Great Sankey, England · Sunday, 25 October 2026

Sunrise and Sunset in Great Sankey Today

Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Great Sankey, England, giving 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.

06:56 16:52 noon 11:54

Sunrise Rises in the ESE at 109°
Sunset Sets in the WSW at 250°
Daylight 9h 57m −4m 00s vs yesterday
First lightCivil dawn, sun 6° below
Solar noonSun 24.4° above the horizon
Last lightCivil dusk, sun 6° below
Evening golden hour – Golden & blue hour planner

Daylight and twilight across the day

Local time, Europe/London (UTC+0)

Night: 00:00–04:59Astronomical twilight: 04:59–05:39Nautical twilight: 05:39–06:20Civil twilight: 06:20–06:56Daylight: 06:56–16:52Civil twilight: 16:52–17:29Nautical twilight: 17:29–18:09Astronomical twilight: 18:09–18:49Night: 18:49–00:00Golden hour: 06:34–07:46Golden hour: 16:02–17:1500:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00
Twilight times today
DawnDusk
Astronomical −18°
Nautical −12°
Civil −6°
Sunrise / sunset
Golden hour and blue hour today
MorningEvening
Blue hour – –
Golden hour – –

Sunrise and sunset in Great Sankey for the next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthChange
Today 25 Oct 9h 57m −4m 00s
Mon 26 Oct 9h 53m −4m 00s
Tue 27 Oct 9h 49m −3m 58s
Wed 28 Oct 9h 45m −3m 57s
Thu 29 Oct 9h 41m −3m 56s
Fri 30 Oct 9h 37m −3m 55s
Sat 31 Oct 9h 33m −3m 53s

Full October table 2026 calendar

Daylight in Great Sankey through 2026

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

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecToday
Longest day21 June 202617h 01m of daylight
Shortest day21 December 20267h 29m of daylight
Earliest sunrise14 June 2026
Latest sunset22 June 2026
Latest sunrise1 January 2026
Earliest sunset9 December 2026

Month by month in 2026

Great Sankey sunrise and sunset in 2027

Seasons and clock changes

Equinoxes and solstices in local time
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 2026BST
Clocks go back 25 October 2026GMT

Solstices and equinoxes 2026 · Daylight saving time

The moon tonight

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous

99% illuminated · 14.0 days old

Moonrise · Moonset

Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .

Moon calendar for Great Sankey

Sunrise and sunset in places near Great Sankey

Today's times; the difference is against Great Sankey.

PlaceDistanceSunriseSunsetSunrise vs Great Sankey
Warrington 2.5 mi E same minute
Stockton Heath 3.1 mi ESE same minute
Grappenhall 4.1 mi ESE same minute
Newton-le-Willows 4.3 mi NNE same minute
Widnes 4.4 mi WSW same minute
Runcorn 5.1 mi SW same minute
Rainhill 5.4 mi WNW 34 seconds later
Haydock 5.5 mi NNW same minute
St Helens 5.5 mi NW 31 seconds later
Golborne 6.1 mi NNE same minute

Larger cities nearby

All 1428 places in England · United Kingdom

About Great Sankey

Location
Great Sankey, England, United Kingdom
County / district
Warrington
Coordinates
53.3923°N, 2.6399°W
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Time zone
Europe/London, GMT (UTC+0)
Population
43,793

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 Great Sankey

What time is sunrise in Great Sankey today?

Sunrise in Great Sankey, England today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 06:56 GMT, and sunset is at 16:52.

How many hours of daylight does Great Sankey get today?

Great Sankey gets 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.

When is golden hour in Great Sankey this evening?

Evening golden hour in Great Sankey runs from 16:02 to 17:15 GMT today.

When is the longest day of 2026 in Great Sankey?

The longest day of 2026 in Great Sankey is 21 June 2026, with 17 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 29 minutes.

What time zone is Great Sankey in?

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

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