Sunset & Sunrise Today in Hanover, Maryland

Hanover, Maryland sees the sun come up at 7:16 AM and go down at 6:27 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 10m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Hanover at 12:52 PM.

Sitting at 39.19° latitude puts Hanover 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 28 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Hanover move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Hanover this evening is roughly 5:52 PM–6:44 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:44 PM to 6:55 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Hanover is at 6:26 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 28s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Hanover drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Hanover, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Hanover ranges from as early as 4:43 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:37 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 55m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 24m.