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Daily Rise/Set and Twilight Times for the British Isles

The table below gives the times of sunrise and sunset, the start of morning and the end of evening civil, nautical and astronomical twilights, the start and end of the Hours of Darkness^† and moonrise and moonset times for 2021 May 11^th for a selection of 110 locations across the British Isles. Information on the phase, age and illuminated fraction of the Moon at 00:00 BST on 2021 May 11^th can also be found at the foot of the table.

The map on the left shows the distribution of locations for which astronomical data have been generated in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Isles of Scilly.

If you are at a location other than one of those listed below, please choose the nearest town or city in the table to your location. By adopting the data for this location, the timings of rise/set, twilights or Hours of Darkness should be within 2 or 3 minutes of the correct value for your location.

† — The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 introduced the term 'Hours of Darkness' in place of 'lighting-up period'. During the Hours of Darkness vehicle headlights must be used. During the half hour intervals from sunset to the beginning of the Hours of Darkness and from the end of the Hours of Darkness to sunrise at least sidelights must be used.

Sun rise/set, twilights, Hours of Darkness and Moon rise/set times (in BST) for 2021 May 11th
Location	Sun		Civil Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Astronomical Twilight		Hours of Darkness		Moon
	Rise	Set	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	End	Start	Rise	Set
England
Barnstaple	05:32	20:54	04:52	21:34	03:59	22:28	02:47	23:42	05:02	21:24	05:39	20:41
Basingstoke	05:19	20:43	04:39	21:23	03:46	22:18	02:32	23:33	04:49	21:13	05:26	20:29
Birmingham	05:18	20:51	04:36	21:33	03:39	22:31	02:14	23:59	04:48	21:21	05:26	20:37
Blackpool	05:17	21:01	04:33	21:46	03:31	22:48	01:39	00:38	04:47	21:31	05:27	20:47
Brighton	05:17	20:38	04:38	21:17	03:45	22:11	02:34	23:23	04:47	21:08	05:24	20:24
Bristol	05:25	20:50	04:44	21:30	03:50	22:25	02:35	23:42	04:55	21:20	05:32	20:36
Cambridge	05:11	20:42	04:30	21:24	03:33	22:20	02:11	23:45	04:41	21:12	05:19	20:28
Carlisle	05:12	21:06	04:26	21:52	03:20	22:59	**:**	**:**	04:42	21:36	05:23	20:51
Catterick	05:09	20:58	04:24	21:43	03:20	22:48	**:**	**:**	04:39	21:28	05:20	20:43
Colchester	05:09	20:38	04:28	21:19	03:33	22:15	02:14	23:36	04:39	21:08	05:17	20:23
Dover	05:10	20:33	04:30	21:13	03:37	22:07	02:24	23:21	04:40	21:03	05:17	20:19
Exeter	05:31	20:51	04:52	21:30	03:59	22:23	02:50	23:34	05:01	21:21	05:38	20:38
Falmouth	05:39	20:55	05:01	21:34	04:10	22:25	03:03	23:33	05:09	21:25	05:45	20:42
Gloucester	05:22	20:50	04:41	21:31	03:46	22:27	02:27	23:48	04:52	21:20	05:29	20:36
Hastings	05:14	20:35	04:35	21:15	03:42	22:08	02:31	23:20	04:44	21:05	05:21	20:21
Hereford	05:23	20:53	04:42	21:34	03:46	22:30	02:26	23:53	04:53	21:23	05:31	20:39
Hull	05:06	20:50	04:22	21:34	03:21	22:36	01:31	00:24	04:36	21:20	05:16	20:35
Ipswich	05:07	20:37	04:26	21:19	03:30	22:15	02:10	23:38	04:37	21:07	05:15	20:23
Kendal	05:13	21:02	04:29	21:48	03:25	22:52	**:**	**:**	04:43	21:32	05:24	20:48
King's Lynn	05:08	20:43	04:25	21:26	03:28	22:24	01:59	23:56	04:38	21:13	05:16	20:28
Leeds	05:11	20:55	04:27	21:40	03:26	22:42	01:34	00:31	04:41	21:25	05:21	20:41
Leicester	05:14	20:49	04:32	21:31	03:35	22:29	02:08	**:**	04:44	21:19	05:23	20:34
Lincoln	05:09	20:49	04:26	21:32	03:27	22:32	01:50	00:06	04:39	21:19	05:19	20:34
Liverpool	05:18	20:59	04:35	21:43	03:35	22:44	01:55	00:21	04:48	21:29	05:28	20:45
London	05:15	20:40	04:34	21:21	03:40	22:16	02:25	23:33	04:45	21:10	05:22	20:26
Lowestoft	05:03	20:36	04:21	21:19	03:24	22:16	01:59	23:44	04:33	21:06	05:12	20:22
Luton	05:14	20:43	04:33	21:24	03:38	22:20	02:19	23:41	04:44	21:13	05:22	20:29
Manchester	05:15	20:57	04:32	21:40	03:32	22:41	01:50	00:20	04:45	21:27	05:25	20:42
Middlesbrough	05:06	20:57	04:21	21:43	03:16	22:49	**:**	**:**	04:36	21:27	05:17	20:42
Newcastle	05:06	21:01	04:20	21:47	03:14	22:55	**:**	**:**	04:36	21:31	05:18	20:45
Northampton	05:15	20:46	04:33	21:28	03:37	22:25	02:15	23:50	04:45	21:16	05:23	20:32
Norwich	05:04	20:39	04:22	21:21	03:25	22:19	01:58	23:50	04:34	21:09	05:13	20:24
Nottingham	05:13	20:50	04:30	21:33	03:32	22:32	02:00	00:01	04:43	21:20	05:22	20:36
Oxford	05:18	20:46	04:37	21:27	03:42	22:22	02:25	23:42	04:48	21:16	05:26	20:32
Padstow	05:37	20:56	04:58	21:35	04:06	22:27	02:58	23:38	05:07	21:26	05:44	20:43
Penzance	05:41	20:57	05:03	21:35	04:12	22:27	03:05	23:34	05:11	21:27	05:47	20:44
Peterborough	05:11	20:45	04:29	21:27	03:32	22:25	02:05	23:55	04:41	21:15	05:19	20:31
Plymouth	05:35	20:52	04:56	21:31	04:04	22:23	02:57	23:32	05:05	21:22	05:41	20:39
Salisbury	05:23	20:45	04:43	21:25	03:50	22:19	02:38	23:33	04:53	21:15	05:30	20:32
Scarborough	05:04	20:53	04:19	21:38	03:16	22:42	**:**	**:**	04:34	21:23	05:15	20:38
Sheffield	05:12	20:53	04:29	21:37	03:29	22:37	01:49	00:14	04:42	21:23	05:22	20:39
Shrewsbury	05:20	20:55	04:38	21:38	03:41	22:36	02:13	00:02	04:50	21:25	05:29	20:41
Skegness	05:06	20:45	04:23	21:28	03:24	22:28	01:49	00:00	04:36	21:15	05:15	20:30
Southampton	05:22	20:43	04:42	21:23	03:50	22:16	02:39	23:29	04:52	21:13	05:29	20:29
Stoke-on-Trent	05:17	20:54	04:34	21:37	03:36	22:37	02:03	00:06	04:47	21:24	05:26	20:40
Taunton	05:28	20:50	04:49	21:30	03:55	22:24	02:44	23:37	04:58	21:20	05:35	20:37
Weymouth	05:27	20:46	04:48	21:26	03:56	22:18	02:47	23:29	04:57	21:16	05:34	20:33
Whitehaven	05:16	21:07	04:30	21:52	03:26	22:58	**:**	**:**	04:46	21:37	05:27	20:52
York	05:08	20:54	04:24	21:39	03:22	22:42	01:22	00:39	04:38	21:24	05:19	20:39
Scotland
Aberdeen	04:57	21:14	04:06	22:05	02:47	23:27	**:**	**:**	04:27	21:44	05:12	20:57
Ayr	05:16	21:15	04:29	22:03	03:20	23:13	**:**	**:**	04:46	21:45	05:28	21:00
Bowmore	05:21	21:23	04:33	22:11	03:23	23:23	**:**	**:**	04:51	21:53	05:34	21:08
Campbeltown	05:20	21:19	04:33	22:06	03:24	23:16	**:**	**:**	04:50	21:49	05:32	21:04
Dornoch	05:01	21:26	04:08	22:19	02:42	23:48	**:**	**:**	04:31	21:56	05:17	21:09
Dumfries	05:13	21:09	04:27	21:56	03:20	23:04	**:**	**:**	04:43	21:39	05:25	20:54
Dundee	05:04	21:14	04:15	22:04	03:00	23:20	**:**	**:**	04:34	21:44	05:18	20:58
Edinburgh	05:07	21:12	04:19	22:00	03:08	23:13	**:**	**:**	04:37	21:42	05:21	20:56
Elgin	04:59	21:22	04:07	22:14	02:43	23:41	**:**	**:**	04:29	21:52	05:15	21:05
Fort William	05:11	21:24	04:21	22:15	03:04	23:34	**:**	**:**	04:41	21:54	05:26	21:08
Glasgow	05:12	21:16	04:24	22:04	03:14	23:16	**:**	**:**	04:42	21:46	05:26	21:00
Inverness	05:04	21:24	04:12	22:17	02:50	23:41	**:**	**:**	04:34	21:54	05:20	21:08
Kelso	05:06	21:07	04:19	21:55	03:09	23:06	**:**	**:**	04:36	21:37	05:19	20:52
Kirkwall	04:50	21:28	03:54	22:25	02:12	00:03	**:**	**:**	04:20	21:58	05:09	21:10
Lerwick	04:35	21:29	03:35	22:30	**:**	**:**	**:**	**:**	04:05	21:59	04:57	21:09
Oban	05:14	21:24	04:25	22:13	03:11	23:29	**:**	**:**	04:44	21:54	05:28	21:08
Peebles	05:09	21:10	04:22	21:58	03:12	23:09	**:**	**:**	04:39	21:40	05:22	20:55
Pitlochry	05:06	21:18	04:16	22:08	03:00	23:26	**:**	**:**	04:36	21:48	05:20	21:02
Portree	05:12	21:32	04:20	22:24	02:58	23:48	**:**	**:**	04:42	22:02	05:28	21:16
Stirling	05:10	21:16	04:21	22:05	03:09	23:18	**:**	**:**	04:40	21:46	05:23	21:00
Stornoway	05:08	21:37	04:14	22:32	02:44	**:**	**:**	**:**	04:38	22:07	05:26	21:21
Stranraer	05:20	21:14	04:34	22:01	03:28	23:08	**:**	**:**	04:50	21:44	05:32	21:00
Thurso	04:54	21:28	03:59	22:24	02:24	**:**	**:**	**:**	04:24	21:58	05:12	21:10
Ullapool	05:05	21:30	04:12	22:24	02:46	23:53	**:**	**:**	04:35	22:00	05:22	21:14
Wick	04:54	21:25	03:59	22:21	02:26	23:57	**:**	**:**	04:24	21:55	05:11	21:08
Wales
Aberystwyth	05:27	21:00	04:45	21:42	03:48	22:39	02:24	00:01	04:57	21:30	05:35	20:46
Bangor	05:24	21:03	04:41	21:47	03:41	22:47	02:05	00:21	04:54	21:33	05:33	20:49
Cardiff	05:27	20:52	04:47	21:33	03:52	22:28	02:37	23:45	04:57	21:22	05:34	20:39
Llandrindod Wells	05:25	20:56	04:43	21:38	03:47	22:35	02:24	**:**	04:55	21:26	05:33	20:42
Milford Haven	05:34	21:01	04:53	21:42	03:58	22:37	02:41	23:56	05:04	21:31	05:41	20:48
Swansea	05:30	20:56	04:49	21:37	03:54	22:32	02:38	23:50	05:00	21:26	05:37	20:43
Northern Ireland
Belfast	05:25	21:16	04:40	22:02	03:35	23:08	**:**	**:**	04:55	21:46	05:36	21:02
Coleraine	05:25	21:22	04:39	22:09	03:32	23:17	**:**	**:**	04:55	21:52	05:38	21:07
Londonderry	05:29	21:24	04:42	22:10	03:36	23:18	**:**	**:**	04:59	21:54	05:41	21:10
Omagh	05:30	21:22	04:45	22:08	03:40	23:13	**:**	**:**	05:00	21:52	05:42	21:08
Ireland
Athlone	05:38	21:19	04:55	22:03	03:55	23:04	02:14	00:42	05:08	21:49	05:48	21:06
Bantry	05:51	21:18	05:11	21:59	04:16	22:54	02:59	00:09	05:21	21:48	05:59	21:06
Castlebar	05:42	21:27	04:58	22:11	03:56	23:14	02:01	01:06	05:12	21:57	05:52	21:13
Cavan	05:33	21:19	04:49	22:04	03:47	23:07	01:46	01:05	05:03	21:49	05:44	21:06
Cork	05:46	21:15	05:05	21:56	04:10	22:52	02:51	00:09	05:16	21:45	05:54	21:03
Donegal	05:33	21:25	04:48	22:11	03:43	23:17	**:**	**:**	05:03	21:55	05:45	21:12
Dublin	05:32	21:12	04:49	21:56	03:49	22:56	02:10	00:33	05:02	21:42	05:41	20:59
Dundalk	05:29	21:16	04:45	22:00	03:43	23:03	01:39	01:04	04:59	21:46	05:40	21:02
Dungarvan	05:42	21:12	05:01	21:54	04:05	22:50	02:45	00:09	05:12	21:42	05:51	21:00
Galway	05:43	21:23	05:00	22:06	04:01	23:07	02:23	00:41	05:13	21:53	05:53	21:10
Kildare	05:35	21:14	04:52	21:57	03:53	22:57	02:18	00:29	05:05	21:44	05:45	21:01
Kilkenny	05:39	21:13	04:56	21:56	03:59	22:54	02:32	00:19	05:09	21:43	05:47	21:00
Killarney	05:50	21:20	05:09	22:01	04:13	22:58	02:52	00:16	05:20	21:50	05:58	21:07
Limerick	05:44	21:19	05:02	22:01	04:04	22:59	02:37	00:24	05:14	21:49	05:53	21:06
Monaghan	05:31	21:19	04:46	22:04	03:43	23:08	**:**	**:**	05:01	21:49	05:42	21:05
Navan	05:32	21:15	04:48	21:59	03:48	23:01	02:01	00:45	05:02	21:45	05:42	21:02
Roscommon	05:38	21:21	04:55	22:05	03:54	23:07	02:07	00:50	05:08	21:51	05:48	21:08
Sligo	05:37	21:25	04:52	22:10	03:49	23:14	**:**	**:**	05:07	21:55	05:48	21:11
Tipperary	05:43	21:16	05:01	21:58	04:04	22:56	02:39	00:18	05:13	21:46	05:52	21:03
Tralee	05:50	21:21	05:08	22:03	04:12	23:00	02:49	00:20	05:20	21:51	05:58	21:09
Wexford	05:37	21:09	04:55	21:51	03:58	22:48	02:35	00:09	05:07	21:39	05:45	20:56
Wicklow	05:32	21:10	04:50	21:53	03:51	22:52	02:19	00:22	05:02	21:40	05:42	20:56
The Channel Islands
St. Helier	05:31	20:39	04:53	21:17	04:04	22:07	03:03	23:10	05:01	21:09	05:36	20:27
St. Peter Port	05:32	20:42	04:54	21:20	04:04	22:10	03:01	23:14	05:02	21:12	05:37	20:30
The Isle of Man
Douglas	05:21	21:09	04:37	21:54	03:34	22:57	**:**	**:**	04:51	21:39	05:32	20:54
The Isles of Scilly
Hugh Town	05:45	20:59	05:07	21:38	04:16	22:29	03:11	23:35	05:15	21:29	05:51	20:47
NOTE: '** **' indicates that the phenomenon does not occur today.
New Moon This image shows the phase of the Moon for 2021 May 11th at 00:00 BST. The age of the Moon is 28.9 days old and the illuminated fraction is 0.7 per cent.

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