Current Time: | May 19, 2024 at 6:52:20 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:52 am↑ 51° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:27 pm↑ 309° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 4:49 pm↑ 100° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:38 am↑ 265° West |
Daylight Hours: | 16 hours, 35 minutes (+3m 27s) |
Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh
Time: | 6:52 am |
Altitude: | 14.1° |
Direction: | 75° E |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 16h 34m 45s (May 19, 2024)
3 minutes, 27 seconds longer than yesterday (May 18, 2024)
9 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Edinburgh today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Edinburgh today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 2:36 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 2:36 am – 4:00 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:00 am – 4:52 am |
Daylight | 4:52 am – 9:27 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:27 pm – 10:19 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:19 pm – 11:45 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 11:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 19 | 4:52 am | 9:27 pm | 16:34:45 | +3:27 | 1:09 pm (54.0°) | 94.050 |
May 20 | 4:50 am | 9:29 pm | 16:38:09 | +3:23 | 1:09 pm (54.2°) | 94.068 |
May 21 | 4:49 am | 9:30 pm | 16:41:28 | +3:19 | 1:09 pm (54.4°) | 94.086 |
May 22 | 4:47 am | 9:32 pm | 16:44:43 | +3:15 | 1:09 pm (54.6°) | 94.104 |
May 23 | 4:46 am | 9:34 pm | 16:47:54 | +3:10 | 1:09 pm (54.8°) | 94.121 |
May 24 | 4:44 am | 9:35 pm | 16:51:00 | +3:06 | 1:09 pm (55.0°) | 94.138 |
May 25 | 4:43 am | 9:37 pm | 16:54:02 | +3:01 | 1:09 pm (55.2°) | 94.155 |
* 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 3:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 9:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 1:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:21 am |
* All times are local Edinburgh time. |
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Today's Moon in Edinburgh
Percent Illuminated: | 82.8% |
Time: | 6:52 am |
Altitude: | -26.4° |
Direction: | 306° NW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Edinburgh today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 19 | - | 3:38 am | 4:49 pm | 10:24 pm | (26.3°) | 249,942 | 87.2% | |||
May 20 | - | 3:42 am | 6:07 pm | 11:05 pm | (20.6°) | 248,320 | 93.1% | |||
May 21 | - | 3:48 am | 7:29 pm | 11:49 pm | (15.4°) | 246,310 | 97.3% | |||
May 22 | - | 3:56 am | 8:55 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
May 23 | - | 4:08 am | 10:22 pm | 12:37 am | (10.9°) | 244,070 | 99.5% | |||
May 24 | - | 4:27 am | 11:45 pm | 1:28 am | (7.4°) | 241,745 | 99.7% | |||
May 25 | - | 5:01 am | - | 2:24 am | (5.3°) | 239,457 | 97.5% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 4:30 am | Sun 6:45 pm | Sun 11:37 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 4:50 am | Sun 8:55 pm | Sun 12:52 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sun 3:47 am | Sun 4:48 pm | Sun 10:17 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 4:57 am | Mon 9:12 pm | Mon 1:04 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Saturn | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 8:41 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sun 4:45 am | Sun 8:48 pm | Sun 12:46 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 3:27 am | Sun 3:17 pm | Sun 9:22 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. |
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