Current Time: | Mar 18, 2025 at 12:15:09 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:14 am↑ 91° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:19 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 10:03 pm↑ 114° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 8:40 am↑ 249° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 5 minutes (+1m 2s) |


Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh Castle
Time: | 12:15 am |
Altitude: | -72.6° |
Direction: | 359° N |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 5m 7s (Mar 18, 2025)
1 minute, 2 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2025)
1 hour, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
1 hour, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Edinburgh Castle today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Castle Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Edinburgh Castle today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:01 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:01 am – 5:27 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:27 am – 5:52 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:52 am – 6:14 am |
Daylight | 6:14 am – 6:19 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:19 pm – 6:41 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:41 pm – 7:06 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:06 pm – 7:31 pm |
Night | 7:31 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Edinburgh Castle - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 18 | 6:14 am | 6:19 pm | 12:05:07 | +1:02 | 12:16 pm (71.1°) | 92.530 |
Mar 19 | 6:13 am | 6:19 pm | 12:06:10 | +1:02 | 12:16 pm (71.5°) | 92.556 |
Mar 20 | 6:12 am | 6:19 pm | 12:07:12 | +1:02 | 12:16 pm (71.9°) | 92.583 |
Mar 21 | 6:11 am | 6:20 pm | 12:08:15 | +1:02 | 12:15 pm (72.3°) | 92.609 |
Mar 22 | 6:11 am | 6:20 pm | 12:09:17 | +1:02 | 12:15 pm (72.7°) | 92.636 |
Mar 23 | 6:10 am | 6:20 pm | 12:10:20 | +1:02 | 12:15 pm (73.1°) | 92.663 |
Mar 24 | 6:09 am | 6:20 pm | 12:11:22 | +1:02 | 12:14 pm (73.5°) | 92.690 |
* All times are local time for Edinburgh Castle. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Edinburgh Castle is at 4:01 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 9:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 1:19 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:03 am |
* All times are local Edinburgh Castle time. |
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Today's Moon in Edinburgh Castle
Percent Illuminated: | 86.6% |
Time: | 12:15 am |
Altitude: | 35.9° |
Direction: | 131° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Edinburgh Castle today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Edinburgh Castle - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 18 | - | 8:40 am | 10:03 pm | 2:57 am | (52.2°) | 252,006 | 85.9% | |||
Mar 19 | - | 9:19 am | 10:57 pm | 3:43 am | (48.0°) | 251,285 | 78.5% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 10:03 am | 11:52 pm | 4:31 am | (44.8°) | 249,849 | 69.9% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 10:53 am | - | 5:22 am | (42.9°) | 247,669 | 60.4% | |||
12:47 am | 11:47 am | - | 6:16 am | (42.4°) | 244,779 | 50.2% | ||||
Mar 23 | 1:40 am | 12:45 pm | - | 7:12 am | (43.5°) | 241,289 | 39.7% | |||
Mar 24 | 2:31 am | 1:45 pm | - | 8:07 am | (46.3°) | 237,394 | 29.4% | |||
* All times are local time for Edinburgh Castle. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh Castle This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 18, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 6:39 am | Tue 6:59 pm | Tue 12:49 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 6:14 am | Tue 6:42 pm | Tue 12:28 pm | Not visible |
Mars | Tue 1:12 pm | Wed 2:26 am | Tue 7:49 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 10:40 am | Tue 11:45 pm | Tue 5:13 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Tue 6:04 am | Tue 5:55 pm | Tue 11:59 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Tue 9:22 am | Tue 10:16 pm | Tue 3:49 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 6:23 am | Tue 6:22 pm | Tue 12:23 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
* All times are local time for Edinburgh Castle. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Edinburgh Castle