First light
06:28
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Dundee today, Tuesday 27 October, is at 16:41 and sunrise is at 07:10. It gets dark at 17:21. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:39. Local time: GMT (UTC+00:00).
Next sunrise: tomorrow at 07:12
Showing: today Tuesday 27 October
First light
06:28
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
07:07
112° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:43
248° · west-southwest
Dark
17:23
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 36m
−4 min 31 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:56
Sun 21.0° high
First light
06:30
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
07:10
112° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:41
247° · west-southwest
Dark
17:21
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 32m
−4 min 30 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:56
Sun 20.7° high
First light
06:32
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
07:12
113° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:39
247° · west-southwest
Dark
17:18
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 27m
−4 min 29 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:56
Sun 20.3° high
Wednesday 28 October: sunrise 07:12, sunset 16:39, 9h 27m of daylight. It gets dark at 17:18.
Morning blue hour06:30–06:45
Morning golden hour06:45–08:06
Evening golden hour15:45–17:05
Evening blue hour17:05–17:21
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 112° (east-southeast) and sets at 247° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 42° and 134° and sunset between 226° and 318°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:38 | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:24 | 11h 32m | −4 min 42 s |
| Fri 2 | 06:40 | 07:17 | 18:44 | 19:22 | 11h 27m | −4 min 42 s |
| Sat 3 | 06:42 | 07:19 | 18:42 | 19:19 | 11h 23m | −4 min 41 s |
| Sun 4 | 06:44 | 07:21 | 18:39 | 19:16 | 11h 18m | −4 min 41 s |
| Mon 5 | 06:46 | 07:23 | 18:36 | 19:14 | 11h 13m | −4 min 41 s |
| Tue 6 | 06:48 | 07:25 | 18:34 | 19:11 | 11h 09m | −4 min 41 s |
| Wed 7 | 06:50 | 07:27 | 18:31 | 19:09 | 11h 04m | −4 min 41 s |
| Thu 8 | 06:52 | 07:29 | 18:28 | 19:06 | 10h 59m | −4 min 41 s |
| Fri 9 | 06:54 | 07:31 | 18:26 | 19:03 | 10h 54m | −4 min 41 s |
| Sat 10 | 06:56 | 07:33 | 18:23 | 19:01 | 10h 50m | −4 min 40 s |
| Sun 11 | 06:58 | 07:36 | 18:21 | 18:58 | 10h 45m | −4 min 40 s |
| Mon 12 | 07:00 | 07:38 | 18:18 | 18:56 | 10h 40m | −4 min 40 s |
| Tue 13 | 07:02 | 07:40 | 18:16 | 18:53 | 10h 36m | −4 min 39 s |
| Wed 14 | 07:04 | 07:42 | 18:13 | 18:51 | 10h 31m | −4 min 39 s |
| Thu 15 | 07:06 | 07:44 | 18:10 | 18:48 | 10h 27m | −4 min 39 s |
| Fri 16 | 07:08 | 07:46 | 18:08 | 18:46 | 10h 22m | −4 min 38 s |
| Sat 17 | 07:10 | 07:48 | 18:05 | 18:44 | 10h 17m | −4 min 38 s |
| Sun 18 | 07:12 | 07:50 | 18:03 | 18:41 | 10h 13m | −4 min 37 s |
| Mon 19 | 07:14 | 07:52 | 18:00 | 18:39 | 10h 08m | −4 min 37 s |
| Tue 20 | 07:16 | 07:55 | 17:58 | 18:36 | 10h 03m | −4 min 36 s |
| Wed 21 | 07:18 | 07:57 | 17:55 | 18:34 | 9h 59m | −4 min 35 s |
| Thu 22 | 07:20 | 07:59 | 17:53 | 18:32 | 9h 54m | −4 min 35 s |
| Fri 23 | 07:22 | 08:01 | 17:51 | 18:29 | 9h 50m | −4 min 34 s |
| Sat 24 | 07:24 | 08:03 | 17:48 | 18:27 | 9h 45m | −4 min 33 s |
| Sun 25 | 06:26 | 07:05 | 16:46 | 17:25 | 9h 41m | −4 min 32 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:28 | 07:07 | 16:43 | 17:23 | 9h 36m | −4 min 31 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 06:30 | 07:10 | 16:41 | 17:21 | 9h 32m | −4 min 30 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:32 | 07:12 | 16:39 | 17:18 | 9h 27m | −4 min 29 s |
| Thu 29 | 06:34 | 07:14 | 16:36 | 17:16 | 9h 23m | −4 min 28 s |
| Fri 30 | 06:36 | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:14 | 9h 18m | −4 min 27 s |
| Sat 31 | 06:38 | 07:18 | 16:32 | 17:12 | 9h 14m | −4 min 25 s |
Local times in Europe/London; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Dundee ranges from 6h 50m (21 Dec) to 17h 45m (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 16:41 on Tuesday 27 October (GMT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (247°).
Sunrise is at 07:10 on Tuesday 27 October. The sun rises in the east-southeast (112°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday 28 October, the sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:39, giving 9h 27m of daylight.
It gets dark at 17:21, 39 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 18:48.
Morning golden hour: 06:45 to 08:06. Evening golden hour: 15:45 to 17:05. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Dundee gets 9 hours 32 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes and 30 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is 21 June, with 17h 45m of daylight (sunrise 04:21, sunset 22:06). The shortest is 21 December, with 6h 50m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on 14 December at 15:34; the latest is on 24 June at 22:06.
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 (112°) and sets in the west-southwest (247°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 42° and 134° on the horizon.
In Dundee, the longest day of 2026 is 21 June, with 17h 45m of daylight, and the shortest is 21 December, with 6h 50m: a difference of 10 hours 54 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on 18 June (04:21) and the latest sunset on 24 June (22:06). 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. Dundee lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 57.0° above the horizon, on 21 June. Around midsummer, from 3 May to 10 August, the sun never sinks 18° below the horizon, so the night sky never gets fully dark.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews 18 km | 07:08 | 16:41 |
| Arbroath 26 km | 07:08 | 16:39 |
| Perth 29 km | 07:11 | 16:43 |
| Glenrothes 33 km | 07:10 | 16:43 |
| Kirkcaldy 41 km | 07:09 | 16:43 |
| Dunfermline 53 km | 07:10 | 16:44 |
| Musselburgh 59 km | 07:08 | 16:43 |
| Edinburgh 59 km | 07:09 | 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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