Bedford
Sunrise and sunset in Bedford
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Bedford, in local time. At 52.1° N, the day lasts from 7 h 43 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 46 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:38, sunset at 17:52.
Day length 10 h 14 min, 3 min 51 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:46, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Bedford time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:45 | 19:45 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:24 | 19:06 |
| Civil twilight | 07:04 | 18:27 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:38 | 17:52 |
| Golden hour | 07:38–08:27 | 17:04–17:52 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Bedford
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 46 min, from sunrise at 04:40 to sunset at 21:26.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 43 min, from sunrise at 08:08 to sunset at 15:51.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:57 | 16:29 | 8 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 07:05 | 17:26 | 10 h 22 min |
| March 21 | 06:02 | 18:16 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 20:10 | 14 h 18 min |
| May 21 | 04:59 | 20:58 | 16 h 00 min |
| June 21 | 04:40 | 21:26 | 16 h 46 min |
| July 21 | 05:06 | 21:08 | 16 h 02 min |
| August 21 | 05:55 | 20:13 | 14 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 06:46 | 19:02 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:37 | 17:54 | 10 h 18 min |
| November 21 | 07:32 | 16:02 | 8 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 08:08 | 15:51 | 7 h 43 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 52.1° N, 0.5° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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