Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Bedford

Sunrise in Bedford today is at 05:09:25 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:48:02 PM, giving Bedford 15h 38min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:26:32 AM and ends at 09:31:12 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Bedford or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Bedford. Get a full year of light data with the printable Bedford Photography Planner 2026.

Bedford lies in the temperate zone at 52.1° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Bedford receives 16.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:41 AM and sunset at 09:26 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.7 hours — a difference of 9.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:40, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:26. The evening golden hour in Bedford lasts about 84 minutes in summer and 88 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.