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

Moon: 30.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 22, 2025 at 7:19:05 am
Sunrise Today: 4:48 am 50° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:31 pm 310° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:05 am 97° East
Moonset Today: 3:02 pm 269° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 44 minutes (+3m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:7:19 am
Altitude:18.2°
Direction:80° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 43m 56s (May 22, 2025)

3 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (May 21, 2025)

9 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

52 minutes, 27 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 2:24 am
Nautical Twilight2:24 am – 3:55 am
Civil Twilight3:55 am – 4:48 am
Daylight4:48 am – 9:31 pm
Civil Twilight9:31 pm – 10:25 pm
Nautical Twilight10:25 pm – 11:58 pm
Astro. Twilight11:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 224:48 am9:31 pm16:43:56+3:161:09 pm (54.6°)94.102
May 234:46 am9:33 pm16:47:08+3:121:09 pm (54.7°)94.120
May 244:45 am9:35 pm16:50:15+3:071:09 pm (54.9°)94.137
May 254:43 am9:36 pm16:53:18+3:021:09 pm (55.1°)94.155
May 264:42 am9:38 pm16:56:16+2:571:09 pm (55.3°)94.171
May 274:40 am9:40 pm16:59:09+2:521:09 pm (55.4°)94.188
May 284:39 am9:41 pm17:01:57+2:471:10 pm (55.6°)94.203
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 223:05 am3:02 pm-8:53 am(31.2°)229,62330.2%
May 233:11 am4:36 pm-9:41 am(38.3°)226,76719.8%
May 243:17 am6:14 pm-10:32 am(45.4°)224,56411.0%
May 253:27 am7:58 pm-11:27 am(51.8°)223,3034.4%
May 263:40 am9:44 pm-12:26 pm(57.1°)223,1830.8%
May 274:03 am11:20 pm-1:30 pm(60.7°)224,2730.4%
May 284:42 am--2:36 pm(62.0°)226,5023.2%
* 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, Thu, May 22, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:35 amThu 8:32 pmThu 12:32 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 3:40 amThu 4:48 pmThu 10:14 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 10:31 amFri 2:22 amThu 6:27 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:11 amThu 11:35 pmThu 2:53 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 3:23 amThu 3:05 pmThu 9:14 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 4:43 amThu 9:02 pmThu 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:20 amThu 3:20 pmThu 9:20 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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