Sunrise and Sunset in Durham, United Kingdom

Today — Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Today the sun rises in Durham at 04:29 and sets at 21:47, giving 17h 18m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 04:29     45° NE 
  Sunset 
 21:47     315° NW 
  Day length 
17h 18m
    1 min longer than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 13:08     Sun altitude: 58.6° 
 

Times shown in Europe/London · BST · UTC+01:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-17T04:29:25+01:00

Daylight 17.3h

Sunset 2026-06-17T21:47:33+01:00

Morning blue hour 03:32 03:56

Morning golden hour 04:34 05:30

Evening golden hour 20:46 21:42

Evening blue hour 22:20 22:44

Twilight phases

Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az 55.0° 325° NW

Sky phase Daylight

Now 11:44

04:29 Sunrise

13:08 Solar noon

21:47 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 04:29
Solar noon 13:08
Sunset 21:47

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 45° NE Sunset: 315° NW Max altitude at noon: 58.6° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Durham. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings—

Durham on the map · sun bearings today

Durham, United Kingdom

Sunrise04:29
Sunset21:47
Daylight17h 18m
Sunrise bearing45°
Sunset bearing315°

Continent: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
City: Durham
Population: 47.8K
Coordinates: 54.78°, -1.58°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Durham these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

March 18, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 17h 19m

Autumn equinox

September 26, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 7h 13m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

Europe/London

UTC offset

UTC+01:00

Next clock change

October 25, 2026

backward · 1h

Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

June 18, 2026

04:29

Latest sunset

June 24, 2026

21:49

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Durham. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Durham sunrise calendar — June 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Durham. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1Mon

16h 55m

Sunrise

04:3748° NE

Sunset

21:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:44·22:26

Diff

—

2Tue

16h 57m

Sunrise

04:3748° NE

Sunset

21:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:43·22:28

Diff

+2m

3Wed

17h 00m

Sunrise

04:3648° NE

Sunset

21:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:42·22:29

Diff

+2m

4Thu

17h 02m

Sunrise

04:3547° NE

Sunset

21:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:40·22:31

Diff

+2m

5Fri

17h 04m

Sunrise

04:3447° NE

Sunset

21:37

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:39·22:32

Diff

+2m

6Sat

17h 05m

Sunrise

04:3347° NE

Sunset

21:39

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:38·22:34

Diff

+2m

7Sun

17h 07m

Sunrise

04:3347° NE

Sunset

21:40

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:37·22:35

Diff

+2m

8Mon

17h 09m

Sunrise

04:3246° NE

Sunset

21:41

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:36·22:36

Diff

+2m

9Tue

17h 10m

Sunrise

04:3146° NE

Sunset

21:42

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:36·22:37

Diff

+2m

10Wed

17h 12m

Sunrise

04:3146° NE

Sunset

21:42

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:35·22:38

Diff

+1m

11Thu

17h 13m

Sunrise

04:3046° NE

Sunset

21:43

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:34·22:39

Diff

+1m

12Fri

17h 14m

Sunrise

04:3046° NE

Sunset

21:44

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:34·22:40

Diff

+1m

13Sat

17h 15m

Sunrise

04:3046° NE

Sunset

21:45

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:33·22:41

Diff

+1m

14Sun

17h 16m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:45

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:33·22:42

Diff

+1m

15Mon

17h 17m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:46

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:43

Diff

+1m

16Tue

17h 18m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:47

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:44

Diff

+1m

17WedToday

17h 18m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:47

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:44

Diff

+1m

18Thu

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:47

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:45

Diff

19Fri

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:45

Diff

20Sat

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:46

Diff

21SunNotable

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:46

Diff

22Mon

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:2945° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:46

Diff

23Tue

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:3045° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:46

Diff

24Wed

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:3045° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:33·22:46

Diff

25Thu

17h 18m

Sunrise

04:3045° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:33·22:46

Diff

26Fri

17h 18m

Sunrise

04:3145° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:34·22:46

Diff

-1m

27Sat

17h 17m

Sunrise

04:3145° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:34·22:46

Diff

-1m

28Sun

17h 17m

Sunrise

04:3245° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:35·22:45

Diff

-1m

29Mon

17h 16m

Sunrise

04:3345° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:36·22:45

Diff

-1m

30Tue

17h 15m

Sunrise

04:3346° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:37·22:44

Diff

-1m

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	04:37	21:33	16h 55m	—	03:44	22:26	13:05	57.3°	48° NE
2Tue	04:37	21:34	16h 57m	+2m	03:43	22:28	13:05	57.4°	48° NE
3Wed	04:36	21:35	17h 00m	+2m	03:42	22:29	13:05	57.5°	48° NE
4Thu	04:35	21:36	17h 02m	+2m	03:40	22:31	13:06	57.6°	47° NE
5Fri	04:34	21:37	17h 04m	+2m	03:39	22:32	13:06	57.8°	47° NE
6Sat	04:33	21:39	17h 05m	+2m	03:38	22:34	13:06	57.9°	47° NE
7Sun	04:33	21:40	17h 07m	+2m	03:37	22:35	13:06	58.0°	47° NE
8Mon	04:32	21:41	17h 09m	+2m	03:36	22:36	13:06	58.1°	46° NE
9Tue	04:31	21:42	17h 10m	+2m	03:36	22:37	13:06	58.1°	46° NE
10Wed	04:31	21:42	17h 12m	+1m	03:35	22:38	13:07	58.2°	46° NE
11Thu	04:30	21:43	17h 13m	+1m	03:34	22:39	13:07	58.3°	46° NE
12Fri	04:30	21:44	17h 14m	+1m	03:34	22:40	13:07	58.4°	46° NE
13Sat	04:30	21:45	17h 15m	+1m	03:33	22:41	13:07	58.4°	46° NE
14Sun	04:29	21:45	17h 16m	+1m	03:33	22:42	13:07	58.5°	45° NE
15Mon	04:29	21:46	17h 17m	+1m	03:32	22:43	13:08	58.5°	45° NE
16Tue	04:29	21:47	17h 18m	+1m	03:32	22:44	13:08	58.6°	45° NE
17WedToday	04:29	21:47	17h 18m	+1m	03:32	22:44	13:08	58.6°	45° NE
18Thu	04:29	21:47	17h 19m	0m	03:32	22:45	13:08	58.6°	45° NE
19Fri	04:29	21:48	17h 19m	0m	03:32	22:45	13:08	58.6°	45° NE
20Sat	04:29	21:48	17h 19m	0m	03:32	22:46	13:09	58.7°	45° NE
21Sun★	04:29	21:48	17h 19m	0m	03:32	22:46	13:09	58.7°	45° NE
22Mon	04:29	21:49	17h 19m	0m	03:32	22:46	13:09	58.7°	45° NE
23Tue	04:30	21:49	17h 19m	0m	03:32	22:46	13:09	58.7°	45° NE
24Wed	04:30	21:49	17h 19m	0m	03:33	22:46	13:09	58.6°	45° NE
25Thu	04:30	21:49	17h 18m	0m	03:33	22:46	13:10	58.6°	45° NE
26Fri	04:31	21:49	17h 18m	-1m	03:34	22:46	13:10	58.6°	45° NE
27Sat	04:31	21:49	17h 17m	-1m	03:34	22:46	13:10	58.6°	45° NE
28Sun	04:32	21:48	17h 17m	-1m	03:35	22:45	13:10	58.5°	45° NE
29Mon	04:33	21:48	17h 16m	-1m	03:36	22:45	13:10	58.5°	45° NE
30Tue	04:33	21:48	17h 15m	-1m	03:37	22:44	13:11	58.4°	46° NE

Sunrise & sunset in other United Kingdom cities

Sunrise and sunset for other cities in United Kingdom.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Durham today?

The sun rises in Durham today at 04:29 (Europe/London).

What time does the sun set in Durham today?

The sun sets in Durham today at 21:47 (Europe/London).

How long is the day in Durham today?

Today's day length in Durham is 17h 18m, with 1 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Durham?

The longest day of 2026 in Durham is June 21, with 17h 19m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Durham?

The shortest day of 2026 in Durham is December 22, with 7h 13m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Durham?

Golden hour in Durham today runs from 04:34 to 05:30 in the morning and from 20:46 to 21:42 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Durham?

Today the sun rises 45° east of north in Durham (approximately NE) and sets at 315° (NW).

Does Durham observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Durham uses Europe/London, with the next DST transition on October 25, 2026.

When is the sun highest in Durham today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Durham today at 13:08 (Europe/London), climbing to an altitude of 58.6° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Durham?

Blue hour in Durham runs from 03:32 to 03:56 before sunrise and from 22:20 to 22:44 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/durham-gb

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