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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Edinburgh

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Edinburgh, in local time: the Sun rises at 4:26 AM and sets at 10:02 PM, giving about 17h 36m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · EDINBURGH
Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset10:02 PM
Day length17h 36m
Sun right nowup, 30°

Computed for Edinburgh (55.95°, -3.19°), shown in local time (Europe/London).

Twilight & the golden hour for Edinburgh

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour8:58 PM – 10:38 PM
Blue hour10:38 PM – 11:04 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°11:04 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°—
Astronomical dusk · true dark—
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°—
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°—
Civil dawn · Sun −6°3:23 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°4:26 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Edinburgh

Moonrise10:00 AM
Moonset12:50 AM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination23%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Edinburgh. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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