Sun & moon times today, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom

Moon: 1.3%

Current Time:	Apr 28, 2025 at 5:37:08 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:35 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today:	8:46 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	5:21 am↑ 54° Northeast
Moonset Today:	10:42 pm↑ 314° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	15 hours, 11 minutes (+4m 20s)

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Time:	5:37 pm
Altitude:	24.9°
Direction:	259° W
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 15h 10m 45s (Apr 28, 2025)

4 minutes, 20 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 27, 2025)

8 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

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Night	12:00 am – 2:27 am
Astro. Twilight	2:27 am – 3:53 am
Nautical Twilight	3:53 am – 4:52 am
Civil Twilight	4:52 am – 5:35 am
Daylight	5:35 am – 8:46 pm
Civil Twilight	8:46 pm – 9:30 pm
Nautical Twilight	9:30 pm – 10:29 pm
Astro. Twilight	10:29 pm – 11:58 pm
Night	11:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh Castle - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Apr	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Apr	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Apr 28	5:35 am	8:46 pm	15:10:45	+4:20	1:10 pm (48.4°)	93.595
Apr 29	5:33 am	8:48 pm	15:15:04	+4:19	1:10 pm (48.7°)	93.619
Apr 30	5:30 am	8:50 pm	15:19:22	+4:17	1:09 pm (49.0°)	93.642
May 1	5:28 am	8:52 pm	15:23:38	+4:16	1:09 pm (49.3°)	93.665
May 2	5:26 am	8:54 pm	15:27:52	+4:14	1:09 pm (49.6°)	93.688
May 3	5:24 am	8:56 pm	15:32:05	+4:12	1:09 pm (49.9°)	93.711
May 4	5:22 am	8:58 pm	15:36:16	+4:10	1:09 pm (50.2°)	93.733
* All times are local time for Edinburgh Castle. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	9:01 am
June solstice	Jun 21	3:42 am
September equinox	Sep 22	7:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	3:03 pm
* All times are local Edinburgh Castle time.

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Percent Illuminated:

1.3%

Time:	5:37 pm
Altitude:	36.5°
Direction:	254° W
Position:	Waxing Crescent

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Moon in Edinburgh Castle - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Apr	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Apr 28	5:21 am	10:42 pm	-	1:46 pm	(54.8°)	222,351	0.9%
Apr 29	5:38 am	-	-	2:48 pm	(59.3°)	224,043	4.9%
Apr 30	-	12:25 am	6:08 am	3:52 pm	(61.8°)	226,814	11.6%
May 1	-	1:50 am	6:58 am	4:56 pm	(62.0°)	230,339	20.5%
May 2	-	2:46 am	8:13 am	5:57 pm	(60.3°)	234,255	30.7%
May 3	-	3:17 am	9:42 am	6:52 pm	(56.9°)	238,202	41.4%
May 4	-	3:35 am	11:12 am	7:42 pm	(52.4°)	241,907	52.2%
* All times are local time for Edinburgh Castle. 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 Castle This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 28, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:18 am	Mon 5:52 pm	Mon 11:35 am	Extremely difficult to see
Venus	Tue 4:27 am	Tue 4:42 pm	Tue 10:34 am	Great visibility
Mars	Mon 10:50 am	Tue 3:38 am	Mon 7:14 pm	Great visibility
Jupiter	Mon 7:26 am	Tue 12:45 am	Mon 4:05 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Tue 4:50 am	Tue 4:24 pm	Tue 10:37 am	Very difficult to see
Uranus	Mon 6:14 am	Mon 10:28 pm	Mon 2:21 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Tue 4:49 am	Tue 4:46 pm	Tue 10:48 am	Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh Castle.

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