South Shields
Sunrise and sunset in South Shields
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in South Shields, in local time. At 55° N, the day lasts from 7 h 10 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 23 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:46, sunset at 17:52.
Day length 10 h 06 min, 4 min 20 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:50, with the Sun 24° above the horizon.
Times are South Shields time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:45 | 19:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:27 | 19:11 |
| Civil twilight | 07:09 | 18:29 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:46 | 17:52 |
| Golden hour | 07:46–08:38 | 17:00–17:52 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in South Shields
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 23 min, from sunrise at 04:26 to sunset at 21:48.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 10 min, from sunrise at 08:28 to sunset at 15:38.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:14 | 16:20 | 8 h 06 min |
| February 21 | 07:14 | 17:24 | 10 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 06:05 | 18:21 | 12 h 16 min |
| April 21 | 05:48 | 20:21 | 14 h 33 min |
| May 21 | 04:48 | 21:17 | 16 h 29 min |
| June 21 | 04:26 | 21:48 | 17 h 23 min |
| July 21 | 04:55 | 21:27 | 16 h 32 min |
| August 21 | 05:51 | 20:25 | 14 h 34 min |
| September 21 | 06:49 | 19:07 | 12 h 18 min |
| October 21 | 07:46 | 17:52 | 10 h 06 min |
| November 21 | 07:49 | 15:53 | 8 h 04 min |
| December 21 | 08:28 | 15:38 | 7 h 10 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 55° N, 1.4° 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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