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Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 81.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 13, 2025 at 8:02:43 am
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:59 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:05 pm 72° East
Moonset Today: 11:25 am 283° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 3 minutes (-4m)
Location of BelfastLocation

Today's Sun Position in Belfast

Time:8:02 am
Altitude:16.8°
Direction:88° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 3m 12s (Aug 13, 2025)

4 minutes shorter than yesterday (Aug 12, 2025)

7 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Belfast Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:01 am
Astro. Twilight3:01 am – 4:18 am
Nautical Twilight4:18 am – 5:14 am
Civil Twilight5:14 am – 5:56 am
Daylight5:56 am – 8:59 pm
Civil Twilight8:59 pm – 9:41 pm
Nautical Twilight9:41 pm – 10:36 pm
Astro. Twilight10:36 pm – 11:50 pm
Night11:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Belfast - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 135:56 am8:59 pm15:03:12−4:001:28 pm (49.9°)94.170
Aug 145:58 am8:57 pm14:59:10−4:011:28 pm (49.6°)94.155
Aug 155:59 am8:55 pm14:55:07−4:031:28 pm (49.3°)94.138
Aug 166:01 am8:52 pm14:51:02−4:041:27 pm (49.0°)94.122
Aug 176:03 am8:50 pm14:46:57−4:051:27 pm (48.7°)94.105
Aug 186:05 am8:48 pm14:42:50−4:061:27 pm (48.3°)94.088
Aug 196:07 am8:46 pm14:38:42−4:081:27 pm (48.0°)94.070
* All times are local time for Belfast. 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 Belfast

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Belfast - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 13-11:25 am10:05 pm4:30 am(40.4°)229,99482.6%
Aug 14-12:57 pm10:15 pm5:18 am(47.2°)229,52972.8%
Aug 15-2:32 pm10:30 pm6:10 am(53.3°)229,50661.6%
Aug 16-4:08 pm10:53 pm7:06 am(58.3°)229,86449.7%
Aug 17-5:37 pm11:29 pm8:05 am(61.8°)230,56037.9%
Aug 18-6:49 pm-9:06 am(63.5°)231,57526.8%
Aug 1912:27 am7:38 pm-10:08 am(63.1°)232,90117.1%
* All times are local time for Belfast. 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 Belfast This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 13, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:34 amWed 8:01 pmWed 12:17 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 2:39 amWed 7:22 pmWed 11:01 amGood visibility
MarsWed 10:13 amWed 10:06 pmWed 4:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
JupiterWed 2:29 amWed 7:25 pmWed 10:57 amFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 10:11 pmWed 9:57 amWed 4:04 amPerfect visibility
UranusTue 11:44 pmWed 4:00 pmWed 7:52 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 10:05 pmWed 10:05 amWed 4:05 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Belfast.

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