Sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 1:45:53 am
First light at 6:41:06 am
Sunrise time: 7:16:09 am
Sunset time: 6:48:04 pm
Last light at 7:23:07 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -36.8° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 14° (N)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 31 minutes
17 hours, 2 minutes left for today's sunset in Edinburgh
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 3:39 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 9:03 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (67%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 4:13 AMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:43:05 am
Sunrise time: 7:18:08 am
Sunset time: 6:45:27 pm
Last light at 7:20:31 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 27 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Edinburgh
Moon will set on Oct 3 at 4:26 PM Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 10:24 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (46%)
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Latitude: 55.952061 (North)
- Longitude: -3.196480 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Edinburgh, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 19 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 7 hours and 2 minutes.Longest day in Edinburgh, 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 and 41 minutes.
October 2026 - Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 15 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland - from 11 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 21 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:39:08 am | 7:14:10 am | 6:50:41 pm | 7:25:43 pm | 11h 36m 31s | -4m 37s | 1:02:26 pm | 30.7° | 5:55:51 am | 8:09:00 pm | 5:10:59 am | 8:53:52 pm | 12h 25m 28s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:41:06 am | 7:16:09 am | 6:48:04 pm | 7:23:07 pm | 11h 31m 55s | -4m 36s | 1:02:06 pm | 30.4° | 5:57:53 am | 8:06:20 pm | 5:13:12 am | 8:51:01 pm | 12h 30m 4s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:43:05 am | 7:18:08 am | 6:45:27 pm | 7:20:31 pm | 11h 27m 19s | -4m 36s | 1:01:48 pm | 30° | 5:59:55 am | 8:03:40 pm | 5:15:24 am | 8:48:11 pm | 12h 34m 40s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:45:03 am | 7:20:07 am | 6:42:51 pm | 7:17:55 pm | 11h 22m 44s | -4m 35s | 1:01:29 pm | 29.6° | 6:01:57 am | 8:01:01 pm | 5:17:35 am | 8:45:23 pm | 12h 39m 16s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:47:01 am | 7:22:07 am | 6:40:15 pm | 7:15:20 pm | 11h 18m 8s | -4m 36s | 1:01:11 pm | 29.2° | 6:03:58 am | 7:58:24 pm | 5:19:45 am | 8:42:37 pm | 12h 43m 52s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:48:59 am | 7:24:07 am | 6:37:39 pm | 7:12:47 pm | 11h 13m 32s | -4m 36s | 1:00:53 pm | 28.8° | 6:05:59 am | 7:55:47 pm | 5:21:53 am | 8:39:53 pm | 12h 48m 28s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:50:58 am | 7:26:07 am | 6:35:04 pm | 7:10:13 pm | 11h 8m 57s | -4m 35s | 1:00:36 pm | 28.4° | 6:07:59 am | 7:53:12 pm | 5:24:01 am | 8:37:10 pm | 12h 53m 3s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:52:56 am | 7:28:07 am | 6:32:30 pm | 7:07:41 pm | 11h 4m 23s | -4m 34s | 1:00:19 pm | 28.1° | 6:09:59 am | 7:50:38 pm | 5:26:08 am | 8:34:29 pm | 12h 57m 38s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:54:54 am | 7:30:08 am | 6:29:56 pm | 7:05:10 pm | 10h 59m 48s | -4m 35s | 1:00:02 pm | 27.7° | 6:11:58 am | 7:48:06 pm | 5:28:15 am | 8:31:49 pm | 13h 2m 13s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:56:52 am | 7:32:09 am | 6:27:23 pm | 7:02:39 pm | 10h 55m 14s | -4m 34s | 12:59:46 pm | 27.3° | 6:13:57 am | 7:45:35 pm | 5:30:20 am | 8:29:12 pm | 13h 6m 48s | 🌑 (0.1%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:58:51 am | 7:34:11 am | 6:24:50 pm | 7:00:10 pm | 10h 50m 39s | -4m 35s | 12:59:30 pm | 26.9° | 6:15:56 am | 7:43:04 pm | 5:32:24 am | 8:26:36 pm | 13h 11m 22s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:00:49 am | 7:36:12 am | 6:22:18 pm | 6:57:41 pm | 10h 46m 6s | -4m 33s | 12:59:15 pm | 26.5° | 6:17:55 am | 7:40:36 pm | 5:34:28 am | 8:24:02 pm | 13h 15m 56s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:02:47 am | 7:38:14 am | 6:19:47 pm | 6:55:14 pm | 10h 41m 33s | -4m 33s | 12:59:00 pm | 26.2° | 6:19:53 am | 7:38:08 pm | 5:36:31 am | 8:21:30 pm | 13h 20m 30s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:04:46 am | 7:40:17 am | 6:17:16 pm | 6:52:47 pm | 10h 36m 59s | -4m 34s | 12:58:46 pm | 25.8° | 6:21:50 am | 7:35:42 pm | 5:38:33 am | 8:19:00 pm | 13h 25m 3s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:06:44 am | 7:42:19 am | 6:14:46 pm | 6:50:21 pm | 10h 32m 27s | -4m 32s | 12:58:33 pm | 25.4° | 6:23:48 am | 7:33:18 pm | 5:40:35 am | 8:16:31 pm | 13h 29m 36s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:08:43 am | 7:44:22 am | 6:12:17 pm | 6:47:57 pm | 10h 27m 55s | -4m 32s | 12:58:20 pm | 25.1° | 6:25:45 am | 7:30:54 pm | 5:42:35 am | 8:14:04 pm | 13h 34m 9s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:10:41 am | 7:46:26 am | 6:09:49 pm | 6:45:34 pm | 10h 23m 23s | -4m 32s | 12:58:07 pm | 24.7° | 6:27:42 am | 7:28:33 pm | 5:44:35 am | 8:11:39 pm | 13h 38m 40s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:12:40 am | 7:48:29 am | 6:07:22 pm | 6:43:11 pm | 10h 18m 53s | -4m 30s | 12:57:56 pm | 24.3° | 6:29:38 am | 7:26:13 pm | 5:46:35 am | 8:09:16 pm | 13h 43m 11s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:14:38 am | 7:50:33 am | 6:04:55 pm | 6:40:51 pm | 10h 14m 22s | -4m 31s | 12:57:44 pm | 24° | 6:31:35 am | 7:23:54 pm | 5:48:33 am | 8:06:55 pm | 13h 47m 43s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:16:37 am | 7:52:38 am | 6:02:30 pm | 6:38:31 pm | 10h 9m 52s | -4m 30s | 12:57:34 pm | 23.6° | 6:33:31 am | 7:21:37 pm | 5:50:31 am | 8:04:36 pm | 13h 52m 12s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:18:35 am | 7:54:42 am | 6:00:05 pm | 6:36:12 pm | 10h 5m 23s | -4m 29s | 12:57:24 pm | 23.2° | 6:35:26 am | 7:19:21 pm | 5:52:29 am | 8:02:19 pm | 13h 56m 42s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:20:34 am | 7:56:47 am | 5:57:42 pm | 6:33:55 pm | 10h 0m 55s | -4m 28s | 12:57:15 pm | 22.9° | 6:37:22 am | 7:17:07 pm | 5:54:25 am | 8:00:04 pm | 14h 1m 10s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:22:32 am | 7:58:52 am | 5:55:20 pm | 6:31:39 pm | 9h 56m 28s | -4m 27s | 12:57:06 pm | 22.5° | 6:39:17 am | 7:14:55 pm | 5:56:21 am | 7:57:50 pm | 14h 5m 37s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:24:31 am | 8:00:57 am | 5:52:59 pm | 6:29:25 pm | 9h 52m 2s | -4m 26s | 12:56:58 pm | 22.2° | 6:41:12 am | 7:12:44 pm | 5:58:17 am | 7:55:39 pm | 14h 10m 4s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:26:29 am | 7:03:03 am | 4:50:39 pm | 5:27:12 pm | 9h 47m 36s | -4m 26s | 11:56:51 am | 21.9° | 5:43:06 am | 6:10:35 pm | 5:00:12 am | 6:53:30 pm | 14h 14m 30s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:28:28 am | 7:05:09 am | 4:48:20 pm | 5:25:01 pm | 9h 43m 11s | -4m 25s | 11:56:44 am | 21.5° | 5:45:00 am | 6:08:28 pm | 5:02:06 am | 6:51:23 pm | 14h 18m 55s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:30:26 am | 7:07:15 am | 4:46:02 pm | 5:22:51 pm | 9h 38m 47s | -4m 24s | 11:56:39 am | 21.2° | 5:46:54 am | 6:06:23 pm | 5:03:59 am | 6:49:18 pm | 14h 23m 19s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:32:25 am | 7:09:21 am | 4:43:46 pm | 5:20:42 pm | 9h 34m 25s | -4m 22s | 11:56:34 am | 20.8° | 5:48:48 am | 6:04:20 pm | 5:05:52 am | 6:47:15 pm | 14h 27m 42s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:34:23 am | 7:11:28 am | 4:41:31 pm | 5:18:36 pm | 9h 30m 3s | -4m 22s | 11:56:29 am | 20.5° | 5:50:41 am | 6:02:18 pm | 5:07:45 am | 6:45:14 pm | 14h 32m 3s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:36:21 am | 7:13:34 am | 4:39:18 pm | 5:16:31 pm | 9h 25m 44s | -4m 19s | 11:56:26 am | 20.2° | 5:52:34 am | 6:00:18 pm | 5:09:36 am | 6:43:16 pm | 14h 36m 23s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:38:19 am | 7:15:41 am | 4:37:06 pm | 5:14:27 pm | 9h 21m 25s | -4m 19s | 11:56:23 am | 19.8° | 5:54:26 am | 5:58:20 pm | 5:11:27 am | 6:41:19 pm | 14h 40m 41s | 🌖 (60%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Edinburgh, Scotland
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Edinburgh, Scotland. All images provided by our fantastic community of photographers!
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 17 at 4:23 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 8:41 am. The earliest sunset is on December 14 at 3:40 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 10:05 pm.
Edinburgh gets 10h 39m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 41m versus 7h 02m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 23m.
Edinburgh Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 10.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 57.4° (around Jun 20) in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh, Scotland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Edinburgh, Scotland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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