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, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Milngavie, Scotland, giving 9 hours, 30 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes 23 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 28 Oct | 9h 30m | −4m 23s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 9h 26m | −4m 22s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 22m | −4m 21s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 17m | −4m 20s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 9h 13m | −4m 18s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 9h 09m | −4m 16s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 9h 04m | −4m 15s |
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 |
92% illuminated · 17.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Milngavie.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Milngavie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearsden | 1.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Faifley | 2.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Duntocher | 3.7 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Clydebank | 4.2 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Dalmuir | 4.6 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Bishopbriggs | 4.7 mi ESE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Renfrew | 5.5 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Erskine | 5.7 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Glasgow | 5.8 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Kirkintilloch | 6.6 mi E | 41 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 Milngavie, Scotland today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 07:15 GMT, and sunset is at 16:46.
Milngavie gets 9 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Milngavie runs from 15:50 to 17:10 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Milngavie is 21 June 2026, with 17 hours, 36 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 6 hours, 58 minutes.
Milngavie uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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