Sunrise and sunset in Leeds
In Leeds today, the sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:43. Day length: 11 h 35 min. Golden hour today: 06:46–07:55 in the morning and 17:56–19:04 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United Kingdom
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Sunrise 07:08 · Sunset 18:43 · Day length 11 h 35 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:09 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:52 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:33 | |
| Sunrise | 07:08 | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 12:56 | 32.9° |
| Sunset | 18:43 | W 265° |
| Civil dusk | 19:18 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:59 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:41 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:33 | 06:46 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:46 | 07:55 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:56 | 19:04 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:04 | 19:18 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:33 | 07:08 | 12:56 | 18:43 | 19:18 | 11 h 35 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:35 | 07:10 | 12:56 | 18:40 | 19:15 | 11 h 31 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:36 | 07:11 | 12:55 | 18:38 | 19:13 | 11 h 26 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:38 | 07:13 | 12:55 | 18:36 | 19:11 | 11 h 22 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 Leeds
Leeds lies at 53.8008° N, 1.5491° W, 63 m above sea level, in the Europe/London time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 17 h 6 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 7 h 25 min.
The earliest sunset (15:45) is on December 13 and the latest sunrise (08:24) on December 29: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 60° above the horizon in June but only 13° in December.
In June, Leeds gets 55 min more daylight than Paris; in December the difference is 50 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Leeds
Leeds lies at about 53.8° N, on the eastern side of the Pennines. Its days range from about 17 hours in June to about 7 hours 25 minutes in December. The hills to the west can cut the late afternoon sun a little earlier than the calculated sunset in winter.