sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Preston, United Kingdom (England, Lancashire).
Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 03:08 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London
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All times are shown in Preston local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 13:07 (remaining time: +9h 59m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 56.6°.
Day Length: 16h 18m 56s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 04:58:02 | 13:07:30 | 21:16:58 |
| Azimuth | 52.4° | 180° | 307.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
16h 18m 56s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 440 673 km
94 100 872 mi
Preston ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 746 248 km
93 669 376 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+01:00 |
| Latitude: | 53.76282° |
| Longitude: | -2.70452° |
| Country: | United Kingdom England |
| Population: | 313 332 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 00:00:00 | 02:58:58 | 2h 58m 58s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 02:58:58 | 04:10:38 | 1h 11m 40s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:10:38 | 04:58:02 | 47m 24s | |
| Daylight | 04:58:02 | 21:16:58 | 16h 18m 56s | |
| Civil Twilight | 21:16:58 | 22:04:22 | 47m 24s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 22:04:22 | 23:16:01 | 1h 11m 39s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 23:16:01 | 23:59:59 | 43m 58s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -11.5° (
03:08)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 28.7° (
03:08)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 | 2026-05-23 | 2026-05-24 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 05:00:51 | 04:59:25 | 04:58:02 | 04:56:41 | 04:55:23 |
| Solar noon: | 13:07:22 | 13:07:26 | 13:07:30 | 13:07:35 | 13:07:40 |
| Sunset: | 21:13:52 | 21:15:26 | 21:16:58 | 21:18:29 | 21:19:58 |
| Day Length: | 16h 13m 1s | 16h 16m 1s | 16h 18m 56s | 16h 21m 48s | 16h 24m 35s |
Preston sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):