Sunrise Times in United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Find today's sunrise times for every major city in United Kingdom 🇬🇧. Sunrise.am tracks daily sunrisesunrisesunset and twilight for cities across United Kingdom — updated every day with accurate astronomical data. Whether you're planning a sunrise hikephotographing the golden houror simply curious about how daylight changes through the year in United Kingdom, this page gives you the times you need at a glance.

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Sunrise Times & Overview for SundayMay 102026

Solar patterns across United Kingdom on Sunday are influenced by the Earth's axial tilt and the country's 51.51° latitude. Across the countrythe arrival of light is staggered by 19 minutes today; dawn begins first in Edinburgh (05:08)eventually reaching Cardiff at 05:27. In Londonthe sunrise is timed for 05:15.

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Today's Sunrise in Major United Kingdom Cities

London
05:15
Birmingham
05:18
Liverpool
05:19
Glasgow
05:13

Sheffield
05:13
Leeds
05:11
Edinburgh
05:08
Bristol
05:25

Cardiff
05:27
Manchester
05:15

2026 Solar Path Analysis for London

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Today's Sun Phases in London

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May 2026 Sunrise/Sunset Calendar for London

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Day	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylight		Astronomical Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight		Solar Noon
Day	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	Time	Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1	05:32 ↑ 64° ENE	20:23 ↑ 296° WNW	14h 50m	+3m 31s	03:03	22:54	04:04	21:52	04:53	21:02	12:57	150.72
2	05:30 ↑ 64° ENE	20:25 ↑ 297° WNW	14h 54m	+3m 30s	03:00	22:57	04:02	21:54	04:51	21:04	12:57	150.76
3	05:29 ↑ 63° ENE	20:26 ↑ 297° WNW	14h 57m	+3m 28s	02:56	23:01	03:59	21:56	04:49	21:06	12:57	150.80
4	05:27 ↑ 63° ENE	20:28 ↑ 298° WNW	15h 01m	+3m 26s	02:52	23:04	03:57	21:59	04:47	21:08	12:57	150.83
5	05:25 ↑ 62° ENE	20:29 ↑ 298° WNW	15h 04m	+3m 24s	02:49	23:08	03:54	22:01	04:45	21:10	12:57	150.87
6	05:23 ↑ 62° ENE	20:31 ↑ 299° WNW	15h 07m	+3m 22s	02:45	23:12	03:52	22:03	04:43	21:11	12:57	150.91
7	05:22 ↑ 61° ENE	20:33 ↑ 299° WNW	15h 11m	+3m 20s	02:41	23:16	03:49	22:06	04:41	21:13	12:57	150.95
8	05:20 ↑ 61° ENE	20:34 ↑ 300° WNW	15h 14m	+3m 18s	02:37	23:20	03:47	22:08	04:39	21:15	12:57	150.98
9	05:18 ↑ 60° ENE	20:36 ↑ 300° WNW	15h 17m	+3m 16s	02:33	23:24	03:44	22:10	04:37	21:17	12:56	151.02
10	05:16 ↑ 60° ENE	20:37 ↑ 300° WNW	15h 20m	+3m 13s	02:29	23:28	03:42	22:13	04:35	21:19	12:56	151.05
11	05:15 ↑ 59° ENE	20:39 ↑ 301° WNW	15h 24m	+3m 11s	02:25	23:32	03:40	22:15	04:34	21:20	12:56	151.09
12	05:13 ↑ 59° ENE	20:41 ↑ 301° WNW	15h 27m	+3m 08s	02:20	23:37	03:37	22:17	04:32	21:22	12:56	151.12
13	05:12 ↑ 58° ENE	20:42 ↑ 302° WNW	15h 30m	+3m 06s	02:16	23:41	03:35	22:20	04:30	21:24	12:56	151.16
14	05:10 ↑ 58° ENE	20:44 ↑ 302° WNW	15h 33m	+3m 03s	02:11	23:46	03:33	22:22	04:28	21:26	12:56	151.19
15	05:09 ↑ 58° ENE	20:45 ↑ 303° WNW	15h 36m	+3m 00s	02:06	23:51	03:30	22:24	04:26	21:28	12:56	151.22
16	05:07 ↑ 57° ENE	20:47 ↑ 303° WNW	15h 39m	+2m 57s	02:01	23:57	03:28	22:27	04:25	21:29	12:56	151.26
17	05:06 ↑ 57° ENE	20:48 ↑ 304° WNW	15h 42m	+2m 54s	01:56	N/A	03:26	22:29	04:23	21:31	12:56	151.29
18	05:04 ↑ 56° ENE	20:50 ↑ 304° NW	15h 45m	+2m 51s	01:50	00:03	03:23	22:31	04:21	21:33	12:56	151.32
19	05:03 ↑ 56° NE	20:51 ↑ 304° NW	15h 48m	+2m 47s	01:43	00:09	03:21	22:34	04:20	21:34	12:56	151.35
20	05:02 ↑ 56° NE	20:52 ↑ 305° NW	15h 50m	+2m 44s	01:36	00:16	03:19	22:36	04:18	21:36	12:57	151.38
21	05:00 ↑ 55° NE	20:54 ↑ 305° NW	15h 53m	+2m 41s	01:28	00:25	03:17	22:38	04:17	21:38	12:57	151.41
22	04:59 ↑ 55° NE	20:55 ↑ 306° NW	15h 56m	+2m 37s	01:16	N/A	03:15	22:40	04:15	21:39	12:57	151.43
23	04:58 ↑ 54° NE	20:57 ↑ 306° NW	15h 58m	+2m 33s	N/A	N/A	03:13	22:43	04:14	21:41	12:57	151.46
24	04:57 ↑ 54° NE	20:58 ↑ 306° NW	16h 01m	+2m 29s	N/A	N/A	03:11	22:45	04:12	21:43	12:57	151.49
25	04:56 ↑ 54° NE	20:59 ↑ 306° NW	16h 03m	+2m 25s	N/A	N/A	03:09	22:47	04:11	21:44	12:57	151.51
26	04:55 ↑ 53° NE	21:00 ↑ 307° NW	16h 05m	+2m 21s	N/A	N/A	03:07	22:49	04:10	21:46	12:57	151.54
27	04:53 ↑ 53° NE	21:02 ↑ 307° NW	16h 08m	+2m 17s	N/A	N/A	03:05	22:51	04:08	21:47	12:57	151.57
28	04:52 ↑ 53° NE	21:03 ↑ 307° NW	16h 10m	+2m 13s	N/A	N/A	03:03	22:53	04:07	21:49	12:57	151.59
29	04:52 ↑ 52° NE	21:04 ↑ 308° NW	16h 12m	+2m 08s	N/A	N/A	03:01	22:55	04:06	21:50	12:57	151.62
30	04:51 ↑ 52° NE	21:05 ↑ 308° NW	16h 14m	+2m 04s	N/A	N/A	02:59	22:58	04:05	21:51	12:58	151.64
31	04:50 ↑ 52° NE	21:06 ↑ 308° NW	16h 16m	+1m 59s	N/A	N/A	02:58	22:59	04:04	21:53	12:58	151.66
All times are local for London. Time is adjusted for DST. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.