Look up the exact time darkness falls in City of Edinburgh, Scotland for any date of the year. Sunset times, civil dusk, full twilight schedule, and daylight changes.
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Today — Wednesday, November 4, 2026
It gets dark at 05:06 PM in City of Edinburgh
Sunrise
07:25 AM
Sunset
04:26 PM
Gets Dark
05:06 PM
Day Length
9h 0m
City of Edinburgh is losing 4m 13s of daylight per day
Darkness arrives earliest on December 13 at 4:25 PM and latest on June 23 at 11:05 PM, a swing of 6 h 41 min across the year.
The longest day brings 17 h 37 min of daylight and the shortest just 6 h 58 min. The earliest dusk comes about 8 days away from the shortest day, because Earth's oval orbit shifts solar noon through the year.
After sunset, twilight lasts about 37 min at the March equinox and stretches to 1 h 2 min in midsummer. Near the equator it is only about 21 min year-round.
In City of Edinburgh, on 134 evenings it stays light until after 9 pm, while on 116 days it is dark before 6 pm.
City of Edinburgh sits close to the middle of its time zone, so the sun is highest within 11 min of noon on standard time.
City of Edinburgh lies 6,222 km (3,866 miles) north of the equator at 55.95°N. That is almost the same latitude as Moscow, so both see a similar yearly rhythm of daylight.
This page shows exactly when it gets dark in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom for any day of the year. The interactive tool above lets you pick any date to see the precise sunset time, civil dusk (when true darkness begins), and the full twilight schedule including nautical and astronomical dawn and dusk.
City of Edinburgh is located at latitude 55.95° and longitude -3.19°. The time darkness falls changes throughout the year based on Earth's axial tilt — earlier in winter, later in summer. Use the date picker above to check any date.
Whether you're planning trick-or-treating for Halloween, a fireworks display, an outdoor wedding, or an evening event in City of Edinburgh, knowing the exact time darkness falls is essential. This tool calculates civil dusk — when the sun drops 6 degrees below the horizon — for any date at City of Edinburgh's exact coordinates.
The site also shows the daily daylight delta — how much daylight City of Edinburgh is gaining or losing each day — and a year-long daylight curve showing how day length rises and falls across all 365 days.