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Wilmington, DE, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 34.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 5:26:41 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:00 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:09 am 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:35 pm 250° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 57 minutes (+2m 12s)
Location of WilmingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wilmington

Time:5:26 pm
Altitude:27.7°
Direction:268° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 57m 5s (May 2, 2024)

2 minutes, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

4 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wilmington Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:17 am
Astro. Twilight4:17 am – 4:55 am
Nautical Twilight4:55 am – 5:31 am
Civil Twilight5:31 am – 6:00 am
Daylight6:00 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:27 pm
Nautical Twilight8:27 pm – 9:03 pm
Astro. Twilight9:03 pm – 9:41 pm
Night9:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 26:00 am7:57 pm13:57:05+2:1212:59 pm (65.9°)93.698
May 35:59 am7:58 pm13:59:16+2:1112:58 pm (66.2°)93.722
May 45:58 am7:59 pm14:01:26+2:0912:58 pm (66.5°)93.745
May 55:57 am8:00 pm14:03:35+2:0812:58 pm (66.8°)93.769
May 65:56 am8:01 pm14:05:41+2:0612:58 pm (67.1°)93.791
May 75:55 am8:02 pm14:07:47+2:0512:58 pm (67.3°)93.814
May 85:54 am8:03 pm14:09:50+2:0312:58 pm (67.6°)93.836
* All times are local time for Wilmington. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wilmington

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Wilmington - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23:09 am1:35 pm-8:17 am(32.9°)229,83438.4%
May 33:37 am2:50 pm-9:08 am(39.3°)227,84527.2%
May 44:03 am4:04 pm-9:58 am(46.4°)226,40017.1%
May 54:28 am5:19 pm-10:47 am(53.7°)225,6998.8%
May 64:54 am6:36 pm-11:38 am(60.8°)225,8993.1%
May 75:22 am7:53 pm-12:31 pm(67.3°)227,0720.3%
May 85:55 am9:11 pm-1:27 pm(72.7°)229,1800.6%
* All times are local time for Wilmington. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Wilmington This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:10 amThu 5:46 pmThu 11:28 amDifficult to see
VenusThu 5:43 amThu 7:09 pmThu 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:23 amFri 4:26 pmFri 10:24 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:41 amThu 8:52 pmThu 1:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 3:49 amFri 3:08 pmFri 9:28 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:32 amThu 8:43 pmThu 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:15 amFri 4:09 pmFri 10:12 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wilmington.

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