Sunrise and sunset times in Rafford
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rafford, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour tomorrow at 02:00 (BST → GMT). From tomorrow, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Fri, Oct 23FriSat, Oct 24SatSun, Oct 25SunMon, Oct 26Mon 
Sunrise08:0608:0807:1007:13 
Sunset17:4917:4716:4416:42
Today
October 24, 2026. Current time: 20:51:32
Night ends at 05:5805:57:55
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 07:2807:28:08
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: 08:08:30When 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: 17:47:26When 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 18:2818:27:44
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 19:5819:57:42
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: -25.05° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 288.0° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 38 minutes
Sunset in Rafford was 3 hours, 4 minutes ago
Moon set on Oct 24 at 05:47
Moon rose on Oct 24 at 16:50Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (98%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 25, 2026
Night ends at 05:0004:59:58
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 06:3006:30:15
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: 07:10:46When 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: 16:44:56When 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 17:2517:25:23
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 18:5518:55:25
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, 34 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Rafford
Moon will set on Oct 25 at 06:20 Moon will rise on Oct 25 at 15:56Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (99.8%)
- Rafford, Scotland
- Latitude: 57.58593 (North)
- Longitude: -3.57353 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Rafford, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 27 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours, 33 minutes.Longest day in Rafford, Scotland
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 18 hours, 3 minutes.
October 2026 - Rafford, 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 Rafford.
All times are in Rafford'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, 24 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rafford, Scotland - from 11 hours, 30 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 6 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.06:39:26 | 07:18:05 | +2m 8s | 18:48:41 | -2m 46s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:27:12 | 11h 30m 36s | -4m 54s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:03:58 | 29.11° | 05:54:03 | 20:12:22 | 05:06:43 | 20:59:24 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 31m 32s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:04:08 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:41:33 | 07:20:13 | +2m 8s | 18:45:55 | -2m 46s | 19:24:26 | 11h 25m 42s | -4m 54s | 13:03:39 | 28.72° | 05:56:16 | 20:09:32 | 05:09:08 | 20:56:22 | 12h 36m 26s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:03:49 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:43:41 | 07:22:21 | +2m 8s | 18:43:09 | -2m 46s | 19:21:42 | 11h 20m 48s | -4m 54s | 13:03:20 | 28.33° | 05:58:28 | 20:06:43 | 05:11:32 | 20:53:22 | 12h 41m 20s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:03:30 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:45:48 | 07:24:29 | +2m 8s | 18:40:24 | -2m 45s | 19:18:58 | 11h 15m 55s | -4m 54s | 13:03:01 | 27.95° | 06:00:39 | 20:03:56 | 05:13:55 | 20:50:23 | 12h 46m 14s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:03:10 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:47:55 | 07:26:38 | +2m 9s | 18:37:39 | -2m 45s | 19:16:15 | 11h 11m 1s | -4m 54s | 13:02:43 | 27.56° | 06:02:49 | 20:01:09 | 05:16:16 | 20:47:27 | 12h 51m 8s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:52 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:50:02 | 07:28:47 | +2m 9s | 18:34:54 | -2m 45s | 19:13:33 | 11h 6m 7s | -4m 54s | 13:02:25 | 27.18° | 06:05:00 | 19:58:24 | 05:18:36 | 20:44:32 | 12h 56m 3s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:34 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:52:09 | 07:30:57 | +2m 10s | 18:32:10 | -2m 44s | 19:10:51 | 11h 1m 13s | -4m 53s | 13:02:07 | 26.80° | 06:07:09 | 19:55:41 | 05:20:55 | 20:41:40 | 13h 0m 56s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:16 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:54:16 | 07:33:06 | +2m 9s | 18:29:27 | -2m 43s | 19:08:10 | 10h 56m 21s | -4m 53s | 13:01:50 | 26.42° | 06:09:18 | 19:52:58 | 05:23:13 | 20:38:49 | 13h 5m 49s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:59 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:56:23 | 07:35:16 | +2m 10s | 18:26:44 | -2m 43s | 19:05:31 | 10h 51m 28s | -4m 53s | 13:01:33 | 26.04° | 06:11:27 | 19:50:17 | 05:25:30 | 20:36:00 | 13h 10m 43s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:41 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:58:30 | 07:37:27 | +2m 11s | 18:24:01 | -2m 43s | 19:02:52 | 10h 46m 34s | -4m 53s | 13:01:17 | 25.66° | 06:13:35 | 19:47:37 | 05:27:46 | 20:33:13 | 13h 15m 36s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:01:25 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:00:37 | 07:39:37 | +2m 10s | 18:21:20 | -2m 41s | 19:00:14 | 10h 41m 43s | -4m 53s | 13:01:01 | 25.28° | 06:15:43 | 19:44:59 | 05:30:01 | 20:30:28 | 13h 20m 29s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:09 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:02:44 | 07:41:49 | +2m 12s | 18:18:38 | -2m 42s | 18:57:37 | 10h 36m 49s | -4m 52s | 13:00:46 | 24.90° | 06:17:51 | 19:42:22 | 05:32:15 | 20:27:45 | 13h 25m 22s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:54 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:04:51 | 07:44:00 | +2m 11s | 18:15:58 | -2m 40s | 18:55:01 | 10h 31m 58s | -4m 52s | 13:00:31 | 24.53° | 06:19:57 | 19:39:46 | 05:34:28 | 20:25:03 | 13h 30m 14s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:38 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:06:58 | 07:46:12 | +2m 12s | 18:13:18 | -2m 40s | 18:52:26 | 10h 27m 6s | -4m 52s | 13:00:17 | 24.16° | 06:22:04 | 19:37:12 | 05:36:40 | 20:22:24 | 13h 35m 6s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:24 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:09:05 | 07:48:24 | +2m 12s | 18:10:39 | -2m 39s | 18:49:53 | 10h 22m 15s | -4m 51s | 13:00:03 | 23.79° | 06:24:10 | 19:34:39 | 05:38:51 | 20:19:47 | 13h 39m 58s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:03 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:11:12 | 07:50:37 | +2m 13s | 18:08:01 | -2m 38s | 18:47:20 | 10h 17m 24s | -4m 51s | 13:00:03 | 23.42° | 06:26:16 | 19:32:08 | 05:41:01 | 20:17:12 | 13h 44m 49s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:10 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:13:19 | 07:52:50 | +2m 13s | 18:05:23 | -2m 38s | 18:44:49 | 10h 12m 33s | -4m 50s | 12:59:50 | 23.05° | 06:28:21 | 19:29:38 | 05:43:11 | 20:14:38 | 13h 49m 40s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:57 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:15:26 | 07:55:03 | +2m 13s | 18:02:46 | -2m 37s | 18:42:18 | 10h 7m 43s | -4m 50s | 12:59:37 | 22.69° | 06:30:27 | 19:27:10 | 05:45:19 | 20:12:07 | 13h 54m 31s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:59:43 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:17:33 | 07:57:17 | +2m 14s | 18:00:10 | -2m 36s | 18:39:49 | 10h 2m 53s | -4m 49s | 12:59:25 | 22.33° | 06:32:31 | 19:24:44 | 05:47:27 | 20:09:38 | 13h 59m 21s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:31 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:19:40 | 07:59:31 | +2m 14s | 17:57:36 | -2m 34s | 18:37:22 | 9h 58m 5s | -4m 49s | 12:59:14 | 21.97° | 06:34:36 | 19:22:19 | 05:49:34 | 20:07:10 | 14h 4m 9s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:20 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:21:47 | 08:01:45 | +2m 14s | 17:55:02 | -2m 34s | 18:34:55 | 9h 53m 17s | -4m 48s | 12:59:03 | 21.61° | 06:36:40 | 19:19:56 | 05:51:41 | 20:04:45 | 14h 8m 58s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:08 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:23:54 | 08:04:00 | +2m 15s | 17:52:29 | -2m 33s | 18:32:30 | 9h 48m 29s | -4m 48s | 12:58:53 | 21.26° | 06:38:43 | 19:17:34 | 05:53:46 | 20:02:22 | 14h 13m 46s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:58 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:26:01 | 08:06:15 | +2m 15s | 17:49:57 | -2m 32s | 18:30:06 | 9h 43m 42s | -4m 47s | 12:58:44 | 20.91° | 06:40:47 | 19:15:14 | 05:55:51 | 20:00:01 | 14h 18m 33s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:49 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:28:08 | 08:08:30 | +2m 15s | 17:47:26 | -2m 31s | 18:27:44 | 9h 38m 56s | -4m 46s | 12:58:35 | 20.56° | 06:42:50 | 19:12:56 | 05:57:55 | 19:57:42 | 14h 23m 20s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:39 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:30:15 | 07:10:46 | +2m 16son the clock: -57m 44s | 16:44:56 | -2m 30son the clock: -1h 2m 30s | 17:25:23 | 9h 34m 10s | -4m 45s | 11:58:27 | 20.22° | 05:44:52 | 18:10:40 | 04:59:58 | 18:55:25 | 14h 28m 6s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:31 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:32:22 | 07:13:02 | +2m 16s | 16:42:28 | -2m 28s | 17:23:04 | 9h 29m 26s | -4m 44s | 11:58:19 | 19.87° | 05:46:54 | 18:08:26 | 05:02:01 | 18:53:11 | 14h 32m 50s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:58:16 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:34:29 | 07:15:18 | +2m 16s | 16:40:01 | -2m 27s | 17:20:46 | 9h 24m 43s | -4m 43s | 11:58:13 | 19.54° | 05:48:56 | 18:06:13 | 05:04:03 | 18:50:59 | 14h 37m 33s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:58:10 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:36:36 | 07:17:34 | +2m 16s | 16:37:35 | -2m 26s | 17:18:30 | 9h 20m 1s | -4m 42s | 11:58:07 | 19.20° | 05:50:58 | 18:04:02 | 05:06:04 | 18:48:49 | 14h 42m 16s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:58:05 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:38:43 | 07:19:51 | +2m 17s | 16:35:10 | -2m 25s | 17:16:15 | 9h 15m 19s | -4m 41s | 11:58:02 | 18.87° | 05:52:59 | 18:01:54 | 05:08:04 | 18:46:41 | 14h 46m 58s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:58:00 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:40:49 | 07:22:08 | +2m 17s | 16:32:47 | -2m 23s | 17:14:02 | 9h 10m 39s | -4m 40s | 11:57:58 | 18.54° | 05:54:59 | 17:59:47 | 05:10:04 | 18:44:35 | 14h 51m 38s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:56 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:42:56 | 07:24:25 | +2m 17s | 16:30:25 | -2m 22s | 17:11:51 | 9h 6m 0s | -4m 39s | 11:57:54 | 18.21° | 05:56:59 | 17:57:42 | 05:12:03 | 18:42:32 | 14h 56m 17s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:53 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rafford, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rafford, 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 Rafford, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rafford
In Rafford, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 04:14, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 08:57. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:27, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:18.
Rafford gets 11h 29m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 03m versus 6h 33m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 20m.
Rafford Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rafford. 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 Rafford.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 8.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 55.7° (around Jun 20) in Rafford. 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.
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