Current Local Time in Wilmington, Delaware, USA

8:09:27 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Delaware (DE)
Lat/Long:	39°45'N / 75°33'W
Elevation:	27 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

10 °F

Clear.
39 / 8 °F

Thu 22.		47 / 29 °F
Fri 23.		39 / 18 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:18 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

5:08 pm
↑ 245° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 50 minutes
+1m 43s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:58 am
Set – 8:15 pm

High Tide

High – 1:40 am
High – 1:52 pm

Low Tide

Low – 8:18 am
Low – 9:05 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:13 pm
Altitude: 30.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:44 am – 6:16 am
6:11 pm – 6:43 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:16 am – 6:49 am
5:38 pm – 6:11 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:49 am – 7:18 am
5:08 pm – 5:38 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Philadelphia International Airport, PHL
About 18 mi ENE of Wilmington
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 72 mi WSW of Wilmington
John F. Kennedy International Airport, JFK
About 112 mi NE of Wilmington

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8:0927am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026