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

Moon: 74.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jun 16, 2024 at 10:44:04 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:26 am 43° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:01 pm 317° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:48 pm 107° East
Moonset Today: 1:51 am 259° West
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 35 minutes (+38s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:10:44 pm
Altitude:-4.6°
Direction:326° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 17h 35m 10s (Jun 16, 2024)

38 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 15, 2024)

10 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 minute, 14 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 3:23 am
Civil Twilight3:23 am – 4:26 am
Daylight4:26 am – 10:01 pm
Civil Twilight10:01 pm – 11:03 pm
Nautical Twilight11:03 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 164:26 am10:01 pm17:35:10+0:381:13 pm (57.4°)94.432
Jun 174:26 am10:01 pm17:35:40+0:301:13 pm (57.5°)94.439
Jun 184:26 am10:02 pm17:36:02+0:221:14 pm (57.5°)94.446
Jun 194:26 am10:02 pm17:36:17+0:141:14 pm (57.5°)94.453
Jun 204:26 am10:02 pm17:36:24+0:061:14 pm (57.5°)94.459
Jun 214:26 am10:02 pm17:36:22−0:011:14 pm (57.5°)94.465
Jun 224:26 am10:02 pm17:36:13−0:091:14 pm (57.5°)94.471
* 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.

The June solstice (summer solstice) in Edinburgh is at 9:50 pm on Thursday, June 20, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 10 hours, 39 minutes longer than the December solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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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
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 16-1:51 am3:48 pm9:00 pm(22.7°)249,11974.0%
Jun 17-1:56 am5:08 pm9:42 pm(17.4°)247,10382.2%
Jun 18-2:03 am6:32 pm10:28 pm(12.6°)244,59589.3%
Jun 19-2:14 am7:59 pm11:19 pm(8.6°)241,80294.9%
Jun 20-2:30 am9:25 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Jun 21-2:57 am10:40 pm12:14 am(6.0°)238,94498.5%
Jun 22-3:45 am11:32 pm1:12 am(4.9°)236,24199.8%
* 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, Sun, Jun 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:29 amMon 10:29 pmMon 1:29 pmVery difficult to see
VenusMon 4:39 amMon 10:19 pmMon 1:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 2:24 amMon 5:06 pmMon 9:44 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 3:23 amMon 8:00 pmMon 11:41 amAverage visibility
SaturnMon 1:25 amMon 12:19 pmMon 6:52 amFairly good visibility
UranusMon 2:54 amMon 7:03 pmMon 10:59 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneMon 1:34 amMon 1:26 pmMon 7:30 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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