sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Basildon, United Kingdom (England, Essex).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 17:29 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London
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All times are shown in Basildon local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:54 (elapsed time: -4h 34m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 58.6°.
Day Length: 15h 54m 49s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 04:57:22 | 12:54:47 | 20:52:11 |
| Azimuth | 54.9° | 180° | 305.1° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
15h 54m 49s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 429 089 km
94 093 674 mi
Basildon ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 730 306 km
93 659 470 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+01:00 |
| Latitude: | 51.56844° |
| Longitude: | 0.45782° |
| Country: | United Kingdom England |
| Population: | 144 859 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 01:18:24 | 1h 18m 24s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 01:18:24 | 03:13:54 | 1h 55m 30s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 03:13:54 | 04:14:24 | 1h 0m 30s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:14:24 | 04:57:22 | 42m 58s | |
| Daylight | 04:57:22 | 20:52:11 | 15h 54m 49s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:52:11 | 21:35:09 | 42m 58s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 21:35:09 | 22:35:39 | 1h 0m 30s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 22:35:39 | 00:31:09 | 1h 55m 30s | |
| Night | 00:31:09 | 23:59:59 | -31m -10s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 28.9° (
17:29)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 266.4° (
17:29)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 | 2026-05-23 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 04:59:58 | 04:58:39 | 04:57:22 | 04:56:08 | 04:54:56 |
| Solar noon: | 12:54:39 | 12:54:43 | 12:54:47 | 12:54:51 | 12:54:56 |
| Sunset: | 20:49:20 | 20:50:46 | 20:52:11 | 20:53:34 | 20:54:56 |
| Day Length: | 15h 49m 22s | 15h 52m 7s | 15h 54m 49s | 15h 57m 26s | 16h 0m 0s |
Basildon sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):