Daylight in Scotland vs England: Edinburgh and Lerwick vs London
Shetland gets almost 19 hours of daylight at midsummer and under 6 at midwinter. London sits comfortably in the middle. Here are the real…
Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Bircotes, England, giving 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 56 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, Europe/London (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 41m | −3m 56s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 37m | −3m 55s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 33m | −3m 53s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 29m | −3m 52s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 25m | −3m 51s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 9h 21m | −3m 49s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 9h 17m | −3m 47s |
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 | BST |
| 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 Bircotes.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bircotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby | 6.2 mi W | 36 seconds later | ||
| Dinnington | 7.2 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Doncaster | 7.9 mi NNW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Armthorpe | 8.0 mi N | same minute | ||
| Retford | 8.0 mi SSE | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| North Anston | 8.4 mi WSW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Conisbrough | 8.7 mi WNW | 54 seconds later | ||
| Worksop | 8.7 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Bentley | 8.9 mi NNW | 43 seconds later | ||
| Kirk Sandall | 9.9 mi N | same minute |
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 Bircotes, England today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 06:57 GMT, and sunset is at 16:38.
Bircotes gets 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 56 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bircotes runs from 15:46 to 17:00 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bircotes is 21 June 2026, with 17 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 29 minutes.
Bircotes uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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