Sunset Today in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Time and Sun Facts for Edinburgh
- Local time
- 7:31 pm
- Date
- Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Time zone
Europe/London- UTC offset
- UTC+0
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect right now
- Next clock change
- 28 March 2027 — clocks go forward
- Sunrise
- 7:05 am
- Sunset
- 4:48 pm
- Day length
- 9 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 55.95, -3.19
Sunset in Edinburgh
Sunset in Edinburgh is at 4:48 pm today. The sun rose at 7:05 am, so today runs to 9 hours 44 minutes of daylight.
Civil twilight begins at 6:26 am and ends at 5:27 pm, while solar noon is 11:56 am. The calculation uses 55.95, -3.19 for Edinburgh and displays the result in Europe/London.
| Solar event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Civil twilight (sun 6° below horizon) | 6:26 am | 5:27 pm |
| Nautical twilight (12°) | 5:43 am | 6:10 pm |
| Astronomical twilight (18°) | 5:00 am | 6:53 pm |
Compared with today, tomorrow’s sunrise is about 1442 minutes later and sunset is about 1438 minutes later. Total daylight therefore changes by about 4 minutes.
The model assumes an ideal horizon and cannot see a local ridge, skyline or viewing elevation. The calculation notes explain those limits.
Questions People Ask
Why does sunset vary so much through the year in Edinburgh?
Edinburgh is at 56.0° latitude, where seasonal changes in day length are large.
Will the displayed sunset time jump when Edinburgh changes its clocks?
Yes on the civil clock. The solar event changes continuously, while the printed clock label moves when the time zone changes offset.
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