Glasgow
Sunrise and sunset in Glasgow
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Glasgow, in local time. At 55.9° N, the day lasts from 6 h 59 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 35 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:00, sunset at 18:02.
Day length 10 h 02 min, 4 min 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:01, with the Sun 23° above the horizon.
Times are Glasgow time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:56 | 20:05 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:39 | 19:23 |
| Civil twilight | 07:22 | 18:40 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:00 | 18:02 |
| Golden hour | 08:00–08:53 | 17:08–18:02 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Glasgow
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 35 min, from sunrise at 04:31 to sunset at 22:06.
- Shortest day: December 21, 6 h 59 min, from sunrise at 08:45 to sunset at 15:44.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:29 | 16:27 | 7 h 58 min |
| February 21 | 07:27 | 17:34 | 10 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:16 | 18:32 | 12 h 16 min |
| April 21 | 05:57 | 20:35 | 14 h 38 min |
| May 21 | 04:54 | 21:33 | 16 h 39 min |
| June 21 | 04:31 | 22:06 | 17 h 35 min |
| July 21 | 05:02 | 21:43 | 16 h 42 min |
| August 21 | 06:00 | 20:38 | 14 h 39 min |
| September 21 | 07:00 | 19:18 | 12 h 19 min |
| October 21 | 08:00 | 18:02 | 10 h 02 min |
| November 21 | 08:04 | 16:00 | 7 h 56 min |
| December 21 | 08:45 | 15:44 | 6 h 59 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 55.9° N, 4.3° 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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