Calais
Sunrise and sunset in Calais
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Calais, in local time. At 51° N, the day lasts from 7 h 55 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 32 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:25, sunset at 18:47.
Day length 10 h 22 min, 3 min 42 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:37, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Calais time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:35 | 20:37 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:13 | 19:59 |
| Civil twilight | 07:51 | 19:21 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:25 | 18:47 |
| Golden hour | 08:25–09:12 | 18:01–18:47 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Calais
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 32 min, from sunrise at 05:38 to sunset at 22:10.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 55 min, from sunrise at 08:53 to sunset at 16:48.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:43 | 17:24 | 8 h 41 min |
| February 21 | 07:53 | 18:19 | 10 h 26 min |
| March 21 | 06:53 | 19:07 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:45 | 20:57 | 14 h 12 min |
| May 21 | 05:55 | 21:44 | 15 h 49 min |
| June 21 | 05:38 | 22:10 | 16 h 32 min |
| July 21 | 06:03 | 21:54 | 15 h 51 min |
| August 21 | 06:48 | 21:01 | 14 h 13 min |
| September 21 | 07:37 | 19:53 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 08:25 | 18:47 | 10 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 08:18 | 16:58 | 8 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 08:53 | 16:48 | 7 h 55 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 51° N, 1.9° E, 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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