07:38 Sunrise12:42 Solar noon17:46 Sunset
Sunrise07:38108° E
10 h 8 min−3 min 46 sDay length
Sunset 17:46252° W
Golden hour · morning07:17–08:26
Golden hour · evening16:58–18:07
Blue hour · evening18:07–18:20
Solar noon12:42
Civil twilight07:03–18:20
BSTLondon
Tonight
Full moon
96% lit at noon
16:44 05:24
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202604:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October06:40 – 16:44
Sunday 25 October06:40 – 16:44
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:17–08:26
- evening
- 16:58–18:07
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:03–07:17
- evening
- 18:07–18:20
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 108° E
- Sunset
- 252° W
Chelmsford in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:38 | 17:46 | 10 h 8 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 06:40 | 16:44 | 10 h 4 min | −3 min 45 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:42 | 16:42 | 10 h 0 min | −3 min 44 s |
| Tue 27 | 06:43 | 16:40 | 9 h 57 min | −3 min 43 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:45 | 16:38 | 9 h 53 min | −3 min 42 s |
| Thu 29 | 06:47 | 16:36 | 9 h 49 min | −3 min 41 s |
| Fri 30 | 06:49 | 16:34 | 9 h 46 min | −3 min 40 s |
| Sat 31 | 06:50 | 16:32 | 9 h 42 min | −3 min 38 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:52 | 16:31 | 9 h 38 min | −3 min 37 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:54 | 16:29 | 9 h 35 min | −3 min 35 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:56 | 16:27 | 9 h 31 min | −3 min 34 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:57 | 16:25 | 9 h 28 min | −3 min 32 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:59 | 16:23 | 9 h 24 min | −3 min 30 s |
| Fri 6 | 07:01 | 16:22 | 9 h 21 min | −3 min 29 s |
| Sat 7 | 07:03 | 16:20 | 9 h 17 min | −3 min 27 s |
| Sun 8 | 07:05 | 16:18 | 9 h 14 min | −3 min 25 s |
| Mon 9 | 07:06 | 16:17 | 9 h 10 min | −3 min 23 s |
| Tue 10 | 07:08 | 16:15 | 9 h 7 min | −3 min 20 s |
| Wed 11 | 07:10 | 16:14 | 9 h 4 min | −3 min 18 s |
| Thu 12 | 07:12 | 16:12 | 9 h 1 min | −3 min 16 s |
| Fri 13 | 07:13 | 16:11 | 8 h 57 min | −3 min 13 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:15 | 16:09 | 8 h 54 min | −3 min 10 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:17 | 16:08 | 8 h 51 min | −3 min 7 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:19 | 16:07 | 8 h 48 min | −3 min 5 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:20 | 16:05 | 8 h 45 min | −3 min 1 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:22 | 16:04 | 8 h 42 min | −2 min 58 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:24 | 16:03 | 8 h 39 min | −2 min 55 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:25 | 16:02 | 8 h 36 min | −2 min 52 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:27 | 16:00 | 8 h 33 min | −2 min 48 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:29 | 15:59 | 8 h 31 min | −2 min 44 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:30 | 15:58 | 8 h 28 min | −2 min 41 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day16 h 41 min21 June
Shortest day7 h 47 min21 December
Earliest sunset15:4812 December
Latest sunrise08:0530 December
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Chelmsford they are 9 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
