Cambridge
Sunrise and sunset in Cambridge
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Cambridge, in local time. At 52.2° N, the day lasts from 7 h 42 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 46 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:36, sunset at 17:50.
Day length 10 h 14 min, 3 min 52 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:43, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Cambridge time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:43 | 19:43 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:22 | 19:04 |
| Civil twilight | 07:01 | 18:25 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:36 | 17:50 |
| Golden hour | 07:36–08:24 | 17:02–17:50 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Cambridge
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 46 min, from sunrise at 04:38 to sunset at 21:24.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 42 min, from sunrise at 08:06 to sunset at 15:48.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:55 | 16:26 | 8 h 31 min |
| February 21 | 07:02 | 17:24 | 10 h 21 min |
| March 21 | 06:00 | 18:14 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:49 | 20:07 | 14 h 18 min |
| May 21 | 04:56 | 20:56 | 16 h 00 min |
| June 21 | 04:38 | 21:24 | 16 h 46 min |
| July 21 | 05:04 | 21:06 | 16 h 03 min |
| August 21 | 05:52 | 20:11 | 14 h 19 min |
| September 21 | 06:43 | 19:00 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:34 | 17:52 | 10 h 17 min |
| November 21 | 07:30 | 15:59 | 8 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 08:06 | 15:48 | 7 h 42 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 52.2° N, 0.1° 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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