Daylight in Scotland vs England: Edinburgh and Lerwick vs London
Shetland gets almost 19 hours of daylight at midsummer and under 6 at midwinter. London sits comfortably in the middle. Here are the real…
Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Isle of Arran, Scotland, giving 9 hours, 28 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes 18 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 28m | −4m 18s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 24m | −4m 17s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 20m | −4m 16s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 15m | −4m 14s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 11m | −4m 12s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 9h 07m | −4m 11s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 9h 03m | −4m 09s |
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 Isle of Arran.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Isle of Arran |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan | 17 mi ENE | 1 minute 25 seconds earlier | ||
| Saltcoats | 17 mi ENE | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Stevenston | 18 mi ENE | 1 minute 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Isle of Bute | 19 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Largs | 20 mi NE | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Kilwinning | 20 mi ENE | 1 minute 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Dalry | 21 mi ENE | 1 minute 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Troon | 22 mi E | 2 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Irvine | 22 mi E | 2 minutes 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Kilbirnie | 24 mi ENE | 1 minute 35 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 Isle of Arran, Scotland today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 07:20 GMT, and sunset is at 16:48.
Isle of Arran gets 9 hours, 28 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes 18 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Isle of Arran runs from 15:53 to 17:12 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Isle of Arran is 21 June 2026, with 17 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 3 minutes.
Isle of Arran uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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