Sunrise and sunset in Porthcawl, United Kingdom

Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Porthcawl, in local time. At 51.5° N, the day lasts from 7 h 50 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 38 min at the summer solstice.

  • 16:55sunset today
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In Porthcawl, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 28, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 16:55.

Day length 9 h 54 min, 3 min 40 s shorter than yesterday.

Solar noon at 11:58, with the Sun 25° above the horizon.

Times are Porthcawl time (GMT).

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Twilight and golden hour today

TodayMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight05:0818:47
Nautical twilight05:4718:09
Civil twilight06:2617:29
Sunrise and sunset07:0116:55
Golden hour07:01–07:4916:06–16:55

Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.

The year in Porthcawl

  • Longest day: June 21, 16 h 38 min, from sunrise at 04:57 to sunset at 21:35.
  • Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 50 min, from sunrise at 08:17 to sunset at 16:07.

Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
January 2108:0716:458 h 37 min
February 2107:1617:4010 h 24 min
March 2106:1518:2912 h 14 min
April 2106:0620:2114 h 15 min
May 2105:1421:0815 h 54 min
June 2104:5721:3516 h 38 min
July 2105:2221:1815 h 56 min
August 2106:0920:2514 h 15 min
September 2106:5919:1512 h 16 min
October 2107:4818:0910 h 20 min
November 2107:4216:188 h 35 min
December 2108:1716:077 h 50 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 51.5° N, 3.7° 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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