Canterbury
Sunrise and sunset in Canterbury
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Canterbury, in local time. At 51.3° N, the day lasts from 7 h 52 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 36 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:31, sunset at 17:48.
Day length 10 h 17 min, 3 min 44 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:40, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Canterbury time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:39 | 19:39 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:18 | 19:00 |
| Civil twilight | 06:57 | 18:22 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:31 | 17:48 |
| Golden hour | 07:31–08:18 | 17:01–17:48 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Canterbury
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 36 min, from sunrise at 04:39 to sunset at 21:15.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 52 min, from sunrise at 07:57 to sunset at 15:49.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:47 | 16:26 | 8 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 06:57 | 17:22 | 10 h 25 min |
| March 21 | 05:56 | 18:10 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:48 | 20:01 | 14 h 14 min |
| May 21 | 04:56 | 20:48 | 15 h 52 min |
| June 21 | 04:39 | 21:15 | 16 h 36 min |
| July 21 | 05:04 | 20:58 | 15 h 54 min |
| August 21 | 05:51 | 20:05 | 14 h 14 min |
| September 21 | 06:40 | 18:56 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:29 | 17:50 | 10 h 21 min |
| November 21 | 07:22 | 15:59 | 8 h 37 min |
| December 21 | 07:57 | 15:49 | 7 h 52 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 51.3° N, 1.1° 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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