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

Moon: 71.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 12:39:02 am
Sunrise Today: 7:20 am 104° East
Sunset Today: 6:12 pm 256° West
Moonrise Today: 10:21 pm 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:28 pm 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 52 minutes (-2m 26s)
Location of WilmingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wilmington

Time:12:39 am
Altitude:-61.4°
Direction:356° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 51m 42s (Oct 22, 2024)

2 minutes, 26 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

1 hour, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wilmington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:50 am
Astro. Twilight5:50 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight6:21 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight6:52 am – 7:20 am
Daylight7:20 am – 6:12 pm
Civil Twilight6:12 pm – 6:39 pm
Nautical Twilight6:39 pm – 7:11 pm
Astro. Twilight7:11 pm – 7:42 pm
Night7:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wilmington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 227:20 am6:12 pm10:51:42−2:2612:46 pm (38.9°)92.493
Oct 237:21 am6:10 pm10:49:17−2:2512:46 pm (38.5°)92.468
Oct 247:22 am6:09 pm10:46:51−2:2512:46 pm (38.2°)92.443
Oct 257:23 am6:08 pm10:44:27−2:2412:46 pm (37.8°)92.418
Oct 267:24 am6:06 pm10:42:04−2:2312:46 pm (37.5°)92.393
Oct 277:25 am6:05 pm10:39:41−2:2212:45 pm (37.2°)92.369
Oct 287:26 am6:04 pm10:37:20−2:2112:45 pm (36.8°)92.345
* 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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-1:28 pm10:21 pm5:24 am(78.6°)235,79669.9%
Oct 23-2:15 pm11:27 pm6:21 am(77.1°)239,79859.4%
Oct 24-2:51 pm-7:15 am(74.0°)243,45748.8%
Oct 2512:34 am3:21 pm-8:03 am(69.9°)246,57338.6%
Oct 261:38 am3:45 pm-8:47 am(64.9°)249,03329.1%
Oct 272:40 am4:06 pm-9:29 am(59.4°)250,79920.6%
Oct 283:40 am4:26 pm-10:08 am(53.7°)251,88613.3%
* 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, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:35 amTue 6:44 pmTue 1:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 10:28 amTue 7:53 pmTue 3:10 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 11:23 pmTue 2:07 pmTue 6:45 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 8:55 pmTue 11:40 amTue 4:18 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:22 pmWed 3:28 amTue 9:55 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 7:24 pmTue 9:42 amTue 2:33 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:52 pmWed 4:42 amTue 10:47 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Wilmington.

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