Sunrise and Sunset in Dover, 2026
Day length at Dover runs from 9 h 24 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 56 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:22 AM | 4:50 PM | 9 h 28 min | 7:20 AM | 5:04 PM | 9 h 44 min |
| February | 7:09 AM | 5:23 PM | 10 h 14 min | 6:54 AM | 5:39 PM | 10 h 45 min |
| March | 6:35 AM | 5:55 PM | 11 h 20 min | 7:13 AM | 7:09 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| April | 6:46 AM | 7:26 PM | 12 h 40 min | 6:25 AM | 7:40 PM | 13 h 15 min |
| May | 6:04 AM | 7:55 PM | 13 h 51 min | 5:49 AM | 8:09 PM | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 5:38 AM | 8:22 PM | 14 h 44 min | 5:35 AM | 8:30 PM | 14 h 55 min |
| July | 5:40 AM | 8:32 PM | 14 h 52 min | 5:48 AM | 8:27 PM | 14 h 39 min |
| August | 6:03 AM | 8:14 PM | 14 h 11 min | 6:15 AM | 7:57 PM | 13 h 42 min |
| September | 6:31 AM | 7:33 PM | 13 h 02 min | 6:43 AM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 27 min |
| October | 6:58 AM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 47 min | 7:12 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 h 11 min |
| November | 6:30 AM | 5:01 PM | 10 h 31 min | 6:45 AM | 4:48 PM | 10 h 03 min |
| December | 7:02 AM | 4:40 PM | 9 h 38 min | 7:14 AM | 4:40 PM | 9 h 26 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Dover's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 23
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 9, December 8
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.