Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Carrickfergus

Sunrise in Carrickfergus today is at 04:59:35 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:42:08 PM, giving Carrickfergus 16h 42min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:07:11 AM and ends at 10:34:55 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Carrickfergus or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Carrickfergus. Get a full year of light data with the printable Carrickfergus Photography Planner 2026.

Carrickfergus lies in the temperate zone at 54.7° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Carrickfergus receives 17.3 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:46 AM and sunset at 10:03 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.2 hours — a difference of 10.1 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 20 at 04:46, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 22:04. The evening golden hour in Carrickfergus lasts about 94 minutes in summer and 100 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.