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Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, giving 9 hours, 33 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes 8 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 33m | −4m 08s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 29m | −4m 08s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 25m | −4m 06s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 21m | −4m 04s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 17m | −4m 03s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 9h 13m | −4m 02s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 9h 09m | −4m 00s |
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 Jordanstown.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Jordanstown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenisland | 1.6 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Newtownabbey | 1.7 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Holywood | 4.3 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Carrickfergus | 4.4 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Belfast | 6.1 mi S | same minute | ||
| Ballyclare | 6.1 mi NW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Dundonald | 7.5 mi SSE | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Castlereagh | 7.6 mi S | same minute | ||
| Bangor | 9.4 mi E | 1 minute earlier | ||
| Newtownards | 10 mi SE | 1 minute 6 seconds earlier |
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 Jordanstown, Northern Ireland today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 07:20 GMT, and sunset is at 16:54.
Jordanstown gets 9 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes 8 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Jordanstown runs from 16:00 to 17:17 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Jordanstown is 21 June 2026, with 17 hours, 18 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 14 minutes.
Jordanstown uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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