Sun & moon times today, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Moon: 54.2%

Current Time:	May 5, 2025 at 12:21:20 am
Sunrise Today:	5:19 am↑ 58° Northeast
Sunset Today:	9:00 pm↑ 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	12:39 pm↑ 62° Northeast
Moonset Today:	3:46 am↑ 302° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	15 hours, 40 minutes (+4m 8s)

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Time:	12:21 am
Altitude:	-17.1°
Direction:	348° N
Phase:	Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 40m 24s (May 5, 2025)

4 minutes, 8 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2025)

8 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 55 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

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Astro. Twilight	12:00 am – 3:29 am
Nautical Twilight	3:29 am – 4:34 am
Civil Twilight	4:34 am – 5:19 am
Daylight	5:19 am – 9:00 pm
Civil Twilight	9:00 pm – 9:46 pm
Nautical Twilight	9:46 pm – 10:52 pm
Astro. Twilight	10:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 5	5:19 am	9:00 pm	15:40:24	+4:08	1:09 pm (50.5°)	93.755
May 6	5:17 am	9:02 pm	15:44:31	+4:06	1:09 pm (50.8°)	93.777
May 7	5:15 am	9:04 pm	15:48:35	+4:04	1:09 pm (51.0°)	93.799
May 8	5:13 am	9:06 pm	15:52:37	+4:02	1:09 pm (51.3°)	93.820
May 9	5:11 am	9:08 pm	15:56:37	+3:59	1:09 pm (51.6°)	93.842
May 10	5:09 am	9:10 pm	16:00:34	+3:57	1:09 pm (51.8°)	93.863
May 11	5:07 am	9:12 pm	16:04:29	+3:54	1:09 pm (52.1°)	93.884
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	9:01 am
June solstice	Jun 21	3:42 am
September equinox	Sep 22	7:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	3:03 pm
* All times are local Edinburgh time.

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Percent Illuminated:

54.2%

Time:	12:21 am
Altitude:	26.6°
Direction:	262° W
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

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Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 5	-	3:46 am	12:39 pm	8:28 pm	(47.1°)	245,156	62.5%
May 6	-	3:53 am	2:00 pm	9:10 pm	(41.4°)	247,834	72.0%
May 7	-	3:59 am	3:18 pm	9:50 pm	(35.5°)	249,883	80.4%
May 8	-	4:03 am	4:34 pm	10:29 pm	(29.6°)	251,307	87.6%
May 9	-	4:07 am	5:50 pm	11:08 pm	(23.9°)	252,137	93.2%
May 10	-	4:12 am	7:07 pm	11:49 pm	(18.5°)	252,427	97.2%
May 11	-	4:18 am	8:26 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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, Mon, May 5, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:04 am	Mon 6:25 pm	Mon 11:44 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Mon 4:17 am	Mon 4:45 pm	Mon 10:31 am	Great visibility
Mars	Mon 10:43 am	Tue 3:15 am	Mon 7:00 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 7:04 am	Tue 12:24 am	Mon 3:44 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Mon 4:27 am	Mon 4:03 pm	Mon 10:15 am	Difficult to see
Uranus	Mon 5:47 am	Mon 10:03 pm	Mon 1:55 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 4:26 am	Mon 4:24 pm	Mon 10:25 am	Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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