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

Moon: 57.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 23, 2023 at 7:04:37 am
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:57 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 3:36 pm 127° Southeast
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (-2m 31s)
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Today's Sun Position in Dover

Time:7:04 am
Altitude:2.2°
Direction:92° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 7m 18s (Sep 23, 2023)

2 minutes, 31 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 22, 2023)

2 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

2 hours, 48 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dover Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:20 am
Astro. Twilight5:20 am – 5:52 am
Nautical Twilight5:52 am – 6:23 am
Civil Twilight6:23 am – 6:50 am
Daylight6:50 am – 6:57 pm
Civil Twilight6:57 pm – 7:24 pm
Nautical Twilight7:24 pm – 7:55 pm
Astro. Twilight7:55 pm – 8:27 pm
Night8:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dover - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 236:50 am6:57 pm12:07:18−2:3112:54 pm (50.7°)93.280
Sep 246:51 am6:56 pm12:04:46−2:3112:54 pm (50.3°)93.253
Sep 256:52 am6:54 pm12:02:14−2:3112:53 pm (49.9°)93.226
Sep 266:53 am6:52 pm11:59:43−2:3112:53 pm (49.5°)93.200
Sep 276:54 am6:51 pm11:57:11−2:3112:53 pm (49.1°)93.173
Sep 286:55 am6:49 pm11:54:39−2:3112:52 pm (48.7°)93.146
Sep 296:56 am6:48 pm11:52:07−2:3112:52 pm (48.4°)93.120
* 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.

The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Dover is at 2:50 am on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Dover

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Dover - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 233:36 pm--8:04 pm(22.4°)230,65963.3%
Sep 24-12:35 am4:27 pm9:05 pm(24.9°)227,82674.4%
Sep 25-1:49 am5:09 pm10:04 pm(29.4°)225,54184.3%
Sep 26-3:07 am5:44 pm11:00 pm(35.2°)224,07692.3%
Sep 27-4:26 am6:14 pm11:53 pm(42.1°)223,64697.6%
Sep 28-5:44 am6:41 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 29-7:00 am7:07 pm12:44 am(49.5°)224,36299.9%
* 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, Sep 23, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:21 amSat 6:19 pmSat 11:50 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 3:32 amSat 4:52 pmSat 10:12 amGreat visibility
MarsSat 8:17 amSat 7:39 pmSat 1:58 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterFri 8:53 pmSat 10:38 amSat 3:46 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 5:48 pmSun 4:29 amSat 11:09 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 9:12 pmSat 11:20 amSat 4:16 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 6:45 pmSun 6:32 amSun 12:38 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dover.

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