Sunrise and sunset times in Downies
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Downies, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 16:20:27
Night ends at 05:4405:44:25
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 07:1307:13:11
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 07:52:25When the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 17:53:09When the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 18:3218:32:18
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0120:00:48
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 10.25° · Azimuth: 231.7° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours
1 hour, 32 minutes left for today's sunset in Downies
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 16:24
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 01:24Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 05:4605:46:28
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 07:1507:15:15
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 07:54:36When the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 17:50:38When the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 18:3018:29:54
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 19:5819:58:25
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 9 hours, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Downies
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 01:24 Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 16:30Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Downies, Scotland
- Latitude: 57.046909 (North)
- Longitude: -2.12755 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Downies, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours, 42 minutes.Longest day in Downies, Scotland
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 17 hours, 54 minutes.
October 2026 - Downies, Scotland - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Downies.
All times are in Downies's time: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) until October 25, 2026, and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) from then on.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 22 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Downies, Scotland - from 11 hours, 31 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 9 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.06:33:53 | 07:11:58 | +2m 5s | 18:43:15 | -2m 43s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:21:13 | 11h 31m 17s | -4m 48s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:58:30 | 29.65° | 05:49:11 | 20:05:42 | 05:02:40 | 20:51:56 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 30m 48s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:40 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:35:57 | 07:14:03 | +2m 5s | 18:40:32 | -2m 43s | 19:18:30 | 11h 26m 29s | -4m 48s | 12:58:11 | 29.26° | 05:51:21 | 20:02:55 | 05:05:01 | 20:48:58 | 12h 35m 36s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:21 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:38:01 | 07:16:08 | +2m 5s | 18:37:49 | -2m 43s | 19:15:49 | 11h 21m 41s | -4m 48s | 12:57:52 | 28.88° | 05:53:29 | 20:00:10 | 05:07:21 | 20:46:02 | 12h 40m 24s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
00:58:02 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:40:06 | 07:18:13 | +2m 5s | 18:35:07 | -2m 42s | 19:13:08 | 11h 16m 54s | -4m 48s | 12:57:33 | 28.49° | 05:55:37 | 19:57:26 | 05:09:39 | 20:43:07 | 12h 45m 12s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:43 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:42:10 | 07:20:19 | +2m 6s | 18:32:25 | -2m 42s | 19:10:28 | 11h 12m 6s | -4m 48s | 12:57:14 | 28.11° | 05:57:45 | 19:54:42 | 05:11:57 | 20:40:15 | 12h 50m 0s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:23 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:44:14 | 07:22:25 | +2m 6s | 18:29:44 | -2m 41s | 19:07:48 | 11h 7m 19s | -4m 47s | 12:56:56 | 27.72° | 05:59:52 | 19:52:01 | 05:14:13 | 20:37:24 | 12h 54m 47s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:05 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:46:18 | 07:24:31 | +2m 6s | 18:27:03 | -2m 41s | 19:05:10 | 11h 2m 32s | -4m 47s | 12:56:38 | 27.34° | 06:01:58 | 19:49:20 | 05:16:29 | 20:34:35 | 12h 59m 35s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:56:47 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:48:22 | 07:26:38 | +2m 7s | 18:24:22 | -2m 41s | 19:02:32 | 10h 57m 44s | -4m 47s | 12:56:20 | 26.96° | 06:04:04 | 19:46:40 | 05:18:43 | 20:31:47 | 13h 4m 23s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:56:29 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:50:26 | 07:28:45 | +2m 7s | 18:21:43 | -2m 39s | 18:59:55 | 10h 52m 58s | -4m 47s | 12:56:03 | 26.58° | 06:06:10 | 19:44:02 | 05:20:57 | 20:29:02 | 13h 9m 9s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:56:12 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:52:30 | 07:30:52 | +2m 7s | 18:19:03 | -2m 40s | 18:57:19 | 10h 48m 11s | -4m 47s | 12:55:46 | 26.20° | 06:08:15 | 19:41:26 | 05:23:09 | 20:26:19 | 13h 13m 57s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
00:55:54 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 06:54:34 | 07:33:00 | +2m 8s | 18:16:24 | -2m 39s | 18:54:45 | 10h 43m 24s | -4m 46s | 12:55:30 | 25.82° | 06:10:20 | 19:38:50 | 05:25:20 | 20:23:37 | 13h 18m 44s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:55:38 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 06:56:38 | 07:35:08 | +2m 8s | 18:13:46 | -2m 38s | 18:52:11 | 10h 38m 38s | -4m 46s | 12:55:14 | 25.45° | 06:12:24 | 19:36:16 | 05:27:31 | 20:20:57 | 13h 23m 30s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:55:22 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 06:58:42 | 07:37:16 | +2m 8s | 18:11:09 | -2m 37s | 18:49:38 | 10h 33m 53s | -4m 46s | 12:54:59 | 25.07° | 06:14:28 | 19:33:43 | 05:29:40 | 20:18:19 | 13h 28m 16s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:55:07 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:00:46 | 07:39:25 | +2m 9s | 18:08:32 | -2m 37s | 18:47:06 | 10h 29m 7s | -4m 45s | 12:54:44 | 24.70° | 06:16:32 | 19:31:12 | 05:31:49 | 20:15:43 | 13h 33m 2s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:54:51 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:02:50 | 07:41:34 | +2m 9s | 18:05:56 | -2m 36s | 18:44:35 | 10h 24m 22s | -4m 45s | 12:54:30 | 24.33° | 06:18:35 | 19:28:42 | 05:33:57 | 20:13:09 | 13h 37m 47s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:54:37 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:04:54 | 07:43:43 | +2m 9s | 18:03:21 | -2m 35s | 18:42:05 | 10h 19m 38s | -4m 45s | 12:54:16 | 23.96° | 06:20:38 | 19:26:14 | 05:36:04 | 20:10:37 | 13h 42m 32s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:54:23 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:06:58 | 07:45:53 | +2m 10s | 18:00:47 | -2m 34s | 18:39:36 | 10h 14m 54s | -4m 44s | 12:54:03 | 23.59° | 06:22:40 | 19:23:47 | 05:38:11 | 20:08:07 | 13h 47m 16s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:54:10 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:09:02 | 07:48:03 | +2m 10s | 17:58:13 | -2m 34s | 18:37:09 | 10h 10m 10s | -4m 44s | 12:53:50 | 23.23° | 06:24:43 | 19:21:22 | 05:40:16 | 20:05:38 | 13h 52m 1s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:53:56 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:11:07 | 07:50:14 | +2m 11s | 17:55:40 | -2m 33s | 18:34:43 | 10h 5m 26s | -4m 43s | 12:53:38 | 22.87° | 06:26:44 | 19:18:58 | 05:42:21 | 20:03:12 | 13h 56m 45s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:44 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:13:11 | 07:52:25 | +2m 11s | 17:53:09 | -2m 31s | 18:32:18 | 10h 0m 44s | -4m 43s | 12:53:27 | 22.51° | 06:28:46 | 19:16:36 | 05:44:25 | 20:00:48 | 14h 1m 27s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:33 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:15:15 | 07:54:36 | +2m 11s | 17:50:38 | -2m 31s | 18:29:54 | 9h 56m 2s | -4m 42s | 12:53:16 | 22.15° | 06:30:47 | 19:14:16 | 05:46:28 | 19:58:25 | 14h 6m 9s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:21 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:17:19 | 07:56:47 | +2m 11s | 17:48:08 | -2m 30s | 18:27:32 | 9h 51m 21s | -4m 41s | 12:53:06 | 21.80° | 06:32:48 | 19:11:57 | 05:48:31 | 19:56:05 | 14h 10m 51s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:11 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:19:23 | 07:58:59 | +2m 12s | 17:45:39 | -2m 29s | 18:25:11 | 9h 46m 40s | -4m 41s | 12:52:57 | 21.45° | 06:34:49 | 19:09:40 | 05:50:33 | 19:53:47 | 14h 15m 32s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:02 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:21:28 | 08:01:11 | +2m 12s | 17:43:12 | -2m 27s | 18:22:52 | 9h 42m 1s | -4m 40s | 12:52:48 | 21.10° | 06:36:49 | 19:07:24 | 05:52:34 | 19:51:31 | 14h 20m 12s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:52:52 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:23:32 | 07:03:24 | +2m 13son the clock: -57m 47s | 16:40:45 | -2m 27son the clock: -1h 2m 27s | 17:20:34 | 9h 37m 21s | -4m 39s | 11:52:40 | 20.76° | 05:38:49 | 18:05:11 | 04:54:35 | 18:49:17 | 14h 24m 51s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:52:44 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:25:36 | 07:05:36 | +2m 12s | 16:38:20 | -2m 25s | 17:18:17 | 9h 32m 44s | -4m 38s | 11:52:32 | 20.41° | 05:40:48 | 18:02:59 | 04:56:34 | 18:47:05 | 14h 29m 29s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:52:29 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:27:40 | 07:07:49 | +2m 13s | 16:35:56 | -2m 24s | 17:16:02 | 9h 28m 7s | -4m 37s | 11:52:26 | 20.08° | 05:42:47 | 18:00:49 | 04:58:34 | 18:44:55 | 14h 34m 6s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:52:23 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:29:44 | 07:10:02 | +2m 13s | 16:33:34 | -2m 22s | 17:13:49 | 9h 23m 32s | -4m 36s | 11:52:20 | 19.74° | 05:44:46 | 17:58:41 | 05:00:32 | 18:42:48 | 14h 38m 42s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:52:18 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:31:48 | 07:12:16 | +2m 14s | 16:31:12 | -2m 22s | 17:11:37 | 9h 18m 56s | -4m 35s | 11:52:15 | 19.41° | 05:46:45 | 17:56:35 | 05:02:30 | 18:40:43 | 14h 43m 17s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:52:13 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:33:51 | 07:14:29 | +2m 13s | 16:28:52 | -2m 20s | 17:09:27 | 9h 14m 23s | -4m 34s | 11:52:11 | 19.08° | 05:48:43 | 17:54:31 | 05:04:27 | 18:38:40 | 14h 47m 51s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:52:09 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:35:55 | 07:16:43 | +2m 14s | 16:26:34 | -2m 18s | 17:07:19 | 9h 9m 51s | -4m 32s | 11:52:07 | 18.75° | 05:50:40 | 17:52:29 | 05:06:23 | 18:36:39 | 14h 52m 23s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:52:06 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Downies, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Downies, Scotland for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Downies, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Downies
In Downies, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 04:12, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 08:47. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:26, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:07.
Downies gets 11h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 54m versus 6h 42m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 20m.
Downies Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Downies. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Downies.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 9.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 56.3° (around Jun 20) in Downies. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Downies, Scotland
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