Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Derby

Sunrise in Derby today is at 04:40:19 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:32:45 PM, giving Derby 16h 52min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 03:48:18 AM and ends at 10:24:52 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Derby or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Derby. Get a full year of light data with the printable Derby Photography Planner 2026.

Derby lies in the temperate zone at 52.9° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Derby receives 16.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:40 AM and sunset at 09:34 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.6 hours — a difference of 9.3 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 21:35. The evening golden hour in Derby lasts about 87 minutes in summer and 92 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.