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Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.8%
Full Moon
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 9:22:34 am
Sunrise Today: 4:46 am 49° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:34 pm 311° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:22 pm 140° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:08 am 226° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 48 minutes (+3m 10s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:9:22 am
Altitude:35.5°
Direction:106° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 47m 54s (May 23, 2024)

3 minutes, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

9 hours, 50 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

48 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 2:19 am
Nautical Twilight2:19 am – 3:52 am
Civil Twilight3:52 am – 4:46 am
Daylight4:46 am – 9:34 pm
Civil Twilight9:34 pm – 10:28 pm
Nautical Twilight10:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 234:46 am9:34 pm16:47:54+3:101:09 pm (54.8°)94.121
May 244:44 am9:35 pm16:51:00+3:061:09 pm (55.0°)94.138
May 254:43 am9:37 pm16:54:02+3:011:09 pm (55.2°)94.155
May 264:41 am9:38 pm16:56:58+2:561:09 pm (55.3°)94.172
May 274:40 am9:40 pm16:59:50+2:511:09 pm (55.5°)94.189
May 284:39 am9:41 pm17:02:36+2:461:10 pm (55.6°)94.205
May 294:38 am9:43 pm17:05:17+2:401:10 pm (55.8°)94.221
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Edinburgh

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-4:08 am10:22 pm12:37 am(10.9°)244,07099.5%
May 24-4:27 am11:45 pm1:28 am(7.4°)241,74599.7%
May 25-5:01 am-2:24 am(5.3°)239,45797.5%
May 2612:51 am5:56 am-3:23 am(4.9°)237,29692.9%
May 271:35 am7:15 am-4:22 am(6.3°)235,31486.0%
May 282:01 am8:47 am-5:19 am(9.4°)233,53877.2%
May 292:17 am10:24 am-6:14 am(14.0°)231,98366.8%
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:22 amThu 7:07 pmThu 11:43 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:45 amThu 9:09 pmThu 12:56 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:35 amThu 4:51 pmThu 10:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 4:43 amFri 9:02 pmFri 12:52 pmDifficult to see
SaturnThu 3:01 amThu 1:52 pmThu 8:26 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 4:30 amThu 8:33 pmThu 12:31 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:12 amThu 3:02 pmThu 9:07 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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