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Dover, Delaware, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

5:55 am – 8:02 pm
14 hours, 7 minutes

Current Time: May 8, 2025 at 8:57:31 am
Sun Direction: 94.78° E
Sun Altitude: 33.70°
Sun Distance: 93.821 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2025 10:42 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:55 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:02 pm 293° Northwest
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2026 Sun Graph for Dover

December 2026 — Sun in Dover

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:02 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:37:15−1:135:27 am6:14 pm5:59 am5:42 pm6:32 am5:09 pm11:51 am (29.0°)91.662
27:03 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:36:05−1:105:28 am6:14 pm6:00 am5:42 pm6:33 am5:09 pm11:51 am (28.8°)91.648
37:04 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:34:58−1:065:29 am6:14 pm6:01 am5:42 pm6:34 am5:08 pm11:51 am (28.7°)91.634
47:05 am (118°)4:39 pm (241°)9:33:54−1:035:29 am6:14 pm6:02 am5:42 pm6:35 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.6°)91.620
57:06 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:32:54−1:005:30 am6:14 pm6:03 am5:42 pm6:36 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.4°)91.607
67:07 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:31:57−0:575:31 am6:14 pm6:03 am5:42 pm6:37 am5:08 pm11:53 am (28.3°)91.595
77:08 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:31:03−0:535:32 am6:14 pm6:04 am5:42 pm6:38 am5:08 pm11:53 am (28.2°)91.582
87:08 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:30:12−0:505:33 am6:14 pm6:05 am5:42 pm6:39 am5:08 pm11:54 am (28.1°)91.570
97:09 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:29:25−0:465:33 am6:14 pm6:06 am5:42 pm6:39 am5:09 pm11:54 am (28.0°)91.558
107:10 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:28:42−0:435:34 am6:15 pm6:07 am5:42 pm6:40 am5:09 pm11:54 am (27.9°)91.546
117:11 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:28:02−0:395:35 am6:15 pm6:07 am5:42 pm6:41 am5:09 pm11:55 am (27.8°)91.535
127:12 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:27:26−0:365:36 am6:15 pm6:08 am5:43 pm6:42 am5:09 pm11:55 am (27.8°)91.524
137:12 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:26:54−0:325:36 am6:15 pm6:09 am5:43 pm6:42 am5:09 pm11:56 am (27.7°)91.514
147:13 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:26:25−0:285:37 am6:16 pm6:09 am5:43 pm6:43 am5:10 pm11:56 am (27.6°)91.504
157:14 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:25:59−0:255:38 am6:16 pm6:10 am5:43 pm6:44 am5:10 pm11:57 am (27.6°)91.494
167:14 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:25:38−0:215:38 am6:16 pm6:11 am5:44 pm6:44 am5:10 pm11:57 am (27.5°)91.484
177:15 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:25:20−0:175:39 am6:17 pm6:11 am5:44 pm6:45 am5:11 pm11:58 am (27.5°)91.475
187:16 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:25:07−0:135:39 am6:17 pm6:12 am5:45 pm6:46 am5:11 pm11:58 am (27.5°)91.467
197:16 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:24:56−0:105:40 am6:18 pm6:13 am5:45 pm6:46 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.5°)91.459
207:17 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:24:50−0:065:40 am6:18 pm6:13 am5:45 pm6:47 am5:12 pm11:59 am (27.4°)91.452
217:17 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:24:48−0:025:41 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:46 pm6:47 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.4°)91.445
227:18 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:24:49+0:015:41 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:46 pm6:48 am5:13 pm12:00 pm (27.4°)91.438
237:18 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:24:54+0:055:42 am6:20 pm6:15 am5:47 pm6:48 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.4°)91.433
247:19 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:25:03+0:085:42 am6:20 pm6:15 am5:48 pm6:49 am5:14 pm12:01 pm (27.5°)91.427
257:19 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:25:16+0:125:43 am6:21 pm6:15 am5:48 pm6:49 am5:14 pm12:02 pm (27.5°)91.423
267:19 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:25:32+0:165:43 am6:21 pm6:16 am5:49 pm6:49 am5:15 pm12:02 pm (27.5°)91.419
277:20 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:25:53+0:205:44 am6:22 pm6:16 am5:49 pm6:50 am5:16 pm12:03 pm (27.6°)91.416
287:20 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:26:17+0:245:44 am6:23 pm6:16 am5:50 pm6:50 am5:16 pm12:03 pm (27.6°)91.413
297:20 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:26:44+0:275:44 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°)9:27:16+0:315:45 am6:24 pm6:17 am5:51 pm6:51 am5:18 pm12:04 pm (27.7°)91.409
317:21 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:27:51+0:355:45 am6:25 pm6:17 am5:52 pm6:51 am5:19 pm12:05 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.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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