Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 17, 2017 at 10:53:52 am
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am↑ 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:44 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:53 am↑ 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:30 pm↑ 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 56 minutes (-4m 20s)
Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh
The Sun's altitude in Edinburgh today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
10:53 am
Altitude
39.3°Heading
133° SEPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 56m 8s
Change since
Yesterday: -4m 20s
Winter: +7h 58m
Summer: -2h 40m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Edinburgh 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 – 2:49 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 2:49 am – 4:08 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:08 am – 5:05 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:05 am – 5:48 am | |
| Daylight | 5:48 am – 8:44 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:44 pm – 9:26 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:26 pm – 10:23 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 10:23 pm – 11:39 pm | |
| Night | 11:39 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 17 | 5:48 am | 8:44 pm | 14:56:08 | −4:20 | 1:16 pm (47.3°) | 94.106 |
| Aug 18 | 5:49 am | 8:41 pm | 14:51:46 | −4:21 | 1:16 pm (47.0°) | 94.088 |
| Aug 19 | 5:51 am | 8:39 pm | 14:47:24 | −4:22 | 1:16 pm (46.7°) | 94.070 |
| Aug 20 | 5:53 am | 8:36 pm | 14:43:00 | −4:23 | 1:16 pm (46.3°) | 94.052 |
| Aug 21 | 5:55 am | 8:34 pm | 14:38:36 | −4:24 | 1:15 pm (46.0°) | 94.033 |
| Aug 22 | 5:57 am | 8:32 pm | 14:34:11 | −4:25 | 1:15 pm (45.7°) | 94.014 |
| Aug 23 | 5:59 am | 8:29 pm | 14:29:44 | −4:26 | 1:15 pm (45.3°) | 93.994 |
| * All times are local time for Edinburgh. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 10:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 5:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 4:28 pm |
| * All times are local Edinburgh time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Edinburgh
The Moon's path in Edinburgh 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
10:53 am
Altitude
47.7°Heading
217° SWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
24.0%
Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 17 | 12:53 am | 5:30 pm | - | 9:08 am | (52.3°) | 227,962 | 24.8% | |||
| Aug 18 | 1:44 am | 6:31 pm | - | 10:08 am | (52.8°) | 227,507 | 15.0% | |||
| Aug 19 | 2:47 am | 7:21 pm | - | 11:08 am | (52.0°) | 227,760 | 7.4% | |||
| Aug 20 | 3:59 am | 8:00 pm | - | 12:06 pm | (49.9°) | 228,801 | 2.3% | |||
 Aug 21 | 5:17 am | 8:31 pm | - | 1:02 pm | (46.6°) | 230,628 | 0.1% | |||
| Aug 22 | 6:37 am | 8:57 pm | - | 1:55 pm | (42.6°) | 233,145 | 0.8% | |||
| Aug 23 | 7:56 am | 9:19 pm | - | 2:45 pm | (38.2°) | 236,167 | 4.1% | |||
| * All times are local time for Edinburgh. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Aug 17, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 7:41 am | Fri 8:27 pm | Fri 2:04 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Thu 2:26 am | Thu 7:19 pm | Thu 10:53 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 5:02 am | Thu 8:39 pm | Thu 12:51 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 11:17 am | Thu 10:05 pm | Thu 4:41 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 5:11 pm | Fri 12:27 am | Thu 8:49 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 10:10 pm | Thu 12:22 pm | Thu 5:16 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 9:07 pm | Fri 7:45 am | Fri 2:26 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Edinburgh. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Edinburgh
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