Sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 13, 2026 . Current time: 7:25:21 am
First light at 4:14:21 am
Sunrise time: 5:01:06 am
Sunset time: 9:17:11 pm
Last light at 10:03:55 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 16 minutes
13 hours, 51 minutes left for today's sunset in Edinburgh
Moon rose on May 13 at 02:37 AM
Moon will set on May 13 at 03:53 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (17%)Tomorrow
May 14, 2026
First light at 4:12:02 am
Sunrise time: 4:59:12 am
Sunset time: 9:19:05 pm
Last light at 10:06:14 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 19 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 4 minutes longer than today in Edinburgh
Moon will rise on May 14 at 02:44 AM Moon will set on May 14 at 05:27 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (5%)
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Latitude: 55.952061
- Longitude: -3.196480
- Time zone: UTC+1 BST
Shortest day in Edinburgh, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in around 8 months, 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 will be in 1 month and 7 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 17 hours and 41 minutes.
May 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 May in Edinburgh.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 47 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland - from 15 hours, 27 minutes on the first day to 17 hours, 14 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Fri, May 1 | 4:43:55 am | 5:26:18 am | 8:53:28 pm | 9:35:51 pm | 15h 27m 10s | 15h 27m 10s | 1:09:53 pm | 71.1° | 3:42:37 am | 10:37:09 pm | 2:03:07 am | 12:16:39 am | 8h 30m 35s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 4:41:20 am | 5:24:03 am | 8:55:29 pm | 9:38:12 pm | 15h 31m 26s | 4m 16s | 1:09:46 pm | 71.4° | 3:39:11 am | 10:40:21 pm | 1:53:00 am | 12:26:32 am | 8h 26m 21s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 4:38:47 am | 5:21:50 am | 8:57:30 pm | 9:40:32 pm | 15h 35m 40s | 4m 14s | 1:09:40 pm | 71.7° | 3:35:44 am | 10:43:35 pm | 1:39:55 am | 12:39:25 am | 8h 22m 8s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 4:36:15 am | 5:19:38 am | 8:59:31 pm | 9:42:53 pm | 15h 39m 53s | 4m 13s | 1:09:34 pm | 72° | 3:32:16 am | 10:46:52 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 17m 56s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 4:33:44 am | 5:17:27 am | 9:01:31 pm | 9:45:14 pm | 15h 44m 4s | 4m 11s | 1:09:29 pm | 72.3° | 3:28:47 am | 10:50:11 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 13m 47s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 4:31:14 am | 5:15:18 am | 9:03:30 pm | 9:47:35 pm | 15h 48m 12s | 4m 8s | 1:09:24 pm | 72.6° | 3:25:16 am | 10:53:33 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 9m 41s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 4:28:45 am | 5:13:11 am | 9:05:29 pm | 9:49:56 pm | 15h 52m 18s | 4m 6s | 1:09:20 pm | 72.9° | 3:21:44 am | 10:56:57 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 5m 37s | 🌖 (77%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 4:26:17 am | 5:11:06 am | 9:07:28 pm | 9:52:16 pm | 15h 56m 22s | 4m 4s | 1:09:17 pm | 73.1° | 3:18:10 am | 11:00:24 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 1m 34s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 4:23:51 am | 5:09:02 am | 9:09:26 pm | 9:54:37 pm | 16h 0m 24s | 4m 2s | 1:09:14 pm | 73.4° | 3:14:34 am | 11:03:54 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 57m 34s | 🌖 (59%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 4:21:26 am | 5:07:00 am | 9:11:23 pm | 9:56:57 pm | 16h 4m 23s | 3m 59s | 1:09:12 pm | 73.7° | 3:10:57 am | 11:07:26 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 53m 37s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 4:19:03 am | 5:05:00 am | 9:13:20 pm | 9:59:17 pm | 16h 8m 20s | 3m 57s | 1:09:10 pm | 73.9° | 3:07:18 am | 11:11:02 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 49m 42s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 4:16:41 am | 5:03:02 am | 9:15:16 pm | 10:01:36 pm | 16h 12m 14s | 3m 54s | 1:09:09 pm | 74.2° | 3:03:36 am | 11:14:41 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 45m 50s | 🌘 (29%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 4:14:21 am | 5:01:06 am | 9:17:11 pm | 10:03:55 pm | 16h 16m 5s | 3m 51s | 1:09:08 pm | 74.4° | 2:59:53 am | 11:18:24 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 42m 1s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 4:12:02 am | 4:59:12 am | 9:19:05 pm | 10:06:14 pm | 16h 19m 53s | 3m 48s | 1:09:08 pm | 74.7° | 2:56:06 am | 11:22:10 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 38m 15s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 4:09:46 am | 4:57:20 am | 9:20:58 pm | 10:08:32 pm | 16h 23m 38s | 3m 45s | 1:09:09 pm | 74.9° | 2:52:17 am | 11:26:00 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 34m 32s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 4:07:31 am | 4:55:30 am | 9:22:50 pm | 10:10:49 pm | 16h 27m 20s | 3m 42s | 1:09:10 pm | 75.1° | 2:48:25 am | 11:29:54 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 30m 52s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 4:05:18 am | 4:53:42 am | 9:24:41 pm | 10:13:05 pm | 16h 30m 59s | 3m 39s | 1:09:11 pm | 75.3° | 2:44:30 am | 11:33:53 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 27m 16s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 4:03:07 am | 4:51:57 am | 9:26:30 pm | 10:15:20 pm | 16h 34m 33s | 3m 34s | 1:09:14 pm | 75.6° | 2:40:30 am | 11:37:57 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 23m 44s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 4:00:59 am | 4:50:14 am | 9:28:18 pm | 10:17:34 pm | 16h 38m 4s | 3m 31s | 1:09:16 pm | 75.8° | 2:36:27 am | 11:42:06 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 20m 16s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 3:58:52 am | 4:48:34 am | 9:30:05 pm | 10:19:47 pm | 16h 41m 31s | 3m 27s | 1:09:20 pm | 76° | 2:32:18 am | 11:46:22 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 16m 51s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 3:56:48 am | 4:46:56 am | 9:31:51 pm | 10:21:59 pm | 16h 44m 55s | 3m 24s | 1:09:24 pm | 76.2° | 2:28:03 am | 11:50:44 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 13m 30s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 3:54:47 am | 4:45:21 am | 9:33:35 pm | 10:24:09 pm | 16h 48m 14s | 3m 19s | 1:09:28 pm | 76.4° | 2:23:42 am | 11:55:14 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 10m 14s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 3:52:48 am | 4:43:49 am | 9:35:17 pm | 10:26:18 pm | 16h 51m 28s | 3m 14s | 1:09:33 pm | 76.6° | 2:19:12 am | 11:59:53 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 7m 2s | 🌓 (44%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 3:50:52 am | 4:42:19 am | 9:36:57 pm | 10:28:25 pm | 16h 54m 38s | 3m 10s | 1:09:38 pm | 76.8° | 2:14:33 am | 12:04:44 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 3m 56s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 3:48:58 am | 4:40:53 am | 9:38:36 pm | 10:30:30 pm | 16h 57m 43s | 3m 5s | 1:09:44 pm | 77° | 2:09:42 am | 12:09:47 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 0m 53s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 3:47:08 am | 4:39:29 am | 9:40:13 pm | 10:32:33 pm | 17h 0m 44s | 3m 1s | 1:09:51 pm | 77.1° | 2:04:35 am | 12:15:06 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 57m 55s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 3:45:21 am | 4:38:08 am | 9:41:47 pm | 10:34:34 pm | 17h 3m 39s | 2m 55s | 1:09:58 pm | 77.3° | 1:59:08 am | 12:20:47 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 55m 3s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 3:43:37 am | 4:36:50 am | 9:43:20 pm | 10:36:33 pm | 17h 6m 30s | 2m 51s | 1:10:05 pm | 77.5° | 1:53:13 am | 12:26:57 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 52m 15s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 3:41:56 am | 4:35:35 am | 9:44:50 pm | 10:38:29 pm | 17h 9m 15s | 2m 45s | 1:10:13 pm | 77.6° | 1:46:35 am | 12:33:50 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 49m 34s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 3:40:19 am | 4:34:24 am | 9:46:18 pm | 10:40:23 pm | 17h 11m 54s | 2m 39s | 1:10:21 pm | 77.8° | 1:38:46 am | 12:41:56 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 46m 58s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 3:38:46 am | 4:33:16 am | 9:47:43 pm | 10:42:14 pm | 17h 14m 27s | 2m 33s | 1:10:30 pm | 77.9° | 1:28:10 am | 12:52:49 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 44m 28s | 🌕 (100%) |
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