Folkestone
Sunrise and sunset in Folkestone
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Folkestone, in local time. At 51.1° N, the day lasts from 7 h 54 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 34 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:30, sunset at 17:48.
Day length 10 h 18 min, 3 min 42 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:39, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Folkestone time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:39 | 19:38 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:17 | 19:00 |
| Civil twilight | 06:56 | 18:22 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:30 | 17:48 |
| Golden hour | 07:30–08:17 | 17:01–17:48 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Folkestone
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 34 min, from sunrise at 04:40 to sunset at 21:14.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 54 min, from sunrise at 07:56 to sunset at 15:50.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:46 | 16:27 | 8 h 40 min |
| February 21 | 06:56 | 17:22 | 10 h 25 min |
| March 21 | 05:55 | 18:09 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:48 | 20:00 | 14 h 13 min |
| May 21 | 04:57 | 20:47 | 15 h 50 min |
| June 21 | 04:40 | 21:14 | 16 h 34 min |
| July 21 | 05:05 | 20:57 | 15 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 05:51 | 20:04 | 14 h 13 min |
| September 21 | 06:39 | 18:56 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:28 | 17:50 | 10 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 07:21 | 16:00 | 8 h 39 min |
| December 21 | 07:56 | 15:50 | 7 h 54 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 51.1° N, 1.2° 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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