Sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, DE
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, DE, United States, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 3, 2026 . Current time: 5:36:47 pm
First light at 6:04:51 am
Sunrise time: 6:31:00 am
Sunset time: 7:31:53 pm
Last light at 7:58:02 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 0 minutes
1 hour, 55 minutes left for today's sunset in Wilmington
Moon set on Sep 3 at 12:47 PM
Moon will rise on Sep 3 at 9:55 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (55%)🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 11:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 12:50 PMTomorrow
September 4, 2026
First light at 6:05:50 am
Sunrise time: 6:31:55 am
Sunset time: 7:30:18 pm
Last light at 7:56:23 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 58 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Wilmington
Moon will set on Sep 4 at 1:58 PM Moon will rise on Sep 4 at 10:52 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (41%)
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Latitude: 39.739071
- Longitude: -75.539787
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Wilmington, DE
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 24 minutes.Longest day in Wilmington, DE
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 13 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 2 minutes.
September 2026 - Wilmington, 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 September in Wilmington.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 14 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Wilmington, DE - from 13 hours, 5 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 51 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 | 6:02:53 am | 6:29:08 am | 7:35:03 pm | 8:01:17 pm | 13h 5m 55s | 13h 5m 55s | 1:02:05 pm | 47.8° | 5:29:58 am | 8:34:13 pm | 4:55:40 am | 9:08:30 pm | 10h 55m 1s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:03:52 am | 6:30:04 am | 7:33:28 pm | 7:59:40 pm | 13h 3m 24s | -2m -31s | 1:01:46 pm | 47.5° | 5:31:02 am | 8:32:30 pm | 4:56:54 am | 9:06:38 pm | 10h 57m 32s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:04:51 am | 6:31:00 am | 7:31:53 pm | 7:58:02 pm | 13h 0m 53s | -2m -31s | 1:01:26 pm | 47.1° | 5:32:07 am | 8:30:46 pm | 4:58:07 am | 9:04:46 pm | 11h 0m 2s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:05:50 am | 6:31:55 am | 7:30:18 pm | 7:56:23 pm | 12h 58m 23s | -2m -30s | 1:01:07 pm | 46.7° | 5:33:11 am | 8:29:02 pm | 4:59:19 am | 9:02:54 pm | 11h 2m 33s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:06:49 am | 6:32:51 am | 7:28:42 pm | 7:54:44 pm | 12h 55m 51s | -2m -32s | 1:00:47 pm | 46.4° | 5:34:15 am | 8:27:18 pm | 5:00:31 am | 9:01:03 pm | 11h 5m 5s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:07:47 am | 6:33:47 am | 7:27:06 pm | 7:53:05 pm | 12h 53m 19s | -2m -32s | 1:00:26 pm | 46° | 5:35:18 am | 8:25:34 pm | 5:01:42 am | 8:59:11 pm | 11h 7m 37s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:08:45 am | 6:34:43 am | 7:25:29 pm | 7:51:26 pm | 12h 50m 46s | -2m -33s | 1:00:06 pm | 45.6° | 5:36:22 am | 8:23:50 pm | 5:02:52 am | 8:57:19 pm | 11h 10m 9s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:09:44 am | 6:35:38 am | 7:23:52 pm | 7:49:47 pm | 12h 48m 14s | -2m -32s | 12:59:45 pm | 45.2° | 5:37:25 am | 8:22:06 pm | 5:04:03 am | 8:55:28 pm | 11h 12m 42s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:10:42 am | 6:36:34 am | 7:22:14 pm | 7:48:07 pm | 12h 45m 40s | -2m -34s | 12:59:24 pm | 44.9° | 5:38:27 am | 8:20:21 pm | 5:05:12 am | 8:53:36 pm | 11h 15m 16s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:11:40 am | 6:37:30 am | 7:20:37 pm | 7:46:27 pm | 12h 43m 7s | -2m -33s | 12:59:03 pm | 44.5° | 5:39:29 am | 8:18:37 pm | 5:06:21 am | 8:51:45 pm | 11h 17m 48s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:12:37 am | 6:38:25 am | 7:18:59 pm | 7:44:47 pm | 12h 40m 34s | -2m -33s | 12:58:42 pm | 44.1° | 5:40:32 am | 8:16:53 pm | 5:07:30 am | 8:49:54 pm | 11h 20m 22s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:13:35 am | 6:39:21 am | 7:17:21 pm | 7:43:07 pm | 12h 38m 0s | -2m -34s | 12:58:21 pm | 43.7° | 5:41:33 am | 8:15:09 pm | 5:08:38 am | 8:48:04 pm | 11h 22m 56s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:14:33 am | 6:40:17 am | 7:15:42 pm | 7:41:26 pm | 12h 35m 25s | -2m -35s | 12:58:00 pm | 43.3° | 5:42:35 am | 8:13:24 pm | 5:09:46 am | 8:46:13 pm | 11h 25m 31s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:15:30 am | 6:41:13 am | 7:14:04 pm | 7:39:46 pm | 12h 32m 51s | -2m -34s | 12:57:38 pm | 43° | 5:43:36 am | 8:11:40 pm | 5:10:53 am | 8:44:23 pm | 11h 28m 4s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:16:28 am | 6:42:08 am | 7:12:25 pm | 7:38:06 pm | 12h 30m 17s | -2m -34s | 12:57:17 pm | 42.6° | 5:44:37 am | 8:09:56 pm | 5:12:00 am | 8:42:34 pm | 11h 30m 39s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:17:25 am | 6:43:04 am | 7:10:46 pm | 7:36:25 pm | 12h 27m 42s | -2m -35s | 12:56:55 pm | 42.2° | 5:45:38 am | 8:08:13 pm | 5:13:06 am | 8:40:45 pm | 11h 33m 14s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:18:23 am | 6:44:00 am | 7:09:08 pm | 7:34:45 pm | 12h 25m 8s | -2m -34s | 12:56:34 pm | 41.8° | 5:46:39 am | 8:06:29 pm | 5:14:12 am | 8:38:56 pm | 11h 35m 48s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:19:20 am | 6:44:56 am | 7:07:29 pm | 7:33:05 pm | 12h 22m 33s | -2m -35s | 12:56:12 pm | 41.4° | 5:47:39 am | 8:04:46 pm | 5:15:17 am | 8:37:07 pm | 11h 38m 23s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:20:17 am | 6:45:52 am | 7:05:50 pm | 7:31:25 pm | 12h 19m 58s | -2m -35s | 12:55:51 pm | 41° | 5:48:39 am | 8:03:03 pm | 5:16:23 am | 8:35:20 pm | 11h 40m 59s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:21:15 am | 6:46:49 am | 7:04:11 pm | 7:29:45 pm | 12h 17m 22s | -2m -36s | 12:55:30 pm | 40.6° | 5:49:39 am | 8:01:20 pm | 5:17:27 am | 8:33:32 pm | 11h 43m 34s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:22:12 am | 6:47:45 am | 7:02:32 pm | 7:28:05 pm | 12h 14m 47s | -2m -35s | 12:55:08 pm | 40.2° | 5:50:39 am | 7:59:38 pm | 5:18:32 am | 8:31:45 pm | 11h 46m 9s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:23:09 am | 6:48:41 am | 7:00:53 pm | 7:26:25 pm | 12h 12m 12s | -2m -35s | 12:54:47 pm | 39.9° | 5:51:39 am | 7:57:56 pm | 5:19:36 am | 8:29:59 pm | 11h 48m 45s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:24:06 am | 6:49:38 am | 6:59:14 pm | 7:24:46 pm | 12h 9m 36s | -2m -36s | 12:54:26 pm | 39.5° | 5:52:38 am | 7:56:14 pm | 5:20:39 am | 8:28:13 pm | 11h 51m 21s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:25:04 am | 6:50:35 am | 6:57:36 pm | 7:23:07 pm | 12h 7m 1s | -2m -35s | 12:54:05 pm | 39.1° | 5:53:38 am | 7:54:33 pm | 5:21:42 am | 8:26:28 pm | 11h 53m 56s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:26:01 am | 6:51:32 am | 6:55:57 pm | 7:21:28 pm | 12h 4m 25s | -2m -36s | 12:53:44 pm | 38.7° | 5:54:37 am | 7:52:52 pm | 5:22:45 am | 8:24:43 pm | 11h 56m 32s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:26:58 am | 6:52:29 am | 6:54:19 pm | 7:19:49 pm | 12h 1m 50s | -2m -35s | 12:53:24 pm | 38.3° | 5:55:36 am | 7:51:12 pm | 5:23:48 am | 8:23:00 pm | 11h 59m 7s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:27:56 am | 6:53:26 am | 6:52:41 pm | 7:18:11 pm | 11h 59m 15s | -2m -35s | 12:53:03 pm | 37.9° | 5:56:35 am | 7:49:32 pm | 5:24:50 am | 8:21:16 pm | 12h 1m 42s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:28:53 am | 6:54:23 am | 6:51:03 pm | 7:16:33 pm | 11h 56m 40s | -2m -35s | 12:52:43 pm | 37.5° | 5:57:34 am | 7:47:52 pm | 5:25:53 am | 8:19:34 pm | 12h 4m 18s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:29:51 am | 6:55:21 am | 6:49:26 pm | 7:14:56 pm | 11h 54m 5s | -2m -35s | 12:52:23 pm | 37.1° | 5:58:33 am | 7:46:14 pm | 5:26:54 am | 8:17:52 pm | 12h 6m 53s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:30:49 am | 6:56:19 am | 6:47:48 pm | 7:13:18 pm | 11h 51m 29s | -2m -36s | 12:52:04 pm | 36.7° | 5:59:32 am | 7:44:35 pm | 5:27:56 am | 8:16:11 pm | 12h 9m 29s | 🌖 (85%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, DE - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, DE.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Wilmington, DE
In Wilmington, DE, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:31 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:28 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:39 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:35 pm.
Wilmington, DE gets 5h 38m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 02m versus 9h 24m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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