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

Moon: 72.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 12:02:12 am
Sunrise Today: 4:54 am 52° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:25 pm 309° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:34 pm 90° East
Moonset Today: 3:33 am 275° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 31 minutes (+3m 31s)
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Today's Sun Position in City of Edinburgh

Time:12:02 am
Altitude:-13.1°
Direction:344° N
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 16h 31m 18s (May 18, 2024)

3 minutes, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

9 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 5 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in City of Edinburgh Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 2:40 am
Nautical Twilight2:40 am – 4:02 am
Civil Twilight4:02 am – 4:54 am
Daylight4:54 am – 9:25 pm
Civil Twilight9:25 pm – 10:17 pm
Nautical Twilight10:17 pm – 11:41 pm
Astro. Twilight11:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in City of Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 184:54 am9:25 pm16:31:18+3:311:09 pm (53.8°)94.031
May 194:52 am9:27 pm16:34:46+3:271:09 pm (54.0°)94.050
May 204:50 am9:29 pm16:38:10+3:231:09 pm (54.2°)94.068
May 214:49 am9:30 pm16:41:29+3:191:09 pm (54.4°)94.086
May 224:47 am9:32 pm16:44:44+3:151:09 pm (54.6°)94.104
May 234:46 am9:34 pm16:47:55+3:101:09 pm (54.8°)94.121
May 244:44 am9:35 pm16:51:01+3:061:09 pm (55.0°)94.138
* All times are local time for City of 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 City of Edinburgh

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in City of Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-3:33 am3:34 pm9:44 pm(32.1°)251,02380.0%
May 19-3:38 am4:49 pm10:24 pm(26.3°)249,94287.2%
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°)244,07099.5%
May 24-4:27 am11:45 pm1:28 am(7.4°)241,74599.7%
* All times are local time for City of 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 City of Edinburgh This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:32 amSat 6:40 pmSat 11:35 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 4:52 amSat 8:51 pmSat 12:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:50 amSat 4:47 pmSat 10:18 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterSat 5:03 amSat 9:17 pmSat 1:10 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 3:20 amSat 2:10 pmSat 8:45 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 4:49 amSat 8:51 pmSat 12:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:31 amSat 3:21 pmSat 9:26 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for City of Edinburgh.

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