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Dates & time · Manchester sunrise and sunset

Sunset and sunrise times in Manchester today

On Friday 30 October 2026 the sun sets in Manchester at 16:40 GMT and it is dark (civil twilight ends) by 17:17. Sunrise is at 07:04 GMT, so there are 9 h 36 m of daylight, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Worked out for Manchester (53.4808° N, 2.2426° W) with the NOAA solar calculator equations. All UK towns: UK sunset times.

16:40sunset in Manchester on Friday 30 October 2026 (GMT)Dark by about 17:17

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Result

Sunset16:40 GMT
Dark by about17:17 GMT
Sunrise07:04 GMT
Day length9 h 36 m

Manchester, Friday 30 October 2026: sunset 16:40 GMT, dark by about 17:17 GMT, sunrise 07:04 GMT, day length 9 h 36 m.

Friday 30 October 2026

Twilight times in Manchester

Light lasts from civil dawn at 06:27 GMT to civil dusk at 17:17 GMT. The sky is fully dark after astronomical dusk at 18:39 GMT.

Manchester, Friday 30 October 2026, UK clock time
MomentTime
Astronomical dawn (Sun 18° below)05:06 GMT
Nautical dawn (12° below)05:46 GMT
Civil dawn: first light (6° below)06:27 GMT
Sunrise07:04 GMT
Sunset16:40 GMT
Civil dusk: dark by about (6° below)17:17 GMT
Nautical dusk (12° below)17:58 GMT
Astronomical dusk: fully dark (18° below)18:39 GMT

Next 30 days

Manchester sunrise and sunset times from 30 October to 28 November

Day length goes from 9 h 36 m to 7 h 59 m over these 30 days.

Manchester, UK clock time
DateSunriseSunsetDark by aboutDay length
Fri 30 Oct07:04 GMT16:40 GMT17:179 h 36 m
Sat 31 Oct07:06 GMT16:38 GMT17:159 h 32 m
Sun 1 Nov07:08 GMT16:36 GMT17:139 h 28 m
Mon 2 Nov07:10 GMT16:34 GMT17:129 h 24 m
Tue 3 Nov07:12 GMT16:33 GMT17:109 h 21 m
Wed 4 Nov07:14 GMT16:31 GMT17:089 h 17 m
Thu 5 Nov07:16 GMT16:29 GMT17:069 h 13 m
Fri 6 Nov07:17 GMT16:27 GMT17:059 h 10 m
Sat 7 Nov07:19 GMT16:25 GMT17:039 h 06 m
Sun 8 Nov07:21 GMT16:23 GMT17:019 h 02 m
Mon 9 Nov07:23 GMT16:22 GMT17:008 h 59 m
Tue 10 Nov07:25 GMT16:20 GMT16:588 h 55 m
Wed 11 Nov07:27 GMT16:18 GMT16:578 h 51 m
Thu 12 Nov07:29 GMT16:17 GMT16:558 h 48 m
Fri 13 Nov07:31 GMT16:15 GMT16:548 h 44 m
Sat 14 Nov07:33 GMT16:14 GMT16:528 h 41 m
Sun 15 Nov07:34 GMT16:12 GMT16:518 h 38 m
Mon 16 Nov07:36 GMT16:11 GMT16:508 h 35 m
Tue 17 Nov07:38 GMT16:09 GMT16:488 h 31 m
Wed 18 Nov07:40 GMT16:08 GMT16:478 h 28 m
Thu 19 Nov07:42 GMT16:06 GMT16:468 h 24 m
Fri 20 Nov07:44 GMT16:05 GMT16:458 h 21 m
Sat 21 Nov07:45 GMT16:04 GMT16:448 h 19 m
Sun 22 Nov07:47 GMT16:03 GMT16:438 h 16 m
Mon 23 Nov07:49 GMT16:01 GMT16:428 h 12 m
Tue 24 Nov07:51 GMT16:00 GMT16:418 h 09 m
Wed 25 Nov07:52 GMT15:59 GMT16:408 h 07 m
Thu 26 Nov07:54 GMT15:58 GMT16:398 h 04 m
Fri 27 Nov07:55 GMT15:57 GMT16:388 h 02 m
Sat 28 Nov07:57 GMT15:56 GMT16:377 h 59 m

Dates ahead

Sunset in Manchester on key dates

The earliest sunset of the year in Manchester is on Sunday 13 December 2026 at 15:49 GMT, a few days before the shortest day.

DateOccasionSunriseSunsetDark by about
Saturday 31 October 2026Halloween07:06 GMT16:38 GMT17:15
Thursday 5 November 2026Bonfire Night07:16 GMT16:29 GMT17:06
Sunday 8 November 2026Remembrance Sunday07:21 GMT16:23 GMT17:01
Sunday 13 December 2026Earliest sunset of 202608:17 GMT15:49 GMT16:32
Monday 21 December 2026Shortest day (winter solstice)08:23 GMT15:51 GMT16:34
Friday 25 December 2026Christmas Day08:24 GMT15:54 GMT16:37
Sunday 28 March 2027Clocks go forward06:53 BST19:36 BST20:12

Compared

How Manchester compares with London and nearby towns

Manchester’s sunset today is 3 minutes later than London’s (16:37) and its sunrise 14 minutes later than London’s (06:50). On the shortest day, Monday 21 December 2026, Manchester gets 7 h 28 m of daylight against 7 h 49 m in London.

Friday 30 October 2026
TownDistanceSunriseSunsetDay length
Manchester–07:0416:409 h 36 m
Liverpool50 km07:0716:449 h 37 m
Sheffield52 km07:0116:389 h 37 m
Leeds58 km07:0216:379 h 35 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

Manchester sunset FAQs.

What time is sunset in Manchester today?

On Friday 30 October 2026 the sun sets in Manchester at 16:40 GMT, and it is dark by about 17:17 when civil twilight ends. The picker on this page shows the time for any other date.

When is the earliest sunset in Manchester?

On Sunday 13 December 2026, at 15:49 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 Manchester?

7 h 28 m on Monday 21 December 2026: sunrise 08:23 and sunset 15:51 GMT, against 7 h 49 m in London.

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