Portsmouth
Sunrise and sunset in Portsmouth
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Portsmouth, in local time. At 50.8° N, the day lasts from 7 h 57 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 31 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:38, sunset at 17:57.
Day length 10 h 19 min, 3 min 40 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:48, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Portsmouth time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:48 | 19:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:26 | 19:09 |
| Civil twilight | 07:05 | 18:31 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:38 | 17:57 |
| Golden hour | 07:38–08:25 | 17:11–17:57 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Portsmouth
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 31 min, from sunrise at 04:50 to sunset at 21:21.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 57 min, from sunrise at 08:04 to sunset at 16:00.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:54 | 16:37 | 8 h 43 min |
| February 21 | 07:05 | 17:31 | 10 h 26 min |
| March 21 | 06:05 | 18:18 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:57 | 20:09 | 14 h 12 min |
| May 21 | 05:07 | 20:55 | 15 h 48 min |
| June 21 | 04:50 | 21:21 | 16 h 31 min |
| July 21 | 05:15 | 21:05 | 15 h 50 min |
| August 21 | 06:00 | 20:12 | 14 h 12 min |
| September 21 | 06:48 | 19:05 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:37 | 17:59 | 10 h 23 min |
| November 21 | 07:29 | 16:10 | 8 h 41 min |
| December 21 | 08:04 | 16:00 | 7 h 57 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 50.8° N, 1.1° 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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