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Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Chelmsley Wood, England, giving 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 48 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 46m | −3m 48s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 42m | −3m 46s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 38m | −3m 45s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 34m | −3m 44s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 31m | −3m 41s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 9h 27m | −3m 41s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 9h 23m | −3m 38s |
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 Chelmsley Wood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Chelmsley Wood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Vale | 3.7 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Solihull | 4.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Knowle | 6.6 mi S | same minute | ||
| Birmingham | 6.8 mi W | 39 seconds later | ||
| Sutton Coldfield | 7.0 mi NNW | 33 seconds later | ||
| Balsall Common | 7.0 mi SSE | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Dorridge | 7.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| Streetly | 9.5 mi NW | 51 seconds later | ||
| Fazeley | 9.6 mi N | same minute | ||
| Smethwick | 9.7 mi W | 57 seconds later |
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 Chelmsley Wood, England today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 06:58 GMT, and sunset is at 16:43.
Chelmsley Wood gets 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Chelmsley Wood runs from 15:53 to 17:05 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Chelmsley Wood is 21 June 2026, with 16 hours, 50 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 40 minutes.
Chelmsley Wood uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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