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

Moon: 12.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 8:01:34 am
Sunrise Today: 5:07 am 55° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:12 pm 305° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:28 am 32° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:19 am 328° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 5 minutes (+3m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:8:01 am
Altitude:22.2°
Direction:90° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 5m 26s (May 11, 2024)

3 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

9 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 30 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 3:07 am
Nautical Twilight3:07 am – 4:18 am
Civil Twilight4:18 am – 5:07 am
Daylight5:07 am – 9:12 pm
Civil Twilight9:12 pm – 10:01 pm
Nautical Twilight10:01 pm – 11:14 pm
Astro. Twilight11:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 115:07 am9:12 pm16:05:26+3:541:09 pm (52.1°)93.895
May 125:05 am9:14 pm16:09:17+3:511:09 pm (52.4°)93.915
May 135:03 am9:16 pm16:13:05+3:481:09 pm (52.6°)93.935
May 145:01 am9:18 pm16:16:51+3:451:09 pm (52.9°)93.955
May 154:59 am9:20 pm16:20:33+3:411:09 pm (53.1°)93.975
May 164:57 am9:21 pm16:24:11+3:381:09 pm (53.3°)93.994
May 174:55 am9:23 pm16:27:46+3:351:09 pm (53.6°)94.013
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 11-1:19 am6:28 am4:23 pm(62.0°)238,38515.1%
May 12-2:13 am7:35 am5:20 pm(60.6°)241,96523.6%
May 13-2:45 am8:56 am6:13 pm(57.7°)245,21833.1%
May 14-3:04 am10:21 am7:01 pm(53.7°)247,91343.0%
May 15-3:15 am11:43 am7:45 pm(48.9°)249,89152.9%
May 16-3:23 am1:02 pm8:26 pm(43.6°)251,06962.6%
May 17-3:29 am2:19 pm9:06 pm(37.9°)251,43171.7%
* 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, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:47 amSat 6:16 pmSat 11:31 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 5:04 amSat 8:26 pmSat 12:44 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:10 amSat 4:43 pmSat 10:26 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 5:27 amSat 9:35 pmSat 1:31 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 3:47 amSat 2:35 pmSat 9:11 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:15 amSat 9:16 pmSat 1:16 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSat 3:58 amSat 3:47 pmSat 9:53 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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