Daylight
5:41 am – 8:17 pm
14 hours, 36 minutes
| Current Time: | May 25, 2025 at 4:42:47 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | 266.24° W↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 39.27° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.161 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2025 10:42 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:41 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:17 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
2026 Sun Graph for Dover
December 2026 — Sun in Dover
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| 2026 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:37:15 | −1:13 | 5:27 am | 6:14 pm | 5:59 am | 5:42 pm | 6:32 am | 5:09 pm | 11:51 am (29.0°) | 91.662 |
| 2 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:36:05 | −1:10 | 5:28 am | 6:14 pm | 6:00 am | 5:42 pm | 6:33 am | 5:09 pm | 11:51 am (28.8°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:34:58 | −1:06 | 5:29 am | 6:14 pm | 6:01 am | 5:42 pm | 6:34 am | 5:08 pm | 11:51 am (28.7°) | 91.634 |
| 4 | 7:05 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:54 | −1:03 | 5:29 am | 6:14 pm | 6:02 am | 5:42 pm | 6:35 am | 5:08 pm | 11:52 am (28.6°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:54 | −1:00 | 5:30 am | 6:14 pm | 6:03 am | 5:42 pm | 6:36 am | 5:08 pm | 11:52 am (28.4°) | 91.607 |
| 6 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:57 | −0:57 | 5:31 am | 6:14 pm | 6:03 am | 5:42 pm | 6:37 am | 5:08 pm | 11:53 am (28.3°) | 91.595 |
| 7 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:03 | −0:53 | 5:32 am | 6:14 pm | 6:04 am | 5:42 pm | 6:38 am | 5:08 pm | 11:53 am (28.2°) | 91.582 |
| 8 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:12 | −0:50 | 5:33 am | 6:14 pm | 6:05 am | 5:42 pm | 6:39 am | 5:08 pm | 11:54 am (28.1°) | 91.570 |
| 9 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:25 | −0:46 | 5:33 am | 6:14 pm | 6:06 am | 5:42 pm | 6:39 am | 5:09 pm | 11:54 am (28.0°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:42 | −0:43 | 5:34 am | 6:15 pm | 6:07 am | 5:42 pm | 6:40 am | 5:09 pm | 11:54 am (27.9°) | 91.546 |
| 11 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:02 | −0:39 | 5:35 am | 6:15 pm | 6:07 am | 5:42 pm | 6:41 am | 5:09 pm | 11:55 am (27.8°) | 91.535 |
| 12 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:26 | −0:36 | 5:36 am | 6:15 pm | 6:08 am | 5:43 pm | 6:42 am | 5:09 pm | 11:55 am (27.8°) | 91.524 |
| 13 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:54 | −0:32 | 5:36 am | 6:15 pm | 6:09 am | 5:43 pm | 6:42 am | 5:09 pm | 11:56 am (27.7°) | 91.514 |
| 14 | 7:13 am ↑ (120°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:25 | −0:28 | 5:37 am | 6:16 pm | 6:09 am | 5:43 pm | 6:43 am | 5:10 pm | 11:56 am (27.6°) | 91.504 |
| 15 | 7:14 am ↑ (120°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:59 | −0:25 | 5:38 am | 6:16 pm | 6:10 am | 5:43 pm | 6:44 am | 5:10 pm | 11:57 am (27.6°) | 91.494 |
| 16 | 7:14 am ↑ (120°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:38 | −0:21 | 5:38 am | 6:16 pm | 6:11 am | 5:44 pm | 6:44 am | 5:10 pm | 11:57 am (27.5°) | 91.484 |
| 17 | 7:15 am ↑ (120°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:20 | −0:17 | 5:39 am | 6:17 pm | 6:11 am | 5:44 pm | 6:45 am | 5:11 pm | 11:58 am (27.5°) | 91.475 |
| 18 | 7:16 am ↑ (120°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:07 | −0:13 | 5:39 am | 6:17 pm | 6:12 am | 5:45 pm | 6:46 am | 5:11 pm | 11:58 am (27.5°) | 91.467 |
| 19 | 7:16 am ↑ (120°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:56 | −0:10 | 5:40 am | 6:18 pm | 6:13 am | 5:45 pm | 6:46 am | 5:11 pm | 11:59 am (27.5°) | 91.459 |
| 20 | 7:17 am ↑ (120°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:50 | −0:06 | 5:40 am | 6:18 pm | 6:13 am | 5:45 pm | 6:47 am | 5:12 pm | 11:59 am (27.4°) | 91.452 |
| 21 | 7:17 am ↑ (120°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:48 | −0:02 | 5:41 am | 6:19 pm | 6:14 am | 5:46 pm | 6:47 am | 5:12 pm | 12:00 pm (27.4°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:18 am ↑ (120°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:49 | +0:01 | 5:41 am | 6:19 pm | 6:14 am | 5:46 pm | 6:48 am | 5:13 pm | 12:00 pm (27.4°) | 91.438 |
| 23 | 7:18 am ↑ (120°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:54 | +0:05 | 5:42 am | 6:20 pm | 6:15 am | 5:47 pm | 6:48 am | 5:13 pm | 12:01 pm (27.4°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:03 | +0:08 | 5:42 am | 6:20 pm | 6:15 am | 5:48 pm | 6:49 am | 5:14 pm | 12:01 pm (27.5°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:16 | +0:12 | 5:43 am | 6:21 pm | 6:15 am | 5:48 pm | 6:49 am | 5:14 pm | 12:02 pm (27.5°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:32 | +0:16 | 5:43 am | 6:21 pm | 6:16 am | 5:49 pm | 6:49 am | 5:15 pm | 12:02 pm (27.5°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:53 | +0:20 | 5:44 am | 6:22 pm | 6:16 am | 5:49 pm | 6:50 am | 5:16 pm | 12:03 pm (27.6°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:17 | +0:24 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:16 am | 5:50 pm | 6:50 am | 5:16 pm | 12:03 pm (27.6°) | 91.413 |
| 29 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:44 | +0:27 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:17 am | 5:51 pm | 6:50 am | 5:17 pm | 12:04 pm (27.7°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:21 am ↑ (120°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:16 | +0:31 | 5:45 am | 6:24 pm | 6:17 am | 5:51 pm | 6:51 am | 5:18 pm | 12:04 pm (27.7°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 7:21 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:51 | +0:35 | 5:45 am | 6:25 pm | 6:17 am | 5:52 pm | 6:51 am | 5:19 pm | 12:05 pm (27.8°) | 91.408 |
| * 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 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. 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.
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