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Dover, Delaware, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

6:41 am – 7:29 pm
12 hours, 48 minutes

Current Time: Apr 4, 2025 at 2:31:33 pm
Sun Direction: 216.14° SW
Sun Altitude: 51.52°
Sun Distance: 92.982 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2025 10:42 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:41 am 82° East
Sunset Today: 7:29 pm 279° West
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2025 Sun Graph for Dover

December 2025 — Sun in Dover

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:02 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:36:57−1:125:27 am6:14 pm5:59 am5:42 pm6:33 am5:09 pm11:51 am (29.0°)91.656
27:03 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:35:48−1:095:28 am6:14 pm6:00 am5:42 pm6:34 am5:09 pm11:51 am (28.8°)91.641
37:04 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:34:42−1:065:29 am6:14 pm6:01 am5:42 pm6:34 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.7°)91.627
47:05 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:33:39−1:025:30 am6:14 pm6:02 am5:42 pm6:35 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.5°)91.613
57:06 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:32:39−0:595:30 am6:14 pm6:03 am5:42 pm6:36 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.4°)91.600
67:07 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:31:43−0:565:31 am6:14 pm6:04 am5:42 pm6:37 am5:08 pm11:53 am (28.3°)91.587
77:08 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:30:50−0:525:32 am6:14 pm6:04 am5:42 pm6:38 am5:08 pm11:53 am (28.2°)91.575
87:09 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:30:01−0:495:33 am6:14 pm6:05 am5:42 pm6:39 am5:08 pm11:54 am (28.1°)91.563
97:09 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:29:15−0:465:34 am6:15 pm6:06 am5:42 pm6:39 am5:09 pm11:54 am (28.0°)91.552
107:10 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:28:32−0:425:34 am6:15 pm6:07 am5:42 pm6:40 am5:09 pm11:55 am (27.9°)91.541
117:11 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:27:53−0:385:35 am6:15 pm6:08 am5:42 pm6:41 am5:09 pm11:55 am (27.8°)91.531
127:12 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:27:18−0:355:36 am6:15 pm6:08 am5:43 pm6:42 am5:09 pm11:55 am (27.7°)91.521
137:13 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:26:46−0:315:36 am6:15 pm6:09 am5:43 pm6:42 am5:09 pm11:56 am (27.7°)91.511
147:13 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:26:18−0:275:37 am6:16 pm6:10 am5:43 pm6:43 am5:10 pm11:56 am (27.6°)91.502
157:14 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:25:54−0:245:38 am6:16 pm6:10 am5:44 pm6:44 am5:10 pm11:57 am (27.6°)91.494
167:15 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:25:33−0:205:38 am6:16 pm6:11 am5:44 pm6:45 am5:10 pm11:57 am (27.5°)91.486
177:15 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:25:16−0:165:39 am6:17 pm6:12 am5:44 pm6:45 am5:11 pm11:58 am (27.5°)91.478
187:16 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:25:03−0:125:39 am6:17 pm6:12 am5:45 pm6:46 am5:11 pm11:58 am (27.5°)91.470
197:16 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:24:54−0:095:40 am6:18 pm6:13 am5:45 pm6:46 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.4°)91.463
207:17 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:24:49−0:055:41 am6:18 pm6:13 am5:46 pm6:47 am5:12 pm11:59 am (27.4°)91.456
217:17 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:24:47−0:015:41 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:46 pm6:47 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.4°)91.450
227:18 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:24:50+0:025:42 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:47 pm6:48 am5:13 pm12:00 pm (27.4°)91.443
237:18 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:24:56+0:065:42 am6:20 pm6:15 am5:47 pm6:48 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.4°)91.438
247:19 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:25:05+0:095:43 am6:20 pm6:15 am5:48 pm6:49 am5:14 pm12:01 pm (27.5°)91.432
257:19 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:25:19+0:135:43 am6:21 pm6:16 am5:48 pm6:49 am5:15 pm12:02 pm (27.5°)91.427
267:20 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:25:37+0:175:43 am6:21 pm6:16 am5:49 pm6:50 am5:15 pm12:02 pm (27.5°)91.422
277:20 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:25:58+0:215:44 am6:22 pm6:16 am5:50 pm6:50 am5:16 pm12:03 pm (27.6°)91.418
287:20 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:26:23+0:245:44 am6:23 pm6:17 am5:50 pm6:50 am5:17 pm12:03 pm (27.6°)91.414
297:20 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:26:52+0:285:44 am6:23 pm6:17 am5:51 pm6:50 am5:17 pm12:04 pm (27.7°)91.411
307:21 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:27:24+0:325:45 am6:24 pm6:17 am5:52 pm6:51 am5:18 pm12:04 pm (27.8°)91.409
317:21 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:28:00+0:365:45 am6:25 pm6:17 am5:52 pm6:51 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.8°)91.406
* All times are local time for Dover. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Dover is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 31 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 7.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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