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

Moon: 60.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 27, 2024 at 1:32:27 am
Sunrise Today: 5:58 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:18 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:56 pm 70° East
Moonset Today: 1:10 pm 287° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 20 minutes (-1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Dover

Time:1:32 am
Altitude:-31.5°
Direction:7° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 19m 31s (Jul 27, 2024)

1 minute, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 26, 2024)

4 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

35 minutes, 57 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dover Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:09 am
Astro. Twilight4:09 am – 4:51 am
Nautical Twilight4:51 am – 5:28 am
Civil Twilight5:28 am – 5:58 am
Daylight5:58 am – 8:18 pm
Civil Twilight8:18 pm – 8:48 pm
Nautical Twilight8:48 pm – 9:25 pm
Astro. Twilight9:25 pm – 10:06 pm
Night10:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dover - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 275:58 am8:18 pm14:19:31−1:461:08 pm (69.8°)94.393
Jul 285:59 am8:17 pm14:17:43−1:481:08 pm (69.6°)94.384
Jul 296:00 am8:16 pm14:15:53−1:501:08 pm (69.4°)94.374
Jul 306:01 am8:15 pm14:14:01−1:511:08 pm (69.1°)94.364
Jul 316:02 am8:14 pm14:12:08−1:531:08 pm (68.9°)94.353
Aug 16:03 am8:13 pm14:10:12−1:551:08 pm (68.6°)94.342
Aug 26:03 am8:12 pm14:08:15−1:571:08 pm (68.3°)94.330
* All times are local time for Dover. 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 Dover

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Dover - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 27-1:10 pm11:56 pm6:13 am(61.7°)229,90658.0%
Jul 28-2:23 pm-7:03 am(67.9°)231,83746.3%
Jul 2912:28 am3:36 pm-7:56 am(73.0°)233,96434.9%
Jul 301:05 am4:47 pm-8:52 am(76.7°)236,18924.5%
Jul 311:51 am5:52 pm-9:49 am(78.8°)238,44815.6%
Aug 12:45 am6:48 pm-10:47 am(79.0°)240,7028.5%
Aug 23:46 am7:34 pm-11:43 am(77.6°)242,9203.6%
* All times are local time for Dover. 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 Dover This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:15 amSat 9:20 pmSat 2:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 7:10 amSat 9:07 pmSat 2:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 1:36 amSat 4:04 pmSat 8:50 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 2:10 amSat 4:46 pmSat 9:28 amFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 10:21 pmSat 9:43 amSat 4:02 amGreat visibility
UranusSat 1:09 amSat 3:25 pmSat 8:17 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 10:43 pmSat 10:38 amSat 4:41 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Dover.

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