Sunset and sunrise times in Philadelphia, United States
In Philadelphia, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:42 pm and rises at 6:21 am. Daylight lasts 13h 20m; evening golden hour runs from 7:06 pm to 8:00 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:53 am
- Sunrise
- 6:21 am
- Solar noon
- 1:02 pm
- Sunset
- 7:42 pm
- Last light
- 8:10 pm
- Day length
- 13h 20m
5h 22m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 7:06 pm – 8:00 pm
- Blue hour
- 8:00 pm – 8:10 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 60.6°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:32 pm / 3:30 am
The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:22 am Sunset 7:41 pm Golden hour 7:05 pm – 7:58 pm Day length 13h 18m vs today 2 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:28 am | 5:59 am | 1:07 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:44 pm | 14h 14m | −1:58 | 7:35 pm–8:32 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:29 am | 6:00 am | 1:06 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:43 pm | 14h 12m | −2:00 | 7:34 pm–8:31 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 5:30 am | 6:01 am | 1:06 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:42 pm | 14h 10m | −2:01 | 7:33 pm–8:30 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Tue 4 | 5:32 am | 6:02 am | 1:06 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:40 pm | 14h 8m | −2:03 | 7:32 pm–8:29 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 5:33 am | 6:02 am | 1:06 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:39 pm | 14h 6m | −2:05 | 7:31 pm–8:27 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 5:34 am | 6:03 am | 1:06 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:38 pm | 14h 4m | −2:06 | 7:30 pm–8:26 pm | 🌘 43% |
| Fri 7 | 5:35 am | 6:04 am | 1:06 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:37 pm | 14h 2m | −2:08 | 7:29 pm–8:25 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 5:36 am | 6:05 am | 1:06 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:35 pm | 14h 0m | −2:09 | 7:28 pm–8:24 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 5:37 am | 6:06 am | 1:06 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:34 pm | 13h 58m | −2:10 | 7:27 pm–8:22 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 5:38 am | 6:07 am | 1:06 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:33 pm | 13h 56m | −2:12 | 7:26 pm–8:21 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | 5:39 am | 6:08 am | 1:05 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:31 pm | 13h 53m | −2:13 | 7:25 pm–8:20 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 1:05 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:30 pm | 13h 51m | −2:14 | 7:23 pm–8:18 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 1:05 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:28 pm | 13h 49m | −2:15 | 7:22 pm–8:17 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 1:05 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:27 pm | 13h 47m | −2:17 | 7:21 pm–8:16 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 5:43 am | 6:12 am | 1:05 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:26 pm | 13h 44m | −2:18 | 7:20 pm–8:14 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 5:44 am | 6:13 am | 1:04 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 42m | −2:19 | 7:18 pm–8:13 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 5:45 am | 6:14 am | 1:04 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:23 pm | 13h 40m | −2:20 | 7:17 pm–8:11 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 5:46 am | 6:15 am | 1:04 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 37m | −2:21 | 7:16 pm–8:10 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 1:04 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 35m | −2:22 | 7:14 pm–8:09 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 5:48 am | 6:17 am | 1:04 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 33m | −2:23 | 7:13 pm–8:07 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 5:49 am | 6:18 am | 1:03 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 30m | −2:23 | 7:12 pm–8:06 pm | 🌔 64% |
| Sat 22 | 5:50 am | 6:19 am | 1:03 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 28m | −2:24 | 7:10 pm–8:04 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 5:51 am | 6:19 am | 1:03 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 25m | −2:25 | 7:09 pm–8:03 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 5:52 am | 6:20 am | 1:02 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 23m | −2:26 | 7:07 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 5:53 am | 6:21 am | 1:02 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 20m | −2:27 | 7:06 pm–8:00 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 5:54 am | 6:22 am | 1:02 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 18m | −2:27 | 7:05 pm–7:58 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 1:02 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 16m | −2:28 | 7:03 pm–7:56 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 1:01 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 13m | −2:29 | 7:02 pm–7:55 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:57 am | 6:25 am | 1:01 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 11m | −2:29 | 7:00 pm–7:53 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:58 am | 6:26 am | 1:01 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 8m | −2:30 | 6:59 pm–7:52 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 1:00 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 6m | −2:30 | 6:57 pm–7:50 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 4:10 am | 4:51 am | 5:59 am | 8:14 pm | 9:21 pm | 10:02 pm | 9h 45m | 67.9° | 294° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:12 am | 4:52 am | 6:00 am | 8:13 pm | 9:20 pm | 10:00 pm | 9h 47m | 67.7° | 294° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:13 am | 4:54 am | 6:01 am | 8:12 pm | 9:18 pm | 9:59 pm | 9h 50m | 67.4° | 294° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:15 am | 4:55 am | 6:02 am | 8:10 pm | 9:17 pm | 9:57 pm | 9h 52m | 67.1° | 293° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:16 am | 4:56 am | 6:02 am | 8:09 pm | 9:16 pm | 9:55 pm | 9h 54m | 66.9° | 293° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:17 am | 4:57 am | 6:03 am | 8:08 pm | 9:14 pm | 9:54 pm | 9h 56m | 66.6° | 292° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:19 am | 4:58 am | 6:04 am | 8:07 pm | 9:13 pm | 9:52 pm | 9h 58m | 66.3° | 292° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:20 am | 4:59 am | 6:05 am | 8:06 pm | 9:11 pm | 9:50 pm | 10h 0m | 66.0° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:22 am | 5:01 am | 6:06 am | 8:04 pm | 9:10 pm | 9:49 pm | 10h 2m | 65.7° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:23 am | 5:02 am | 6:07 am | 8:03 pm | 9:08 pm | 9:47 pm | 10h 4m | 65.5° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:24 am | 5:03 am | 6:08 am | 8:02 pm | 9:07 pm | 9:45 pm | 10h 7m | 65.2° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:26 am | 5:04 am | 6:09 am | 8:01 pm | 9:05 pm | 9:43 pm | 10h 9m | 64.9° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:27 am | 5:05 am | 6:10 am | 7:59 pm | 9:04 pm | 9:42 pm | 10h 11m | 64.6° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:29 am | 5:07 am | 6:11 am | 7:58 pm | 9:02 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 13m | 64.2° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:30 am | 5:08 am | 6:12 am | 7:57 pm | 9:01 pm | 9:38 pm | 10h 16m | 63.9° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:31 am | 5:09 am | 6:13 am | 7:55 pm | 8:59 pm | 9:36 pm | 10h 18m | 63.6° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:33 am | 5:10 am | 6:14 am | 7:54 pm | 8:57 pm | 9:34 pm | 10h 20m | 63.3° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:34 am | 5:11 am | 6:15 am | 7:53 pm | 8:56 pm | 9:33 pm | 10h 23m | 63.0° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:36 am | 5:12 am | 6:16 am | 7:51 pm | 8:54 pm | 9:31 pm | 10h 25m | 62.6° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:37 am | 5:14 am | 6:17 am | 7:50 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:29 pm | 10h 27m | 62.3° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:38 am | 5:15 am | 6:18 am | 7:48 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:27 pm | 10h 30m | 62.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:40 am | 5:16 am | 6:19 am | 7:47 pm | 8:49 pm | 9:25 pm | 10h 32m | 61.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:41 am | 5:17 am | 6:19 am | 7:45 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:23 pm | 10h 35m | 61.3° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:42 am | 5:18 am | 6:20 am | 7:44 pm | 8:46 pm | 9:22 pm | 10h 37m | 61.0° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:44 am | 5:19 am | 6:21 am | 7:42 pm | 8:44 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 39m | 60.6° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:45 am | 5:20 am | 6:22 am | 7:41 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 42m | 60.3° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:46 am | 5:22 am | 6:23 am | 7:39 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:16 pm | 10h 44m | 59.9° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:48 am | 5:23 am | 6:24 am | 7:38 pm | 8:39 pm | 9:14 pm | 10h 47m | 59.6° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:49 am | 5:24 am | 6:25 am | 7:36 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:12 pm | 10h 49m | 59.2° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 4:50 am | 5:25 am | 6:26 am | 7:35 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:10 pm | 10h 52m | 58.9° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 4:51 am | 5:26 am | 6:27 am | 7:33 pm | 8:34 pm | 9:08 pm | 10h 54m | 58.5° | 282° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00 am | 6:28 am | 1:00 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 3m | −2:31 | 6:56 pm–7:48 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 1:00 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:58 pm | 13h 1m | −2:31 | 6:54 pm–7:47 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 6:02 am | 6:30 am | 12:59 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 58m | −2:32 | 6:52 pm–7:45 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 6:03 am | 6:31 am | 12:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 55m | −2:32 | 6:51 pm–7:44 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 6:04 am | 6:32 am | 12:59 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 53m | −2:33 | 6:49 pm–7:42 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 6:05 am | 6:33 am | 12:58 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 50m | −2:33 | 6:48 pm–7:40 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 6:06 am | 6:34 am | 12:58 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 48m | −2:33 | 6:46 pm–7:39 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 12:58 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 45m | −2:34 | 6:45 pm–7:37 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 12:57 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 43m | −2:34 | 6:43 pm–7:35 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:09 am | 6:36 am | 12:57 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 40m | −2:34 | 6:41 pm–7:34 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:10 am | 6:37 am | 12:57 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 38m | −2:35 | 6:40 pm–7:32 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:11 am | 6:38 am | 12:56 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 35m | −2:35 | 6:38 pm–7:30 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:12 am | 6:39 am | 12:56 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 32m | −2:35 | 6:36 pm–7:29 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:13 am | 6:40 am | 12:56 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 30m | −2:35 | 6:35 pm–7:27 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:14 am | 6:41 am | 12:55 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 27m | −2:36 | 6:33 pm–7:25 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 6:15 am | 6:42 am | 12:55 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 25m | −2:36 | 6:32 pm–7:24 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:16 am | 6:43 am | 12:55 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 22m | −2:36 | 6:30 pm–7:22 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:17 am | 6:44 am | 12:54 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 19m | −2:36 | 6:28 pm–7:20 pm | 🌓 48% |
| Sat 19 | 6:18 am | 6:45 am | 12:54 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 17m | −2:36 | 6:27 pm–7:19 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:19 am | 6:46 am | 12:54 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 14m | −2:36 | 6:25 pm–7:17 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:20 am | 6:47 am | 12:53 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 12m | −2:36 | 6:23 pm–7:15 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Tue 22 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 12:53 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 9m | −2:36 | 6:22 pm–7:14 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:22 am | 6:49 am | 12:52 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 6m | −2:36 | 6:20 pm–7:12 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:23 am | 6:50 am | 12:52 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:21 pm | 12h 4m | −2:37 | 6:18 pm–7:10 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:24 am | 6:51 am | 12:52 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 1m | −2:37 | 6:17 pm–7:09 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 12:51 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:18 pm | 11h 59m | −2:37 | 6:15 pm–7:07 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:26 am | 6:53 am | 12:51 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:16 pm | 11h 56m | −2:37 | 6:13 pm–7:06 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:27 am | 6:54 am | 12:51 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:14 pm | 11h 53m | −2:36 | 6:12 pm–7:04 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:27 am | 6:54 am | 12:50 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:13 pm | 11h 51m | −2:36 | 6:10 pm–7:02 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:28 am | 6:55 am | 12:50 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:11 pm | 11h 48m | −2:36 | 6:08 pm–7:01 pm | 🌖 82% |
Longest and shortest day in Philadelphia
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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 28 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 4 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 54 minutes, against about 41 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, WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 41 minutes earlier, averaging about 81 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 6:51 pm. Golden hour opens at 7:06 pm and the sun is down by 7:42 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° 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 8:00 pm and runs to 8:10 pm, the end of civil twilight and 28m 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 7:42 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Philadelphia?
It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 8:10 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Philadelphia?
Evening golden hour runs 7:06 pm to 8:00 pm today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Philadelphia covers the morning window and the coming week.