Bethany Beach, Delaware Sunset Time Today

Bethany Beach sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Bethany Beach, DE · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:58 PM Sunrise 6:47 AM

12h 11m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Bethany Beach · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:48 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:57 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In Bethany Beach, the sun rises at 6:48 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:57 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:47 AM7:23 AM

Blue hour6:21 AM6:47 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:26 PM6:58 PM

Blue hour6:58 PM7:27 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Bethany Beach

The sun rises in Bethany Beach at 6:47 AM today and at 6:48 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:21 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:47 AM to 7:23 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:47 AM6:58 PM12h 11m
Tue, Sep 226:48 AM6:57 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 236:48 AM6:55 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:49 AM6:54 PM12h 5m
Fri, Sep 256:50 AM6:52 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:51 AM6:50 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 276:52 AM6:49 PM11h 57m

Bethany Beach daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:19 AM4:50 PM9h 32m
Feb7:07 AM5:23 PM10h 16m
Mar6:34 AM5:54 PM11h 20m
Apr6:46 AM7:24 PM12h 38m
May6:04 AM7:52 PM13h 48m
Jun5:39 AM8:19 PM14h 40m
Jul5:40 AM8:29 PM14h 49m
Aug6:03 AM8:12 PM14h 9m
Sep6:30 AM7:32 PM13h 2m
Oct6:57 AM6:45 PM11h 48m
Nov6:27 AM5:02 PM10h 34m
Dec7:00 AM4:41 PM9h 41m

Bethany Beach’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 52m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 28m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 52m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 28m

How fast Bethany Beach gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 24s a day+44m
Febgaining 2m 19s a day+1h 4m
Margaining 2m 31s a day+1h 18m
Aprgaining 2m 23s a day+1h 11m
Maygaining 1m 46s a day+52m
Jungaining 21s a day+8m
Jullosing 1m 15s a day−39m
Auglosing 2m 11s a day−1h 8m
Seplosing 2m 28s a day−1h 14m
Octlosing 2m 25s a day−1h 14m
Novlosing 1m 51s a day−53m
Declosing 24s a day−9m

Bethany Beach golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:37–7:12 PM7:12–7:39 PM7:05–7:40 AM6:38–7:05 AM
Summer solstice7:49–8:29 PM8:29–9:00 PM5:37–6:17 AM5:05–5:37 AM
Fall equinox6:24–6:59 PM6:59–7:26 PM6:49–7:24 AM6:22–6:49 AM
Winter solstice4:01–4:43 PM4:43–5:13 PM7:15–7:57 AM6:45–7:15 AM

Daylight saving time in Bethany Beach

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Bethany Beach

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Bethany Beach, the longest day carries about 14h 52m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 28m — a swing of roughly 5h 23m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Bethany Beach’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Bethany Beach?
Bethany Beach's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:40 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:29 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Bethany Beach get on the longest and shortest days?
Bethany Beach gets about 14h 52m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 28m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 23m.
When is golden hour in Bethany Beach?
Near the June solstice, Bethany Beach's evening golden hour runs 7:49–8:29 PM and the morning one 5:37–6:17 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:01–4:43 PM and 7:15–7:57 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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