Sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh today, the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:48. Day length: 11 h 33 min. Golden hour today: 06:53–08:05 in the morning and 17:59–19:11 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United Kingdom
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 18:48 · Day length 11 h 33 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:10 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:55 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:39 | |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | E 95° |
| Solar noon | 13:02 | 30.8° |
| Sunset | 18:48 | W 265° |
| Civil dusk | 19:25 | |
| Nautical dusk | 20:08 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:53 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:39 | 06:53 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:53 | 08:05 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:59 | 19:11 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:11 | 19:25 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:39 | 07:16 | 13:02 | 18:48 | 19:25 | 11 h 33 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:41 | 07:18 | 13:02 | 18:46 | 19:22 | 11 h 28 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:43 | 07:20 | 13:02 | 18:43 | 19:20 | 11 h 23 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:45 | 07:22 | 13:01 | 18:40 | 19:17 | 11 h 19 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 Edinburgh
Edinburgh lies at 55.9533° N, 3.1883° W, 47 m above sea level, in the Europe/London time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 17 h 37 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 6 h 58 min.
The earliest sunset (15:38) is on December 14 and the latest sunrise (08:44) on December 29: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 57° above the horizon in June but only 11° in December.
In June, Edinburgh gets 1 h 26 min more daylight than Paris; in December the difference is 1 h 17 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Edinburgh
Edinburgh lies at about 56° N, one of the most northerly capital cities in Western Europe. In June it gets about 17 hours 35 minutes of daylight and the sky never gets properly dark; in December only about 7 hours. Arthur’s Seat and Calton Hill offer open horizons for both sunrise over the Firth of Forth and sunset over the city.