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

Moon: 58.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 17, 2025 at 3:15:39 am
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:27 pm 299° Northwest
Moonset Today: 1:09 pm 284° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 39 minutes (-1m 24s)
Location of WilmingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wilmington

Time:3:15 am
Altitude:-22.3°
Direction:32° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 39m 14s (Jul 17, 2025)

1 minute, 24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 16, 2025)

5 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

20 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wilmington Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:53 am
Astro. Twilight3:53 am – 4:37 am
Nautical Twilight4:37 am – 5:17 am
Civil Twilight5:17 am – 5:48 am
Daylight5:48 am – 8:27 pm
Civil Twilight8:27 pm – 8:59 pm
Nautical Twilight8:59 pm – 9:38 pm
Astro. Twilight9:38 pm – 10:22 pm
Night10:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 175:48 am8:27 pm14:39:14−1:241:08 pm (71.3°)94.469
Jul 185:49 am8:27 pm14:37:46−1:271:08 pm (71.1°)94.464
Jul 195:50 am8:26 pm14:36:17−1:291:08 pm (71.0°)94.458
Jul 205:51 am8:25 pm14:34:44−1:321:08 pm (70.8°)94.452
Jul 215:51 am8:24 pm14:33:09−1:341:08 pm (70.6°)94.445
Jul 225:52 am8:24 pm14:31:32−1:371:08 pm (70.4°)94.438
Jul 235:53 am8:23 pm14:29:53−1:391:08 pm (70.2°)94.431
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Wilmington - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 17-1:09 pm-6:20 am(58.7°)230,75356.9%
Jul 1812:10 am2:23 pm-7:10 am(65.2°)229,68845.1%
Jul 1912:40 am3:40 pm-8:03 am(70.9°)228,96533.4%
Jul 201:16 am4:56 pm-9:01 am(75.2°)228,68922.6%
Jul 212:02 am6:09 pm-10:03 am(77.9°)228,96313.3%
Jul 223:00 am7:12 pm-11:06 am(78.5°)229,8656.2%
Jul 234:07 am8:03 pm-12:09 pm(77.0°)231,4291.8%
* 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, Jul 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:40 amThu 9:14 pmThu 2:27 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 2:56 amThu 5:27 pmThu 10:11 amGood visibility
MarsThu 10:13 amThu 10:55 pmThu 4:34 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 4:31 amThu 7:22 pmThu 11:56 amAverage visibility
SaturnWed 11:33 pmThu 11:28 amThu 5:31 amGreat visibility
UranusThu 2:00 amThu 4:25 pmThu 9:12 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 11:29 pmThu 11:30 amThu 5:30 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Wilmington.

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