Sunrise and sunset in Dorchester, England, United Kingdom
Sunrise, sunset and twilight for Dorchester, England today, in local time. At 50.7° N, days run from 7 h 58 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 30 min at the summer solstice.
- 16:50sunset today
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 29 in Dorchester, England, United Kingdom: sunrise at 06:55, sunset at 16:50.
Day length 9 h 54 min, 3 min 32 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:53, with the Sun 26° above the horizon.
Times are Dorchester, England time (GMT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:05 | 18:40 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:43 | 18:02 |
| Civil twilight | 06:21 | 17:24 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:55 | 16:50 |
| Golden hour | 06:55–07:43 | 16:02–16:50 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Dorchester, England
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 30 min, from sunrise at 04:56 to sunset at 21:26.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 58 min, from sunrise at 08:09 to sunset at 16:06.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:59 | 16:42 | 8 h 43 min |
| February 21 | 07:10 | 17:37 | 10 h 27 min |
| March 21 | 06:10 | 18:24 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:03 | 20:14 | 14 h 11 min |
| May 21 | 05:13 | 21:00 | 15 h 47 min |
| June 21 | 04:56 | 21:26 | 16 h 30 min |
| July 21 | 05:21 | 21:10 | 15 h 49 min |
| August 21 | 06:06 | 20:18 | 14 h 12 min |
| September 21 | 06:54 | 19:10 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:42 | 18:05 | 10 h 23 min |
| November 21 | 07:34 | 16:16 | 8 h 41 min |
| December 21 | 08:09 | 16:06 | 7 h 58 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset mark the moment the Sun’s upper edge touches a level horizon, with the air’s usual bending of light allowed for. Hills, buildings and altitude move 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 50.7° N, 2.4° 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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