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

Moon: 98.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 25, 2024 at 2:50:16 am
Sunrise Today: 5:41 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:40 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:14 pm 135° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:47 am 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 59 minutes (+4m 23s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:2:50 am
Altitude:-17.7°
Direction:25° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 58m 43s (Apr 25, 2024)

4 minutes, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 24, 2024)

8 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

2 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Night12:00 am – 2:44 am
Astro. Twilight2:44 am – 4:02 am
Nautical Twilight4:02 am – 4:59 am
Civil Twilight4:59 am – 5:41 am
Daylight5:41 am – 8:40 pm
Civil Twilight8:40 pm – 9:23 pm
Nautical Twilight9:23 pm – 10:21 pm
Astro. Twilight10:21 pm – 11:41 pm
Night11:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 255:41 am8:40 pm14:58:43+4:231:10 pm (47.5°)93.522
Apr 265:39 am8:42 pm15:03:06+4:221:10 pm (47.8°)93.547
Apr 275:37 am8:44 pm15:07:28+4:211:10 pm (48.1°)93.572
Apr 285:34 am8:46 pm15:11:48+4:201:10 pm (48.5°)93.596
Apr 295:32 am8:48 pm15:16:06+4:181:10 pm (48.8°)93.621
Apr 305:30 am8:50 pm15:20:24+4:171:09 pm (49.1°)93.645
May 15:28 am8:52 pm15:24:39+4:151:09 pm (49.4°)93.669
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Edinburgh

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 25-5:47 am11:14 pm1:54 am(13.6°)246,59498.9%
Apr 26-6:01 am-2:42 am(9.5°)244,59295.7%
Apr 2712:40 am6:23 am-3:35 am(6.5°)242,42090.4%
Apr 281:57 am7:02 am-4:31 am(4.9°)240,10483.2%
Apr 292:56 am8:04 am-5:29 am(5.0°)237,66874.2%
Apr 303:34 am9:28 am-6:27 am(6.9°)235,15863.8%
May 13:56 am11:02 am-7:23 am(10.4°)232,65452.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:24 amThu 6:30 pmThu 11:57 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 5:37 amThu 7:27 pmThu 12:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:57 amThu 4:32 pmThu 10:44 amVery difficult to see
JupiterThu 6:22 amThu 10:16 pmThu 2:19 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 4:47 amThu 3:30 pmThu 10:08 amDifficult to see
UranusThu 6:16 amThu 10:14 pmThu 2:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 5:01 amThu 4:48 pmThu 10:54 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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