07:43 Sunrise12:46 Solar noon17:49 Sunset
Sunrise07:43108° E
10 h 6 min−3 min 49 sDay length
Sunset 17:49251° W
Golden hour · morning07:21–08:31
Golden hour · evening17:00–18:10
Blue hour · evening18:10–18:24
Solar noon12:46
Civil twilight07:08–18:24
BSTLondon
Tonight
Full moon
96% lit at noon
16:47 05:28
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202604:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October06:44 – 16:47
Sunday 25 October06:44 – 16:47
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:21–08:31
- evening
- 17:00–18:10
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:08–07:21
- evening
- 18:10–18:24
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 108° E
- Sunset
- 251° W
Bedford in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:43 | 17:49 | 10 h 6 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 06:44 | 16:47 | 10 h 2 min | −3 min 49 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:46 | 16:45 | 9 h 59 min | −3 min 48 s |
| Tue 27 | 06:48 | 16:43 | 9 h 55 min | −3 min 47 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:50 | 16:41 | 9 h 51 min | −3 min 45 s |
| Thu 29 | 06:52 | 16:39 | 9 h 47 min | −3 min 44 s |
| Fri 30 | 06:53 | 16:37 | 9 h 44 min | −3 min 43 s |
| Sat 31 | 06:55 | 16:35 | 9 h 40 min | −3 min 42 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:57 | 16:33 | 9 h 36 min | −3 min 40 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:59 | 16:31 | 9 h 33 min | −3 min 39 s |
| Tue 3 | 07:01 | 16:30 | 9 h 29 min | −3 min 37 s |
| Wed 4 | 07:02 | 16:28 | 9 h 25 min | −3 min 36 s |
| Thu 5 | 07:04 | 16:26 | 9 h 22 min | −3 min 34 s |
| Fri 6 | 07:06 | 16:24 | 9 h 18 min | −3 min 32 s |
| Sat 7 | 07:08 | 16:23 | 9 h 15 min | −3 min 30 s |
| Sun 8 | 07:10 | 16:21 | 9 h 11 min | −3 min 28 s |
| Mon 9 | 07:11 | 16:19 | 9 h 8 min | −3 min 26 s |
| Tue 10 | 07:13 | 16:18 | 9 h 4 min | −3 min 24 s |
| Wed 11 | 07:15 | 16:16 | 9 h 1 min | −3 min 21 s |
| Thu 12 | 07:17 | 16:15 | 8 h 58 min | −3 min 19 s |
| Fri 13 | 07:19 | 16:13 | 8 h 55 min | −3 min 16 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:20 | 16:12 | 8 h 51 min | −3 min 14 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:22 | 16:10 | 8 h 48 min | −3 min 11 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:24 | 16:09 | 8 h 45 min | −3 min 8 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:26 | 16:07 | 8 h 42 min | −3 min 5 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:27 | 16:06 | 8 h 39 min | −3 min 1 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:29 | 16:05 | 8 h 36 min | −2 min 58 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:31 | 16:04 | 8 h 33 min | −2 min 55 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:32 | 16:03 | 8 h 30 min | −2 min 51 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:34 | 16:01 | 8 h 27 min | −2 min 47 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:36 | 16:00 | 8 h 25 min | −2 min 43 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day16 h 46 min21 June
Shortest day7 h 43 min21 December
Earliest sunset15:5012 December
Latest sunrise08:1130 December
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Bedford they are 9 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
