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Sunrise & Sunset in Nashua, NH

In Nashua on September 26, 2026, sunrise is 6:38 AM and sunset is 6:38 PM, giving 12 hours 0 minutes of daylight. Choose another date to compare.

It's 6:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time in Nashua.

Eastern Daylight Time · Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Calculated for central Nashua — recomputed live in your browser for today's date.

Daylight in Nashua

12 hours 0 minutes of daylight

Next: Sunset at 6:38 PM

Sunrise 6:38 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:38 PMSolar noon Noon 12:38 PM · sun 46° highFirst light First 6:10 AMLast light Last 7:06 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM

The curve is how high the sun climbs through the day; the band beneath it runs from first light to last light.

24-hour sun clock

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First light6:10 AM
Sunrise6:38 AM
Solar noon12:38 PM
Sunset6:38 PM
Last light7:06 PM
Day length12 h 0 m

Where the sun is right now

Press Play, or drag: end to end is one full turn of the moon round the Earth — 29 days and 13 hours

Altitude0.7°
Directionwest
Azimuth267.5°
Right nowDaylight

Nashua is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, close to the line where day meets night, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 175° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: full moon. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.

That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Nashua, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

The moon is up too — 0.7° above the horizon in the east. Moonrise, moonset and tonight's phase →

The sun is up, low in the sky. Altitude is how far above the horizon the sun sits; azimuth is the compass bearing to look along, measured clockwise from north. Shown for 6:28 PM; this updates to the live position when the page loads.

Sunrise & sunset tomorrow in Nashua

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Sunrise tomorrow6:39 AM
Sunset tomorrow6:36 PM
Daylight tomorrow11 h 57 m

Tomorrow in Nashua the sun rises at 6:39 AM and sets at 6:36 PM — 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes shorter than today. Recomputed in your browser, so it is always the next day from now.

Twilight, golden hour & blue hour

Morning
Astronomical twilight5:04 AM – 5:37 AM
Nautical twilight5:37 AM – 6:10 AM
Civil twilight6:10 AM – 6:38 AM
Blue hour6:10 AM – 6:21 AM
Golden hour6:21 AM – 7:15 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:01 PM – 6:55 PM
Blue hour6:55 PM – 7:06 PM
Civil twilight6:38 PM – 7:06 PM
Nautical twilight7:06 PM – 7:39 PM
Astronomical twilight7:39 PM – 8:13 PM
Tonight's moon: Full moon, 100% lit — rises 6:25 PM, sets 6:30 AM. Moonrise, moonset & the phase calendar →

The three twilights are just how far the sun is below the horizon: civil to −6° (bright enough to read outside), nautical to −12° (the horizon is still visible at sea), astronomical to −18° (true darkness for stargazing). Golden hour is the warm, low-angle light photographers love, when the sun sits between −4° and +6°; blue hour is the deep-blue band just beyond it, from −6° to −4°. A dash means the sun never gets that low here on this date.

Next 7 days

DaySunriseSunsetDay lengthDaily change
Today Sat, Sep 266:38 AM6:38 PM12 h 0 m−3 min
Tomorrow Sun, Sep 276:39 AM6:36 PM11 h 57 m−3 min
Mon, Sep 286:40 AM6:34 PM11 h 54 m−3 min
Tue, Sep 296:41 AM6:33 PM11 h 51 m−3 min
Wed, Sep 306:42 AM6:31 PM11 h 48 m−3 min
Thu, Oct 16:44 AM6:29 PM11 h 45 m−3 min
Fri, Oct 26:45 AM6:27 PM11 h 43 m−3 min

Sunrise & sunset through the year

Longest day: June 21 — 15 h 20 m of daylight. Shortest day: December 22 — 9 h 2 m.

Daylight & seasons in Nashua

  • The sun rises in the east and sets in the west today.
  • Days are getting shorter by about 3 minutes a day right now.
  • Nashua gets about 6 hours 18 minutes more daylight on its longest day than its shortest.
  • The next winter solstice is 86 days away, on December 21.
  • Of the 365 days this year, today is the 193rd longest here.
  • The shortest day of the year is 87 days away, on December 22 — 9 h 2 m of daylight.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Nashua, NH?

Tomorrow (Sunday, September 27, 2026) the sun rises at 6:39 AM in Nashua and sets at 6:36 PM, giving 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight. The card above recomputes this in your browser, so it is always the day after today wherever you are reading it.

What time is sunrise in Nashua, NH today?

The card above computes it live in your browser for today's date, using Nashua's coordinates — along with sunset, solar noon, first light and last light, all in Nashua's own time zone.

What are first light and last light?

Civil twilight — when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon. It's bright enough for most outdoor activities before sunrise and after sunset.

Why do the times change every day?

Earth's tilted axis means the sun's path moves through the seasons — days lengthen toward the summer solstice and shorten toward the winter solstice, so sunrise and sunset shift a little every day.

About Nashua

CityNashua
StateNew Hampshire
CountryUnited States
Time zoneAmerica/New_York — Eastern Daylight Time
UTC offsetUTC−4
Latitude42.7654° N
Longitude71.4676° W
Nearest major cityBoston, MA — 35 mi south-east

These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

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