Manchester
Sunrise and sunset in Manchester
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Manchester, in local time. At 53.5° N, the day lasts from 7 h 28 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 02 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:46, sunset at 17:59.
Day length 10 h 12 min, 4 min 5 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:53, with the Sun 26° above the horizon.
Times are Manchester time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:50 | 19:55 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:30 | 19:15 |
| Civil twilight | 07:11 | 18:34 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:46 | 17:59 |
| Golden hour | 07:46–08:36 | 17:09–17:59 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Manchester
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 02 min, from sunrise at 04:39 to sunset at 21:41.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 28 min, from sunrise at 08:22 to sunset at 15:51.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:10 | 16:30 | 8 h 20 min |
| February 21 | 07:14 | 17:31 | 10 h 16 min |
| March 21 | 06:09 | 18:24 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 05:55 | 20:20 | 14 h 25 min |
| May 21 | 04:59 | 21:12 | 16 h 13 min |
| June 21 | 04:39 | 21:41 | 17 h 02 min |
| July 21 | 05:07 | 21:22 | 16 h 15 min |
| August 21 | 05:58 | 20:24 | 14 h 25 min |
| September 21 | 06:52 | 19:10 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:46 | 17:59 | 10 h 12 min |
| November 21 | 07:45 | 16:03 | 8 h 18 min |
| December 21 | 08:22 | 15:51 | 7 h 28 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 53.5° N, 2.2° 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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