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 23, 2018 at 11:01:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:59 am↑ 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:09 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 7:07 pm↑ 106° East
Moonset Today: 4:37 am↑ 249° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (-4m 36s)
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
11:01 pm
Altitude
-29.0°Heading
324° NWPosition
NightDay length
12h 9m 43s
Change since
Yesterday: -4m 36s
Winter: +5h 12m
Summer: -5h 26m
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 – 4:51 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:51 am – 5:38 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:38 am – 6:22 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:22 am – 6:59 am | |
| Daylight | 6:59 am – 7:09 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:09 pm – 7:46 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:46 pm – 8:30 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:30 pm – 9:16 pm | |
| Night | 9:16 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 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 |
| Sep 26 | 7:05 am | 7:01 pm | 11:55:54 | −4:36 | 1:04 pm (32.7°) | 93.194 |
| Sep 27 | 7:07 am | 6:58 pm | 11:51:18 | −4:36 | 1:03 pm (32.4°) | 93.168 |
| Sep 28 | 7:09 am | 6:56 pm | 11:46:42 | −4:36 | 1:03 pm (32.0°) | 93.142 |
| Sep 29 | 7:11 am | 6:53 pm | 11:42:06 | −4:36 | 1:03 pm (31.6°) | 93.116 |
| * 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
11:01 pm
Altitude
22.9°Heading
159° SPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
98.5%
Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:15 am | 7:58 pm | 1:51 am | (34.3°) | 243,225 | 99.0% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 9:30 am | 8:17 pm | 2:36 am | (39.0°) | 241,071 | 95.9% | |||
| Sep 28 | - | 10:47 am | 8:39 pm | 3:24 am | (43.6°) | 238,936 | 90.6% | |||
| Sep 29 | - | 12:05 pm | 9:05 pm | 4:13 am | (47.7°) | 236,854 | 83.2% | |||
| * 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, Sun, Sep 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:14 am | Mon 7:17 pm | Mon 1:17 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 11:22 am | Mon 7:08 pm | Mon 3:15 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Sun 6:05 pm | Mon 12:53 am | Sun 9:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 11:58 am | Mon 8:28 pm | Mon 4:13 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 3:39 pm | Mon 10:42 pm | Mon 7:10 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 7:42 pm | Tue 10:09 am | Tue 2:56 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 6:45 pm | Mon 5:28 am | Mon 12:06 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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