🌅 Edinburgh Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Europe/London
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🌄 05:29 🌇 20:52 | 2 🌄 05:26 🌇 20:54 | 3 🌄 05:24 🌇 20:56 | ||||
| 4 🌄 05:22 🌇 20:58 | 5 🌄 05:20 🌇 21:00 | 6 🌄 05:18 🌇 21:02 | 7 🌄 05:16 🌇 21:03 | 8 🌄 05:13 🌇 21:05 | 9 🌄 05:11 🌇 21:07 | 10 🌄 05:09 🌇 21:09 |
| 11 🌄 05:07 🌇 21:11 | 12 🌄 05:05 🌇 21:13 | 13 🌄 05:04 🌇 21:15 | 14 🌄 05:02 🌇 21:17 | 15 🌄 05:00 🌇 21:19 | 16 🌄 04:58 🌇 21:21 | 17 🌄 04:56 🌇 21:22 |
| 18 🌄 04:54 🌇 21:24 | 19 🌄 04:53 🌇 21:26 | 20 🌄 04:51 🌇 21:28 | 21 🌄 04:50 🌇 21:30 | 22 🌄 04:48 🌇 21:31 | 23 🌄 04:46 🌇 21:33 | 24 🌄 04:45 🌇 21:35 |
| 25 🌄 04:43 🌇 21:36 | 26 🌄 04:42 🌇 21:38 | 27 🌄 04:41 🌇 21:39 | 28 🌄 04:39 🌇 21:41 | 29 🌄 04:38 🌇 21:42 | 30 🌄 04:37 🌇 21:44 | 31 🌄 04:36 🌇 21:45 |
All times in local time for Edinburgh (Europe/London).
Lengthening days in Edinburgh through May 2025
Across May 2025, daylight in Edinburgh, United Kingdom grows — the month opens with 15h 23m of daylight and closes with 17h 09m (a swing of about 106 minutes). That works out to roughly 24 minutes a week.
Sunrise this month spans 04:36 (May 31) to 05:29 (May 1); sunset runs between 20:52 (May 1) and 21:45 (May 31).
Daylight averages roughly 16h 20m per day across the month. It falls in northern-hemisphere spring, which sets the overall pattern of these times. Handy for photographers, early risers, travellers and anyone timing their day to the light in Edinburgh.
About the Edinburgh Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
This calendar shows the sunrise and sunset time in Edinburgh, United Kingdom for every day of May 2025. All times are shown in Edinburgh's local time (Europe/London), with daylight saving changes applied automatically.
Each day's cell shows the local 🌄 sunrise and 🌇 sunset time, so you can see at a glance how daylight grows and shrinks through the month — useful for photography, travel, prayer planning, gardening, fitness and organising your day around the sun.
How to use this calendar
- Search any city using the box at the top to jump to its full monthly calendar.
- Change month with the ← and → arrows above the grid.
- Print or save a clean copy with the 🖨️ Print button.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the sun rise in Edinburgh in May 2025?
In May 2025, sunrise in Edinburgh, United Kingdom ranges from about 04:36 on May 31 (its earliest) to 05:29 on May 1 (its latest). Each day's exact time is in the calendar above.
What time does the sun set in Edinburgh in May 2025?
Sunset in Edinburgh, United Kingdom during May 2025 runs from 20:52 on May 1 to 21:45 on May 31.
How much daylight does Edinburgh get in May 2025?
Edinburgh, United Kingdom has between 15h 23m and 17h 09m of daylight per day in May 2025, increases by about 106 minutes across the month.
What is the difference between sunrise and sunset?
Sunrise is the moment the sun's top edge first appears above the horizon in the morning; sunset is when it disappears below the horizon in the evening. The gap between them is the day's length, which shifts gradually through the year.
When are the days longest and shortest in Edinburgh?
Daylight peaks around the summer solstice (about June 21 in the northern hemisphere, December 21 in the southern) and bottoms out at the winter solstice. Browse the months above to watch the change.
Are the sunrise and sunset times for Edinburgh accurate?
Times are calculated from the location's exact latitude, longitude and time zone using standard astronomical algorithms, accurate to about a minute. Local terrain such as hills or tall buildings can slightly shift when the sun actually appears or disappears.