Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 19, 2018 at 4:18:32 am
Sunrise Today: 6:51 am↑ 86° East
Sunset Today: 7:20 pm↑ 274° West
Moonrise Today: 5:23 pm↑ 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:21 am↑ 231° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 28 minutes (-4m 35s)
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
4:18 am
Altitude
-20.7°Heading
53° NEPosition
NightDay length
12h 28m 7s
Change since
Yesterday: -4m 35s
Winter: +5h 30m
Summer: -5h 8m
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 – 4:41 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:41 am – 5:29 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:14 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:14 am – 6:51 am | |
| Daylight | 6:51 am – 7:20 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:20 pm – 7:57 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:57 pm – 8:41 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:41 pm – 9:29 pm | |
| Night | 9:29 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 19 | 6:51 am | 7:20 pm | 12:28:07 | −4:35 | 1:06 pm (35.5°) | 93.378 |
| Sep 20 | 6:53 am | 7:17 pm | 12:23:31 | −4:36 | 1:06 pm (35.1°) | 93.352 |
| Sep 21 | 6:55 am | 7:14 pm | 12:18:55 | −4:36 | 1:05 pm (34.7°) | 93.325 |
| Sep 22 | 6:57 am | 7:12 pm | 12:14:19 | −4:36 | 1:05 pm (34.3°) | 93.299 |
| Sep 23 | 6:59 am | 7:09 pm | 12:09:43 | −4:36 | 1:05 pm (33.9°) | 93.273 |
| Sep 24 | 7:01 am | 7:06 pm | 12:05:06 | −4:36 | 1:04 pm (33.5°) | 93.247 |
| Sep 25 | 7:03 am | 7:04 pm | 12:00:30 | −4:36 | 1:04 pm (33.1°) | 93.221 |
| * 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. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 2:54 am in Edinburgh.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 4:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 11:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 2:54 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 10:23 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
4:18 am
Altitude
-30.6°Heading
277° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
70.2%
Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 19 | - | 12:21 am | 5:23 pm | 9:18 pm | (13.3°) | 251,566 | 76.2% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 1:17 am | 5:57 pm | 10:06 pm | (15.1°) | 251,343 | 83.9% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 2:20 am | 6:25 pm | 10:52 pm | (17.8°) | 250,476 | 90.4% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 3:27 am | 6:47 pm | 11:37 pm | (21.2°) | 249,094 | 95.4% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 4:37 am | 7:07 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 24 | - | 5:48 am | 7:24 pm | 12:22 am | (25.2°) | 247,338 | 98.6% | |||
 Sep 25 | - | 7:01 am | 7:41 pm | 1:06 am | (29.6°) | 245,343 | 99.9% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:37 am | Wed 7:27 pm | Wed 1:04 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 11:23 am | Wed 7:30 pm | Wed 3:27 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Wed 6:20 pm | Thu 12:59 am | Wed 9:39 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 12:13 pm | Wed 8:46 pm | Wed 4:30 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 3:58 pm | Wed 11:01 pm | Wed 7:29 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 8:06 pm | Wed 10:34 am | Wed 3:20 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 7:01 pm | Thu 5:44 am | Thu 12:22 am | Slightly 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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