27:58 pm | 13h 7m 38s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:26:09 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:31:04 am | 7:00:10 am | +1m 14s | 5:50:55 pm | -1m 37s | 6:19:59 pm | 10h 50m 45s | -2m 51s | 12:25:52 pm | 36.21° | 5:57:43 am | 6:53:17 pm | 5:24:31 am | 7:26:25 pm | 13h 10m 30s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:58 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:32:16 am | 7:01:25 am | +1m 15s | 5:49:19 pm | -1m 36s | 6:18:26 pm | 10h 47m 54s | -2m 51s | 12:25:41 pm | 35.85° | 5:58:54 am | 6:51:46 pm | 5:25:41 am | 7:24:54 pm | 13h 13m 21s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:46 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:33:29 am | 7:02:40 am | +1m 15s | 5:47:44 pm | -1m 35s | 6:16:54 pm | 10h 45m 4s | -2m 50s | 12:25:31 pm | 35.49° | 6:00:04 am | 6:50:16 pm | 5:26:51 am | 7:23:25 pm | 13h 16m 12s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:36 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:34:41 am | 7:03:56 am | +1m 16s | 5:46:11 pm | -1m 33s | 6:15:24 pm | 10h 42m 15s | -2m 49s | 12:25:22 pm | 35.14° | 6:01:14 am | 6:48:48 pm | 5:28:02 am | 7:21:57 pm | 13h 19m 1s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:27 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:35:53 am | 7:05:12 am | +1m 16s | 5:44:38 pm | -1m 33s | 6:13:54 pm | 10h 39m 26s | -2m 48s | 12:25:13 pm | 34.79° | 6:02:25 am | 6:47:21 pm | 5:29:11 am | 7:20:30 pm | 13h 21m 50s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:17 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:37:06 am | 7:06:28 am | +1m 16s | 5:43:06 pm | -1m 32s | 6:12:26 pm | 10h 36m 38s | -2m 48s | 12:25:06 pm | 34.44° | 6:03:35 am | 6:45:55 pm | 5:30:21 am | 7:19:05 pm | 13h 24m 38s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:10 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:38:19 am | 7:07:44 am | +1m 16s | 5:41:36 pm | -1m 30s | 6:11:00 pm | 10h 33m 52s | -2m 47s | 12:24:58 pm | 34.10° | 6:04:45 am | 6:44:31 pm | 5:31:31 am | 7:17:42 pm | 13h 27m 25s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:01 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:39:32 am | 7:09:01 am | +1m 17s | 5:40:07 pm | -1m 29s | 6:09:34 pm | 10h 31m 6s | -2m 46s | 12:24:52 pm | 33.76° | 6:05:56 am | 6:43:08 pm | 5:32:41 am | 7:16:20 pm | 13h 30m 11s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:24:55 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:40:45 am | 7:10:18 am | +1m 17s | 5:38:39 pm | -1m 28s | 6:08:10 pm | 10h 28m 21s | -2m 45s | 12:24:46 pm | 33.42° | 6:07:07 am | 6:41:46 pm | 5:33:50 am | 7:15:00 pm | 13h 32m 56s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:49 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:41:58 am | 7:11:35 am | +1m 17s | 5:37:12 pm | -1m 27s | 6:06:47 pm | 10h 25m 37s | -2m 44s | 12:24:41 pm | 33.08° | 6:08:17 am | 6:40:26 pm | 5:35:00 am | 7:13:41 pm | 13h 35m 40s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:43 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:43:12 am | 7:12:52 am | +1m 17s | 5:35:47 pm | -1m 25s | 6:05:26 pm | 10h 22m 55s | -2m 43s | 12:24:37 pm | 32.75° | 6:09:28 am | 6:39:08 pm | 5:36:09 am | 7:12:24 pm | 13h 38m 23s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:39 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:44:25 am | 7:14:10 am | +1m 18s | 5:34:23 pm | -1m 24s | 6:04:06 pm | 10h 20m 13s | -2m 42s | 12:24:34 pm | 32.42° | 6:10:38 am | 6:37:51 pm | 5:37:19 am | 7:11:08 pm | 13h 41m 5s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:36 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:45:39 am | 7:15:28 am | +1m 18s | 5:33:00 pm | -1m 23s | 6:02:48 pm | 10h 17m 32s | -2m 40s | 12:24:31 pm | 32.10° | 6:11:49 am | 6:36:36 pm | 5:38:28 am | 7:09:54 pm | 13h 43m 46s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:32 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in South Portland, ME - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in South Portland, ME 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 Portland, ME.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in South Portland, ME
In South Portland, ME, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 4:58 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:15 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:26 pm.
South Portland, ME gets 6h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 26m versus 8h 55m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
South Portland, ME Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in South Portland. 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 Portland.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 69.5° (around Jun 21) in South Portland. 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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