Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Ilford

Sunrise in Ilford today is at 04:52:56 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:01:35 PM, giving Ilford 16h 8min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:07:41 AM and ends at 09:47:05 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Ilford or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Ilford. Get a full year of light data with the printable Ilford Photography Planner 2026.

Ilford lies in the temperate zone at 51.6° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Ilford receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:42 AM and sunset at 09:20 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:42, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:21. The evening golden hour in Ilford lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.