Sunrise and Sunset in Pontefract, 2026
Day length at Pontefract runs from 7 h 26 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 05 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 | 8:22 AM | 3:55 PM | 7 h 33 min | 8:14 AM | 4:16 PM | 8 h 02 min |
| February | 7:51 AM | 4:47 PM | 8 h 56 min | 7:24 AM | 5:15 PM | 9 h 51 min |
| March | 6:53 AM | 5:43 PM | 10 h 50 min | 6:20 AM | 6:09 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| April | 6:39 AM | 7:41 PM | 13 h 02 min | 6:05 AM | 8:07 PM | 14 h 02 min |
| May | 5:30 AM | 8:36 PM | 15 h 06 min | 5:04 AM | 9:00 PM | 15 h 56 min |
| June | 4:42 AM | 9:25 PM | 16 h 43 min | 4:34 AM | 9:37 PM | 17 h 03 min |
| July | 4:39 AM | 9:38 PM | 16 h 59 min | 4:54 AM | 9:28 PM | 16 h 34 min |
| August | 5:20 AM | 9:02 PM | 15 h 42 min | 5:44 AM | 8:34 PM | 14 h 50 min |
| September | 6:14 AM | 7:55 PM | 13 h 41 min | 6:39 AM | 7:21 PM | 12 h 42 min |
| October | 7:07 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 35 min | 7:32 AM | 6:09 PM | 10 h 37 min |
| November | 7:05 AM | 4:32 PM | 9 h 27 min | 7:32 AM | 4:07 PM | 8 h 35 min |
| December | 7:59 AM | 3:49 PM | 7 h 50 min | 8:16 AM | 3:45 PM | 7 h 29 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Pontefract'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.