Leicester
Sunrise and sunset in Leicester
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Leicester, in local time. At 52.6° N, the day lasts from 7 h 38 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 52 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:40, sunset at 17:56.
Day length 10 h 16 min, 3 min 57 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:49, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Leicester time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:46 | 19:50 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:25 | 19:11 |
| Civil twilight | 07:05 | 18:31 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:40 | 17:56 |
| Golden hour | 07:40–08:29 | 17:08–17:56 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Leicester
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 52 min, from sunrise at 04:40 to sunset at 21:32.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 38 min, from sunrise at 08:13 to sunset at 15:51.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:02 | 16:29 | 8 h 28 min |
| February 21 | 07:08 | 17:28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March 21 | 06:04 | 18:19 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 05:53 | 20:14 | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 04:59 | 21:03 | 16 h 05 min |
| June 21 | 04:40 | 21:32 | 16 h 52 min |
| July 21 | 05:07 | 21:13 | 16 h 07 min |
| August 21 | 05:56 | 20:17 | 14 h 21 min |
| September 21 | 06:48 | 19:05 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:40 | 17:56 | 10 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 07:37 | 16:03 | 8 h 26 min |
| December 21 | 08:13 | 15:51 | 7 h 38 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 52.6° N, 1.1° 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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