Sunrise and sunset in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen today, the sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:43. Day length: 11 h 31 min. Golden hour today: 06:48–08:03 in the morning and 17:52–19:06 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United Kingdom
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:43 · Day length 11 h 31 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:02 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:49 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:34 | |
| Sunrise | 07:12 | E 95° |
| Solar noon | 12:58 | 29.6° |
| Sunset | 18:43 | W 265° |
| Civil dusk | 19:21 | |
| Nautical dusk | 20:06 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:52 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:34 | 06:48 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:48 | 08:03 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:52 | 19:06 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:06 | 19:21 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:34 | 07:12 | 12:58 | 18:43 | 19:21 | 11 h 31 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:36 | 07:14 | 12:58 | 18:40 | 19:18 | 11 h 26 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:38 | 07:16 | 12:57 | 18:38 | 19:16 | 11 h 21 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:40 | 07:18 | 12:57 | 18:35 | 19:13 | 11 h 17 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Aberdeen
Aberdeen lies at 57.1497° N, 2.0943° W, 65 m above sea level, in the Europe/London time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 17 h 56 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 6 h 41 min.
The earliest sunset (15:25) is on December 15 and the latest sunrise (08:48) on December 28: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 56° above the horizon in June but only 10° in December.
In June, Aberdeen gets 1 h 25 min more daylight than Brighton; in December the difference is 1 h 16 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Aberdeen
Aberdeen, at about 57.1° N, has the longest summer days of any large UK city: almost 18 hours of daylight at the June solstice, and at midnight the sun is only about 9° below the horizon, so the northern sky never gets dark. In December the day is only about 6 hours 40 minutes long. The city faces east over the North Sea, so sunrises over the sea are a highlight.