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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 April 17 for a selection of 110 locations across the British Isles. Information on the phase, age and illuminated fraction of the Moon at 00:00 on 2021 April 17 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 April 17
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	06:17	20:16	05:41	20:51	04:58	21:35	04:08	22:25	05:47	20:46	08:52	01:05
Basingstoke	06:05	20:04	05:29	20:40	04:45	21:24	03:55	22:15	05:35	20:34	08:39	00:54
Birmingham	06:05	20:10	05:29	20:47	04:43	21:33	03:50	22:27	05:35	20:40	08:35	01:04
Blackpool	06:07	20:18	05:29	20:56	04:41	21:45	03:44	22:42	05:37	20:48	08:31	01:18
Brighton	06:02	19:59	05:27	20:35	04:43	21:19	03:54	22:08	05:32	20:29	08:37	00:48
Bristol	06:10	20:11	05:35	20:46	04:50	21:31	04:00	22:22	05:40	20:41	08:44	01:01
Cambridge	05:58	20:01	05:21	20:38	04:36	21:24	03:44	22:16	05:28	20:31	08:28	00:54
Carlisle	06:04	20:20	05:25	21:00	04:35	21:50	03:35	22:51	05:34	20:50	08:23	01:25
Catterick	06:00	20:13	05:21	20:52	04:32	21:42	03:34	22:41	05:30	20:43	08:21	01:15
Colchester	05:55	19:58	05:19	20:34	04:34	21:19	03:43	22:11	05:25	20:28	08:27	00:49
Dover	05:55	19:54	05:20	20:30	04:36	21:14	03:46	22:04	05:25	20:24	08:30	00:43
Exeter	06:15	20:13	05:40	20:48	04:57	21:32	04:08	22:21	05:45	20:43	08:52	01:01
Falmouth	06:23	20:18	05:48	20:52	05:06	21:35	04:18	22:24	05:53	20:48	09:01	01:04
Gloucester	06:08	20:10	05:32	20:46	04:47	21:32	03:56	22:24	05:38	20:40	08:40	01:02
Hastings	05:59	19:57	05:24	20:32	04:40	21:16	03:51	22:06	05:29	20:27	08:34	00:45
Hereford	06:09	20:12	05:33	20:49	04:48	21:34	03:56	22:27	05:39	20:42	08:41	01:05
Hull	05:56	20:07	05:18	20:45	04:30	21:33	03:34	22:30	05:26	20:37	08:20	01:06
Ipswich	05:54	19:57	05:18	20:33	04:32	21:19	03:41	22:11	05:24	20:27	08:25	00:49
Kendal	06:04	20:18	05:26	20:57	04:37	21:46	03:39	22:45	05:34	20:48	08:26	01:20
King's Lynn	05:55	20:02	05:19	20:39	04:32	21:25	03:39	22:19	05:25	20:32	08:24	00:56
Leeds	06:01	20:12	05:23	20:50	04:35	21:38	03:39	22:36	05:31	20:42	08:25	01:11
Leicester	06:02	20:07	05:25	20:44	04:39	21:31	03:46	22:25	05:32	20:37	08:31	01:02
Lincoln	05:58	20:06	05:21	20:44	04:34	21:31	03:39	22:27	05:28	20:36	08:24	01:03
Liverpool	06:08	20:17	05:30	20:54	04:43	21:42	03:48	22:38	05:38	20:47	08:33	01:15
London	06:00	20:01	05:25	20:37	04:40	21:22	03:50	22:13	05:30	20:31	08:33	00:51
Lowestoft	05:51	19:56	05:14	20:32	04:28	21:19	03:35	22:12	05:21	20:26	08:20	00:49
Luton	06:01	20:03	05:25	20:39	04:40	21:25	03:48	22:17	05:31	20:33	08:32	00:55
Manchester	06:04	20:14	05:27	20:52	04:39	21:39	03:44	22:36	05:34	20:44	08:30	01:12
Middlesbrough	05:58	20:12	05:19	20:52	04:29	21:41	03:31	22:41	05:28	20:42	08:18	01:15
Newcastle	05:58	20:15	05:19	20:55	04:29	21:45	03:29	22:46	05:28	20:45	08:17	01:20
Northampton	06:02	20:06	05:25	20:42	04:40	21:28	03:48	22:21	05:32	20:36	08:32	00:59
Norwich	05:52	19:58	05:15	20:35	04:29	21:21	03:36	22:15	05:22	20:28	08:21	00:52
Nottingham	06:01	20:08	05:24	20:45	04:37	21:32	03:44	22:27	05:31	20:38	08:29	01:04
Oxford	06:04	20:06	05:28	20:42	04:44	21:27	03:53	22:19	05:34	20:36	08:37	00:57
Padstow	06:21	20:18	05:47	20:53	05:03	21:37	04:15	22:26	05:51	20:48	08:59	01:06
Penzance	06:25	20:20	05:50	20:54	05:08	21:37	04:20	22:25	05:55	20:50	09:03	01:06
Peterborough	05:58	20:04	05:22	20:41	04:36	21:27	03:43	22:21	05:28	20:34	08:27	00:58
Plymouth	06:19	20:15	05:44	20:49	05:01	21:33	04:13	22:21	05:49	20:45	08:56	01:02
Salisbury	06:08	20:07	05:33	20:42	04:49	21:26	03:59	22:16	05:38	20:37	08:43	00:56
Scarborough	05:55	20:08	05:17	20:47	04:28	21:36	03:30	22:35	05:25	20:38	08:17	01:10
Sheffield	06:01	20:10	05:24	20:48	04:37	21:36	03:42	22:32	05:31	20:40	08:27	01:08
Shrewsbury	06:08	20:14	05:31	20:51	04:45	21:38	03:52	22:32	05:38	20:44	08:37	01:09
Skegness	05:55	20:03	05:17	20:40	04:31	21:28	03:36	22:23	05:25	20:33	08:21	00:59
Southampton	06:07	20:05	05:31	20:40	04:48	21:24	03:59	22:14	05:37	20:35	08:42	00:53
Stoke-on-Trent	06:05	20:12	05:28	20:50	04:41	21:37	03:47	22:32	05:35	20:42	08:33	01:09
Taunton	06:13	20:12	05:38	20:47	04:54	21:31	04:05	22:21	05:43	20:42	08:48	01:01
Weymouth	06:11	20:08	05:36	20:43	04:53	21:27	04:05	22:16	05:41	20:38	08:48	00:56
Whitehaven	06:07	20:22	05:28	21:01	04:39	21:51	03:40	22:50	05:37	20:52	08:28	01:25
York	05:59	20:10	05:20	20:49	04:32	21:37	03:35	22:35	05:29	20:40	08:22	01:10
Scotland
Aberdeen	05:54	20:23	05:12	21:05	04:17	22:01	03:08	23:12	05:24	20:53	08:01	01:39
Ayr	06:09	20:28	05:29	21:09	04:38	22:00	03:36	23:03	05:39	20:58	08:25	01:36
Bowmore	06:15	20:36	05:35	21:16	04:43	22:09	03:40	23:13	05:45	21:06	08:30	01:45
Campbeltown	06:13	20:32	05:33	21:12	04:42	22:04	03:40	23:07	05:43	21:02	08:30	01:40
Dornoch	06:00	20:33	05:17	21:16	04:20	22:14	03:06	23:30	05:30	21:03	08:02	01:54
Dumfries	06:06	20:23	05:26	21:03	04:36	21:54	03:36	22:55	05:36	20:53	08:24	01:29
Dundee	06:00	20:24	05:18	21:06	04:25	22:00	03:19	23:07	05:30	20:54	08:11	01:37
Edinburgh	06:02	20:24	05:21	21:05	04:29	21:57	03:25	23:02	05:32	20:54	08:16	01:33
Elgin	05:58	20:29	05:15	21:12	04:19	22:09	03:06	23:24	05:28	20:59	08:02	01:48
Fort William	06:07	20:34	05:26	21:16	04:32	22:11	03:24	23:20	05:37	21:04	08:16	01:49
Glasgow	06:07	20:28	05:26	21:09	04:34	22:01	03:31	23:06	05:37	20:58	08:21	01:37
Inverness	06:02	20:32	05:19	21:15	04:24	22:12	03:12	23:25	05:32	21:02	08:07	01:51
Kelso	06:00	20:20	05:20	21:00	04:28	21:52	03:26	22:56	05:30	20:50	08:15	01:28
Kirkwall	05:52	20:32	05:07	21:17	04:07	22:18	02:45	23:44	05:22	21:02	07:47	02:00
Lerwick	05:41	20:29	04:54	21:16	03:50	22:21	02:14	**:**	05:11	20:59	07:27	02:05
Oban	06:10	20:34	05:29	21:16	04:36	22:09	03:30	23:17	05:40	21:04	08:21	01:47
Peebles	06:03	20:23	05:23	21:04	04:31	21:55	03:29	22:59	05:33	20:53	08:18	01:31
Pitlochry	06:02	20:28	05:21	21:10	04:27	22:04	03:20	23:13	05:32	20:58	08:12	01:42
Portree	06:10	20:40	05:27	21:23	04:32	22:19	03:21	23:32	05:40	21:10	08:16	01:58
Stirling	06:05	20:27	05:24	21:08	04:31	22:01	03:27	23:07	05:35	20:57	08:17	01:38
Stornoway	06:08	20:43	05:25	21:27	04:27	22:26	03:11	23:44	05:38	21:13	08:09	02:07
Stranraer	06:12	20:28	05:33	21:08	04:43	21:58	03:43	22:59	05:42	20:58	08:31	01:33
Thurso	05:56	20:33	05:11	21:18	04:13	22:17	02:53	23:39	05:26	21:03	07:53	01:58
Ullapool	06:04	20:37	05:21	21:21	04:24	22:18	03:10	23:35	05:34	21:07	08:07	01:58
Wick	05:54	20:31	05:10	21:15	04:12	22:14	02:54	23:35	05:24	21:01	07:53	01:55
Wales
Aberystwyth	06:14	20:19	05:38	20:56	04:52	21:42	03:59	22:35	05:44	20:49	08:44	01:13
Bangor	06:12	20:21	05:35	20:58	04:48	21:46	03:53	22:41	05:42	20:51	08:39	01:18
Cardiff	06:13	20:13	05:37	20:49	04:52	21:34	04:02	22:25	05:43	20:43	08:46	01:04
Llandrindod Wells	06:12	20:16	05:35	20:52	04:50	21:38	03:58	22:31	05:42	20:46	08:42	01:09
Milford Haven	06:19	20:21	05:44	20:57	04:59	21:42	04:08	22:34	05:49	20:51	08:52	01:13
Swansea	06:15	20:16	05:39	20:52	04:55	21:37	04:04	22:29	05:45	20:46	08:48	01:08
Northern Ireland
Belfast	06:16	20:31	05:37	21:11	04:48	22:00	03:49	23:00	05:46	21:01	08:37	01:35
Coleraine	06:18	20:36	05:38	21:15	04:48	22:06	03:47	23:08	05:48	21:06	08:36	01:42
Londonderry	06:21	20:38	05:41	21:17	04:51	22:08	03:51	23:09	05:51	21:08	08:40	01:44
Omagh	06:22	20:37	05:43	21:16	04:54	22:06	03:55	23:05	05:52	21:07	08:43	01:41
Ireland
Athlone	06:27	20:37	05:50	21:14	05:02	22:02	04:07	22:58	05:57	21:07	08:53	01:36
Bantry	06:37	20:39	06:01	21:15	05:17	22:00	04:26	22:51	06:07	21:09	09:11	01:31
Castlebar	06:32	20:43	05:54	21:21	05:05	22:10	04:09	23:07	06:02	21:13	08:56	01:44
Cavan	06:24	20:36	05:45	21:14	04:57	22:03	04:00	23:00	05:54	21:06	08:47	01:37
Cork	06:33	20:35	05:57	21:11	05:12	21:57	04:20	22:49	06:03	21:05	09:05	01:28
Donegal	06:25	20:40	05:46	21:19	04:57	22:09	03:58	23:09	05:55	21:10	08:46	01:45
Dublin	06:21	20:30	05:43	21:07	04:56	21:55	04:01	22:51	05:51	21:00	08:47	01:28
Dundalk	06:20	20:32	05:41	21:10	04:53	21:59	03:56	22:57	05:50	21:02	08:43	01:33
Dungarvan	06:29	20:32	05:53	21:09	05:07	21:54	04:16	22:47	05:59	21:02	09:01	01:26
Galway	06:32	20:41	05:55	21:18	05:07	22:06	04:13	23:01	06:02	21:11	08:59	01:39
Kildare	06:24	20:32	05:46	21:09	05:00	21:57	04:05	22:52	05:54	21:02	08:51	01:29
Kilkenny	06:26	20:32	05:49	21:09	05:03	21:55	04:10	22:49	05:56	21:02	08:56	01:28
Killarney	06:37	20:40	06:00	21:16	05:15	22:02	04:23	22:54	06:07	21:10	09:08	01:34
Limerick	06:32	20:37	05:55	21:14	05:09	22:01	04:16	22:55	06:02	21:07	09:01	01:34
Monaghan	06:21	20:35	05:43	21:13	04:54	22:03	03:56	23:01	05:51	21:05	08:44	01:37
Navan	06:22	20:32	05:44	21:10	04:56	21:58	04:00	22:55	05:52	21:02	08:47	01:32
Roscommon	06:28	20:38	05:50	21:16	05:02	22:04	04:06	23:01	05:58	21:08	08:53	01:38
Sligo	06:27	20:41	05:49	21:19	05:00	22:09	04:02	23:07	05:57	21:11	08:50	01:43
Tipperary	06:30	20:35	05:54	21:12	05:08	21:58	04:15	22:52	06:00	21:05	09:01	01:30
Tralee	06:37	20:41	06:00	21:18	05:15	22:03	04:23	22:56	06:07	21:11	09:08	01:36
Wexford	06:24	20:28	05:47	21:05	05:02	21:51	04:09	22:44	05:54	20:58	08:54	01:22
Wicklow	06:21	20:28	05:43	21:05	04:57	21:52	04:03	22:47	05:51	20:58	08:49	01:25
The Channel Islands
St. Helier	06:13	20:04	05:39	20:38	04:58	21:20	04:12	22:06	05:43	20:34	08:54	00:47
St. Peter Port	06:14	20:06	05:40	20:40	04:58	21:22	04:12	22:09	05:44	20:36	08:55	00:50
The Isle of Man
Douglas	06:12	20:24	05:33	21:03	04:45	21:52	03:47	22:50	05:42	20:54	08:34	01:26
The Isles of Scilly
Hugh Town	06:28	20:22	05:54	20:57	05:12	21:40	04:24	22:27	05:58	20:52	09:08	01:08
NOTE: "** **" indicates that the phenomenon does not occur today.
Waxing Crescent Moon This symbol shows the phase of the Moon for 2021 April 17 at 00:00 BST. The age of the Moon is 4.8 days old and the illuminated fraction is 19.8 per cent.

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