When will sunset be at 6 p.m.? Here is when we may see more daylight in Delaware
We’ve made it to the last stretch of winter, but despite Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction for an early spring, frigid weather and winter storms are still lingering in Delaware.
To keep your morale up as we push ahead to the winter finish line, why not celebrate the small joys, like the fact that we’re gaining more daylight with each passing day?
If you’ve been desperately waiting for a day when you can leave for work without missing the sun or get home from work and still enjoy a bit of daylight, here’s a look ahead at when we’ll be back on track for earlier sunrises and later sunsets.
When is daylight saving time in 2024?
Daylight saving time, commonly – but incorrectly – referred to as “daylight savings time,” will occur on Sunday, March 10, this year. Clocks will spring forward one hour to 3 a.m. once the short hand strikes 2 a.m., according to TimeandDate.com.
This change will be in effect until Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 a.m., when clocks are scheduled to fall back to 1 a.m.
It might be a pain in the butt to remember, but on the bright side, we’ll be getting an extra hour of daylight sooner rather than later.
When is the first day of spring in 2024?
On average, winter lasts for 89 days in the Northern Hemisphere, according to TimeandDate.com.
Winter began on Thursday, Dec. 21, also known as the winter solstice, and will end on Tuesday, March 19, when spring begins.
Spring typically lasts 92.8 days in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning we’ll be enjoying April showers and May flowers until the first day of summer on Thursday, June 20, also known as the summer solstice, according to Almanac.
Sunrise and sunset times in Delaware
If waiting for daylight saving time and the first day of spring still seem too far away to be hopeful for just yet, especially with an extra day of winter due to the leap year, there are smaller benchmarks filled with earlier sunrises and later sunsets coming up to be celebrated, too.
On Feb. 8, sunrise began at 7:03 a.m. and sunrise officially hit 5:30 p.m. in Delaware, according to TimeandDate.com.
Now, in just a few short days on Feb. 21, sunrise will be more than 15 minutes earlier at 6:47 a.m., with sunset at 5:45 p.m.
During the first week of March, sunrise will be at 6:27 a.m. on March 6, with sunset finally holding out until 6 p.m.
By March 10, daylight saving time lends a helping hand. Sunrise will be later than in recent weeks, at 7:20 a.m., but sunset also will be later in the evening, occurring at 7:04 p.m. and adding an extra hour of evening daylight in just a few days instead of several weeks.
Looking ahead after spring’s arrival, Sunrise will occur at 6:41 a.m. on April 4, with sunset following at 7:30 p.m.
On May 5, sunrise will occur at 5:58 a.m. and sunset will occur at 8 p.m. By the end of the month, sunrise will be close to 5:30 a.m. and sunset will be close to 8:30 p.m., bringing us closer and closer to the summer hours we know and love.
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