First light
06:08
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Hove today, Tuesday 27 October, is at 16:45 and sunrise is at 06:44. It gets dark at 17:19. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:43. Local time: GMT (UTC+00:00).
Next sunrise: tomorrow at 06:45
Showing: today Tuesday 27 October
First light
06:08
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
06:42
109° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:46
251° · west-southwest
Dark
17:20
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 04m
−3 min 37 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:45
Sun 26.6° high
First light
06:10
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
06:44
109° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:45
250° · west-southwest
Dark
17:19
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 01m
−3 min 36 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:45
Sun 26.3° high
First light
06:11
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
06:45
110° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:43
250° · west-southwest
Dark
17:17
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 57m
−3 min 34 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:44
Sun 26.0° high
Wednesday 28 October: sunrise 06:45, sunset 16:43, 9h 57m of daylight. It gets dark at 17:17.
Morning blue hour06:10–06:23
Morning golden hour06:23–07:31
Evening golden hour15:57–17:06
Evening blue hour17:06–17:19
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 109° (east-southeast) and sets at 250° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 50° and 128° and sunset between 232° and 310°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:28 | 07:01 | 18:39 | 19:12 | 11h 38m | −3 min 49 s |
| Fri 2 | 06:30 | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 | 11h 34m | −3 min 49 s |
| Sat 3 | 06:31 | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:07 | 11h 30m | −3 min 49 s |
| Sun 4 | 06:33 | 07:06 | 18:32 | 19:05 | 11h 26m | −3 min 49 s |
| Mon 5 | 06:34 | 07:07 | 18:30 | 19:03 | 11h 23m | −3 min 48 s |
| Tue 6 | 06:36 | 07:09 | 18:28 | 19:01 | 11h 19m | −3 min 48 s |
| Wed 7 | 06:38 | 07:11 | 18:26 | 18:58 | 11h 15m | −3 min 48 s |
| Thu 8 | 06:39 | 07:12 | 18:23 | 18:56 | 11h 11m | −3 min 48 s |
| Fri 9 | 06:41 | 07:14 | 18:21 | 18:54 | 11h 08m | −3 min 47 s |
| Sat 10 | 06:42 | 07:15 | 18:19 | 18:52 | 11h 04m | −3 min 47 s |
| Sun 11 | 06:44 | 07:17 | 18:17 | 18:50 | 11h 00m | −3 min 47 s |
| Mon 12 | 06:46 | 07:19 | 18:15 | 18:48 | 10h 56m | −3 min 46 s |
| Tue 13 | 06:47 | 07:20 | 18:13 | 18:46 | 10h 52m | −3 min 46 s |
| Wed 14 | 06:49 | 07:22 | 18:11 | 18:44 | 10h 49m | −3 min 45 s |
| Thu 15 | 06:50 | 07:24 | 18:08 | 18:42 | 10h 45m | −3 min 45 s |
| Fri 16 | 06:52 | 07:25 | 18:06 | 18:40 | 10h 41m | −3 min 44 s |
| Sat 17 | 06:54 | 07:27 | 18:04 | 18:38 | 10h 37m | −3 min 44 s |
| Sun 18 | 06:55 | 07:29 | 18:02 | 18:36 | 10h 34m | −3 min 43 s |
| Mon 19 | 06:57 | 07:30 | 18:00 | 18:34 | 10h 30m | −3 min 43 s |
| Tue 20 | 06:58 | 07:32 | 17:58 | 18:32 | 10h 26m | −3 min 42 s |
| Wed 21 | 07:00 | 07:34 | 17:56 | 18:30 | 10h 23m | −3 min 41 s |
| Thu 22 | 07:02 | 07:35 | 17:54 | 18:28 | 10h 19m | −3 min 40 s |
| Fri 23 | 07:03 | 07:37 | 17:52 | 18:26 | 10h 15m | −3 min 39 s |
| Sat 24 | 07:05 | 07:39 | 17:50 | 18:24 | 10h 12m | −3 min 39 s |
| Sun 25 | 06:06 | 06:40 | 16:48 | 17:22 | 10h 08m | −3 min 38 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:08 | 06:42 | 16:46 | 17:20 | 10h 04m | −3 min 37 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 06:10 | 06:44 | 16:45 | 17:19 | 10h 01m | −3 min 36 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:11 | 06:45 | 16:43 | 17:17 | 9h 57m | −3 min 34 s |
| Thu 29 | 06:13 | 06:47 | 16:41 | 17:15 | 9h 54m | −3 min 33 s |
| Fri 30 | 06:14 | 06:49 | 16:39 | 17:13 | 9h 50m | −3 min 32 s |
| Sat 31 | 06:16 | 06:51 | 16:37 | 17:12 | 9h 47m | −3 min 31 s |
Local times in Europe/London; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Hove ranges from 7h 56m (21 Dec) to 16h 31m (21 Jun).
Europe/London · GMT · UTC+00:00. Standard time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, 28 March 2027, from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United KingdomIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 16:45 on Tuesday 27 October (GMT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (250°).
Sunrise is at 06:44 on Tuesday 27 October. The sun rises in the east-southeast (109°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday 28 October, the sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:43, giving 9h 57m of daylight.
It gets dark at 17:19, 34 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 18:35.
Morning golden hour: 06:23 to 07:31. Evening golden hour: 15:57 to 17:06. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Hove gets 10 hours 1 minute of daylight today, 3 minutes and 36 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is 21 June, with 16h 31m of daylight (sunrise 04:47, sunset 21:18). The shortest is 21 December, with 7h 56m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on 12 December at 15:55; the latest is on 25 June at 21:18.
Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday 28 March 2027 (UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00). Sunrise and sunset move later on the clock from 29 Mar.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (109°) and sets in the west-southwest (250°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 50° and 128° on the horizon.
In Hove, the longest day of 2026 is 21 June, with 16h 31m of daylight, and the shortest is 21 December, with 7h 56m: a difference of 8 hours 35 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on 17 June (04:47) and the latest sunset on 25 June (21:18). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Hove lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 62.6° above the horizon, on 21 June. Around midsummer, from 27 May to 17 July, the sun never sinks 18° below the horizon, so the night sky never gets fully dark.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton 2 km | 06:44 | 16:44 |
| Portslade 4 km | 06:44 | 16:45 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea 8 km | 06:44 | 16:45 |
| Rottingdean 8 km | 06:43 | 16:44 |
| Lancing 11 km | 06:44 | 16:45 |
| Peacehaven 12 km | 06:43 | 16:44 |
| Lewes 13 km | 06:43 | 16:44 |
| Burgess Hill 14 km | 06:44 | 16:44 |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modelled.
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