Sunrise and sunset times in Magherafelt
EditSunrise in Magherafelt today is at 07:27 and sunset is at 16:51. Today has 9 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes, 6 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Magherafelt
Dawn (first light) is at 06:49, 38 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 05:25.
It gets dark in Magherafelt at 17:30 (dusk), 39 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 18:54.
Golden hour and blue hour in Magherafelt
Golden hour is 07:04–08:22 and 15:58–17:16.
Blue hour is 06:49–07:04, before sunrise, and 17:16–17:30, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 12:10, when the Sun is highest, 21° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Magherafelt tomorrow
Tomorrow in Magherafelt, sunrise is at 07:29 and sunset is at 16:49.
Clock change in Magherafelt
Daylight saving time starts on March 28, 2027: clocks go forward one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour later by the clock.
Today
October 31, 2026. Current time: 10:34:21
Sunrise time: 07:27:12When 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).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.06:49First light06:49:02
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.06:49–07:04Blue hour06:49:02 – 07:03:35
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.07:04–08:22Golden hour07:03:35 – 08:21:43
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 16:51:59When 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).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.17:16–17:30Blue hour17:15:34 – 17:30:06
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.17:30Dark17:30:06
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.18:54Night18:54:16
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: 18.14° · Azimuth: 155.56° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 9 hours, 24 minutes
6 hours, 17 minutes left for today's sunset in Magherafelt
Moonset: 14:02
Moonrise: 21:08Moon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (66%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02 · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 14:53Tomorrow
November 1, 2026
Night ends at 05:2605:26:28
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 06:5106:50:54
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: 07:29:13When 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: 16:49:54When 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 17:2817:28:10
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 18:5218:52:28
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, 20 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Magherafelt
Moonset: 14:25 Moonrise: 22:41Moon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (48%)
- Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
- Latitude: 54.753559 (North)
- Longitude: -6.60656 (West)
- Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0)
Shortest day in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 20 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 7 hours, 13 minutes.Longest day in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 17 hours, 19 minutes.Earliest sunset in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 1 month and 13 days, on December 14, 2026, at 15:59.Latest sunset in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
The latest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 24, 2026, at 22:08.Earliest sunrise in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 17, 2026, at 04:48.Latest sunrise in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
The latest sunrise of the year will be in 1 month and 28 days, on December 29, 2026, at 08:50.
October 2026 - Magherafelt, Northern Ireland - 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 Magherafelt.
All times are in Magherafelt'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, 9 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland - from 11 hours, 33 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 24 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.06:52:43 | 07:28:37 | +1m 53s | 19:02:31 | -2m 31s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:38:18 | 11h 33m 54s | -4m 24s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:16:06 | 31.94° | 06:10:42 | 20:20:09 | 05:27:16 | 21:03:21 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 27m 59s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:16:16 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:54:36 | 07:30:30 | +1m 53s | 19:00:00 | -2m 31s | 19:35:47 | 11h 29m 30s | -4m 24s | 13:15:46 | 31.55° | 06:12:38 | 20:17:35 | 05:29:21 | 21:00:38 | 12h 32m 23s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:15:56 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:56:28 | 07:32:23 | +1m 53s | 18:57:29 | -2m 31s | 19:33:18 | 11h 25m 6s | -4m 24s | 13:15:27 | 31.16° | 06:14:34 | 20:15:03 | 05:31:26 | 20:57:57 | 12h 36m 47s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:15:36 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:58:21 | 07:34:16 | +1m 53s | 18:54:59 | -2m 30s | 19:30:49 | 11h 20m 43s | -4m 24s | 13:15:09 | 30.78° | 06:16:29 | 20:12:31 | 05:33:30 | 20:55:17 | 12h 41m 11s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:15:19 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 07:00:13 | 07:36:10 | +1m 54s | 18:52:29 | -2m 30s | 19:28:20 | 11h 16m 19s | -4m 24s | 13:14:50 | 30.39° | 06:18:24 | 20:10:00 | 05:35:32 | 20:52:39 | 12h 45m 35s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:59 | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 07:02:05 | 07:38:04 | +1m 54s | 18:50:00 | -2m 29s | 19:25:53 | 11h 11m 56s | -4m 23s | 13:14:32 | 30.01° | 06:20:19 | 20:07:31 | 05:37:34 | 20:50:03 | 12h 49m 58s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:41 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 07:03:57 | 07:39:58 | +1m 54s | 18:47:31 | -2m 29s | 19:23:26 | 11h 7m 33s | -4m 23s | 13:14:15 | 29.63° | 06:22:13 | 20:05:02 | 05:39:35 | 20:47:28 | 12h 54m 22s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:24 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 07:05:50 | 07:41:53 | +1m 55s | 18:45:02 | -2m 29s | 19:21:00 | 11h 3m 9s | -4m 23s | 13:13:58 | 29.25° | 06:24:06 | 20:02:35 | 05:41:36 | 20:44:54 | 12h 58m 45s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:07 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 07:07:42 | 07:43:47 | +1m 54s | 18:42:34 | -2m 28s | 19:18:35 | 10h 58m 47s | -4m 23s | 13:13:41 | 28.87° | 06:26:00 | 20:00:09 | 05:43:35 | 20:42:22 | 13h 3m 9s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:13:49 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 07:09:34 | 07:45:43 | +1m 56s | 18:40:07 | -2m 27s | 19:16:10 | 10h 54m 24s | -4m 22s | 13:13:25 | 28.49° | 06:27:53 | 19:57:44 | 05:45:34 | 20:39:52 | 13h 7m 31s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:13:33 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:11:27 | 07:47:38 | +1m 55s | 18:37:41 | -2m 26s | 19:13:47 | 10h 50m 3s | -4m 22s | 13:13:09 | 28.11° | 06:29:46 | 19:55:20 | 05:47:32 | 20:37:24 | 13h 11m 53s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:13:17 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:13:19 | 07:49:34 | +1m 56s | 18:35:15 | -2m 26s | 19:11:24 | 10h 45m 41s | -4m 22s | 13:12:54 | 27.73° | 06:31:38 | 19:52:58 | 05:49:29 | 20:34:57 | 13h 16m 15s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:13:02 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:15:12 | 07:51:30 | +1m 56s | 18:32:49 | -2m 26s | 19:09:03 | 10h 41m 19s | -4m 21s | 13:12:39 | 27.36° | 06:33:31 | 19:50:37 | 05:51:26 | 20:32:32 | 13h 20m 37s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:12:47 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:17:04 | 07:53:26 | +1m 56s | 18:30:25 | -2m 24s | 19:06:42 | 10h 36m 59s | -4m 21s | 13:12:24 | 26.99° | 06:35:23 | 19:48:17 | 05:53:22 | 20:30:09 | 13h 24m 58s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:12:31 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:18:57 | 07:55:23 | +1m 57s | 18:28:01 | -2m 24s | 19:04:23 | 10h 32m 38s | -4m 21s | 13:12:11 | 26.62° | 06:37:14 | 19:45:59 | 05:55:17 | 20:27:47 | 13h 29m 19s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:12:18 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:20:49 | 07:57:20 | +1m 57s | 18:25:38 | -2m 23s | 19:02:05 | 10h 28m 18s | -4m 20s | 13:11:58 | 26.25° | 06:39:06 | 19:43:42 | 05:57:12 | 20:25:27 | 13h 33m 40s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:12:05 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:22:42 | 07:59:18 | +1m 58s | 18:23:16 | -2m 22s | 18:59:48 | 10h 23m 58s | -4m 20s | 13:11:45 | 25.88° | 06:40:57 | 19:41:26 | 05:59:06 | 20:23:09 | 13h 38m 0s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:11:51 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:24:35 | 08:01:16 | +1m 58s | 18:20:55 | -2m 21s | 18:57:31 | 10h 19m 39s | -4m 19s | 13:11:33 | 25.52° | 06:42:48 | 19:39:12 | 06:00:59 | 20:20:53 | 13h 42m 19s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
01:11:39 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:26:27 | 08:03:14 | +1m 58s | 18:18:34 | -2m 21s | 18:55:17 | 10h 15m 20s | -4m 18s | 13:11:22 | 25.16° | 06:44:39 | 19:37:00 | 06:02:52 | 20:18:38 | 13h 46m 38s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:11:28 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:28:20 | 08:05:12 | +1m 58s | 18:16:15 | -2m 19s | 18:53:03 | 10h 11m 3s | -4m 18s | 13:11:11 | 24.80° | 06:46:29 | 19:34:48 | 06:04:44 | 20:16:26 | 13h 50m 56s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:11:16 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:30:13 | 08:07:11 | +1m 59s | 18:13:57 | -2m 18s | 18:50:51 | 10h 6m 46s | -4m 17s | 13:11:01 | 24.44° | 06:48:19 | 19:32:39 | 06:06:36 | 20:14:15 | 13h 55m 13s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:11:06 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:32:06 | 08:09:10 | +1m 59s | 18:11:40 | -2m 17s | 18:48:40 | 10h 2m 30s | -4m 16s | 13:10:51 | 24.09° | 06:50:09 | 19:30:31 | 06:08:27 | 20:12:06 | 13h 59m 29s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:10:55 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:33:59 | 08:11:09 | +1m 59s | 18:09:23 | -2m 17s | 18:46:30 | 9h 58m 14s | -4m 15s | 13:10:43 | 23.74° | 06:51:59 | 19:28:25 | 06:10:17 | 20:09:59 | 14h 3m 46s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:10:47 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:35:52 | 08:13:09 | +2m 0s | 18:07:08 | -2m 15s | 18:44:22 | 9h 53m 59s | -4m 15s | 13:10:35 | 23.39° | 06:53:48 | 19:26:20 | 06:12:07 | 20:07:54 | 14h 8m 0s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:10:39 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:37:45 | 07:15:08 | +1m 59son the clock: -58m 1s | 17:04:54 | -2m 14son the clock: -1h 2m 14s | 17:42:15 | 9h 49m 46s | -4m 14s | 12:10:27 | 23.05° | 05:55:38 | 18:24:17 | 05:13:57 | 19:05:51 | 14h 12m 14s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:10:30 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:39:38 | 07:17:08 | +2m 0s | 17:02:42 | -2m 12s | 17:40:09 | 9h 45m 34s | -4m 13s | 12:10:21 | 22.70° | 05:57:26 | 18:22:16 | 05:15:46 | 19:03:50 | 14h 16m 27s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
00:10:24 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:41:31 | 07:19:09 | +2m 1s | 17:00:30 | -2m 12s | 17:38:05 | 9h 41m 21s | -4m 12s | 12:10:15 | 22.36° | 05:59:15 | 18:20:16 | 05:17:34 | 19:01:51 | 14h 20m 39s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:10:18 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:43:23 | 07:21:09 | +2m 0s | 16:58:20 | -2m 10s | 17:36:03 | 9h 37m 11s | -4m 11s | 12:10:10 | 22.03° | 06:01:04 | 18:18:19 | 05:19:22 | 18:59:54 | 14h 24m 50s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:10:12 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:45:16 | 07:23:10 | +2m 1s | 16:56:12 | -2m 8s | 17:34:02 | 9h 33m 2s | -4m 9s | 12:10:06 | 21.70° | 06:02:52 | 18:16:23 | 05:21:09 | 18:57:59 | 14h 28m 59s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:10:08 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:47:09 | 07:25:11 | +2m 1s | 16:54:04 | -2m 8s | 17:32:03 | 9h 28m 53s | -4m 8s | 12:10:02 | 21.37° | 06:04:39 | 18:14:29 | 05:22:56 | 18:56:07 | 14h 33m 8s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:10:04 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:49:02 | 07:27:12 | +2m 1s | 16:51:59 | -2m 5s | 17:30:06 | 9h 24m 47s | -4m 7s | 12:09:59 | 21.04° | 06:06:27 | 18:12:37 | 05:24:42 | 18:54:16 | 14h 37m 14s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:10:00 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Magherafelt
In Magherafelt, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 17 at 04:48, while the latest sunrise is on December 29 at 08:50. The earliest sunset is on December 14 at 15:59, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 22:08.
Magherafelt gets 10h 05m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 19m versus 7h 13m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 18m.
Magherafelt Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Magherafelt. 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 Magherafelt.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 11.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 58.2° (around Jun 20) in Magherafelt. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Magherafelt the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:09 and 12:40 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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.
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