sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Preston, United Kingdom (England, Lancashire).
Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 15:23 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London
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All times are shown in Preston local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 13:10 (elapsed time: -2h 13m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 46.7°.
Day Length: 14h 10m 19s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:05:13 | 13:10:22 | 20:15:32 |
| Azimuth | 70.7° | 180° | 289.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
14h 10m 19s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 193 144 km
93 325 693 mi
Preston ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 493 408 km
92 890 897 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+01:00 |
| Latitude: | 53.76282° |
| Longitude: | -2.70452° |
| Country: | United Kingdom England |
| Population: | 313 332 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 03:42:50 | 3h 42m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 03:42:50 | 04:39:13 | 56m 23s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:39:13 | 05:27:16 | 48m 3s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:27:16 | 06:05:13 | 37m 57s | |
| Daylight | 06:05:13 | 20:15:32 | 14h 10m 19s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:15:32 | 20:53:29 | 37m 57s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:53:29 | 21:41:32 | 48m 3s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:41:32 | 22:37:55 | 56m 23s | |
| Night | 22:37:55 | 23:59:59 | 1h 22m 4s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 39.3° (
15:23)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 223.9° (
15:23)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 | 2026-04-18 | 2026-04-19 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 06:09:51 | 06:07:32 | 06:05:13 | 06:02:56 | 06:00:39 |
| Solar noon: | 13:10:51 | 13:10:36 | 13:10:22 | 13:10:09 | 13:09:56 |
| Sunset: | 20:11:50 | 20:13:41 | 20:15:32 | 20:17:22 | 20:19:13 |
| Day Length: | 14h 1m 59s | 14h 6m 9s | 14h 10m 19s | 14h 14m 26s | 14h 18m 34s |
Preston sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):