Sunset and sunrise times in Philadelphia, United States
In Philadelphia, United States the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 6:28 pm and rises at 7:05 am. Daylight lasts 11h 22m; evening golden hour runs from 5:52 pm to 6:45 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:38 am
- Sunrise
- 7:05 am
- Solar noon
- 12:47 pm
- Sunset
- 6:28 pm
- Last light
- 6:55 pm
- Day length
- 11h 22m
18h 26m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:52 pm – 6:45 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:45 pm – 6:55 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 43.2°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 7:11 am / 6:19 pm
The sun sets at 262° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 7:06 am Sunset 6:27 pm Golden hour 5:50 pm – 6:43 pm Day length 11h 20m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Philadelphia is
- Coordinates
- 39.9524° N, 75.1636° W
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Current offset
- UTC-04:00
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Population
- 1,573,916
Sunrise and sunset in Philadelphia, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:29 am | 6:56 am | 12:50 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:09 pm | 11h 46m | −2:36 | 6:07 pm–6:59 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:30 am | 6:57 am | 12:49 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 43m | −2:36 | 6:05 pm–6:57 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:31 am | 6:58 am | 12:49 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 40m | −2:36 | 6:03 pm–6:56 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Sun 4 | 6:32 am | 6:59 am | 12:49 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:05 pm | 11h 38m | −2:36 | 6:02 pm–6:54 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Mon 5 | 6:33 am | 7:00 am | 12:49 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 35m | −2:36 | 6:00 pm–6:53 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Tue 6 | 6:34 am | 7:01 am | 12:48 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 33m | −2:35 | 5:58 pm–6:51 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:35 am | 7:02 am | 12:48 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 30m | −2:35 | 5:57 pm–6:49 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Thu 8 | 6:36 am | 7:03 am | 12:48 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:58 pm | 11h 27m | −2:35 | 5:55 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:37 am | 7:04 am | 12:47 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 25m | −2:35 | 5:53 pm–6:46 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:38 am | 7:05 am | 12:47 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 22m | −2:34 | 5:52 pm–6:45 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:39 am | 7:06 am | 12:47 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:54 pm | 11h 20m | −2:34 | 5:50 pm–6:43 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:40 am | 7:07 am | 12:47 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 17m | −2:34 | 5:49 pm–6:42 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:41 am | 7:09 am | 12:46 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:51 pm | 11h 15m | −2:33 | 5:47 pm–6:40 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:42 am | 7:10 am | 12:46 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:49 pm | 11h 12m | −2:33 | 5:45 pm–6:39 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:43 am | 7:11 am | 12:46 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 9m | −2:32 | 5:44 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:44 am | 7:12 am | 12:46 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 11h 7m | −2:32 | 5:42 pm–6:36 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 6:45 am | 7:13 am | 12:45 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:45 pm | 11h 4m | −2:31 | 5:41 pm–6:34 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 6:46 am | 7:14 am | 12:45 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:44 pm | 11h 2m | −2:31 | 5:39 pm–6:33 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Mon 19 | 6:47 am | 7:15 am | 12:45 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:42 pm | 10h 59m | −2:30 | 5:38 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 6:48 am | 7:16 am | 12:45 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:41 pm | 10h 57m | −2:30 | 5:36 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 6:49 am | 7:17 am | 12:45 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:39 pm | 10h 54m | −2:29 | 5:35 pm–6:29 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 6:51 am | 7:18 am | 12:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:38 pm | 10h 52m | −2:28 | 5:33 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:52 am | 7:19 am | 12:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:37 pm | 10h 49m | −2:28 | 5:32 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 6:53 am | 7:20 am | 12:44 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:35 pm | 10h 47m | −2:27 | 5:30 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:54 am | 7:21 am | 12:44 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:34 pm | 10h 45m | −2:26 | 5:29 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 6:55 am | 7:22 am | 12:44 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:33 pm | 10h 42m | −2:25 | 5:27 pm–6:22 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:56 am | 7:24 am | 12:44 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:32 pm | 10h 40m | −2:24 | 5:26 pm–6:21 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:57 am | 7:25 am | 12:44 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:30 pm | 10h 37m | −2:23 | 5:25 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:58 am | 7:26 am | 12:44 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 35m | −2:22 | 5:23 pm–6:18 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 6:59 am | 7:27 am | 12:44 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:28 pm | 10h 33m | −2:21 | 5:22 pm–6:17 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Sat 31 | 7:00 am | 7:28 am | 12:44 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:27 pm | 10h 30m | −2:20 | 5:21 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 65% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:26 am | 5:58 am | 6:56 am | 6:42 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:12 pm | 12h 14m | 46.7° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:27 am | 5:59 am | 6:57 am | 6:41 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:11 pm | 12h 17m | 46.3° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:28 am | 6:00 am | 6:58 am | 6:39 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:09 pm | 12h 20m | 45.9° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:29 am | 6:01 am | 6:59 am | 6:38 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:07 pm | 12h 22m | 45.5° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:30 am | 6:02 am | 7:00 am | 6:36 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:06 pm | 12h 25m | 45.1° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:31 am | 6:03 am | 7:01 am | 6:34 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 27m | 44.7° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:32 am | 6:04 am | 7:02 am | 6:33 pm | 7:31 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 30m | 44.4° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:34 am | 6:05 am | 7:03 am | 6:31 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 33m | 44.0° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:35 am | 6:06 am | 7:04 am | 6:30 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 35m | 43.6° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:36 am | 6:07 am | 7:05 am | 6:28 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 38m | 43.2° | 262° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:37 am | 6:08 am | 7:06 am | 6:27 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 40m | 42.8° | 261° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:38 am | 6:09 am | 7:07 am | 6:25 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 43m | 42.5° | 261° W |
| Tue 13 | 5:39 am | 6:10 am | 7:09 am | 6:24 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 46m | 42.1° | 260° W |
| Wed 14 | 5:40 am | 6:11 am | 7:10 am | 6:22 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 48m | 41.7° | 260° W |
| Thu 15 | 5:41 am | 6:12 am | 7:11 am | 6:21 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:50 pm | 12h 51m | 41.3° | 259° W |
| Fri 16 | 5:42 am | 6:13 am | 7:12 am | 6:19 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 53m | 41.0° | 259° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 5:43 am | 6:14 am | 7:13 am | 6:18 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 56m | 40.6° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 5:44 am | 6:15 am | 7:14 am | 6:16 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 58m | 40.3° | 258° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 5:45 am | 6:16 am | 7:15 am | 6:15 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm | 13h 1m | 39.9° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 5:46 am | 6:17 am | 7:16 am | 6:13 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:44 pm | 13h 3m | 39.5° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 5:47 am | 6:18 am | 7:17 am | 6:12 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:42 pm | 13h 6m | 39.2° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 5:48 am | 6:19 am | 7:18 am | 6:10 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:41 pm | 13h 8m | 38.8° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 5:49 am | 6:20 am | 7:19 am | 6:09 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:40 pm | 13h 11m | 38.5° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 5:50 am | 6:21 am | 7:20 am | 6:08 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:38 pm | 13h 13m | 38.1° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 5:51 am | 6:22 am | 7:21 am | 6:06 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:37 pm | 13h 16m | 37.8° | 255° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 5:52 am | 6:23 am | 7:22 am | 6:05 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:36 pm | 13h 18m | 37.4° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 5:53 am | 6:24 am | 7:24 am | 6:04 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:35 pm | 13h 20m | 37.1° | 254° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 5:54 am | 6:25 am | 7:25 am | 6:03 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:34 pm | 13h 23m | 36.8° | 253° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 5:55 am | 6:26 am | 7:26 am | 6:01 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:32 pm | 13h 25m | 36.4° | 253° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 5:56 am | 6:27 am | 7:27 am | 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:31 pm | 13h 28m | 36.1° | 252° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 5:57 am | 6:28 am | 7:28 am | 5:59 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:30 pm | 13h 30m | 35.8° | 252° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 11:44 am | 4:58 pm | 5:26 pm | 10h 28m | −2:19 | 4:19 pm–5:15 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Mon 2 | 6:02 am | 6:30 am | 11:44 am | 4:57 pm | 5:25 pm | 10h 26m | −2:18 | 4:18 pm–5:14 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Tue 3 | 6:03 am | 6:31 am | 11:44 am | 4:55 pm | 5:24 pm | 10h 23m | −2:17 | 4:17 pm–5:13 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Wed 4 | 6:04 am | 6:33 am | 11:44 am | 4:54 pm | 5:23 pm | 10h 21m | −2:16 | 4:16 pm–5:12 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Thu 5 | 6:05 am | 6:34 am | 11:44 am | 4:53 pm | 5:21 pm | 10h 19m | −2:14 | 4:14 pm–5:11 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Fri 6 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 11:44 am | 4:52 pm | 5:20 pm | 10h 17m | −2:13 | 4:13 pm–5:10 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Sat 7 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 11:44 am | 4:51 pm | 5:20 pm | 10h 15m | −2:11 | 4:12 pm–5:09 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 11:44 am | 4:50 pm | 5:19 pm | 10h 12m | −2:10 | 4:11 pm–5:08 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 6:10 am | 6:38 am | 11:44 am | 4:49 pm | 5:18 pm | 10h 10m | −2:08 | 4:10 pm–5:07 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 6:11 am | 6:40 am | 11:44 am | 4:48 pm | 5:17 pm | 10h 8m | −2:07 | 4:09 pm–5:06 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 6:12 am | 6:41 am | 11:44 am | 4:47 pm | 5:16 pm | 10h 6m | −2:05 | 4:08 pm–5:05 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Thu 12 | 6:13 am | 6:42 am | 11:44 am | 4:46 pm | 5:15 pm | 10h 4m | −2:03 | 4:07 pm–5:04 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Fri 13 | 6:14 am | 6:43 am | 11:44 am | 4:45 pm | 5:14 pm | 10h 2m | −2:01 | 4:06 pm–5:03 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 6:15 am | 6:44 am | 11:45 am | 4:45 pm | 5:14 pm | 10h 0m | −1:59 | 4:05 pm–5:02 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Sun 15 | 6:16 am | 6:45 am | 11:45 am | 4:44 pm | 5:13 pm | 9h 58m | −1:57 | 4:04 pm–5:02 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Mon 16 | 6:17 am | 6:46 am | 11:45 am | 4:43 pm | 5:12 pm | 9h 56m | −1:55 | 4:03 pm–5:01 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Tue 17 | 6:18 am | 6:48 am | 11:45 am | 4:42 pm | 5:11 pm | 9h 54m | −1:53 | 4:02 pm–5:00 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Wed 18 | 6:20 am | 6:49 am | 11:45 am | 4:42 pm | 5:11 pm | 9h 52m | −1:51 | 4:01 pm–5:00 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Thu 19 | 6:21 am | 6:50 am | 11:46 am | 4:41 pm | 5:10 pm | 9h 51m | −1:49 | 4:00 pm–4:59 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Fri 20 | 6:22 am | 6:51 am | 11:46 am | 4:40 pm | 5:10 pm | 9h 49m | −1:46 | 4:00 pm–4:58 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Sat 21 | 6:23 am | 6:52 am | 11:46 am | 4:40 pm | 5:09 pm | 9h 47m | −1:44 | 3:59 pm–4:58 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Sun 22 | 6:24 am | 6:53 am | 11:46 am | 4:39 pm | 5:09 pm | 9h 45m | −1:41 | 3:58 pm–4:57 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 6:25 am | 6:54 am | 11:47 am | 4:39 pm | 5:08 pm | 9h 44m | −1:39 | 3:57 pm–4:57 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:26 am | 6:55 am | 11:47 am | 4:38 pm | 5:08 pm | 9h 42m | −1:36 | 3:57 pm–4:56 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:27 am | 6:57 am | 11:47 am | 4:38 pm | 5:07 pm | 9h 41m | −1:34 | 3:56 pm–4:56 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:28 am | 6:58 am | 11:48 am | 4:37 pm | 5:07 pm | 9h 39m | −1:31 | 3:56 pm–4:55 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:29 am | 6:59 am | 11:48 am | 4:37 pm | 5:06 pm | 9h 38m | −1:28 | 3:55 pm–4:55 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Sat 28 | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 11:48 am | 4:36 pm | 5:06 pm | 9h 36m | −1:25 | 3:55 pm–4:55 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Sun 29 | 6:31 am | 7:01 am | 11:49 am | 4:36 pm | 5:06 pm | 9h 35m | −1:22 | 3:54 pm–4:54 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Mon 30 | 6:32 am | 7:02 am | 11:49 am | 4:36 pm | 5:06 pm | 9h 33m | −1:19 | 3:54 pm–4:54 pm | 🌖 58% |
Longest and shortest day in Philadelphia
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 19m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 40m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:35 pm on 7 December; the latest is 8:33 pm on 27 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:31 am on 14 June to 6:29 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Philadelphia different
Light lingers for 27 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 40°N buys you.
The shallow approach angle at 40° stretches this evening's golden hour to 53 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 63° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across October the sunset moves 44 minutes earlier, averaging about 87 seconds a day.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 4:58 pm instead of 5:59 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Philadelphia
Arrive by 5:37 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:52 pm and the sun is down by 6:28 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:45 pm and runs to 6:55 pm, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Philadelphia today?
The sun sets in Philadelphia at 6:28 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Philadelphia?
It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 6:55 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Philadelphia?
Evening golden hour runs 5:52 pm to 6:45 pm today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Philadelphia covers the morning window and the coming week.