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Dates & time · Edinburgh sunrise and sunset

Sunset and sunrise times in Edinburgh today

On Friday 30 October 2026 the sun sets in Edinburgh at 16:37 GMT and it is dark (civil twilight ends) by 17:16. Sunrise is at 07:15 GMT, so there are 9 h 22 m of daylight, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Worked out for Edinburgh (55.9533° N, 3.1883° W) with the NOAA solar calculator equations. All UK towns: UK sunset times.

16:37sunset in Edinburgh on Friday 30 October 2026 (GMT)Dark by about 17:16

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Result

Sunset16:37 GMT
Dark by about17:16 GMT
Sunrise07:15 GMT
Day length9 h 22 m

Edinburgh, Friday 30 October 2026: sunset 16:37 GMT, dark by about 17:16 GMT, sunrise 07:15 GMT, day length 9 h 22 m.

Friday 30 October 2026

Twilight times in Edinburgh

Light lasts from civil dawn at 06:36 GMT to civil dusk at 17:16 GMT. The sky is fully dark after astronomical dusk at 18:43 GMT.

Edinburgh, Friday 30 October 2026, UK clock time
MomentTime
Astronomical dawn (Sun 18° below)05:09 GMT
Nautical dawn (12° below)05:52 GMT
Civil dawn: first light (6° below)06:36 GMT
Sunrise07:15 GMT
Sunset16:37 GMT
Civil dusk: dark by about (6° below)17:16 GMT
Nautical dusk (12° below)18:00 GMT
Astronomical dusk: fully dark (18° below)18:43 GMT

Next 30 days

Edinburgh sunrise and sunset times from 30 October to 28 November

Day length goes from 9 h 22 m to 7 h 33 m over these 30 days.

Edinburgh, UK clock time
DateSunriseSunsetDark by aboutDay length
Fri 30 Oct07:15 GMT16:37 GMT17:169 h 22 m
Sat 31 Oct07:17 GMT16:35 GMT17:149 h 18 m
Sun 1 Nov07:19 GMT16:32 GMT17:129 h 13 m
Mon 2 Nov07:22 GMT16:30 GMT17:109 h 08 m
Tue 3 Nov07:24 GMT16:28 GMT17:089 h 04 m
Wed 4 Nov07:26 GMT16:26 GMT17:069 h 00 m
Thu 5 Nov07:28 GMT16:24 GMT17:048 h 56 m
Fri 6 Nov07:30 GMT16:22 GMT17:028 h 52 m
Sat 7 Nov07:32 GMT16:20 GMT17:008 h 48 m
Sun 8 Nov07:34 GMT16:18 GMT16:598 h 44 m
Mon 9 Nov07:36 GMT16:16 GMT16:578 h 40 m
Tue 10 Nov07:39 GMT16:14 GMT16:558 h 35 m
Wed 11 Nov07:41 GMT16:12 GMT16:548 h 31 m
Thu 12 Nov07:43 GMT16:10 GMT16:528 h 27 m
Fri 13 Nov07:45 GMT16:09 GMT16:508 h 24 m
Sat 14 Nov07:47 GMT16:07 GMT16:498 h 20 m
Sun 15 Nov07:49 GMT16:05 GMT16:478 h 16 m
Mon 16 Nov07:51 GMT16:03 GMT16:468 h 12 m
Tue 17 Nov07:53 GMT16:02 GMT16:448 h 09 m
Wed 18 Nov07:55 GMT16:00 GMT16:438 h 05 m
Thu 19 Nov07:57 GMT15:59 GMT16:428 h 02 m
Fri 20 Nov07:59 GMT15:57 GMT16:407 h 58 m
Sat 21 Nov08:01 GMT15:56 GMT16:397 h 55 m
Sun 22 Nov08:03 GMT15:54 GMT16:387 h 51 m
Mon 23 Nov08:05 GMT15:53 GMT16:377 h 48 m
Tue 24 Nov08:07 GMT15:52 GMT16:367 h 45 m
Wed 25 Nov08:09 GMT15:50 GMT16:357 h 41 m
Thu 26 Nov08:10 GMT15:49 GMT16:347 h 39 m
Fri 27 Nov08:12 GMT15:48 GMT16:337 h 36 m
Sat 28 Nov08:14 GMT15:47 GMT16:327 h 33 m

Dates ahead

Sunset in Edinburgh on key dates

The earliest sunset of the year in Edinburgh is on Monday 14 December 2026 at 15:38 GMT, a few days before the shortest day.

DateOccasionSunriseSunsetDark by about
Saturday 31 October 2026Halloween07:17 GMT16:35 GMT17:14
Thursday 5 November 2026Bonfire Night07:28 GMT16:24 GMT17:04
Sunday 8 November 2026Remembrance Sunday07:34 GMT16:18 GMT16:59
Monday 14 December 2026Earliest sunset of 202608:37 GMT15:38 GMT16:25
Monday 21 December 2026Shortest day (winter solstice)08:42 GMT15:40 GMT16:27
Friday 25 December 2026Christmas Day08:44 GMT15:42 GMT16:29
Sunday 28 March 2027Clocks go forward06:55 BST19:42 BST20:20

Compared

How Edinburgh compares with London and nearby towns

Edinburgh’s sunset today is at the same minute as London’s (16:37) and its sunrise 25 minutes later than London’s (06:50). On the shortest day, Monday 21 December 2026, Edinburgh gets 6 h 58 m of daylight against 7 h 49 m in London.

Friday 30 October 2026
TownDistanceSunriseSunsetDay length
Edinburgh–07:1516:379 h 22 m
Dundee58 km07:1616:349 h 18 m
Glasgow67 km07:1916:419 h 22 m
Newcastle147 km07:0616:339 h 27 m

Places further west see the sun rise and set later by the clock (about 4 minutes for each degree of longitude), and places further north have shorter winter days and longer summer ones. Every UK town is on the same clock: GMT in winter and BST from the last Sunday in March (GOV.UK).

Method

How these times are worked out

Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun crosses a flat horizon, allowing for refraction. “Dark by about” is the end of civil twilight, with the Sun 6° below the horizon. Times are rounded to the minute for the city centre; hills, buildings and cloud change what you see. The same equations give London and Edinburgh times within 2 minutes of the US Naval Observatory tables. Coordinates: the clocks page’s nine cities, or each town’s primary coordinates on English Wikipedia.

Other cities

Sunrise and sunset in other UK cities

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Helpful answers

Edinburgh sunset FAQs.

What time is sunset in Edinburgh today?

On Friday 30 October 2026 the sun sets in Edinburgh at 16:37 GMT, and it is dark by about 17:16 when civil twilight ends. The picker on this page shows the time for any other date.

When is the earliest sunset in Edinburgh?

On Monday 14 December 2026, at 15:38 GMT. Sunsets then get later, even before the shortest day on 21 December, because solar noon drifts later through December.

How long is the shortest day in Edinburgh?

6 h 58 m on Monday 21 December 2026: sunrise 08:42 and sunset 15:40 GMT, against 7 h 49 m in London.

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