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

Moon: 61.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 26, 2024 at 10:23:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:28 pm 78° East
Moonset Today: 11:57 am 278° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 24 minutes (-1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Wilmington

Time:10:23 pm
Altitude:-19.6°
Direction:318° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 24m 16s (Jul 26, 2024)

1 minute, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 25, 2024)

5 hours, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wilmington Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:05 am
Astro. Twilight4:05 am – 4:47 am
Nautical Twilight4:47 am – 5:25 am
Civil Twilight5:25 am – 5:56 am
Daylight5:56 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight8:20 pm – 8:51 pm
Nautical Twilight8:51 pm – 9:29 pm
Astro. Twilight9:29 pm – 10:10 pm
Night10:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 265:56 am8:20 pm14:24:16−1:461:08 pm (69.5°)94.403
Jul 275:57 am8:19 pm14:22:27−1:481:08 pm (69.2°)94.393
Jul 285:58 am8:18 pm14:20:36−1:501:08 pm (69.0°)94.384
Jul 295:59 am8:17 pm14:18:44−1:521:08 pm (68.8°)94.374
Jul 305:59 am8:16 pm14:16:49−1:541:08 pm (68.5°)94.364
Jul 316:00 am8:15 pm14:14:53−1:561:08 pm (68.3°)94.353
Aug 16:01 am8:14 pm14:12:55−1:581:08 pm (68.0°)94.342
* 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
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 26-11:57 am11:28 pm5:24 am(54.3°)228,30669.5%
Jul 27-1:11 pm11:55 pm6:13 am(61.1°)229,90658.0%
Jul 28-2:25 pm-7:03 am(67.3°)231,83746.3%
Jul 2912:26 am3:38 pm-7:56 am(72.4°)233,96434.9%
Jul 301:03 am4:49 pm-8:52 am(76.1°)236,18924.5%
Jul 311:48 am5:54 pm-9:49 am(78.2°)238,44815.6%
Aug 12:42 am6:50 pm-10:47 am(78.4°)240,7028.5%
* 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, Fri, Jul 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:15 amSat 9:21 pmSat 2:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 7:09 amSat 9:08 pmSat 2:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 1:35 amSat 4:05 pmSat 8:50 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 2:08 amSat 4:48 pmSat 9:28 amFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 10:17 pmSun 9:38 amSun 3:58 amGreat visibility
UranusSat 1:08 amSat 3:26 pmSat 8:17 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 10:43 pmSat 10:38 amSat 4:41 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Wilmington.

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