Sunrise and Sunset in Reading, 2026
Day length at Reading runs from 7 h 50 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 38 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 | 8:09 AM | 4:06 PM | 7 h 57 min | 8:03 AM | 4:24 PM | 8 h 21 min |
| February | 7:42 AM | 4:54 PM | 9 h 12 min | 7:18 AM | 5:19 PM | 10 h 01 min |
| March | 6:49 AM | 5:44 PM | 10 h 55 min | 6:18 AM | 6:08 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 6:39 AM | 7:37 PM | 12 h 58 min | 6:08 AM | 8:00 PM | 13 h 52 min |
| May | 5:36 AM | 8:27 PM | 14 h 51 min | 5:12 AM | 8:49 PM | 15 h 37 min |
| June | 4:53 AM | 9:11 PM | 16 h 18 min | 4:46 AM | 9:23 PM | 16 h 37 min |
| July | 4:51 AM | 9:24 PM | 16 h 33 min | 5:05 AM | 9:15 PM | 16 h 10 min |
| August | 5:28 AM | 8:52 PM | 15 h 24 min | 5:49 AM | 8:26 PM | 14 h 37 min |
| September | 6:16 AM | 7:50 PM | 13 h 34 min | 6:39 AM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 7:04 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 38 min | 7:28 AM | 6:11 PM | 10 h 43 min |
| November | 6:57 AM | 4:37 PM | 9 h 40 min | 7:22 AM | 4:15 PM | 8 h 53 min |
| December | 7:47 AM | 3:59 PM | 8 h 12 min | 8:03 AM | 3:55 PM | 7 h 52 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Reading'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.