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Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Birr, County Uíbh Fhailí, giving 9 hours, 42 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, Europe/Dublin (UTC+0)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 29 Oct | 9h 42m | −3m 53s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 38m | −3m 51s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 35m | −3m 51s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 31m | −3m 49s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 27m | −3m 47s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 9h 23m | −3m 46s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 9h 19m | −3m 45s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 20 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | 21 December 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March 2026 | IST |
| Clocks go back | 25 October 2026 | GMT |
85% illuminated · 18.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Birr.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Birr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscrea Tipperary | 17 km SSE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Nenagh Bridge Tipperary | 30 km SW | 35 seconds later | ||
| Nenagh Tipperary | 32 km SW | 33 seconds later | ||
| Ballinasloe Galway | 33 km NW | 1 minute 51 seconds later | ||
| Tullamore | 35 km NE | 1 minute 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Athlone Westmeath | 37 km N | 59 seconds later | ||
| Portlaoise Laois | 41 km E | 2 minutes 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Loughrea Galway | 45 km WNW | 2 minutes 54 seconds later | ||
| Thurles Tipperary | 46 km S | 1 minute 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Portarlington Laois | 49 km E | 2 minutes 42 seconds earlier |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Birr, County Uíbh Fhailí today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 07:24 GMT, and sunset is at 17:06.
Birr gets 9 hours, 42 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Birr runs from 16:15 to 17:28 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Birr is 21 June 2026, with 16 hours, 57 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 33 minutes.
Birr uses the Europe/Dublin time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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