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

Moon: 59.3%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Dec 4, 2023 at 6:15:50 am
Sunrise Today: 8:23 am 131° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:41 pm 229° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 10:59 pm 70° East
Moonset Today: 1:14 pm 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 18 minutes (-2m 18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:6:15 am
Altitude:-16.5°
Direction:105° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 7h 18m 17s (Dec 4, 2023)

2 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 3, 2023)

20 minutes, 39 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

10 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:04 am
Astro. Twilight6:04 am – 6:49 am
Nautical Twilight6:49 am – 7:37 am
Civil Twilight7:37 am – 8:23 am
Daylight8:23 am – 3:41 pm
Civil Twilight3:41 pm – 4:27 pm
Nautical Twilight4:27 pm – 5:15 pm
Astro. Twilight5:15 pm – 6:00 pm
Night6:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 48:23 am3:41 pm7:18:17−2:1812:02 pm (11.9°)91.622
Dec 58:25 am3:41 pm7:16:05−2:1112:03 pm (11.8°)91.609
Dec 68:26 am3:40 pm7:14:00−2:0512:03 pm (11.6°)91.597
Dec 78:27 am3:39 pm7:12:02−1:5812:04 pm (11.5°)91.584
Dec 88:29 am3:39 pm7:10:10−1:5112:04 pm (11.4°)91.572
Dec 98:30 am3:39 pm7:08:26−1:4412:04 pm (11.3°)91.561
Dec 108:31 am3:38 pm7:06:49−1:3612:05 pm (11.2°)91.549
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Edinburgh

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 4-1:14 pm10:59 pm5:39 am(48.5°)251,12859.6%
Dec 5-1:20 pm-6:20 am(43.2°)251,15249.9%
Dec 612:15 am1:25 pm-6:59 am(37.5°)250,31540.3%
Dec 71:31 am1:29 pm-7:39 am(31.6°)248,66930.9%
Dec 82:48 am1:35 pm-8:19 am(25.7°)246,33622.1%
Dec 94:09 am1:41 pm-9:02 am(20.0°)243,49514.2%
Dec 105:34 am1:51 pm-9:49 am(14.7°)240,3777.7%
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. 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, Dec 4, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 10:29 amMon 4:40 pmMon 1:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 4:04 amMon 2:22 pmMon 9:14 amGood visibility
MarsMon 8:01 amMon 3:22 pmMon 11:41 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 2:18 pmTue 4:58 amMon 9:38 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 12:48 pmMon 10:22 pmMon 5:35 pmAverage visibility
UranusMon 2:35 pmTue 6:24 amMon 10:30 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 1:18 pmTue 12:46 amMon 7:02 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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