Sunset and sunrise times in Philadelphia, United States
In Philadelphia, United States the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:51 pm and rises at 6:52 am. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 6:15 pm to 7:07 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 6:25 am
- Sunrise
- 6:52 am
- Solar noon
- 12:51 pm
- Sunset
- 6:51 pm
- Last light
- 7:18 pm
- Day length
- 11h 59m
18h 49m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:15 pm – 7:07 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:07 pm – 7:18 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 48.6°
- Moon
- 🌕 Full moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:35 pm / 6:41 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 6:53 am Sunset 6:49 pm Golden hour 6:13 pm – 7:06 pm Day length 11h 56m 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, 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% |
More columns for September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:53 am | 5:27 am | 6:28 am | 7:32 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:07 pm | 10h 57m | 58.1° | 281° W |
| Wed 2 | 4:54 am | 5:28 am | 6:29 am | 7:30 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:05 pm | 10h 59m | 57.8° | 281° W |
| Thu 3 | 4:55 am | 5:29 am | 6:30 am | 7:28 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:03 pm | 11h 2m | 57.4° | 280° W |
| Fri 4 | 4:56 am | 5:30 am | 6:31 am | 7:27 pm | 8:27 pm | 9:01 pm | 11h 4m | 57.0° | 280° W |
| Sat 5 | 4:57 am | 5:31 am | 6:32 am | 7:25 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:59 pm | 11h 7m | 56.7° | 279° W |
| Sun 6 | 4:59 am | 5:33 am | 6:33 am | 7:24 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:57 pm | 11h 10m | 56.3° | 279° W |
| Mon 7 | 5:00 am | 5:34 am | 6:34 am | 7:22 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:55 pm | 11h 12m | 55.9° | 278° W |
| Tue 8 | 5:01 am | 5:35 am | 6:35 am | 7:20 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:53 pm | 11h 15m | 55.5° | 278° W |
| Wed 9 | 5:02 am | 5:36 am | 6:36 am | 7:19 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:52 pm | 11h 17m | 55.2° | 277° W |
| Thu 10 | 5:03 am | 5:37 am | 6:36 am | 7:17 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:50 pm | 11h 20m | 54.8° | 277° W |
| Fri 11 | 5:05 am | 5:38 am | 6:37 am | 7:15 pm | 8:15 pm | 8:48 pm | 11h 22m | 54.4° | 276° W |
| Sat 12 | 5:06 am | 5:39 am | 6:38 am | 7:14 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:46 pm | 11h 25m | 54.0° | 276° W |
| Sun 13 | 5:07 am | 5:40 am | 6:39 am | 7:12 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:44 pm | 11h 28m | 53.6° | 275° W |
| Mon 14 | 5:08 am | 5:41 am | 6:40 am | 7:10 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:42 pm | 11h 30m | 53.3° | 275° W |
| Tue 15 | 5:09 am | 5:42 am | 6:41 am | 7:09 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:41 pm | 11h 33m | 52.9° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 5:10 am | 5:43 am | 6:42 am | 7:07 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 35m | 52.5° | 274° W |
| Thu 17 | 5:11 am | 5:44 am | 6:43 am | 7:06 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 38m | 52.1° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 5:12 am | 5:45 am | 6:44 am | 7:04 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:35 pm | 11h 41m | 51.7° | 273° W |
| Sat 19 | 5:14 am | 5:46 am | 6:45 am | 7:02 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:33 pm | 11h 43m | 51.3° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 5:15 am | 5:47 am | 6:46 am | 7:01 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:31 pm | 11h 46m | 50.9° | 272° W |
| Mon 21 | 5:16 am | 5:48 am | 6:47 am | 6:59 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:30 pm | 11h 48m | 50.6° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 6:48 am | 6:57 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:28 pm | 11h 51m | 50.2° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 5:18 am | 5:50 am | 6:49 am | 6:56 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:26 pm | 11h 54m | 49.8° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 5:19 am | 5:51 am | 6:50 am | 6:54 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:24 pm | 11h 56m | 49.4° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 5:20 am | 5:52 am | 6:51 am | 6:52 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:23 pm | 11h 59m | 49.0° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 5:21 am | 5:53 am | 6:52 am | 6:51 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:21 pm | 12h 1m | 48.6° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:22 am | 5:54 am | 6:53 am | 6:49 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:19 pm | 12h 4m | 48.2° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:23 am | 5:55 am | 6:54 am | 6:47 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:17 pm | 12h 7m | 47.8° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:24 am | 5:56 am | 6:54 am | 6:46 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:16 pm | 12h 9m | 47.4° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:25 am | 5:57 am | 6:55 am | 6:44 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:14 pm | 12h 12m | 47.1° | 267° W |
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% |
Longest and shortest day in Philadelphia
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 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 52 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 September the sunset moves 47 minutes earlier, averaging about 98 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 6:00 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:15 pm and the sun is down by 6:51 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 7:07 pm and runs to 7:18 pm, the end of civil twilight and 26m 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 6:51 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Philadelphia?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 7:18 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Philadelphia?
Evening golden hour runs 6:15 pm to 7:07 pm today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Philadelphia covers the morning window and the coming week.