Sunrise and Sunset in Markinch, United Kingdom

Today — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Today the sun rises in Markinch at 04:25 and sets at 22:03, giving 17h 38m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 04:25     43° NE 
  Sunset 
 22:03     317° NW 
  Day length 
17h 38m
    1 min longer than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 13:14     Sun altitude: 57.1° 
 

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

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-16T04:25:16+01:00

Daylight 17.6h

Sunset 2026-06-16T22:03:46+01:00

Morning blue hour 03:21 03:49

Morning golden hour 04:30 05:30

Evening golden hour 20:58 21:58

Evening blue hour 22:40 23:07

Twilight phases

Tue, Jun 16, 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 -9.8° 169° S

Sky phase Nautical twilight

Now 00:25

04:25 Sunrise

13:14 Solar noon

22:03 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 04:25
Solar noon 13:14
Sunset 22:03

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: 43° NE Sunset: 317° NW Max altitude at noon: 57.1° above horizon

Sun path over the day

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

Sun bearings—

Markinch on the map · sun bearings today

Markinch, United Kingdom

Sunrise04:25
Sunset22:03
Daylight17h 38m
Sunrise bearing43°
Sunset bearing317°

Continent: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
City: Markinch
Population: 2.4K
Coordinates: 56.20°, -3.14°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

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

Spring equinox

March 18, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 17h 40m

Autumn equinox

September 26, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 6h 54m

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

04:25

Latest sunset

June 24, 2026

22:06

Day length throughout 2026

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

Longest day Shortest day

Markinch sunrise calendar — June 2026

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

1Mon

17h 14m

Sunrise

04:3446° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:36·22:47

Diff

—

2Tue

17h 16m

Sunrise

04:3346° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:34·22:48

Diff

+2m

3Wed

17h 19m

Sunrise

04:3246° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:33·22:50

Diff

+2m

4Thu

17h 21m

Sunrise

04:3145° NE

Sunset

21:52

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:32·22:52

Diff

+2m

5Fri

17h 23m

Sunrise

04:3045° NE

Sunset

21:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:30·22:54

Diff

+2m

6Sat

17h 25m

Sunrise

04:3045° NE

Sunset

21:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:29·22:55

Diff

+2m

7Sun

17h 27m

Sunrise

04:2944° NE

Sunset

21:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:28·22:57

Diff

+2m

8Mon

17h 29m

Sunrise

04:2844° NE

Sunset

21:57

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:27·22:58

Diff

+2m

9Tue

17h 30m

Sunrise

04:2744° NE

Sunset

21:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:26·22:59

Diff

+2m

10Wed

17h 32m

Sunrise

04:2744° NE

Sunset

21:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:25·23:01

Diff

+2m

11Thu

17h 33m

Sunrise

04:2644° NE

Sunset

22:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:24·23:02

Diff

+1m

12Fri

17h 35m

Sunrise

04:2644° NE

Sunset

22:01

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:23·23:03

Diff

+1m

13Sat

17h 36m

Sunrise

04:2643° NE

Sunset

22:01

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:23·23:04

Diff

+1m

14Sun

17h 37m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:02

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:22·23:05

Diff

+1m

15Mon

17h 38m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:03

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:22·23:06

Diff

+1m

16TueToday

17h 38m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:03

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:07

Diff

+1m

17Wed

17h 39m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:04

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:07

Diff

+1m

18Thu

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:04

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:08

Diff

+1m

19Fri

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:08

Diff

20Sat

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:09

Diff

21SunNotable

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:09

Diff

22Mon

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:21·23:09

Diff

23Tue

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2543° NE

Sunset

22:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:22·23:09

Diff

24Wed

17h 40m

Sunrise

04:2643° NE

Sunset

22:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:22·23:09

Diff

25Thu

17h 39m

Sunrise

04:2643° NE

Sunset

22:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:23·23:09

Diff

26Fri

17h 39m

Sunrise

04:2743° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:23·23:09

Diff

-1m

27Sat

17h 38m

Sunrise

04:2743° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:24·23:09

Diff

-1m

28Sun

17h 37m

Sunrise

04:2843° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:25·23:08

Diff

-1m

29Mon

17h 36m

Sunrise

04:2843° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:26·23:08

Diff

-1m

30Tue

17h 35m

Sunrise

04:2943° NE

Sunset

22:04

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

03:27·23:07

Diff

-1m

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	04:34	21:48	17h 14m	—	03:36	22:47	13:11	55.8°	46° NE
2Tue	04:33	21:50	17h 16m	+2m	03:34	22:48	13:11	56.0°	46° NE
3Wed	04:32	21:51	17h 19m	+2m	03:33	22:50	13:12	56.1°	46° NE
4Thu	04:31	21:52	17h 21m	+2m	03:32	22:52	13:12	56.2°	45° NE
5Fri	04:30	21:54	17h 23m	+2m	03:30	22:54	13:12	56.3°	45° NE
6Sat	04:30	21:55	17h 25m	+2m	03:29	22:55	13:12	56.4°	45° NE
7Sun	04:29	21:56	17h 27m	+2m	03:28	22:57	13:12	56.5°	44° NE
8Mon	04:28	21:57	17h 29m	+2m	03:27	22:58	13:12	56.6°	44° NE
9Tue	04:27	21:58	17h 30m	+2m	03:26	22:59	13:13	56.7°	44° NE
10Wed	04:27	21:59	17h 32m	+2m	03:25	23:01	13:13	56.8°	44° NE
11Thu	04:26	22:00	17h 33m	+1m	03:24	23:02	13:13	56.9°	44° NE
12Fri	04:26	22:01	17h 35m	+1m	03:23	23:03	13:13	56.9°	44° NE
13Sat	04:26	22:01	17h 36m	+1m	03:23	23:04	13:13	57.0°	43° NE
14Sun	04:25	22:02	17h 37m	+1m	03:22	23:05	13:14	57.1°	43° NE
15Mon	04:25	22:03	17h 38m	+1m	03:22	23:06	13:14	57.1°	43° NE
16TueToday	04:25	22:03	17h 38m	+1m	03:21	23:07	13:14	57.1°	43° NE
17Wed	04:25	22:04	17h 39m	+1m	03:21	23:07	13:14	57.2°	43° NE
18Thu	04:25	22:04	17h 40m	+1m	03:21	23:08	13:14	57.2°	43° NE
19Fri	04:25	22:05	17h 40m	0m	03:21	23:08	13:15	57.2°	43° NE
20Sat	04:25	22:05	17h 40m	0m	03:21	23:09	13:15	57.2°	43° NE
21Sun★	04:25	22:05	17h 40m	0m	03:21	23:09	13:15	57.2°	43° NE
22Mon	04:25	22:05	17h 40m	0m	03:21	23:09	13:15	57.2°	43° NE
23Tue	04:25	22:06	17h 40m	0m	03:22	23:09	13:15	57.2°	43° NE
24Wed	04:26	22:06	17h 40m	0m	03:22	23:09	13:16	57.2°	43° NE
25Thu	04:26	22:06	17h 39m	0m	03:23	23:09	13:16	57.2°	43° NE
26Fri	04:27	22:05	17h 39m	-1m	03:23	23:09	13:16	57.2°	43° NE
27Sat	04:27	22:05	17h 38m	-1m	03:24	23:09	13:16	57.1°	43° NE
28Sun	04:28	22:05	17h 37m	-1m	03:25	23:08	13:16	57.1°	43° NE
29Mon	04:28	22:05	17h 36m	-1m	03:26	23:08	13:17	57.0°	43° NE
30Tue	04:29	22:04	17h 35m	-1m	03:27	23:07	13:17	57.0°	43° NE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Markinch today?

The sun rises in Markinch today at 04:25 (Europe/London).

What time does the sun set in Markinch today?

The sun sets in Markinch today at 22:03 (Europe/London).

How long is the day in Markinch today?

Today's day length in Markinch is 17h 38m, with 1 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Markinch?

The longest day of 2026 in Markinch is June 21, with 17h 40m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Markinch?

The shortest day of 2026 in Markinch is December 22, with 6h 54m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Markinch?

Golden hour in Markinch today runs from 04:30 to 05:30 in the morning and from 20:58 to 21:58 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Markinch?

Today the sun rises 43° east of north in Markinch (approximately NE) and sets at 317° (NW).

Does Markinch observe daylight saving time?

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

When is the sun highest in Markinch today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Markinch today at 13:14 (Europe/London), climbing to an altitude of 57.1° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Markinch?

Blue hour in Markinch runs from 03:21 to 03:49 before sunrise and from 22:40 to 23:07 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/markinch-gb

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