Sunrise and Sunset in Wilmington, 2026
Day length at Wilmington runs from 9 h 21 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 00 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 | 7:23 AM | 4:49 PM | 9 h 26 min | 7:21 AM | 5:02 PM | 9 h 41 min |
| February | 7:10 AM | 5:22 PM | 10 h 12 min | 6:55 AM | 5:39 PM | 10 h 44 min |
| March | 6:35 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 19 min | 7:14 AM | 7:09 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 6:46 AM | 7:26 PM | 12 h 40 min | 6:25 AM | 7:40 PM | 13 h 15 min |
| May | 6:03 AM | 7:57 PM | 13 h 54 min | 5:48 AM | 8:10 PM | 14 h 22 min |
| June | 5:36 AM | 8:24 PM | 14 h 48 min | 5:34 AM | 8:32 PM | 14 h 58 min |
| July | 5:38 AM | 8:34 PM | 14 h 56 min | 5:47 AM | 8:29 PM | 14 h 42 min |
| August | 6:01 AM | 8:15 PM | 14 h 14 min | 6:14 AM | 7:58 PM | 13 h 44 min |
| September | 6:30 AM | 7:33 PM | 13 h 03 min | 6:43 AM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| October | 6:58 AM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 46 min | 7:12 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 h 11 min |
| November | 6:31 AM | 5:00 PM | 10 h 29 min | 6:47 AM | 4:46 PM | 9 h 59 min |
| December | 7:04 AM | 4:38 PM | 9 h 34 min | 7:16 AM | 4:39 PM | 9 h 23 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Wilmington'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.