Sunset & Sunrise Today in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine sees the sun come up at 6:01 AM and go down at 7:21 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 19m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Portland falls at 12:42 PM.

Sitting at 43.66° latitude puts Portland in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 50 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Portland keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Portland's golden hour, about 6:44 PM to 7:40 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:40 PM to 7:51 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Portland is at 7:19 PM and sunrise at 6:02 AM — about 2m 51s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Portland drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Portland right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Portland ranges from as early as 4:03 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:26 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 26m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 55m.