Look up the exact time darkness falls in Philadelphia, PA 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 05:23 PM in Philadelphia
Sunrise
06:33 AM
Sunset
04:54 PM
Gets Dark
05:23 PM
Day Length
10h 22m
Philadelphia is losing 2m 15s of daylight per day
Darkness arrives earliest on December 6 at 5:05 PM and latest on June 26 at 9:06 PM, a swing of 4 h 1 min across the year.
The longest day brings 15 h 1 min of daylight and the shortest just 9 h 20 min. The earliest dusk comes about 15 days away from the shortest day, because Earth's oval orbit shifts solar noon through the year.
After sunset, twilight lasts about 27 min at the March equinox and stretches to 33 min in midsummer. Near the equator it is only about 21 min year-round.
In Philadelphia, on 38 evenings it stays light until after 9 pm, while on 103 days it is dark before 6 pm.
Philadelphia sits close to the middle of its time zone, so the sun is highest within 1 min of noon on standard time.
Philadelphia lies 4,443 km (2,761 miles) north of the equator at 39.95°N. That is almost the same latitude as Denver, so both see a similar yearly rhythm of daylight.
This page shows exactly when it gets dark in Philadelphia, PA, 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.
Philadelphia is located at latitude 39.95° and longitude -75.17°. 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 Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia's exact coordinates.
The site also shows the daily daylight delta — how much daylight Philadelphia is gaining or losing each day — and a year-long daylight curve showing how day length rises and falls across all 365 days.