Watford
Sunrise and sunset in Watford
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Watford, in local time. At 51.7° N, the day lasts from 7 h 48 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 40 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:35, sunset at 17:55.
Day length 10 h 20 min, 3 min 48 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:46, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Watford time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:43 | 19:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:22 | 19:08 |
| Civil twilight | 07:01 | 18:29 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:35 | 17:55 |
| Golden hour | 07:35–08:23 | 17:08–17:55 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Watford
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 40 min, from sunrise at 04:43 to sunset at 21:23.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 48 min, from sunrise at 08:05 to sunset at 15:53.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:55 | 16:31 | 8 h 36 min |
| February 21 | 07:03 | 17:27 | 10 h 23 min |
| March 21 | 06:02 | 18:16 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 05:53 | 20:08 | 14 h 16 min |
| May 21 | 05:00 | 20:56 | 15 h 55 min |
| June 21 | 04:43 | 21:23 | 16 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 05:08 | 21:06 | 15 h 58 min |
| August 21 | 05:56 | 20:12 | 14 h 16 min |
| September 21 | 06:45 | 19:02 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:35 | 17:55 | 10 h 20 min |
| November 21 | 07:30 | 16:04 | 8 h 34 min |
| December 21 | 08:05 | 15:53 | 7 h 48 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 51.7° N, 0.4° 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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