Sunrise and Sunset in Colchester, 2026
Day length at Colchester runs from 7 h 46 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 43 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:04 AM | 3:56 PM | 7 h 52 min | 7:57 AM | 4:15 PM | 8 h 18 min |
| February | 7:36 AM | 4:45 PM | 9 h 09 min | 7:11 AM | 5:11 PM | 10 h 00 min |
| March | 6:42 AM | 5:36 PM | 10 h 54 min | 6:11 AM | 6:01 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 6:32 AM | 7:30 PM | 12 h 58 min | 6:00 AM | 7:54 PM | 13 h 54 min |
| May | 5:27 AM | 8:21 PM | 14 h 54 min | 5:03 AM | 8:43 PM | 15 h 40 min |
| June | 4:43 AM | 9:06 PM | 16 h 23 min | 4:36 AM | 9:18 PM | 16 h 42 min |
| July | 4:41 AM | 9:19 PM | 16 h 38 min | 4:55 AM | 9:09 PM | 16 h 14 min |
| August | 5:19 AM | 8:46 PM | 15 h 27 min | 5:41 AM | 8:20 PM | 14 h 39 min |
| September | 6:08 AM | 7:43 PM | 13 h 35 min | 6:31 AM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 6:57 AM | 6:34 PM | 11 h 37 min | 7:21 AM | 6:03 PM | 10 h 42 min |
| November | 6:51 AM | 4:28 PM | 9 h 37 min | 7:16 AM | 4:06 PM | 8 h 50 min |
| December | 7:41 AM | 3:49 PM | 8 h 08 min | 7:57 AM | 3:45 PM | 7 h 48 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Colchester's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 2, May 1, May 31, June 30, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 24
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 19, April 17, May 16, June 15, July 14, August 12, September 11, October 10, November 9, December 9
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.