Sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in January 2026

Local time (GMT)

Day length goes from 7 h 05 min on January 1 to 8 h 35 min on January 31. Sunrise moves from 8:44 AM to 8:09 AM and sunset from 3:49 PM to 4:44 PM.

Every day

Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Jan 17:57 AM8:44 AM3:49 PM4:36 PM2:32 PM6:10 PM7 h 05 minWaxing gibbous, 94%12:59 PM7:21 AM
Jan 27:57 AM8:43 AM3:51 PM4:37 PM2:34 PM6:11 PM7 h 08 min+3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%1:58 PM8:41 AM
Jan 37:56 AM8:43 AM3:52 PM4:38 PM2:35 PM6:12 PM7 h 09 min+1.0 minFull moon 10:03 AM3:24 PM9:33 AM
Jan 47:56 AM8:43 AM3:53 PM4:40 PM2:37 PM6:13 PM7 h 10 min+1.0 minFull moon, 100%5:02 PM10:03 AM
Jan 57:56 AM8:42 AM3:55 PM4:41 PM2:39 PM6:14 PM7 h 13 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%6:41 PM10:19 AM
Jan 67:55 AM8:42 AM3:56 PM4:42 PM2:41 PM6:16 PM7 h 14 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 92%8:14 PM10:30 AM
Jan 77:55 AM8:41 AM3:58 PM4:43 PM2:43 PM6:17 PM7 h 17 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:40 PM10:37 AM
Jan 87:54 AM8:40 AM3:59 PM4:45 PM2:45 PM6:18 PM7 h 19 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 77%11:02 PM10:43 AM
Jan 97:54 AM8:39 AM4:01 PM4:46 PM2:47 PM6:19 PM7 h 22 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 68%10:48 AM
Jan 107:53 AM8:39 AM4:02 PM4:48 PM2:49 PM6:21 PM7 h 23 min+1.0 minLast quarter 3:48 PM12:22 AM10:53 AM
Jan 117:53 AM8:38 AM4:04 PM4:49 PM2:52 PM6:22 PM7 h 26 min+3.0 minLast quarter, 47%1:41 AM10:59 AM
Jan 127:52 AM8:37 AM4:06 PM4:51 PM2:54 PM6:23 PM7 h 29 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 37%3:01 AM11:07 AM
Jan 137:51 AM8:36 AM4:08 PM4:52 PM2:56 PM6:25 PM7 h 32 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 27%4:21 AM11:20 AM
Jan 147:50 AM8:35 AM4:09 PM4:54 PM2:59 PM6:26 PM7 h 34 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 18%5:41 AM11:39 AM
Jan 157:49 AM8:34 AM4:11 PM4:56 PM3:01 PM6:27 PM7 h 37 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 11%6:54 AM12:11 PM
Jan 167:48 AM8:33 AM4:13 PM4:57 PM3:03 PM6:29 PM7 h 40 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 5%7:53 AM1:00 PM
Jan 177:47 AM8:31 AM4:15 PM4:59 PM3:06 PM6:30 PM7 h 44 min+4.0 minWaning crescent, 1%8:35 AM2:07 PM
Jan 187:46 AM8:30 AM4:17 PM5:01 PM3:08 PM6:32 PM7 h 47 min+3.0 minNew moon 7:52 PM9:01 AM3:28 PM
Jan 197:45 AM8:29 AM4:19 PM5:03 PM3:11 PM6:34 PM7 h 50 min+3.0 minNew moon, 1%9:18 AM4:54 PM
Jan 207:44 AM8:27 AM4:21 PM5:04 PM3:14 PM6:35 PM7 h 54 min+4.0 minWaxing crescent, 4%9:29 AM6:21 PM
Jan 217:43 AM8:26 AM4:23 PM5:06 PM3:16 PM6:37 PM7 h 57 min+3.0 minWaxing crescent, 9%9:37 AM7:47 PM
Jan 227:41 AM8:24 AM4:25 PM5:08 PM3:19 PM6:38 PM8 h 01 min+4.0 minWaxing crescent, 16%9:43 AM9:13 PM
Jan 237:40 AM8:23 AM4:27 PM5:10 PM3:21 PM6:40 PM8 h 04 min+3.0 minWaxing crescent, 25%9:48 AM10:39 PM
Jan 247:39 AM8:21 AM4:29 PM5:12 PM3:24 PM6:42 PM8 h 08 min+4.0 minWaxing crescent, 34%9:54 AM
Jan 257:37 AM8:20 AM4:31 PM5:14 PM3:27 PM6:43 PM8 h 11 min+3.0 minFirst quarter, 45%10:01 AM12:08 AM
Jan 267:36 AM8:18 AM4:33 PM5:15 PM3:29 PM6:45 PM8 h 15 min+4.0 minFirst quarter 4:48 AM10:11 AM1:41 AM
Jan 277:34 AM8:16 AM4:35 PM5:17 PM3:32 PM6:47 PM8 h 19 min+4.0 minWaxing gibbous, 66%10:26 AM3:18 AM
Jan 287:33 AM8:15 AM4:37 PM5:19 PM3:35 PM6:48 PM8 h 22 min+3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 75%10:53 AM4:56 AM
Jan 297:31 AM8:13 AM4:40 PM5:21 PM3:37 PM6:50 PM8 h 27 min+5.0 minWaxing gibbous, 84%11:38 AM6:22 AM
Jan 307:30 AM8:11 AM4:42 PM5:23 PM3:40 PM6:52 PM8 h 31 min+4.0 minWaxing gibbous, 91%12:51 PM7:24 AM
Jan 317:28 AM8:09 AM4:44 PM5:25 PM3:43 PM6:54 PM8 h 35 min+4.0 minWaxing gibbous, 96%2:24 PM8:02 AM

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Sources

Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.