Sunrise and sunset in Rochester, England, United Kingdom
Sunrise, sunset and twilight for Rochester, England today, in local time. At 51.4° N, days run from 7 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 37 min at the summer solstice.
- 16:38sunset today
Today · worked out at
The Sun is up from 06:44 to 16:38 in Rochester, England, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 28.
Day length 9 h 55 min, 3 min 39 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:41, with the Sun 25° above the horizon.
Times are Rochester, England time (GMT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:51 | 18:30 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:30 | 17:52 |
| Civil twilight | 06:09 | 17:13 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:44 | 16:38 |
| Golden hour | 06:44–07:32 | 15:50–16:38 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rochester, England
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 37 min, from sunrise at 04:41 to sunset at 21:18.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 51 min, from sunrise at 08:00 to sunset at 15:51.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:50 | 16:28 | 8 h 38 min |
| February 21 | 06:59 | 17:24 | 10 h 24 min |
| March 21 | 05:58 | 18:12 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:50 | 20:04 | 14 h 14 min |
| May 21 | 04:58 | 20:51 | 15 h 53 min |
| June 21 | 04:41 | 21:18 | 16 h 37 min |
| July 21 | 05:06 | 21:01 | 15 h 55 min |
| August 21 | 05:53 | 20:07 | 14 h 15 min |
| September 21 | 06:42 | 18:58 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:31 | 17:52 | 10 h 21 min |
| November 21 | 07:25 | 16:01 | 8 h 36 min |
| December 21 | 08:00 | 15:51 | 7 h 51 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset mark the moment the Sun’s upper edge touches a level horizon, with the air’s usual bending of light allowed for. Hills, buildings and altitude move 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 51.4° N, 0.5° E, 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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