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Dates & time · Leicester sunrise and sunset

Sunset and sunrise times in Leicester today

On Friday 30 October 2026 the sun sets in Leicester at 16:38 GMT and it is dark (civil twilight ends) by 17:14. Sunrise is at 06:57 GMT, so there are 9 h 41 m of daylight, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Worked out for Leicester (52.6361° N, 1.1331° W) with the NOAA solar calculator equations. All UK towns: UK sunset times.

16:38sunset in Leicester on Friday 30 October 2026 (GMT)Dark by about 17:14

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Result

Sunset16:38 GMT
Dark by about17:14 GMT
Sunrise06:57 GMT
Day length9 h 41 m

Leicester, Friday 30 October 2026: sunset 16:38 GMT, dark by about 17:14 GMT, sunrise 06:57 GMT, day length 9 h 41 m.

Friday 30 October 2026

Twilight times in Leicester

Light lasts from civil dawn at 06:21 GMT to civil dusk at 17:14 GMT. The sky is fully dark after astronomical dusk at 18:34 GMT.

Leicester, Friday 30 October 2026, UK clock time
MomentTime
Astronomical dawn (Sun 18° below)05:01 GMT
Nautical dawn (12° below)05:41 GMT
Civil dawn: first light (6° below)06:21 GMT
Sunrise06:57 GMT
Sunset16:38 GMT
Civil dusk: dark by about (6° below)17:14 GMT
Nautical dusk (12° below)17:54 GMT
Astronomical dusk: fully dark (18° below)18:34 GMT

Next 30 days

Leicester sunrise and sunset times from 30 October to 28 November

Day length goes from 9 h 41 m to 8 h 07 m over these 30 days.

Leicester, UK clock time
DateSunriseSunsetDark by aboutDay length
Fri 30 Oct06:57 GMT16:38 GMT17:149 h 41 m
Sat 31 Oct06:59 GMT16:36 GMT17:129 h 37 m
Sun 1 Nov07:01 GMT16:34 GMT17:119 h 33 m
Mon 2 Nov07:03 GMT16:33 GMT17:099 h 30 m
Tue 3 Nov07:05 GMT16:31 GMT17:079 h 26 m
Wed 4 Nov07:07 GMT16:29 GMT17:059 h 22 m
Thu 5 Nov07:08 GMT16:27 GMT17:049 h 19 m
Fri 6 Nov07:10 GMT16:25 GMT17:029 h 15 m
Sat 7 Nov07:12 GMT16:24 GMT17:019 h 12 m
Sun 8 Nov07:14 GMT16:22 GMT16:599 h 08 m
Mon 9 Nov07:16 GMT16:20 GMT16:579 h 04 m
Tue 10 Nov07:18 GMT16:19 GMT16:569 h 01 m
Wed 11 Nov07:19 GMT16:17 GMT16:548 h 58 m
Thu 12 Nov07:21 GMT16:15 GMT16:538 h 54 m
Fri 13 Nov07:23 GMT16:14 GMT16:528 h 51 m
Sat 14 Nov07:25 GMT16:12 GMT16:508 h 47 m
Sun 15 Nov07:27 GMT16:11 GMT16:498 h 44 m
Mon 16 Nov07:28 GMT16:10 GMT16:488 h 42 m
Tue 17 Nov07:30 GMT16:08 GMT16:478 h 38 m
Wed 18 Nov07:32 GMT16:07 GMT16:458 h 35 m
Thu 19 Nov07:34 GMT16:06 GMT16:448 h 32 m
Fri 20 Nov07:35 GMT16:04 GMT16:438 h 29 m
Sat 21 Nov07:37 GMT16:03 GMT16:428 h 26 m
Sun 22 Nov07:39 GMT16:02 GMT16:418 h 23 m
Mon 23 Nov07:41 GMT16:01 GMT16:408 h 20 m
Tue 24 Nov07:42 GMT16:00 GMT16:398 h 18 m
Wed 25 Nov07:44 GMT15:59 GMT16:388 h 15 m
Thu 26 Nov07:45 GMT15:58 GMT16:378 h 13 m
Fri 27 Nov07:47 GMT15:57 GMT16:378 h 10 m
Sat 28 Nov07:49 GMT15:56 GMT16:368 h 07 m

Dates ahead

Sunset in Leicester on key dates

The earliest sunset of the year in Leicester is on Sunday 13 December 2026 at 15:50 GMT, a few days before the shortest day.

DateOccasionSunriseSunsetDark by about
Saturday 31 October 2026Halloween06:59 GMT16:36 GMT17:12
Thursday 5 November 2026Bonfire Night07:08 GMT16:27 GMT17:04
Sunday 8 November 2026Remembrance Sunday07:14 GMT16:22 GMT16:59
Sunday 13 December 2026Earliest sunset of 202608:08 GMT15:50 GMT16:31
Monday 21 December 2026Shortest day (winter solstice)08:14 GMT15:52 GMT16:33
Friday 25 December 2026Christmas Day08:15 GMT15:54 GMT16:36
Sunday 28 March 2027Clocks go forward06:49 BST19:31 BST20:06

Compared

How Leicester compares with London and nearby towns

Leicester’s sunset today is 1 minute later than London’s (16:37) and its sunrise 7 minutes later than London’s (06:50). On the shortest day, Monday 21 December 2026, Leicester gets 7 h 38 m of daylight against 7 h 49 m in London.

Friday 30 October 2026
TownDistanceSunriseSunsetDay length
Leicester–06:5716:389 h 41 m
Nottingham36 km06:5816:379 h 39 m
Birmingham54 km07:0016:429 h 42 m
Sheffield86 km07:0116:389 h 37 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

Leicester sunset FAQs.

What time is sunset in Leicester today?

On Friday 30 October 2026 the sun sets in Leicester at 16:38 GMT, and it is dark by about 17:14 when civil twilight ends. The picker on this page shows the time for any other date.

When is the earliest sunset in Leicester?

On Sunday 13 December 2026, at 15:50 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 Leicester?

7 h 38 m on Monday 21 December 2026: sunrise 08:14 and sunset 15:52 GMT, against 7 h 49 m in London.

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