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Sunrise and sunset in Oxford
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Oxford, in local time. At 51.8° N, the day lasts from 7 h 47 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 41 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:39, sunset at 17:58.
Day length 10 h 19 min, 3 min 49 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:49, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Oxford time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:47 | 19:50 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:26 | 19:12 |
| Civil twilight | 07:05 | 18:33 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:39 | 17:58 |
| Golden hour | 07:39–08:27 | 17:11–17:58 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Oxford
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 41 min, from sunrise at 04:46 to sunset at 21:27.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 47 min, from sunrise at 08:09 to sunset at 15:56.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:59 | 16:34 | 8 h 35 min |
| February 21 | 07:07 | 17:30 | 10 h 23 min |
| March 21 | 06:05 | 18:19 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:56 | 20:12 | 14 h 16 min |
| May 21 | 05:03 | 21:00 | 15 h 56 min |
| June 21 | 04:46 | 21:27 | 16 h 41 min |
| July 21 | 05:11 | 21:10 | 15 h 58 min |
| August 21 | 05:59 | 20:15 | 14 h 17 min |
| September 21 | 06:49 | 19:05 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:39 | 17:58 | 10 h 19 min |
| November 21 | 07:33 | 16:07 | 8 h 33 min |
| December 21 | 08:09 | 15:56 | 7 h 47 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 51.8° N, 1.3° 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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