Margate
Sunrise and sunset in Margate
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Margate, in local time. At 51.4° N, the day lasts from 7 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 37 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:28, sunset at 17:48.
Day length 10 h 21 min, 3 min 46 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:39, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Margate time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:37 | 19:40 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:15 | 19:01 |
| Civil twilight | 06:54 | 18:22 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:28 | 17:48 |
| Golden hour | 07:28–08:15 | 17:02–17:48 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Margate
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 37 min, from sunrise at 04:37 to sunset at 21:14.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 51 min, from sunrise at 07:57 to sunset at 15:48.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:47 | 16:25 | 8 h 38 min |
| February 21 | 06:56 | 17:20 | 10 h 24 min |
| March 21 | 05:55 | 18:09 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:46 | 20:00 | 14 h 14 min |
| May 21 | 04:55 | 20:47 | 15 h 53 min |
| June 21 | 04:37 | 21:14 | 16 h 37 min |
| July 21 | 05:02 | 20:58 | 15 h 55 min |
| August 21 | 05:49 | 20:04 | 14 h 15 min |
| September 21 | 06:38 | 18:55 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:28 | 17:48 | 10 h 21 min |
| November 21 | 07:21 | 15:58 | 8 h 36 min |
| December 21 | 07:57 | 15:48 | 7 h 51 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 51.4° N, 1.4° 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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