Cardiff
Sunrise and sunset in Cardiff
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Cardiff, in local time. At 51.5° N, the day lasts from 7 h 50 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 38 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:46, sunset at 18:07.
Day length 10 h 20 min, 3 min 47 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:57, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Cardiff time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:55 | 19:58 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:33 | 19:19 |
| Civil twilight | 07:12 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:46 | 18:07 |
| Golden hour | 07:46–08:33 | 17:19–18:07 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Cardiff
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 38 min, from sunrise at 04:55 to sunset at 21:33.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 50 min, from sunrise at 08:15 to sunset at 16:05.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:05 | 16:42 | 8 h 37 min |
| February 21 | 07:14 | 17:38 | 10 h 24 min |
| March 21 | 06:13 | 18:27 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:04 | 20:19 | 14 h 15 min |
| May 21 | 05:12 | 21:06 | 15 h 54 min |
| June 21 | 04:55 | 21:33 | 16 h 38 min |
| July 21 | 05:20 | 21:16 | 15 h 56 min |
| August 21 | 06:07 | 20:22 | 14 h 15 min |
| September 21 | 06:57 | 19:13 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:46 | 18:07 | 10 h 20 min |
| November 21 | 07:40 | 16:16 | 8 h 35 min |
| December 21 | 08:15 | 16:05 | 7 h 50 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 51.5° N, 3.2° 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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