07:55 Sunrise12:55 Solar noon17:54 Sunset
Sunrise07:55109° E
9 h 59 min−4 min 4 sDay length
Sunset 17:54251° W
Golden hour · morning07:33–08:46
Golden hour · evening17:03–18:16
Blue hour · evening18:16–18:30
Solar noon12:55
Civil twilight07:19–18:30
BSTLondon
Tonight
Full moon
96% lit at noon
16:53 05:39
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202604:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October06:57 – 16:52
Sunday 25 October06:57 – 16:52
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:33–08:46
- evening
- 17:03–18:16
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:19–07:33
- evening
- 18:16–18:30
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 109° E
- Sunset
- 251° W
Preston in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:55 | 17:54 | 9 h 59 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 06:57 | 16:52 | 9 h 55 min | −4 min 4 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:59 | 16:50 | 9 h 51 min | −4 min 3 s |
| Tue 27 | 07:01 | 16:48 | 9 h 47 min | −4 min 2 s |
| Wed 28 | 07:03 | 16:46 | 9 h 43 min | −4 min 1 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:05 | 16:43 | 9 h 39 min | −3 min 59 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:07 | 16:41 | 9 h 35 min | −3 min 58 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:09 | 16:39 | 9 h 31 min | −3 min 57 s |
| Sun 1 | 07:11 | 16:37 | 9 h 27 min | −3 min 55 s |
| Mon 2 | 07:13 | 16:35 | 9 h 23 min | −3 min 54 s |
| Tue 3 | 07:14 | 16:34 | 9 h 19 min | −3 min 52 s |
| Wed 4 | 07:16 | 16:32 | 9 h 15 min | −3 min 51 s |
| Thu 5 | 07:18 | 16:30 | 9 h 11 min | −3 min 49 s |
| Fri 6 | 07:20 | 16:28 | 9 h 8 min | −3 min 47 s |
| Sat 7 | 07:22 | 16:26 | 9 h 4 min | −3 min 45 s |
| Sun 8 | 07:24 | 16:24 | 9 h 0 min | −3 min 43 s |
| Mon 9 | 07:26 | 16:23 | 8 h 56 min | −3 min 41 s |
| Tue 10 | 07:28 | 16:21 | 8 h 53 min | −3 min 38 s |
| Wed 11 | 07:30 | 16:19 | 8 h 49 min | −3 min 36 s |
| Thu 12 | 07:32 | 16:17 | 8 h 46 min | −3 min 33 s |
| Fri 13 | 07:34 | 16:16 | 8 h 42 min | −3 min 31 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:36 | 16:14 | 8 h 39 min | −3 min 28 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:37 | 16:13 | 8 h 35 min | −3 min 25 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:39 | 16:11 | 8 h 32 min | −3 min 22 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:41 | 16:10 | 8 h 29 min | −3 min 19 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:43 | 16:08 | 8 h 25 min | −3 min 15 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:45 | 16:07 | 8 h 22 min | −3 min 12 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:47 | 16:06 | 8 h 19 min | −3 min 8 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:48 | 16:04 | 8 h 16 min | −3 min 4 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:50 | 16:03 | 8 h 13 min | −3 min 0 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:52 | 16:02 | 8 h 10 min | −2 min 56 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day17 h 6 min21 June
Shortest day7 h 25 min21 December
Earliest sunset15:5013 December
Latest sunrise08:2929 December
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Preston they are 8 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
