Southampton
Sunrise and sunset in Southampton
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Southampton, in local time. At 50.9° N, the day lasts from 7 h 56 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 32 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:38, sunset at 18:00.
Day length 10 h 22 min, 3 min 42 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:50, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Southampton time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:48 | 19:50 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:26 | 19:12 |
| Civil twilight | 07:04 | 18:34 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:38 | 18:00 |
| Golden hour | 07:38–08:25 | 17:14–18:00 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Southampton
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 32 min, from sunrise at 04:51 to sunset at 21:23.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 56 min, from sunrise at 08:05 to sunset at 16:01.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:56 | 16:38 | 8 h 42 min |
| February 21 | 07:06 | 17:32 | 10 h 26 min |
| March 21 | 06:06 | 18:20 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:58 | 20:10 | 14 h 12 min |
| May 21 | 05:08 | 20:57 | 15 h 49 min |
| June 21 | 04:51 | 21:23 | 16 h 32 min |
| July 21 | 05:16 | 21:07 | 15 h 51 min |
| August 21 | 06:02 | 20:14 | 14 h 12 min |
| September 21 | 06:50 | 19:06 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:38 | 18:00 | 10 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 07:31 | 16:11 | 8 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 08:05 | 16:01 | 7 h 56 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 50.9° 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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