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Today, Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in King's Lynn, England, giving 9 hours, 52 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 53 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 27 Oct | 9h 52m | −3m 53s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 9h 48m | −3m 51s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 9h 44m | −3m 50s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 40m | −3m 49s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 37m | −3m 47s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 33m | −3m 46s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 29m | −3m 44s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 16.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against King's Lynn.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs King's Lynn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downham Market | 10 mi S | same minute | ||
| Wisbech | 12 mi WSW | 44 seconds later | ||
| Swaffham | 14 mi ESE | 1 minute 25 seconds earlier | ||
| Hunstanton | 14 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Holbeach | 16 mi WNW | 1 minute 39 seconds later | ||
| March | 19 mi SW | 44 seconds later | ||
| Fakenham | 20 mi ENE | 1 minute 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Littleport | 21 mi S | same minute | ||
| Watton | 22 mi SE | 2 minutes 12 seconds earlier | ||
| Spalding | 23 mi W | 2 minutes 17 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 King's Lynn, England today, Tuesday, 27 October 2026, is at 06:46 GMT, and sunset is at 16:38.
King's Lynn gets 9 hours, 52 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in King's Lynn runs from 15:48 to 17:00 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in King's Lynn is 21 June 2026, with 16 hours, 53 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 37 minutes.
King's Lynn uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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