Preston
Sunrise and sunset in Preston
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Preston, in local time. At 53.8° N, the day lasts from 7 h 25 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 06 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:49, sunset at 18:00.
Day length 10 h 11 min, 4 min 7 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:55, with the Sun 25° above the horizon.
Times are Preston time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:51 | 19:57 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:32 | 19:17 |
| Civil twilight | 07:13 | 18:36 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:49 | 18:00 |
| Golden hour | 07:49–08:39 | 17:10–18:00 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Preston
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 06 min, from sunrise at 04:39 to sunset at 21:45.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 25 min, from sunrise at 08:26 to sunset at 15:51.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:13 | 16:31 | 8 h 18 min |
| February 21 | 07:17 | 17:32 | 10 h 15 min |
| March 21 | 06:10 | 18:26 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 05:56 | 20:23 | 14 h 26 min |
| May 21 | 05:00 | 21:15 | 16 h 16 min |
| June 21 | 04:39 | 21:45 | 17 h 06 min |
| July 21 | 05:07 | 21:25 | 16 h 18 min |
| August 21 | 05:59 | 20:26 | 14 h 27 min |
| September 21 | 06:54 | 19:12 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:49 | 18:00 | 10 h 11 min |
| November 21 | 07:48 | 16:04 | 8 h 16 min |
| December 21 | 08:26 | 15:51 | 7 h 25 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 53.8° N, 2.7° 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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