Bolton
Sunrise and sunset in Bolton
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Bolton, in local time. At 53.6° N, the day lasts from 7 h 27 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 03 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:49, sunset at 17:57.
Day length 10 h 08 min, 4 min 5 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:54, with the Sun 25° above the horizon.
Times are Bolton time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:52 | 19:54 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:33 | 19:14 |
| Civil twilight | 07:13 | 18:33 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:49 | 17:57 |
| Golden hour | 07:49–08:39 | 17:07–17:57 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Bolton
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 03 min, from sunrise at 04:39 to sunset at 21:43.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 27 min, from sunrise at 08:24 to sunset at 15:51.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:11 | 16:31 | 8 h 20 min |
| February 21 | 07:15 | 17:31 | 10 h 16 min |
| March 21 | 06:09 | 18:24 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 05:56 | 20:21 | 14 h 25 min |
| May 21 | 04:59 | 21:13 | 16 h 14 min |
| June 21 | 04:39 | 21:43 | 17 h 03 min |
| July 21 | 05:07 | 21:23 | 16 h 16 min |
| August 21 | 05:59 | 20:25 | 14 h 26 min |
| September 21 | 06:53 | 19:10 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:47 | 17:59 | 10 h 12 min |
| November 21 | 07:46 | 16:04 | 8 h 18 min |
| December 21 | 08:24 | 15:51 | 7 h 27 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 53.6° N, 2.4° 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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