United Kingdom Real-time Astronomical Calculations

7-Day Outlook

Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for United Kingdom

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
City Breakdown

Major Cities in United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom • Greater London

London, the capital of the UK, is home to the Prime Meridian at Greenwich. The Thames river bridges provide classic golden hour angles of Big Ben and Tower Bridge.

Manchester

United Kingdom • England

Check sunrise and sunset times in Manchester, United Kingdom today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 53.4808°, -2.2426° (Europe/London). Popular places to watch the sun include Heaton Park, Salford Quays, Deansgate Square. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Birmingham

United Kingdom • England

Check sunrise and sunset times in Birmingham, United Kingdom today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 52.4862°, -1.8904° (Europe/London). Popular places to watch the sun include Lickey Hills, Cannon Hill Park, Sutton Park. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Edinburgh

United Kingdom • Scotland

Check sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh, United Kingdom today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 55.9533°, -3.1883° (Europe/London). Popular places to watch the sun include Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, Portobello Beach. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Glasgow

United Kingdom • Scotland

Check sunrise and sunset times in Glasgow, United Kingdom today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 55.8642°, -4.2518° (Europe/London). Popular places to watch the sun include Kelvingrove Park, The Necropolis, Glasgow Green. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Liverpool

United Kingdom • England

Check sunrise and sunset times in Liverpool, United Kingdom today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 53.4084°, -2.9916° (Europe/London). Popular places to watch the sun include Pier Head, Crosby Beach, Sefton Park. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

United Kingdom Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times

Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 12 cities in United Kingdom on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.

CitySunriseSunsetDay Length
London (Greater London)
Manchester (England)
Birmingham (England)
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Glasgow (Scotland)
Liverpool (England)
Bristol (England)
Leeds (England)
Cardiff (Wales)
Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Oxford (England)
Brighton (England)

Solar & Astronomical Facts About United Kingdom

  • 1London daylight varies from 16 hours 38 minutes in June to just 7 hours 49 minutes in December.
  • 2Greenwich Royal Observatory sets Prime Meridian (0° Longitude) for international GMT solar calculations.
  • 3Northern Scotland experiences civil twilight nearly all night during midsummer.

How Seasons Change Sunrise & Sunset in United Kingdom

United Kingdom follows the northern seasonal clock: longest days around 21 June, shortest around 21 December. At the London reference in 2026, June 21 sunrise is 04:43 AM and sunset 09:21 PM (16h 38m); December 21 is 08:03 AM / 03:52 PM (7h 49m).

United Kingdom observes Daylight Saving Time, so printed sunrise and sunset jump by an hour when the offset changes — on top of the Sun's real seasonal motion.

Latitude still sets day length. In June, Edinburgh (56.0° ) has 17h 36m of daylight versus 16h 30m in Brighton (50.8°). In December those figures are 6h 58m and 7h 57m.

Listed cities share one civil timezone, but they still span about 6° of longitude (~23 minutes of true solar time). On 21 June, London sunrise is 04:43 AM while Belfast is 04:47 AM on the same clock.

Above 50°N the daylight swing is the headline. Edinburgh can keep civil twilight going toward midnight in June, while Brighton still gets a proper night. Greenwich’s Prime Meridian is why “noon” on a UK clock is a political average of solar time along 0° longitude — useful, but not the same as local transit in Belfast or Norwich.

British Summer Time (late March to late October) shifts every printed time by an hour. Read the 2026 London–Edinburgh comparison in UK daylight from London to Edinburgh.

2026 Solstice Snapshot — Cities in United Kingdom

Official sunrise and sunset (upper limb on a flat horizon) on 21 June (northern summer) and 21 December (northern winter), each city’s local timezone. Sorted east to west. Open a city page for the live calendar, azimuth, and golden hour.

City Timezone 21 Jun sunrise 21 Jun sunset Jun day 21 Dec sunrise 21 Dec sunset Dec day
London Europe/London 04:43 AM 09:21 PM 16h 38m 08:03 AM 03:52 PM 7h 49m
Brighton Europe/London 04:47 AM 09:17 PM 16h 30m 07:59 AM 03:56 PM 7h 57m
Oxford Europe/London 04:46 AM 09:27 PM 16h 41m 08:09 AM 03:56 PM 7h 47m
Leeds Europe/London 04:35 AM 09:41 PM 17h 6m 08:21 AM 03:46 PM 7h 25m
Birmingham Europe/London 04:44 AM 09:34 PM 16h 50m 08:15 AM 03:54 PM 7h 39m
Manchester Europe/London 04:39 AM 09:41 PM 17h 2m 08:22 AM 03:50 PM 7h 28m
Bristol Europe/London 04:53 AM 09:31 PM 16h 38m 08:12 AM 04:03 PM 7h 51m
Liverpool Europe/London 04:43 AM 09:44 PM 17h 1m 08:25 AM 03:54 PM 7h 29m
Cardiff Europe/London 04:55 AM 09:33 PM 16h 38m 08:15 AM 04:05 PM 7h 50m
Edinburgh Europe/London 04:26 AM 10:02 PM 17h 36m 08:41 AM 03:39 PM 6h 58m
Glasgow Europe/London 04:31 AM 10:06 PM 17h 35m 08:45 AM 03:44 PM 6h 59m
Belfast Europe/London 04:47 AM 10:03 PM 17h 16m 08:43 AM 03:58 PM 7h 15m

At the London reference in 2026, the longest civil day is Jun 17, 2026 (16h 38m 0s) and the shortest is Dec 21, 2026 (7h 49m 0s). Earliest sunrise and latest sunset often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Use this page for today’s times across United Kingdom and a 7-day forecast. Times in the widget are computed for the capital reference (London) in Europe/London. The month calendar below adds azimuth, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour. City pages pick up longitude-specific clock shifts and popular viewpoints.

Full Month Sun Calendar

London Sun Times — September 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for London in Europe/London. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Tue, Sep 106:13 AM76° ENE07:49 PM284° WNW13h 36m 0s—01:01 PM05:38 AM08:24 PM04:55 AM09:06 PM04:07 AM09:54 PM05:51 AM – 06:57 AM07:04 PM – 08:10 PM05:24 AM – 05:51 AM08:10 PM – 08:38 PM
Wed, Sep 206:14 AM76° ENE07:46 PM284° WNW13h 32m 0s−4m 0s01:00 PM05:39 AM08:21 PM04:57 AM09:04 PM04:10 AM09:51 PM05:53 AM – 06:59 AM07:02 PM – 08:08 PM05:25 AM – 05:53 AM08:08 PM – 08:35 PM
Thu, Sep 306:16 AM77° ENE07:44 PM283° WNW13h 28m 0s−4m 0s01:00 PM05:41 AM08:19 PM04:59 AM09:01 PM04:12 AM09:48 PM05:55 AM – 07:00 AM07:00 PM – 08:05 PM05:27 AM – 05:55 AM08:05 PM – 08:33 PM
Fri, Sep 406:17 AM77° ENE07:42 PM283° WNW13h 25m 0s−3m 0s12:59 PM05:43 AM08:17 PM05:01 AM08:59 PM04:14 AM09:45 PM05:56 AM – 07:02 AM06:58 PM – 08:03 PM05:29 AM – 05:56 AM08:03 PM – 08:30 PM
Sat, Sep 506:19 AM78° ENE07:40 PM282° WNW13h 21m 0s−4m 0s12:59 PM05:44 AM08:14 PM05:02 AM08:56 PM04:17 AM09:42 PM05:58 AM – 07:03 AM06:55 PM – 08:01 PM05:31 AM – 05:58 AM08:01 PM – 08:28 PM
Sun, Sep 606:21 AM79° ENE07:37 PM281° W13h 16m 0s−5m 0s12:59 PM05:46 AM08:12 PM05:04 AM08:54 PM04:19 AM09:39 PM06:00 AM – 07:05 AM06:53 PM – 07:58 PM05:32 AM – 06:00 AM07:58 PM – 08:26 PM
Mon, Sep 706:22 AM79° E07:35 PM281° W13h 13m 0s−3m 0s12:58 PM05:48 AM08:10 PM05:06 AM08:51 PM04:21 AM09:36 PM06:01 AM – 07:06 AM06:51 PM – 07:56 PM05:34 AM – 06:01 AM07:56 PM – 08:23 PM
Tue, Sep 806:24 AM80° E07:33 PM280° W13h 9m 0s−4m 0s12:58 PM05:50 AM08:07 PM05:08 AM08:49 PM04:23 AM09:33 PM06:03 AM – 07:08 AM06:49 PM – 07:54 PM05:36 AM – 06:03 AM07:54 PM – 08:21 PM
Wed, Sep 906:25 AM80° E07:31 PM280° W13h 6m 0s−3m 0s12:58 PM05:51 AM08:05 PM05:10 AM08:46 PM04:26 AM09:31 PM06:05 AM – 07:10 AM06:47 PM – 07:52 PM05:38 AM – 06:05 AM07:52 PM – 08:18 PM
Thu, Sep 1006:27 AM81° E07:28 PM279° W13h 1m 0s−5m 0s12:57 PM05:53 AM08:02 PM05:12 AM08:44 PM04:28 AM09:28 PM06:06 AM – 07:11 AM06:44 PM – 07:49 PM05:39 AM – 06:06 AM07:49 PM – 08:16 PM
Fri, Sep 1106:29 AM82° E07:26 PM278° W12h 57m 0s−4m 0s12:57 PM05:55 AM08:00 PM05:14 AM08:41 PM04:30 AM09:25 PM06:08 AM – 07:13 AM06:42 PM – 07:47 PM05:41 AM – 06:08 AM07:47 PM – 08:14 PM
Sat, Sep 1206:30 AM82° E07:24 PM278° W12h 54m 0s−3m 0s12:57 PM05:56 AM07:58 PM05:16 AM08:38 PM04:32 AM09:22 PM06:09 AM – 07:14 AM06:40 PM – 07:45 PM05:43 AM – 06:09 AM07:45 PM – 08:11 PM
Sun, Sep 1306:32 AM83° E07:22 PM277° W12h 50m 0s−4m 0s12:57 PM05:58 AM07:55 PM05:17 AM08:36 PM04:34 AM09:19 PM06:11 AM – 07:16 AM06:38 PM – 07:42 PM05:45 AM – 06:11 AM07:42 PM – 08:09 PM
Mon, Sep 1406:33 AM83° E07:19 PM276° W12h 46m 0s−4m 0s12:56 PM06:00 AM07:53 PM05:19 AM08:33 PM04:36 AM09:16 PM06:13 AM – 07:17 AM06:35 PM – 07:40 PM05:46 AM – 06:13 AM07:40 PM – 08:06 PM
Tue, Sep 1506:35 AM84° E07:17 PM276° W12h 42m 0s−4m 0s12:56 PM06:01 AM07:51 PM05:21 AM08:31 PM04:38 AM09:14 PM06:14 AM – 07:19 AM06:33 PM – 07:38 PM05:48 AM – 06:14 AM07:38 PM – 08:04 PM
Wed, Sep 1606:37 AM85° E07:15 PM275° W12h 38m 0s−4m 0s12:56 PM06:03 AM07:48 PM05:23 AM08:28 PM04:40 AM09:11 PM06:16 AM – 07:21 AM06:31 PM – 07:35 PM05:50 AM – 06:16 AM07:35 PM – 08:02 PM
Thu, Sep 1706:38 AM85° E07:12 PM275° W12h 34m 0s−4m 0s12:55 PM06:05 AM07:46 PM05:25 AM08:26 PM04:42 AM09:08 PM06:18 AM – 07:22 AM06:28 PM – 07:33 PM05:51 AM – 06:18 AM07:33 PM – 07:59 PM
Fri, Sep 1806:40 AM86° E07:10 PM274° W12h 30m 0s−4m 0s12:55 PM06:06 AM07:44 PM05:26 AM08:24 PM04:44 AM09:06 PM06:19 AM – 07:24 AM06:26 PM – 07:31 PM05:53 AM – 06:19 AM07:31 PM – 07:57 PM
Sat, Sep 1906:41 AM86° E07:08 PM273° W12h 27m 0s−3m 0s12:54 PM06:08 AM07:41 PM05:28 AM08:21 PM04:46 AM09:03 PM06:21 AM – 07:25 AM06:24 PM – 07:28 PM05:55 AM – 06:21 AM07:28 PM – 07:54 PM
Sun, Sep 2006:43 AM87° E07:05 PM273° W12h 22m 0s−5m 0s12:54 PM06:10 AM07:39 PM05:30 AM08:19 PM04:48 AM09:00 PM06:23 AM – 07:27 AM06:22 PM – 07:26 PM05:56 AM – 06:23 AM07:26 PM – 07:52 PM
Mon, Sep 2106:45 AM88° E07:03 PM272° W12h 18m 0s−4m 0s12:54 PM06:11 AM07:37 PM05:32 AM08:16 PM04:50 AM08:58 PM06:24 AM – 07:29 AM06:19 PM – 07:24 PM05:58 AM – 06:24 AM07:24 PM – 07:50 PM
Tue, Sep 2206:46 AM88° E07:01 PM272° W12h 15m 0s−3m 0s12:53 PM06:13 AM07:34 PM05:33 AM08:14 PM04:52 AM08:55 PM06:26 AM – 07:30 AM06:17 PM – 07:21 PM06:00 AM – 06:26 AM07:21 PM – 07:47 PM
Wed, Sep 23 Today06:48 AM89° E06:59 PM271° W12h 11m 0s−4m 0s12:53 PM06:14 AM07:32 PM05:35 AM08:11 PM04:54 AM08:52 PM06:27 AM – 07:32 AM06:15 PM – 07:19 PM06:01 AM – 06:27 AM07:19 PM – 07:45 PM
Thu, Sep 2406:49 AM90° E06:56 PM270° W12h 7m 0s−4m 0s12:52 PM06:16 AM07:30 PM05:37 AM08:09 PM04:56 AM08:50 PM06:29 AM – 07:33 AM06:12 PM – 07:17 PM06:03 AM – 06:29 AM07:17 PM – 07:43 PM
Fri, Sep 2506:51 AM90° E06:54 PM270° W12h 3m 0s−4m 0s12:52 PM06:18 AM07:27 PM05:39 AM08:06 PM04:58 AM08:47 PM06:31 AM – 07:35 AM06:10 PM – 07:14 PM06:05 AM – 06:31 AM07:14 PM – 07:40 PM
Sat, Sep 2606:53 AM91° E06:52 PM269° W11h 59m 0s−4m 0s12:52 PM06:19 AM07:25 PM05:40 AM08:04 PM05:00 AM08:45 PM06:32 AM – 07:37 AM06:08 PM – 07:12 PM06:06 AM – 06:32 AM07:12 PM – 07:38 PM
Sun, Sep 2706:54 AM91° E06:49 PM268° W11h 55m 0s−4m 0s12:51 PM06:21 AM07:23 PM05:42 AM08:02 PM05:02 AM08:42 PM06:34 AM – 07:38 AM06:05 PM – 07:10 PM06:08 AM – 06:34 AM07:10 PM – 07:36 PM
Mon, Sep 2806:56 AM92° E06:47 PM268° W11h 51m 0s−4m 0s12:51 PM06:23 AM07:20 PM05:44 AM07:59 PM05:03 AM08:40 PM06:36 AM – 07:40 AM06:03 PM – 07:07 PM06:10 AM – 06:36 AM07:07 PM – 07:33 PM
Tue, Sep 2906:57 AM93° E06:45 PM267° W11h 48m 0s−3m 0s12:51 PM06:24 AM07:18 PM05:45 AM07:57 PM05:05 AM08:37 PM06:37 AM – 07:42 AM06:00 PM – 07:05 PM06:11 AM – 06:37 AM07:05 PM – 07:31 PM
Wed, Sep 3006:59 AM93° E06:42 PM266° W11h 43m 0s−5m 0s12:50 PM06:26 AM07:16 PM05:47 AM07:55 PM05:07 AM08:35 PM06:39 AM – 07:43 AM05:58 PM – 07:03 PM06:13 AM – 06:39 AM07:03 PM – 07:29 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

United Kingdom Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in United Kingdom on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 108:06 AM04:01 PM7h 55m 0s
February 107:39 AM04:48 PM9h 9m 0s
March 106:45 AM05:38 PM10h 53m 0s
April 106:35 AM07:31 PM12h 56m 0s
May 105:32 AM08:22 PM14h 50m 0s
June 104:49 AM09:07 PM16h 18m 0s
July 104:47 AM09:21 PM16h 34m 0s
August 105:23 AM08:49 PM15h 26m 0s
September 106:13 AM07:49 PM13h 36m 0s
October 107:01 AM06:40 PM11h 39m 0s
November 106:53 AM04:34 PM9h 41m 0s
December 107:43 AM03:55 PM8h 12m 0s
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Why Edinburgh Stays Light Until 10 PM While London Does Not (UK Daylight Explained) United Kingdom Guides
10 min read • August 15, 2026

Why Edinburgh Stays Light Until 10 PM While London Does Not (UK Daylight Explained)

The United Kingdom sits above 50°N on one civil clock. Here is why Edinburgh’s June sunset is near 10:00 PM BST, why London winter days shrink to under eight hours, and how British Summer Time relabels the sky.

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United Kingdom Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Yes, the UK switches to BST (UTC+1) from late March to late October.
Sunset in London occurs around 9:21 PM BST during the summer solstice in June.
Sunrise and sunset in United Kingdom are calculated daily from its coordinates and the Europe/London timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.
Today the sun rises at 74° ENE and sets at 286° WNW in United Kingdom. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in United Kingdom starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in United Kingdom is Jun 17, 2026 with 16h 38m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Dec 21, 2026 with 7h 49m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in United Kingdom is 04:42 AM on Jun 16, 2026. The latest sunset is 09:22 PM on Jun 25, 2026. The latest sunrise is 08:06 AM on Jan 1, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 03:51 PM on Dec 8, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, United Kingdom shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.

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