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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Philadelphia

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Philadelphia, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:32 PM, giving about 15h 01m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · PHILADELPHIA
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset8:32 PM
Day length15h 01m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Philadelphia (39.95°, -75.17°), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Twilight & the golden hour for Philadelphia

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:51 PM – 8:51 PM
Blue hour8:51 PM – 9:04 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°9:04 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:46 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark10:35 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°3:28 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°4:17 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:58 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:31 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Philadelphia

Moonrise8:05 AM
Moonset11:20 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Philadelphia. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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