Penzance
Sunrise and sunset in Penzance
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Penzance, in local time. At 50.1° N, the day lasts from 8 h 03 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 24 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:53, sunset at 18:18.
Day length 10 h 25 min, 3 min 35 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:06, with the Sun 29° above the horizon.
Times are Penzance time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:05 | 20:07 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:42 | 19:29 |
| Civil twilight | 07:20 | 18:51 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:53 | 18:18 |
| Golden hour | 07:53–08:39 | 17:33–18:18 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Penzance
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 24 min, from sunrise at 05:12 to sunset at 21:35.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 03 min, from sunrise at 08:18 to sunset at 16:21.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:09 | 16:57 | 8 h 48 min |
| February 21 | 07:21 | 17:50 | 10 h 29 min |
| March 21 | 06:22 | 18:36 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:17 | 20:25 | 14 h 08 min |
| May 21 | 05:28 | 21:10 | 15 h 42 min |
| June 21 | 05:12 | 21:35 | 16 h 24 min |
| July 21 | 05:36 | 21:20 | 15 h 44 min |
| August 21 | 06:20 | 20:29 | 14 h 09 min |
| September 21 | 07:06 | 19:22 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:53 | 18:18 | 10 h 25 min |
| November 21 | 07:44 | 16:30 | 8 h 46 min |
| December 21 | 08:18 | 16:21 | 8 h 03 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 50.1° N, 5.5° 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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