Chester
Sunrise and sunset in Chester
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Chester, in local time. At 53.2° N, the day lasts from 7 h 32 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 58 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:48, sunset at 18:02.
Day length 10 h 13 min, 4 min 2 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:56, with the Sun 26° above the horizon.
Times are Chester time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:52 | 19:58 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:33 | 19:18 |
| Civil twilight | 07:13 | 18:37 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:48 | 18:02 |
| Golden hour | 07:48–08:38 | 17:13–18:02 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Chester
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 58 min, from sunrise at 04:44 to sunset at 21:42.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 32 min, from sunrise at 08:23 to sunset at 15:55.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:11 | 16:34 | 8 h 23 min |
| February 21 | 07:16 | 17:34 | 10 h 17 min |
| March 21 | 06:11 | 18:26 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 05:59 | 20:22 | 14 h 23 min |
| May 21 | 05:03 | 21:13 | 16 h 10 min |
| June 21 | 04:44 | 21:42 | 16 h 58 min |
| July 21 | 05:11 | 21:23 | 16 h 12 min |
| August 21 | 06:02 | 20:26 | 14 h 24 min |
| September 21 | 06:55 | 19:12 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:48 | 18:02 | 10 h 13 min |
| November 21 | 07:46 | 16:07 | 8 h 21 min |
| December 21 | 08:23 | 15:55 | 7 h 32 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 53.2° N, 2.9° 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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