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: May 25, 2018 at 9:13:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:44 am↑ 49° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:36 pm↑ 312° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:30 pm↑ 95° East
Moonset Today: 3:47 am↑ 269° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 52 minutes (+3m 4s)
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
9:13 pm
Altitude
1.9°Heading
307° NWPosition
DaylightDay length
16h 52m 20s
Change since
Yesterday: +3m 4s
Winter: +9h 54m
Summer: -43m 59s
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
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
| Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 12:06 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 12:06 am – 2:12 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 2:12 am – 3:49 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 3:49 am – 4:44 am | |
| Daylight | 4:44 am – 9:36 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 9:36 pm – 10:31 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 10:31 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 25 | 4:44 am | 9:36 pm | 16:52:20 | +3:04 | 1:09 pm (55.1°) | 94.150 |
| May 26 | 4:42 am | 9:37 pm | 16:55:19 | +2:59 | 1:09 pm (55.2°) | 94.166 |
| May 27 | 4:41 am | 9:39 pm | 16:58:13 | +2:54 | 1:09 pm (55.4°) | 94.182 |
| May 28 | 4:40 am | 9:41 pm | 17:01:02 | +2:49 | 1:10 pm (55.6°) | 94.197 |
| May 29 | 4:38 am | 9:42 pm | 17:03:46 | +2:43 | 1:10 pm (55.7°) | 94.213 |
| May 30 | 4:37 am | 9:43 pm | 17:06:24 | +2:38 | 1:10 pm (55.9°) | 94.228 |
| May 31 | 4:36 am | 9:45 pm | 17:08:57 | +2:32 | 1:10 pm (56.0°) | 94.243 |
| * 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. | ||||||
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
9:13 pm
Altitude
28.1°Heading
160° SPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
85.9%
Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 25 | - | 3:47 am | 4:30 pm | 10:24 pm | (29.5°) | 240,409 | 86.3% | |||
| May 26 | - | 4:05 am | 5:45 pm | 11:11 pm | (25.0°) | 242,652 | 92.7% | |||
| May 27 | - | 4:24 am | 6:59 pm | 11:57 pm | (20.9°) | 244,778 | 97.1% | |||
| May 28 | - | 4:45 am | 8:11 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 May 29 | - | 5:10 am | 9:20 pm | 12:44 am | (17.5°) | 246,753 | 99.5% | |||
| May 30 | - | 5:40 am | 10:23 pm | 1:32 am | (14.9°) | 248,525 | 99.7% | |||
| May 31 | - | 6:16 am | 11:19 pm | 2:21 am | (13.2°) | 250,018 | 97.9% | |||
| * 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, Fri, May 25, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 4:24 am | Sat 8:17 pm | Sat 12:19 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 6:30 am | Sat 12:33 am | Fri 3:32 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 1:44 am | Sat 9:03 am | Sat 5:24 am | Good visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 7:28 pm | Sat 4:22 am | Fri 11:55 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 11:57 pm | Sat 7:08 am | Sat 3:33 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 3:40 am | Sat 6:02 pm | Sat 10:51 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 2:42 am | Sat 1:34 pm | Sat 8:08 am | Very 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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