Musselburgh
Sunrise and sunset in Musselburgh
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Musselburgh, in local time. At 55.9° N, the day lasts from 6 h 58 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 36 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:55, sunset at 17:57.
Day length 10 h 01 min, 4 min 30 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:56, with the Sun 23° above the horizon.
Times are Musselburgh time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:51 | 20:01 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:34 | 19:18 |
| Civil twilight | 07:17 | 18:35 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:55 | 17:57 |
| Golden hour | 07:55–08:49 | 17:03–17:57 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Musselburgh
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 36 min, from sunrise at 04:25 to sunset at 22:02.
- Shortest day: December 21, 6 h 58 min, from sunrise at 08:41 to sunset at 15:39.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:25 | 16:22 | 7 h 57 min |
| February 21 | 07:23 | 17:29 | 10 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:11 | 18:27 | 12 h 16 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 20:31 | 14 h 39 min |
| May 21 | 04:49 | 21:29 | 16 h 40 min |
| June 21 | 04:25 | 22:02 | 17 h 36 min |
| July 21 | 04:56 | 21:39 | 16 h 43 min |
| August 21 | 05:54 | 20:34 | 14 h 39 min |
| September 21 | 06:55 | 19:14 | 12 h 19 min |
| October 21 | 07:55 | 17:57 | 10 h 01 min |
| November 21 | 08:00 | 15:55 | 7 h 55 min |
| December 21 | 08:41 | 15:39 | 6 h 58 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, 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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