07:37 Sunrise12:41 Solar noon17:44 Sunset
Sunrise07:37108° E
10 h 7 min−3 min 47 sDay length
Sunset 17:44252° W
Golden hour · morning07:15–08:25
Golden hour · evening16:56–18:05
Blue hour · evening18:05–18:18
Solar noon12:41
Civil twilight07:02–18:18
BSTLondon
Tonight
Full moon
96% lit at noon
16:42 05:22
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202604:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October06:38 – 16:42
Sunday 25 October06:38 – 16:42
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:15–08:25
- evening
- 16:56–18:05
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:02–07:15
- evening
- 18:05–18:18
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 108° E
- Sunset
- 252° W
Colchester in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:37 | 17:44 | 10 h 7 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 06:38 | 16:42 | 10 h 3 min | −3 min 47 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:40 | 16:40 | 10 h 0 min | −3 min 46 s |
| Tue 27 | 06:42 | 16:38 | 9 h 56 min | −3 min 44 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:44 | 16:36 | 9 h 52 min | −3 min 43 s |
| Thu 29 | 06:45 | 16:34 | 9 h 49 min | −3 min 42 s |
| Fri 30 | 06:47 | 16:32 | 9 h 45 min | −3 min 41 s |
| Sat 31 | 06:49 | 16:30 | 9 h 41 min | −3 min 40 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:51 | 16:28 | 9 h 38 min | −3 min 38 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:53 | 16:27 | 9 h 34 min | −3 min 37 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:54 | 16:25 | 9 h 30 min | −3 min 35 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:56 | 16:23 | 9 h 27 min | −3 min 33 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:58 | 16:21 | 9 h 23 min | −3 min 32 s |
| Fri 6 | 07:00 | 16:20 | 9 h 20 min | −3 min 30 s |
| Sat 7 | 07:02 | 16:18 | 9 h 16 min | −3 min 28 s |
| Sun 8 | 07:03 | 16:16 | 9 h 13 min | −3 min 26 s |
| Mon 9 | 07:05 | 16:15 | 9 h 9 min | −3 min 24 s |
| Tue 10 | 07:07 | 16:13 | 9 h 6 min | −3 min 22 s |
| Wed 11 | 07:09 | 16:11 | 9 h 3 min | −3 min 19 s |
| Thu 12 | 07:10 | 16:10 | 9 h 0 min | −3 min 17 s |
| Fri 13 | 07:12 | 16:09 | 8 h 56 min | −3 min 14 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:14 | 16:07 | 8 h 53 min | −3 min 12 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:16 | 16:06 | 8 h 50 min | −3 min 9 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:17 | 16:04 | 8 h 47 min | −3 min 6 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:19 | 16:03 | 8 h 44 min | −3 min 3 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:21 | 16:02 | 8 h 41 min | −3 min 0 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:23 | 16:00 | 8 h 38 min | −2 min 56 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:24 | 15:59 | 8 h 35 min | −2 min 53 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:26 | 15:58 | 8 h 32 min | −2 min 49 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:28 | 15:57 | 8 h 29 min | −2 min 46 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:29 | 15:56 | 8 h 27 min | −2 min 42 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day16 h 43 min21 June
Shortest day7 h 46 min21 December
Earliest sunset15:4512 December
Latest sunrise08:0430 December
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Colchester they are 9 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
