Sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, CT
EditSunrise in Bristol today is at 6:34 am and sunset is at 4:36 pm. Today has 10 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 2 minutes, 15 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Bristol
Dawn (first light) is at 6:05 am, 29 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 4:59 am.
It gets dark in Bristol at 5:06 pm (dusk), 30 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 6:11 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Bristol
Golden hour is 6:17–7:16 am and 3:55–4:54 pm.
Blue hour is 6:05–6:17 am, before sunrise, and 4:54–5:06 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 11:36 am, when the Sun is highest, 31° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Bristol tomorrow
Tomorrow in Bristol, sunrise is at 6:36 am and sunset is at 4:35 pm.
Clock change in Bristol
Daylight saving time starts on March 14, 2027: clocks go forward one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour later by the clock.
Today
November 10, 2026. Current time: 10:05:38 am
Sunrise time: 6:34:52 am ESTWhen 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.6:05First light6:05:21 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:05–6:17Blue hour6:05:21 am – 6:16:40 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.6:17–7:16Golden hour6:16:40 am – 7:15:37 am
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: 4:36:03 pm ESTWhen 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.4:54–5:06Blue hour4:54:13 pm – 5:05:32 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.5:06Dark5:05:32 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:11Night6:11:27 pm
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: 27.50° · Azimuth: 155.64° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 1 minute
6 hours, 30 minutes left for today's sunset in Bristol
Moonrise: 8:11 am
Moonset: 5:03 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (2%)🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 9:53 am · 🌑 New moon: Dec 8 at 7:51 pmTomorrow
November 11, 2026
Night ends at 5:00 am5:00:27 am
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 6:07 am6:06:30 am
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: 6:36:05 am ESTWhen 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: 4:35:03 pm ESTWhen 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 5:05 pm5:04:37 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:11 pm6:10:38 pm
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, 58 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Bristol
Moonrise: 9:11 am Moonset: 5:48 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (8%)
- Bristol, Connecticut
- Latitude: 41.671764 (North)
- Longitude: -72.949272 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Bristol, CT
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 11 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 9 minutes.Longest day in Bristol, CT
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 12 minutes.Earliest sunset in Bristol, CT
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 28 days, on December 8, 2026, at 4:21 pm.Latest sunset in Bristol, CT
The latest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 27, 2026, at 8:30 pm.Earliest sunrise in Bristol, CT
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 14, 2026, at 5:16 am.Latest sunrise in Bristol, CT
The latest sunrise of the year was 10 days ago, on October 31, 2026, at 7:22 am.
November 2026 - Bristol, Connecticut - 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 November in Bristol.
All times are in Bristol's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) until November 1, 2026, and Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) from then on.
The day length shortens by 58 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Bristol, CT - from 10 hours, 22 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. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:55:00 am | 6:23:53 am | +1m 12son the clock: -58m 48s | 4:46:14 pm | -1m 15son the clock: -1h 1m 15s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:15:05 pm | 10h 22m 21s | -2m 28s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:35:19 am | 33.75° | 5:22:11 am | 5:47:53 pm | 4:49:50 am | 6:20:12 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 38m 52s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 3:28 pmLast quarter at 3:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
12:35:20 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:56:09 am | 6:25:06 am | +1m 13s | 4:44:59 pm | -1m 15s | 5:13:55 pm | 10h 19m 53s | -2m 27s | 11:35:18 am | 33.43° | 5:23:17 am | 5:46:46 pm | 4:50:54 am | 6:19:07 pm | 13h 41m 20s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:18 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:57:18 am | 6:26:19 am | +1m 13s | 4:43:47 pm | -1m 12s | 5:12:47 pm | 10h 17m 28s | -2m 25s | 11:35:18 am | 33.12° | 5:24:23 am | 5:45:40 pm | 4:51:58 am | 6:18:03 pm | 13h 43m 45s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:19 pm | 15.2° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 5:58:27 am | 6:27:32 am | +1m 13s | 4:42:36 pm | -1m 11s | 5:11:39 pm | 10h 15m 4s | -2m 24s | 11:35:19 am | 32.81° | 5:25:28 am | 5:44:37 pm | 4:53:02 am | 6:17:01 pm | 13h 46m 9s | 🌘 (17%)Waning Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:20 pm | 15.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:59:36 am | 6:28:45 am | +1m 13s | 4:41:26 pm | -1m 10s | 5:10:34 pm | 10h 12m 41s | -2m 23s | 11:35:21 am | 32.51° | 5:26:34 am | 5:43:34 pm | 4:54:06 am | 6:16:01 pm | 13h 48m 32s | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:22 pm | 15.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:00:45 am | 6:29:58 am | +1m 13s | 4:40:18 pm | -1m 8s | 5:09:30 pm | 10h 10m 20s | -2m 21s | 11:35:23 am | 32.21° | 5:27:40 am | 5:42:34 pm | 4:55:10 am | 6:15:03 pm | 13h 50m 53s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:25 pm | 16.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:01:54 am | 6:31:11 am | +1m 13s | 4:39:12 pm | -1m 6s | 5:08:28 pm | 10h 8m 1s | -2m 20s | 11:35:26 am | 31.91° | 5:28:46 am | 5:41:35 pm | 4:56:13 am | 6:14:06 pm | 13h 53m 13s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:28 pm | 16.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:03:03 am | 6:32:25 am | +1m 14s | 4:38:07 pm | -1m 5s | 5:07:28 pm | 10h 5m 42s | -2m 18s | 11:35:30 am | 31.62° | 5:29:51 am | 5:40:38 pm | 4:57:17 am | 6:13:11 pm | 13h 55m 31s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:33 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:04:12 am | 6:33:38 am | +1m 13s | 4:37:04 pm | -1m 3s | 5:06:29 pm | 10h 3m 26s | -2m 16s | 11:35:35 am | 31.34° | 5:30:57 am | 5:39:43 pm | 4:58:20 am | 6:12:18 pm | 13h 57m 48s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 2:02 amNew moon at 2:02 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
11:35:38 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:05:21 am | 6:34:52 am | +1m 14s | 4:36:03 pm | -1m 1s | 5:05:32 pm | 10h 1m 11s | -2m 15s | 11:35:41 am | 31.05° | 5:32:03 am | 5:38:50 pm | 4:59:24 am | 6:11:27 pm | 14h 0m 2s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:45 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:06:30 am | 6:36:05 am | +1m 13s | 4:35:03 pm | -1m 0s | 5:04:37 pm | 9h 58m 58s | -2m 13s | 11:35:48 am | 30.78° | 5:33:08 am | 5:37:58 pm | 5:00:27 am | 6:10:38 pm | 14h 2m 15s | 🌒 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:35:52 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:07:39 am | 6:37:18 am | +1m 13s | 4:34:05 pm | -58s | 5:03:44 pm | 9h 56m 47s | -2m 11s | 11:35:55 am | 30.51° | 5:34:13 am | 5:37:09 pm | 5:01:30 am | 6:09:51 pm | 14h 4m 26s | 🌒 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:36:00 pm | 17.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:08:48 am | 6:38:31 am | +1m 13s | 4:33:09 pm | -56s | 5:02:52 pm | 9h 54m 38s | -2m 9s | 11:36:04 am | 30.24° | 5:35:19 am | 5:36:21 pm | 5:02:33 am | 6:09:05 pm | 14h 6m 35s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:36:09 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:09:57 am | 6:39:44 am | +1m 13s | 4:32:15 pm | -54s | 5:02:02 pm | 9h 52m 31s | -2m 7s | 11:36:13 am | 29.98° | 5:36:24 am | 5:35:35 pm | 5:03:35 am | 6:08:22 pm | 14h 8m 42s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:36:18 pm | 18.3° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:11:05 am | 6:40:57 am | +1m 13s | 4:31:23 pm | -52s | 5:01:15 pm | 9h 50m 26s | -2m 5s | 11:36:23 am | 29.73° | 5:37:28 am | 5:34:51 pm | 5:04:38 am | 6:07:40 pm | 14h 10m 47s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:36:29 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:12:14 am | 6:42:10 am | +1m 13s | 4:30:33 pm | -50s | 5:00:29 pm | 9h 48m 23s | -2m 3s | 11:36:34 am | 29.48° | 5:38:33 am | 5:34:09 pm | 5:05:40 am | 6:07:01 pm | 14h 12m 49s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:36:40 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:13:21 am | 6:43:22 am | +1m 12s | 4:29:45 pm | -48s | 4:59:45 pm | 9h 46m 23s | -2m 1s | 11:36:46 am | 29.23° | 5:39:37 am | 5:33:29 pm | 5:06:42 am | 6:06:23 pm | 14h 14m 49s | 🌓 (57%) First quarter at 6:47 amFirst quarter at 6:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 57% illuminated |
11:36:52 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:14:29 am | 6:44:34 am | +1m 12s | 4:28:59 pm | -46s | 4:59:03 pm | 9h 44m 25s | -1m 58s | 11:36:58 am | 28.99° | 5:40:41 am | 5:32:51 pm | 5:07:43 am | 6:05:48 pm | 14h 16m 47s | 🌔 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:37:05 pm | 19.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:15:36 am | 6:45:46 am | +1m 12s | 4:28:15 pm | -44s | 4:58:24 pm | 9h 42m 29s | -1m 56s | 11:37:12 am | 28.76° | 5:41:45 am | 5:32:14 pm | 5:08:45 am | 6:05:14 pm | 14h 18m 42s | 🌔 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:37:19 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:16:43 am | 6:46:57 am | +1m 11s | 4:27:33 pm | -42s | 4:57:46 pm | 9h 40m 36s | -1m 53s | 11:37:26 am | 28.53° | 5:42:48 am | 5:31:40 pm | 5:09:45 am | 6:04:42 pm | 14h 20m 35s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:37:34 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:17:50 am | 6:48:08 am | +1m 11s | 4:26:53 pm | -40s | 4:57:10 pm | 9h 38m 45s | -1m 51s | 11:37:41 am | 28.31° | 5:43:51 am | 5:31:08 pm | 5:10:46 am | 6:04:13 pm | 14h 22m 25s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:37:49 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:18:56 am | 6:49:18 am | +1m 10s | 4:26:15 pm | -38s | 4:56:37 pm | 9h 36m 57s | -1m 48s | 11:37:57 am | 28.10° | 5:44:54 am | 5:30:38 pm | 5:11:46 am | 6:03:45 pm | 14h 24m 13s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:06 pm | 20.2° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:20:02 am | 6:50:28 am | +1m 10s | 4:25:39 pm | -36s | 4:56:05 pm | 9h 35m 11s | -1m 45s | 11:38:14 am | 27.89° | 5:45:56 am | 5:30:10 pm | 5:12:45 am | 6:03:20 pm | 14h 25m 58s | 🌔 (99.5%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:23 pm | 20.4° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:21:06 am | 6:51:37 am | +1m 9s | 4:25:05 pm | -34s | 4:55:36 pm | 9h 33m 28s | -1m 43s | 11:38:31 am | 27.69° | 5:46:57 am | 5:29:44 pm | 5:13:45 am | 6:02:56 pm | 14h 27m 41s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 9:53 amFull moon at 9:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:38:41 pm | 20.6° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:22:11 am | 6:52:46 am | +1m 9s | 4:24:34 pm | -31s | 4:55:08 pm | 9h 31m 48s | -1m 40s | 11:38:50 am | 27.49° | 5:47:58 am | 5:29:21 pm | 5:14:43 am | 6:02:35 pm | 14h 29m 19s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:00 pm | 20.8° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:23:15 am | 6:53:53 am | +1m 7s | 4:24:05 pm | -29s | 4:54:43 pm | 9h 30m 12s | -1m 37s | 11:39:09 am | 27.30° | 5:48:59 am | 5:28:59 pm | 5:15:41 am | 6:02:16 pm | 14h 30m 55s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:19 pm | 21.0° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:24:18 am | 6:55:00 am | +1m 7s | 4:23:38 pm | -27s | 4:54:20 pm | 9h 28m 38s | -1m 34s | 11:39:28 am | 27.12° | 5:49:58 am | 5:28:39 pm | 5:16:39 am | 6:01:58 pm | 14h 32m 28s | 🌖 (82%)Waning Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:39 pm | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:25:20 am | 6:56:06 am | +1m 6s | 4:23:13 pm | -25s | 4:53:59 pm | 9h 27m 7s | -1m 31s | 11:39:49 am | 26.94° | 5:50:57 am | 5:28:22 pm | 5:17:35 am | 6:01:43 pm | 14h 33m 58s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:00 pm | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:26:21 am | 6:57:11 am | +1m 5s | 4:22:51 pm | -22s | 4:53:41 pm | 9h 25m 40s | -1m 28s | 11:40:10 am | 26.77° | 5:51:56 am | 5:28:06 pm | 5:18:32 am | 6:01:30 pm | 14h 35m 25s | 🌖 (62%)Waning Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:21 pm | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:27:22 am | 6:58:16 am | +1m 5s | 4:22:31 pm | -20s | 4:53:24 pm | 9h 24m 15s | -1m 24s | 11:40:31 am | 26.61° | 5:52:53 am | 5:27:53 pm | 5:19:27 am | 6:01:19 pm | 14h 36m 48s | 🌖 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:43 pm | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, CT - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Bristol, CT for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Bristol, CT.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Bristol, CT
In Bristol, CT, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:16 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:22 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:21 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:30 pm.
Bristol, CT gets 6h 03m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 12m versus 9h 09m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Bristol, CT Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Bristol. 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 Bristol.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.7° (around Jun 21) in Bristol. 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 Bristol, CT
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Bristol, CT — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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