Sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
7:26 AMsunrise in Edinburgh
November 4, 2026 · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Sunset
- 4:26 PM
- Daylight
- 9h 0m
- First light
- 6:46 AM
- Last light
- 5:06 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Edinburgh, United Kingdom (55.95° N, 3.20° W, GeoNames' point for the city) in UK time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 8:44 AM | 3:49 PM | 7h 6m |
| February 1 | 8:07 AM | 4:46 PM | 8h 39m |
| March 1 | 7:04 AM | 5:47 PM | 10h 43m |
| April 1 | 6:44 AM | 7:51 PM | 13h 7m |
| May 1 | 5:29 AM | 8:52 PM | 15h 23m |
| June 1 | 4:35 AM | 9:47 PM | 17h 12m |
| July 1 | 4:32 AM | 10:01 PM | 17h 30m |
| August 1 | 5:17 AM | 9:20 PM | 16h 3m |
| September 1 | 6:17 AM | 8:07 PM | 13h 50m |
| October 1 | 7:16 AM | 6:48 PM | 11h 33m |
| November 1 | 7:19 AM | 4:32 PM | 9h 13m |
| December 1 | 8:19 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 25m |
Twilight in Edinburgh
- Nautical dawn
- 6:01 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 5:50 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 5:18 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 6:33 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 7:19 AM | 4:32 PM | 9h 13m | −4m 18s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 7:22 AM | 4:30 PM | 9h 9m | −4m 17s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 7:24 AM | 4:28 PM | 9h 4m | −4m 15s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 7:26 AM | 4:26 PM | 9h 0m | −4m 13s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 7:28 AM | 4:24 PM | 8h 56m | −4m 12s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 7:30 AM | 4:22 PM | 8h 52m | −4m 10s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 7:32 AM | 4:20 PM | 8h 48m | −4m 8s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 7:34 AM | 4:18 PM | 8h 44m | −4m 6s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 7:36 AM | 4:16 PM | 8h 40m | −4m 3s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7:39 AM | 4:14 PM | 8h 36m | −4m 1s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7:41 AM | 4:12 PM | 8h 32m | −3m 58s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7:43 AM | 4:10 PM | 8h 28m | −3m 56s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7:45 AM | 4:09 PM | 8h 24m | −3m 53s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7:47 AM | 4:07 PM | 8h 20m | −3m 50s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7:49 AM | 4:05 PM | 8h 16m | −3m 47s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7:51 AM | 4:03 PM | 8h 12m | −3m 44s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7:53 AM | 4:02 PM | 8h 9m | −3m 40s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 7:55 AM | 4:00 PM | 8h 5m | −3m 37s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 7:57 AM | 3:59 PM | 8h 2m | −3m 33s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 7:59 AM | 3:57 PM | 7h 58m | −3m 29s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 8:01 AM | 3:56 PM | 7h 55m | −3m 25s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 8:03 AM | 3:54 PM | 7h 51m | −3m 21s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 8:05 AM | 3:53 PM | 7h 48m | −3m 17s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 8:07 AM | 3:52 PM | 7h 45m | −3m 12s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 8:09 AM | 3:50 PM | 7h 42m | −3m 7s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 8:10 AM | 3:49 PM | 7h 39m | −3m 2s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 8:12 AM | 3:48 PM | 7h 36m | −2m 57s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 8:14 AM | 3:47 PM | 7h 33m | −2m 52s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 8:16 AM | 3:46 PM | 7h 30m | −2m 47s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 8:18 AM | 3:45 PM | 7h 27m | −2m 41s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 8:19 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 25m | −2m 35s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 8:21 AM | 3:43 PM | 7h 22m | −2m 29s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 8:22 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 20m | −2m 23s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 8:24 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 18m | −2m 17s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 8:25 AM | 3:41 PM | 7h 15m | −2m 10s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 8:27 AM | 3:40 PM | 7h 13m | −2m 3s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 8:28 AM | 3:40 PM | 7h 11m | −1m 57s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 8:30 AM | 3:39 PM | 7h 10m | −1m 49s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 8:31 AM | 3:39 PM | 7h 8m | −1m 42s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 8:32 AM | 3:39 PM | 7h 6m | −1m 35s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 8:33 AM | 3:38 PM | 7h 5m | −1m 27s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 8:35 AM | 3:38 PM | 7h 4m | −1m 20s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 8:36 AM | 3:38 PM | 7h 2m | −1m 12s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 8:37 AM | 3:38 PM | 7h 1m | −1m 4s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 8:38 AM | 3:38 PM | 7h 0m | −56s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 8:39 AM | 3:38 PM | 7h 0m | −48s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 8:39 AM | 3:38 PM | 6h 59m | −40s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 8:40 AM | 3:39 PM | 6h 58m | −32s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 8:41 AM | 3:39 PM | 6h 58m | −24s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 8:41 AM | 3:39 PM | 6h 58m | −15s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 8:42 AM | 3:40 PM | 6h 58m | −7s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 8:43 AM | 3:40 PM | 6h 58m | +1s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 8:43 AM | 3:41 PM | 6h 58m | +10s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:43 AM | 3:41 PM | 6h 58m | +18s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:44 AM | 3:42 PM | 6h 59m | +26s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:44 AM | 3:43 PM | 6h 59m | +34s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:44 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 0m | +43s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:44 AM | 3:45 PM | 7h 1m | +51s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:44 AM | 3:46 PM | 7h 2m | +59s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:44 AM | 3:47 PM | 7h 3m | +1m 7s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:44 AM | 3:48 PM | 7h 4m | +1m 15s |
The year in Edinburgh, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Edinburgh gets 4 minutes 13 seconds less daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset is on Monday, December 14, 7 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
When the clocks went forward on Sunday, March 29, sunset moved from 6:43 PM the day before to 7:45 PM.
When the clocks went back on Sunday, October 25, sunset moved from 5:50 PM the day before to 4:48 PM.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Thursday, June 18 | 4:26 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Tuesday, December 29 | 8:44 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Monday, December 14 | 3:38 PM |
| Latest sunset | Wednesday, June 24 | 10:03 PM |
| Longest day | Sunday, June 21 | 17h 36m |
| Shortest day | Monday, December 21 | 6h 58m |
Nearby: Glasgow (42 mi) · Newcastle upon Tyne (92 mi) · Douglas, Isle of Man (134 mi) · Belfast (142 mi)
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The times are for Edinburgh's point in GeoNames (55.9521, -3.1965), on UK time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.