Look up the exact time darkness falls in North Canaan, Connecticut for any date of the year. Sunset times, civil dusk, full twilight schedule, and daylight changes.
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Today — Wednesday, November 4, 2026
It gets dark at 05:12 PM in North Canaan
Sunrise
06:29 AM
Sunset
04:43 PM
Gets Dark
05:12 PM
Day Length
10h 14m
North Canaan is losing 2m 26s of daylight per day
Darkness arrives earliest on December 7 at 4:53 PM and latest on June 26 at 9:07 PM, a swing of 4 h 14 min across the year.
The longest day brings 15 h 15 min of daylight and the shortest just 9 h 7 min. The earliest dusk comes about 14 days away from the shortest day, because Earth's oval orbit shifts solar noon through the year.
After sunset, twilight lasts about 28 min at the March equinox and stretches to 35 min in midsummer. Near the equator it is only about 21 min year-round.
In North Canaan, on 40 evenings it stays light until after 9 pm, while on 111 days it is dark before 6 pm.
North Canaan sits close to the middle of its time zone, so the sun is highest within 9 min of noon on standard time.
North Canaan lies 4,673 km (2,904 miles) north of the equator at 42.03°N.
This page shows exactly when it gets dark in North Canaan, Connecticut, United States for any day of the year. The interactive tool above lets you pick any date to see the precise sunset time, civil dusk (when true darkness begins), and the full twilight schedule including nautical and astronomical dawn and dusk.
North Canaan is located at latitude 42.03° and longitude -73.33°. The time darkness falls changes throughout the year based on Earth's axial tilt — earlier in winter, later in summer. Use the date picker above to check any date.
Whether you're planning trick-or-treating for Halloween, a fireworks display, an outdoor wedding, or an evening event in North Canaan, knowing the exact time darkness falls is essential. This tool calculates civil dusk — when the sun drops 6 degrees below the horizon — for any date at North Canaan's exact coordinates.
The site also shows the daily daylight delta — how much daylight North Canaan is gaining or losing each day — and a year-long daylight curve showing how day length rises and falls across all 365 days.