Featherstone, England · Thursday, 29 October 2026

Sunrise and Sunset in Featherstone Today

Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:38 GMT in Featherstone, England, giving 9 hours, 39 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.

Sunrise 06:59 Rises in the ESE at 112°

Sunset 16:38 Sets in the WSW at 248°

Daylight 9h 39m −3m 59s vs yesterday

First light06:22Civil dawn, sun 6° below

Solar noon11:49Sun 22.8° above the horizon

Last light17:15Civil dusk, sun 6° below

Evening golden hour 15:46–17:01 Golden & blue hour planner

Daylight and twilight across the day

Local time, Europe/London (UTC+0)

Night
Astronomical twilight
Nautical twilight
Civil twilight
Daylight
Golden hour

Twilight times today
	Dawn	Dusk
Astronomical −18°	05:00	18:37
Nautical −12°	05:41	17:56
Civil −6°	06:22	17:15
Sunrise / sunset	06:59	16:38

Golden hour and blue hour today
	Morning	Evening
Blue hour	06:22–06:36	17:01–17:15
Golden hour	06:36–07:51	15:46–17:01

Sunrise and sunset in Featherstone for the next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
Today 29 Oct	06:59	16:38	9h 39m	−3m 59s
Fri 30 Oct	07:01	16:36	9h 35m	−3m 57s
Sat 31 Oct	07:03	16:34	9h 31m	−3m 56s
Sun 1 Nov	07:05	16:32	9h 27m	−3m 55s
Mon 2 Nov	07:07	16:30	9h 23m	−3m 53s
Tue 3 Nov	07:09	16:28	9h 20m	−3m 51s
Wed 4 Nov	07:11	16:27	9h 16m	−3m 50s

Full October table 2026 calendar

Daylight in Featherstone through 2026

Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.

Daylight
Civil twilight
Night

Longest day21 June 202617h 05m of daylight

Shortest day21 December 20267h 26m of daylight

Earliest sunrise04:3514 June 2026

Latest sunset21:3919 June 2026

Latest sunrise08:231 January 2026

Earliest sunset15:4511 December 2026

Month by month in 2026

Featherstone sunrise and sunset in 2027

Seasons and clock changes

Equinoxes and solstices in local time
March equinox	20 March 2026	14:46
June solstice longest day	21 June 2026	09:25
September equinox	23 September 2026	01:06
December solstice shortest day	21 December 2026	20:50
Clocks go forward	29 March 2026	BST
Clocks go back	25 October 2026	GMT

Solstices and equinoxes 2026 · Daylight saving time

The moon tonight

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated · 18.5 days old

Moonrise 18:10 · Moonset 11:56

Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 14:54.

Moon calendar for Featherstone

Sunrise and sunset in places near Featherstone

Today's times; the difference is against Featherstone.

Place	Distance	Sunrise	Sunset	Sunrise vs Featherstone
Pontefract	2.0 mi ENE	06:59	16:38	same minute
Crofton	3.3 mi WSW	06:59	16:39	same minute
Castleford	3.4 mi N	06:59	16:38	same minute
Ryhill	4.4 mi SSW	06:59	16:39	same minute
Hemsworth	4.4 mi S	06:59	16:38	same minute
Knottingley	4.6 mi ENE	06:59	16:38	same minute
Upton	5.2 mi SSE	06:59	16:38	same minute
Wakefield	5.8 mi W	07:00	16:39	35 seconds later
Kippax	6.2 mi N	06:59	16:38	same minute
South Elmsall	6.3 mi SSE	06:59	16:38	31 seconds earlier

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About Featherstone

Location: Featherstone, England, United Kingdom
County / district: City and Borough of Wakefield
Coordinates: 53.6769°N, 1.3565°W
Elevation: 48 m (157 ft)
Time zone: Europe/London, GMT (UTC+0)
Population: 11,060

How these times are calculated

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.

Methodology · Glossary

Questions about sunrise and sunset in Featherstone

What time is sunrise in Featherstone today?

Sunrise in Featherstone, England today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 06:59 GMT, and sunset is at 16:38.

How many hours of daylight does Featherstone get today?

Featherstone gets 9 hours, 39 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.

When is golden hour in Featherstone this evening?

Evening golden hour in Featherstone runs from 15:46 to 17:01 GMT today.

When is the longest day of 2026 in Featherstone?

The longest day of 2026 in Featherstone is 21 June 2026, with 17 hours, 5 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 26 minutes.

What time zone is Featherstone in?

Featherstone uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).

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