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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Manchester

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Manchester, in local time: the Sun rises at 4:39 AM and sets at 9:40 PM, giving about 17h 01m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · MANCHESTER
Sunrise4:39 AM
Sunset9:40 PM
Day length17h 01m
Sun right nowup, 5°

Computed for Manchester (53.48°, -2.24°), shown in local time (Europe/London).

Twilight & the golden hour for Manchester

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour8:42 PM – 10:11 PM
Blue hour10:11 PM – 10:33 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°10:33 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°12:09 AM
Astronomical dusk · true dark—
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°—
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°2:10 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°3:46 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°4:39 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 Manchester

Moonrise6:55 AM
Moonset12:10 AM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

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

Manchester right now

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