Sunrise and Sunset in King's Cross, United Kingdom

Today — Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Today the sun rises in King's Cross at 04:46 and sets at 21:21, giving 16h 35m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 04:46     49° NE 
  Sunset 
 21:21     311° NW 
  Day length 
16h 35m
    1 min shorter than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 13:04     Sun altitude: 61.6° 
 

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

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-30T04:46:47+01:00

Daylight 16.6h

Sunset 2026-06-30T21:21:20+01:00

Morning blue hour 03:59 04:18

Morning golden hour 04:51 05:40

Evening golden hour 20:27 21:16

Evening blue hour 21:49 22:08

Twilight phases

Tue, Jun 30, 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 57.5° 217° SW

Sky phase Daylight

Now 14:26

04:46 Sunrise

13:04 Solar noon

21:21 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 04:46
Solar noon 13:04
Sunset 21:21

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: 49° NE Sunset: 311° NW Max altitude at noon: 61.6° above horizon

Sun path over the day

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

Sun bearings —

King's Cross on the map · sun bearings today

King's Cross, United Kingdom

Sunrise 04:46
Sunset 21:21
Daylight 16h 35m
Sunrise bearing 49°
Sunset bearing 311°

Continent: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
City: King's Cross
Population: 14.1K
Coordinates: 51.53°, -0.12°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

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

Spring equinox

March 17, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 16h 39m

Autumn equinox

September 25, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

December 21, 2026

Day length 7h 49m

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 17, 2026

04:42

Latest sunset

June 24, 2026

21:22

Day length throughout 2026

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

Longest day Shortest day

King's Cross sunrise calendar — June 2026

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

1 Mon

16h 19m

Sunrise

04:48 52° NE

Sunset

21:08

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:03 · 21:54

Diff

—

2 Tue

16h 21m

Sunrise

04:48 51° NE

Sunset

21:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:02 · 21:55

Diff

+2m

3 Wed

16h 23m

Sunrise

04:47 51° NE

Sunset

21:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:01 · 21:56

Diff

+2m

4 Thu

16h 25m

Sunrise

04:46 51° NE

Sunset

21:11

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:00 · 21:57

Diff

+2m

5 Fri

16h 26m

Sunrise

04:46 51° NE

Sunset

21:12

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:59 · 21:58

Diff

+2m

6 Sat

16h 28m

Sunrise

04:45 50° NE

Sunset

21:13

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:59 · 21:59

Diff

+1m

7 Sun

16h 29m

Sunrise

04:45 50° NE

Sunset

21:14

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:58 · 22:00

Diff

+1m

8 Mon

16h 31m

Sunrise

04:44 50° NE

Sunset

21:15

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:57 · 22:01

Diff

+1m

9 Tue

16h 32m

Sunrise

04:44 50° NE

Sunset

21:15

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:57 · 22:02

Diff

+1m

10 Wed

16h 33m

Sunrise

04:43 50° NE

Sunset

21:16

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:56 · 22:03

Diff

+1m

11 Thu

16h 34m

Sunrise

04:43 50° NE

Sunset

21:17

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:56 · 22:04

Diff

+1m

12 Fri

16h 35m

Sunrise

04:43 49° NE

Sunset

21:17

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:05

Diff

+1m

13 Sat

16h 36m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:18

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:06

Diff

+1m

14 Sun

16h 36m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:19

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:06

Diff

+1m

15 Mon

16h 37m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:19

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:07

Diff

+1m

16 Tue

16h 38m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:20

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:54 · 22:07

Diff

+1m

17 Wed

16h 38m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:20

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:54 · 22:08

Diff

18 Thu

16h 38m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:20

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:54 · 22:08

Diff

19 Fri

16h 39m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:54 · 22:09

Diff

20 Sat

16h 39m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:54 · 22:09

Diff

21 Sun Notable

16h 39m

Sunrise

04:42 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:09

Diff

22 Mon

16h 39m

Sunrise

04:43 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:09

Diff

23 Tue

16h 39m

Sunrise

04:43 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:55 · 22:09

Diff

24 Wed

16h 38m

Sunrise

04:43 49° NE

Sunset

21:22

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:56 · 22:09

Diff

25 Thu

16h 38m

Sunrise

04:44 49° NE

Sunset

21:22

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:56 · 22:09

Diff

26 Fri

16h 37m

Sunrise

04:44 49° NE

Sunset

21:22

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:56 · 22:09

Diff

27 Sat

16h 37m

Sunrise

04:45 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:57 · 22:09

Diff

-1m

28 Sun

16h 36m

Sunrise

04:45 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:58 · 22:09

Diff

-1m

29 Mon

16h 35m

Sunrise

04:46 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:58 · 22:08

Diff

-1m

30 Tue Today

16h 35m

Sunrise

04:46 49° NE

Sunset

21:21

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:59 · 22:08

Diff

-1m

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1 Mon	04:48	21:08	16h 19m	—	04:03	21:54	12:58	60.6°	52° NE
2 Tue	04:48	21:09	16h 21m	+2m	04:02	21:55	12:58	60.7°	51° NE
3 Wed	04:47	21:10	16h 23m	+2m	04:01	21:56	12:58	60.8°	51° NE
4 Thu	04:46	21:11	16h 25m	+2m	04:00	21:57	12:58	60.9°	51° NE
5 Fri	04:46	21:12	16h 26m	+2m	03:59	21:58	12:59	61.1°	51° NE
6 Sat	04:45	21:13	16h 28m	+1m	03:59	21:59	12:59	61.2°	50° NE
7 Sun	04:45	21:14	16h 29m	+1m	03:58	22:00	12:59	61.3°	50° NE
8 Mon	04:44	21:15	16h 31m	+1m	03:57	22:01	12:59	61.4°	50° NE
9 Tue	04:44	21:15	16h 32m	+1m	03:57	22:02	12:59	61.4°	50° NE
10 Wed	04:43	21:16	16h 33m	+1m	03:56	22:03	12:59	61.5°	50° NE
11 Thu	04:43	21:17	16h 34m	+1m	03:56	22:04	13:00	61.6°	50° NE
12 Fri	04:43	21:17	16h 35m	+1m	03:55	22:05	13:00	61.6°	49° NE
13 Sat	04:42	21:18	16h 36m	+1m	03:55	22:06	13:00	61.7°	49° NE
14 Sun	04:42	21:19	16h 36m	+1m	03:55	22:06	13:00	61.8°	49° NE
15 Mon	04:42	21:19	16h 37m	+1m	03:55	22:07	13:01	61.8°	49° NE
16 Tue	04:42	21:20	16h 38m	+1m	03:54	22:07	13:01	61.8°	49° NE
17 Wed	04:42	21:20	16h 38m	0m	03:54	22:08	13:01	61.9°	49° NE
18 Thu	04:42	21:20	16h 38m	0m	03:54	22:08	13:01	61.9°	49° NE
19 Fri	04:42	21:21	16h 39m	0m	03:54	22:09	13:01	61.9°	49° NE
20 Sat	04:42	21:21	16h 39m	0m	03:54	22:09	13:02	61.9°	49° NE
21 Sun ★	04:42	21:21	16h 39m	0m	03:55	22:09	13:02	61.9°	49° NE
22 Mon	04:43	21:21	16h 39m	0m	03:55	22:09	13:02	61.9°	49° NE
23 Tue	04:43	21:21	16h 39m	0m	03:55	22:09	13:02	61.9°	49° NE
24 Wed	04:43	21:22	16h 38m	0m	03:56	22:09	13:02	61.9°	49° NE
25 Thu	04:44	21:22	16h 38m	0m	03:56	22:09	13:03	61.9°	49° NE
26 Fri	04:44	21:22	16h 37m	0m	03:56	22:09	13:03	61.8°	49° NE
27 Sat	04:45	21:21	16h 37m	-1m	03:57	22:09	13:03	61.8°	49° NE
28 Sun	04:45	21:21	16h 36m	-1m	03:58	22:09	13:03	61.7°	49° NE
29 Mon	04:46	21:21	16h 35m	-1m	03:58	22:08	13:04	61.7°	49° NE
30 Tue Today	04:46	21:21	16h 35m	-1m	03:59	22:08	13:04	61.6°	49° NE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in King's Cross today?

The sun rises in King's Cross today at 04:46 (Europe/London).

What time does the sun set in King's Cross today?

The sun sets in King's Cross today at 21:21 (Europe/London).

How long is the day in King's Cross today?

Today's day length in King's Cross is 16h 35m, with 1 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in King's Cross?

The longest day of 2026 in King's Cross is June 21, with 16h 39m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in King's Cross?

The shortest day of 2026 in King's Cross is December 21, with 7h 49m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in King's Cross?

Golden hour in King's Cross today runs from 04:51 to 05:40 in the morning and from 20:27 to 21:16 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in King's Cross?

Today the sun rises 49° east of north in King's Cross (approximately NE) and sets at 311° (NW).

Does King's Cross observe daylight saving time?

Yes. King's Cross uses Europe/London, with the next DST transition on October 25, 2026.

When is the sun highest in King's Cross today?

The sun reaches its highest point over King's Cross today at 13:04 (Europe/London), climbing to an altitude of 61.6° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in King's Cross?

Blue hour in King's Cross runs from 03:59 to 04:18 before sunrise and from 21:49 to 22:08 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/king-s-cross-gb

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