07:52 Sunrise12:57 Solar noon18:01 Sunset
Sunrise07:52108° E
10 h 9 min−3 min 43 sDay length
Sunset 18:01252° W
Golden hour · morning07:31–08:40
Golden hour · evening17:13–18:22
Blue hour · evening18:22–18:35
Solar noon12:57
Civil twilight07:18–18:35
BSTLondon
Tonight
Full moon
96% lit at noon
16:59 05:39
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202604:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October06:54 – 16:59
Sunday 25 October06:54 – 16:59
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:31–08:40
- evening
- 17:13–18:22
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:18–07:31
- evening
- 18:22–18:35
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 108° E
- Sunset
- 252° W
Cardiff in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:52 | 18:01 | 10 h 9 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 06:54 | 16:59 | 10 h 5 min | −3 min 43 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:56 | 16:57 | 10 h 2 min | −3 min 42 s |
| Tue 27 | 06:57 | 16:55 | 9 h 58 min | −3 min 41 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:59 | 16:53 | 9 h 54 min | −3 min 40 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:01 | 16:51 | 9 h 51 min | −3 min 39 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:03 | 16:49 | 9 h 47 min | −3 min 37 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:04 | 16:48 | 9 h 43 min | −3 min 36 s |
| Sun 1 | 07:06 | 16:46 | 9 h 40 min | −3 min 35 s |
| Mon 2 | 07:08 | 16:44 | 9 h 36 min | −3 min 33 s |
| Tue 3 | 07:10 | 16:42 | 9 h 33 min | −3 min 32 s |
| Wed 4 | 07:11 | 16:41 | 9 h 29 min | −3 min 30 s |
| Thu 5 | 07:13 | 16:39 | 9 h 26 min | −3 min 28 s |
| Fri 6 | 07:15 | 16:37 | 9 h 22 min | −3 min 26 s |
| Sat 7 | 07:17 | 16:35 | 9 h 19 min | −3 min 24 s |
| Sun 8 | 07:18 | 16:34 | 9 h 15 min | −3 min 22 s |
| Mon 9 | 07:20 | 16:32 | 9 h 12 min | −3 min 20 s |
| Tue 10 | 07:22 | 16:31 | 9 h 9 min | −3 min 18 s |
| Wed 11 | 07:24 | 16:29 | 9 h 6 min | −3 min 16 s |
| Thu 12 | 07:25 | 16:28 | 9 h 2 min | −3 min 13 s |
| Fri 13 | 07:27 | 16:26 | 8 h 59 min | −3 min 11 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:29 | 16:25 | 8 h 56 min | −3 min 8 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:31 | 16:23 | 8 h 53 min | −3 min 5 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:32 | 16:22 | 8 h 50 min | −3 min 2 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:34 | 16:21 | 8 h 47 min | −2 min 59 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:36 | 16:20 | 8 h 44 min | −2 min 56 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:37 | 16:18 | 8 h 41 min | −2 min 53 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:39 | 16:17 | 8 h 38 min | −2 min 50 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:41 | 16:16 | 8 h 35 min | −2 min 46 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:42 | 16:15 | 8 h 33 min | −2 min 42 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:44 | 16:14 | 8 h 30 min | −2 min 39 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day16 h 38 min21 June
Shortest day7 h 50 min21 December
Earliest sunset16:0412 December
Latest sunrise08:1830 December
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Cardiff they are 9 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
