Sunrise and sunset in the United Kingdom

Today's sunrise, sunset and day length for 30 cities in the United Kingdom, on the local clock with daylight saving time, and the best fixed angle for solar panels in each.

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The sun across the United Kingdom today

The sun rises first in Ipswich, at 06:56 local time, and 36 minutes later last in Belfast, at 07:32; it sets first in Aberdeen (16:17) and 30 minutes later last in Plymouth (16:47).
The longest day today is in Plymouth, 9 h 35 min, and the shortest in Aberdeen, 8 h 51 min.
From Plymouth at 50.4° N to Aberdeen at 57.1° N, the day on 21 June lasts 17 h 56 min in the north and 16 h 26 min in the south.
The cities here keep one time, UTC+0; the clocks next change on 28 March 2027.
Solar panels fixed for the best year do best facing due south, towards the equator, from a tilt of about 41° in Plymouth to 47° in Aberdeen.

Sunrise and sunset in every city

Times for 4 November 2026 on each city's own clock. The noon sun is how high it stands at solar noon, and the panel tilt is the fixed angle that collects the most over a year, facing due south, towards the equator. Open a city for its sun path, the whole year month by month and its own records.

England

England, today on the local clock
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Birmingham, England	07:09	16:32	9 h 23 min	22.1°	43°
Bournemouth	07:04	16:37	9 h 33 min	23.8°	42°
Brighton	06:57	16:30	9 h 33 min	23.7°	42°
Bristol	07:09	16:38	9 h 29 min	23.1°	42°
Ipswich	06:56	16:21	9 h 26 min	22.5°	43°
Kingston upon Hull	07:07	16:22	9 h 15 min	20.8°	44°
Leeds	07:12	16:27	9 h 15 min	20.7°	44°
Leicester	07:07	16:29	9 h 22 min	21.9°	43°
Liverpool	07:16	16:34	9 h 17 min	21.1°	44°
London	06:59	16:28	9 h 29 min	23.0°	42°
Manchester	07:14	16:31	9 h 17 min	21.1°	44°
Milton Keynes	07:03	16:29	9 h 26 min	22.5°	43°
Newcastle upon Tyne	07:16	16:23	9 h 07 min	19.6°	45°
Nottingham	07:08	16:28	9 h 20 min	21.6°	43°
Oxford	07:04	16:32	9 h 28 min	22.8°	42°
Peterborough	07:03	16:26	9 h 23 min	22.0°	43°
Plymouth	07:12	16:47	9 h 35 min	24.2°	41°
Preston	07:16	16:32	9 h 15 min	20.8°	44°
Reading	07:02	16:32	9 h 29 min	23.1°	42°
Sheffield	07:10	16:28	9 h 18 min	21.2°	44°
Southampton	07:03	16:35	9 h 32 min	23.6°	42°
Southend-on-Sea	06:56	16:25	9 h 29 min	23.0°	42°
Stoke-on-Trent	07:12	16:32	9 h 20 min	21.5°	43°
Swindon	07:06	16:35	9 h 29 min	23.0°	42°

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland, today on the local clock
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Belfast	07:32	16:42	9 h 10 min	19.9°	45°

Scotland

Scotland, today on the local clock
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Aberdeen	07:26	16:17	8 h 51 min	17.4°	47°
Edinburgh	07:26	16:26	9 h 00 min	18.6°	46°
Glasgow	07:30	16:31	9 h 01 min	18.7°	46°

Wales

Wales, today on the local clock
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Cardiff	07:11	16:41	9 h 29 min	23.1°	42°
Swansea	07:15	16:43	9 h 28 min	22.9°	42°

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