Manchester, NH · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Manchester, New Hampshire
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 22 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 00 min
Manchester daylight through 2026
Daylight in Manchester runs from 9 h 00 min on December 21 to 15 h 22 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 21 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 32nd of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 10 min.
Manchester daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 26 min | 7:01 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:21 PM to 4:57 PM |
| February | 10 h 33 min | 6:23 AM to 7:00 AM | 4:58 PM to 5:33 PM |
| March | 11 h 57 min | 6:11 AM to 7:09 AM | 5:35 PM to 7:11 PM |
| April | 13 h 25 min | 5:40 AM to 6:27 AM | 7:12 PM to 7:45 PM |
| May | 14 h 40 min | 5:09 AM to 5:39 AM | 7:46 PM to 8:17 PM |
| June | 15 h 18 min | 5:06 AM to 5:10 AM | 8:18 PM to 8:29 PM |
| July | 14 h 59 min | 5:10 AM to 5:35 AM | 8:07 PM to 8:28 PM |
| August | 13 h 53 min | 5:36 AM to 6:09 AM | 7:22 PM to 8:06 PM |
| September | 12 h 29 min | 6:10 AM to 6:42 AM | 6:28 PM to 7:20 PM |
| October | 11 h 01 min | 6:43 AM to 7:19 AM | 5:39 PM to 6:26 PM |
| November | 9 h 44 min | 6:20 AM to 6:56 AM | 4:12 PM to 4:37 PM |
| December | 9 h 04 min | 6:57 AM to 7:16 AM | 4:10 PM to 4:20 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:06 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:29 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:19 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Manchester sits at 71.44° W, so the sun runs about 14 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:55 AM on January 15 and 12:51 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Concord, the state capital, gets 2 minutes more daylight than Manchester on June 21 and 2 minutes less on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, NH | 42.98° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Lowell, MA | 42.64° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Lynn, MA | 42.47° N | 15 h 18 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Cambridge, MA | 42.38° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Boston, MA | 42.34° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Worcester, MA | 42.27° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Quincy, MA | 42.26° N | 15 h 16 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Brockton, MA | 42.08° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 06 min |
| Providence, RI | 41.82° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Manchester?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 22 min of daylight: sunrise 5:06 AM, sunset 8:28 PM.
What is the shortest day in Manchester?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 00 min: sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:14 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Manchester?
8:29 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:10 PM on December 9.
What time zone is Manchester in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Manchester, 42.985° N, 71.444° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.