sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Colchester, United Kingdom (England, Essex).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 18:09 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London
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All times are shown in Colchester local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:56 (elapsed time: -5h 13m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 47.8°.
Day Length: 13h 54m 3s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:59:23 | 12:56:25 | 19:53:26 |
| Azimuth | 72.8° | 180° | 287.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
13h 54m 3s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 114 395 km
93 276 761 mi
Colchester ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 417 044 km
92 843 447 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+01:00 |
| Latitude: | 51.88921° |
| Longitude: | 0.90421° |
| Country: | United Kingdom England |
| Population: | 121 859 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 03:48:50 | 3h 48m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 03:48:50 | 04:39:08 | 50m 18s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:39:08 | 05:23:39 | 44m 31s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:23:39 | 05:59:23 | 35m 44s | |
| Daylight | 05:59:23 | 19:53:26 | 13h 54m 3s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:53:26 | 20:29:10 | 35m 44s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:29:10 | 21:13:42 | 44m 32s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:13:42 | 22:03:59 | 50m 17s | |
| Night | 22:03:59 | 23:59:59 | 1h 56m 0s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 15° (
18:09)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 266.7° (
18:09)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:03:46 | 06:01:34 | 05:59:23 | 05:57:13 | 05:55:03 |
| Solar noon: | 12:56:54 | 12:56:39 | 12:56:25 | 12:56:10 | 12:55:57 |
| Sunset: | 19:50:02 | 19:51:44 | 19:53:26 | 19:55:08 | 19:56:50 |
| Day Length: | 13h 46m 16s | 13h 50m 10s | 13h 54m 3s | 13h 57m 55s | 14h 1m 47s |
Colchester sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):