sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Colchester, United Kingdom (England, Essex).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-11-04, 15:22 (GMT+00:00) Europe/London
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All times are shown in Colchester local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 11:39 (elapsed time: -3h 43m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 22.8°.
Day Length: 9h 27m 2s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:56:25 | 11:39:56 | 16:23:27 |
| Azimuth | 114.2° | 180° | 245.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
9h 27m 2s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 148 341 758 km
92 175 295 mi
Colchester ↔ Sun, nearest point: 147 645 243 km
91 742 501 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+00:00 |
| Latitude: | 51.88921° |
| Longitude: | 0.90421° |
| Country: | United Kingdom England |
| Population: | 121 859 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:01:30 | 5h 1m 30s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:01:30 | 05:40:38 | 39m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:40:38 | 06:20:41 | 40m 3s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20:41 | 06:56:25 | 35m 44s | |
| Daylight | 06:56:25 | 16:23:27 | 9h 27m 2s | |
| Civil Twilight | 16:23:27 | 16:59:12 | 35m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 16:59:12 | 17:39:15 | 40m 3s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 17:39:15 | 18:18:23 | 39m 8s | |
| Night | 18:18:23 | 23:59:59 | 5h 41m 36s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 7.3° (
15:22)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 233.3° (
15:22)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:52:51 | 06:54:38 | 06:56:25 | 06:58:13 | 07:00:00 |
| Solar noon: | 11:39:56 | 11:39:56 | 11:39:56 | 11:39:58 | 11:40:00 |
| Sunset: | 16:27:02 | 16:25:14 | 16:23:27 | 16:21:43 | 16:20:00 |
| Day Length: | 9h 34m 11s | 9h 30m 36s | 9h 27m 2s | 9h 23m 30s | 9h 20m 0s |
Colchester sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):