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

Moon: 89.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 7:05:27 am
Sunrise Today: 4:50 am 51° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:29 pm 310° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:07 pm 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:42 am 255° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 38 minutes (+3m 23s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:7:05 am
Altitude:16.1°
Direction:78° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 38m 11s (May 20, 2024)

3 minutes, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

9 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

58 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 2:32 am
Nautical Twilight2:32 am – 3:58 am
Civil Twilight3:58 am – 4:50 am
Daylight4:50 am – 9:29 pm
Civil Twilight9:29 pm – 10:21 pm
Nautical Twilight10:21 pm – 11:50 pm
Astro. Twilight11:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 204:50 am9:29 pm16:38:11+3:231:09 pm (54.2°)94.068
May 214:49 am9:30 pm16:41:31+3:191:09 pm (54.4°)94.086
May 224:47 am9:32 pm16:44:46+3:151:09 pm (54.6°)94.104
May 234:46 am9:34 pm16:47:57+3:101:09 pm (54.8°)94.121
May 244:44 am9:35 pm16:51:03+3:061:09 pm (55.0°)94.138
May 254:43 am9:37 pm16:54:05+3:011:09 pm (55.1°)94.155
May 264:41 am9:38 pm16:57:01+2:561:09 pm (55.3°)94.172
* 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 20-3:42 am6:07 pm11:05 pm(20.6°)248,32093.1%
May 21-3:48 am7:29 pm11:49 pm(15.4°)246,31097.3%
May 22-3:56 am8:55 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-4:08 am10:22 pm12:37 am(10.9°)244,06999.5%
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%
* 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, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:28 amMon 6:50 pmMon 11:38 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 4:49 amMon 8:58 pmMon 12:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:44 amMon 4:49 pmMon 10:16 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 4:53 amTue 9:10 pmTue 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:12 amMon 2:03 pmMon 8:38 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 4:41 amMon 8:44 pmMon 12:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:23 amMon 3:13 pmMon 9:18 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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