Current Local Time in Dover, Delaware, USA

9:53:30 pm EST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	Delaware (DE)
Lat/Long:	39°09'N / 75°31'W
Elevation:	8 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

47 °F

Mostly cloudy.
60 / 30 °F

Sat 20.		40 / 28 °F
Sun 21.		50 / 28 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:16 am
↑ 120° Southeast

Sunset

4:41 pm
↑ 240° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 25 minutes
-12s shorter

Moon 1.0%

Rise – 6:17 am
Set – 3:17 pm

High Tide

High – 10:53 am
High – 11:14 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:29 am
Low – 5:32 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:58 am
Altitude: 27.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:39 am – 6:12 am
5:45 pm – 6:17 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:12 am – 6:46 am
5:11 pm – 5:45 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:46 am – 7:16 am
4:41 pm – 5:11 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Airports

Philadelphia International Airport, PHL
About 52 mi NNE of Dover
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 61 mi W of Dover

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9:53 30 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025