What Time is it in Delaware?
Delaware: Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). US daylight saving applies.
Delaware uses Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer).
In 2026, Delaware springs forward on 8 March and falls back on 1 November — the same US Sundays as New York and Los Angeles.
Delaware matches New York’s clock. When it is noon in Delaware it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles in January. When it is noon in Delaware it is 5 p.m. in London all year.
Delaware sits close to the Eastern Time meridian (75°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.
Mid-January sunrise here is within a few minutes of New York.
Sunrise and sunset in Delaware
A typical mid-January day in Delaware has sunrise around 7:21 a.m. and sunset around 5:03 p.m. (9 h 42 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:36 a.m.–8:30 p.m. (14 h 54 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:21 a.m. | 5:03 p.m. | 9 h 42 m |
| February | 6:55 a.m. | 5:39 p.m. | 10 h 43 m |
| March | 7:15 a.m. | 7:09 p.m. | 11 h 54 m |
| April | 6:27 a.m. | 7:39 p.m. | 13 h 12 m |
| May | 5:50 a.m. | 8:08 p.m. | 14 h 18 m |
| June | 5:36 a.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 14 h 54 m |
| July | 5:48 a.m. | 8:29 p.m. | 14 h 40 m |
| August | 6:15 a.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 13 h 44 m |
| September | 6:44 a.m. | 7:13 p.m. | 12 h 30 m |
| October | 7:12 a.m. | 6:25 p.m. | 11 h 14 m |
| November | 6:45 a.m. | 4:49 p.m. | 10 h 04 m |
| December | 7:15 a.m. | 4:41 p.m. | 9 h 26 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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