First light
06:30
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Grangemouth today, Tuesday 27 October, is at 16:45 and sunrise is at 07:11. It gets dark at 17:24. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:43. Local time: GMT (UTC+00:00).
Next sunrise: tomorrow at 07:13
Showing: today Tuesday 27 October
First light
06:30
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
07:09
111° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:48
248° · west-southwest
Dark
17:27
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 39m
−4 min 26 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:59
Sun 21.4° high
First light
06:32
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
07:11
112° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:45
248° · west-southwest
Dark
17:24
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 34m
−4 min 25 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:59
Sun 21.1° high
First light
06:34
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
07:13
113° · east-southeast
Sunset
16:43
247° · west-southwest
Dark
17:22
End of civil twilight
Day length
9h 30m
−4 min 24 s vs the day before
Solar noon
11:59
Sun 20.8° high
Wednesday 28 October: sunrise 07:13, sunset 16:43, 9h 30m of daylight. It gets dark at 17:22.
Morning blue hour06:32–06:47
Morning golden hour06:47–08:07
Evening golden hour15:50–17:10
Evening blue hour17:10–17:24
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 248° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 43° and 134° and sunset between 226° and 317°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:41 | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 | 11h 32m | −4 min 37 s |
| Fri 2 | 06:43 | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:25 | 11h 28m | −4 min 37 s |
| Sat 3 | 06:45 | 07:22 | 18:45 | 19:22 | 11h 23m | −4 min 37 s |
| Sun 4 | 06:47 | 07:24 | 18:42 | 19:19 | 11h 19m | −4 min 36 s |
| Mon 5 | 06:49 | 07:26 | 18:40 | 19:17 | 11h 14m | −4 min 36 s |
| Tue 6 | 06:51 | 07:28 | 18:37 | 19:14 | 11h 09m | −4 min 36 s |
| Wed 7 | 06:53 | 07:30 | 18:35 | 19:12 | 11h 05m | −4 min 36 s |
| Thu 8 | 06:55 | 07:32 | 18:32 | 19:09 | 11h 00m | −4 min 36 s |
| Fri 9 | 06:57 | 07:34 | 18:29 | 19:07 | 10h 56m | −4 min 36 s |
| Sat 10 | 06:59 | 07:36 | 18:27 | 19:04 | 10h 51m | −4 min 35 s |
| Sun 11 | 07:00 | 07:38 | 18:24 | 19:02 | 10h 46m | −4 min 35 s |
| Mon 12 | 07:02 | 07:40 | 18:22 | 18:59 | 10h 42m | −4 min 35 s |
| Tue 13 | 07:04 | 07:42 | 18:19 | 18:57 | 10h 37m | −4 min 34 s |
| Wed 14 | 07:06 | 07:44 | 18:17 | 18:54 | 10h 33m | −4 min 34 s |
| Thu 15 | 07:08 | 07:46 | 18:14 | 18:52 | 10h 28m | −4 min 34 s |
| Fri 16 | 07:10 | 07:48 | 18:12 | 18:49 | 10h 24m | −4 min 33 s |
| Sat 17 | 07:12 | 07:50 | 18:09 | 18:47 | 10h 19m | −4 min 33 s |
| Sun 18 | 07:14 | 07:52 | 18:07 | 18:45 | 10h 15m | −4 min 32 s |
| Mon 19 | 07:16 | 07:54 | 18:04 | 18:42 | 10h 10m | −4 min 32 s |
| Tue 20 | 07:18 | 07:56 | 18:02 | 18:40 | 10h 06m | −4 min 31 s |
| Wed 21 | 07:20 | 07:59 | 18:00 | 18:38 | 10h 01m | −4 min 30 s |
| Thu 22 | 07:22 | 08:01 | 17:57 | 18:35 | 9h 57m | −4 min 29 s |
| Fri 23 | 07:24 | 08:03 | 17:55 | 18:33 | 9h 52m | −4 min 29 s |
| Sat 24 | 07:26 | 08:05 | 17:52 | 18:31 | 9h 48m | −4 min 28 s |
| Sun 25 | 06:28 | 07:07 | 16:50 | 17:29 | 9h 43m | −4 min 27 s |
| Mon 26 | 06:30 | 07:09 | 16:48 | 17:27 | 9h 39m | −4 min 26 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 06:32 | 07:11 | 16:45 | 17:24 | 9h 34m | −4 min 25 s |
| Wed 28 | 06:34 | 07:13 | 16:43 | 17:22 | 9h 30m | −4 min 24 s |
| Thu 29 | 06:36 | 07:15 | 16:41 | 17:20 | 9h 26m | −4 min 23 s |
| Fri 30 | 06:38 | 07:18 | 16:39 | 17:18 | 9h 21m | −4 min 21 s |
| Sat 31 | 06:40 | 07:20 | 16:36 | 17:16 | 9h 17m | −4 min 20 s |
Local times in Europe/London; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Grangemouth ranges from 6h 57m (21 Dec) to 17h 37m (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 (248°).
Sunrise is at 07:11 on Tuesday 27 October. The sun rises in the east-southeast (112°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday 28 October, the sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:43, giving 9h 30m of daylight.
It gets dark at 17:24, 39 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 18:51.
Morning golden hour: 06:47 to 08:07. Evening golden hour: 15:50 to 17:10. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Grangemouth gets 9 hours 34 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes and 25 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is 21 June, with 17h 37m of daylight (sunrise 04:28, sunset 22:05). The shortest is 21 December, with 6h 57m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on 14 December at 15:40; 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 (248°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 43° and 134° on the horizon.
In Grangemouth, the longest day of 2026 is 21 June, with 17h 37m of daylight, and the shortest is 21 December, with 6h 57m: a difference of 10 hours 41 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on 18 June (04:28) 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. Grangemouth lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 57.4° above the horizon, on 21 June. Around midsummer, from 5 May to 8 August, the sun never sinks 18° below the horizon, so the night sky never gets fully dark.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Falkirk 4 km | 07:11 | 16:46 |
| Alloa 12 km | 07:12 | 16:45 |
| Bathgate 13 km | 07:11 | 16:45 |
| Livingston 17 km | 07:10 | 16:45 |
| Dunfermline 18 km | 07:10 | 16:44 |
| Broxburn 18 km | 07:10 | 16:45 |
| Stirling 18 km | 07:12 | 16:46 |
| Cumbernauld 18 km | 07:12 | 16:47 |
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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