Sunrise Times in United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Find today's sunrise times for every major city in United Kingdom 🇬🇧. Sunrise.am tracks daily sunrise, sunrise, sunset and twilight for cities across United Kingdom — updated every day with accurate astronomical data. Whether you're planning a sunrise hike, photographing the golden hour, or simply curious about how daylight changes through the year in United Kingdom, this page gives you the times you need at a glance.

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Sunrise Times & Overview for Thursday, Oct 01, 2026

As the Earth rotates into this Thursday, United Kingdom follows a seasonal transition solar path dictated by its high-latitude geography. In the capital, London, the first light breaks at 07:01. Across the country, the arrival of light is staggered by 29 minutes today; dawn begins first in Southend-on-Sea (06:57), eventually reaching Belfast at 07:26.

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Sunrise in London today — Thursday, Oct 01, 2026

Sunrise
07:01

Sunset
18:38

Day length
11h 36m

Sun right now
Night

Sun position
NNE (-40.62°)

Next Solstice
Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)

In London, the earliest sunrise is on October 25 and the latest sunset is on October 01.

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Day	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylight		Astronomical Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight		Solar Noon
Day	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	Time	Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1	07:01 ↑ 94° E	18:38 ↑ 266° W	11h 36m	-3m 54s	05:08	20:30	05:48	19:50	06:27	19:11	12:50	149.78
2	07:02 ↑ 95° E	18:35 ↑ 265° W	11h 32m	-3m 54s	05:10	20:27	05:50	19:48	06:29	19:09	12:50	149.73
3	07:04 ↑ 95° E	18:33 ↑ 264° W	11h 28m	-3m 54s	05:12	20:25	05:52	19:45	06:30	19:07	12:49	149.69
4	07:06 ↑ 96° E	18:31 ↑ 264° W	11h 25m	-3m 54s	05:14	20:22	05:53	19:43	06:32	19:05	12:49	149.65
5	07:07 ↑ 97° E	18:29 ↑ 263° W	11h 21m	-3m 54s	05:16	20:20	05:55	19:41	06:33	19:02	12:49	149.61
6	07:09 ↑ 97° E	18:26 ↑ 262° W	11h 17m	-3m 53s	05:17	20:18	05:57	19:39	06:35	19:00	12:48	149.57
7	07:11 ↑ 98° E	18:24 ↑ 262° W	11h 13m	-3m 53s	05:19	20:15	05:58	19:36	06:37	18:58	12:48	149.52
8	07:12 ↑ 98° E	18:22 ↑ 261° W	11h 09m	-3m 53s	05:21	20:13	06:00	19:34	06:38	18:56	12:48	149.48
9	07:14 ↑ 99° E	18:20 ↑ 261° W	11h 05m	-3m 53s	05:22	20:11	06:02	19:32	06:40	18:54	12:47	149.44
10	07:16 ↑ 100° E	18:17 ↑ 260° W	11h 01m	-3m 52s	05:24	20:09	06:03	19:30	06:42	18:51	12:47	149.40
11	07:17 ↑ 100° E	18:15 ↑ 259° W	10h 57m	-3m 52s	05:26	20:06	06:05	19:28	06:43	18:49	12:47	149.35
12	07:19 ↑ 101° E	18:13 ↑ 259° W	10h 53m	-3m 52s	05:28	20:04	06:06	19:26	06:45	18:47	12:47	149.31
13	07:21 ↑ 102° ESE	18:11 ↑ 258° WSW	10h 50m	-3m 51s	05:29	20:02	06:08	19:23	06:47	18:45	12:46	149.27
14	07:22 ↑ 102° ESE	18:09 ↑ 258° WSW	10h 46m	-3m 51s	05:31	20:00	06:10	19:21	06:48	18:43	12:46	149.23
15	07:24 ↑ 103° ESE	18:07 ↑ 257° WSW	10h 42m	-3m 50s	05:33	19:58	06:11	19:19	06:50	18:41	12:46	149.18
16	07:26 ↑ 103° ESE	18:04 ↑ 256° WSW	10h 38m	-3m 50s	05:34	19:56	06:13	19:17	06:51	18:39	12:46	149.14
17	07:28 ↑ 104° ESE	18:02 ↑ 256° WSW	10h 34m	-3m 49s	05:36	19:54	06:15	19:15	06:53	18:37	12:45	149.10
18	07:29 ↑ 105° ESE	18:00 ↑ 255° WSW	10h 30m	-3m 49s	05:38	19:52	06:16	19:13	06:55	18:35	12:45	149.05
19	07:31 ↑ 105° ESE	17:58 ↑ 255° WSW	10h 27m	-3m 48s	05:39	19:50	06:18	19:11	06:56	18:33	12:45	149.01
20	07:33 ↑ 106° ESE	17:56 ↑ 254° WSW	10h 23m	-3m 47s	05:41	19:48	06:19	19:09	06:58	18:31	12:45	148.97
21	07:34 ↑ 106° ESE	17:54 ↑ 253° WSW	10h 19m	-3m 46s	05:42	19:46	06:21	19:07	07:00	18:29	12:45	148.93
22	07:36 ↑ 107° ESE	17:52 ↑ 253° WSW	10h 15m	-3m 46s	05:44	19:44	06:23	19:05	07:01	18:27	12:45	148.88
23	07:38 ↑ 108° ESE	17:50 ↑ 252° WSW	10h 12m	-3m 45s	05:46	19:42	06:24	19:03	07:03	18:25	12:44	148.84
24	07:40 ↑ 108° ESE	17:48 ↑ 252° WSW	10h 08m	-3m 44s	05:47	19:40	06:26	19:02	07:05	18:23	12:44	148.80
25	06:41 ↑ 109° ESE	16:46 ↑ 251° WSW	10h 04m	-3m 43s	04:49	18:38	05:27	18:00	06:06	17:21	11:44	148.76
26	06:43 ↑ 109° ESE	16:44 ↑ 250° WSW	10h 00m	-3m 42s	04:50	18:36	05:29	17:58	06:08	17:19	11:44	148.72
27	06:45 ↑ 110° ESE	16:42 ↑ 250° WSW	9h 57m	-3m 41s	04:52	18:35	05:31	17:56	06:10	17:17	11:44	148.68
28	06:47 ↑ 110° ESE	16:40 ↑ 249° WSW	9h 53m	-3m 40s	04:54	18:33	05:32	17:54	06:11	17:16	11:44	148.64
29	06:48 ↑ 111° ESE	16:38 ↑ 249° WSW	9h 49m	-3m 39s	04:55	18:31	05:34	17:53	06:13	17:14	11:44	148.60
30	06:50 ↑ 112° ESE	16:36 ↑ 248° WSW	9h 46m	-3m 37s	04:57	18:30	05:35	17:51	06:15	17:12	11:44	148.56
31	06:52 ↑ 112° ESE	16:35 ↑ 248° WSW	9h 42m	-3m 36s	04:58	18:28	05:37	17:49	06:16	17:10	11:44	148.52
All times are local for London. Time is adjusted for DST. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.