Edinburgh
Sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Edinburgh, in local time. At 56° N, the day lasts from 6 h 58 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 37 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:58, sunset at 17:55.
Day length 9 h 57 min, 4 min 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:57, with the Sun 23° above the horizon.
Times are Edinburgh time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:53 | 19:59 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:36 | 19:16 |
| Civil twilight | 07:20 | 18:33 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:58 | 17:55 |
| Golden hour | 07:58–08:52 | 17:01–17:55 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Edinburgh
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 37 min, from sunrise at 04:26 to sunset at 22:02.
- Shortest day: December 21, 6 h 58 min, from sunrise at 08:42 to sunset at 15:39.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:25 | 16:22 | 7 h 57 min |
| February 21 | 07:23 | 17:29 | 10 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:12 | 18:28 | 12 h 16 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 20:31 | 14 h 39 min |
| May 21 | 04:49 | 21:30 | 16 h 40 min |
| June 21 | 04:26 | 22:02 | 17 h 37 min |
| July 21 | 04:57 | 21:39 | 16 h 43 min |
| August 21 | 05:55 | 20:35 | 14 h 39 min |
| September 21 | 06:55 | 19:14 | 12 h 19 min |
| October 21 | 07:56 | 17:57 | 10 h 01 min |
| November 21 | 08:01 | 15:55 | 7 h 55 min |
| December 21 | 08:42 | 15:39 | 6 h 58 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 56° 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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