Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Manchester

Sunrise in Manchester today is at 05:15:49 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:55:58 PM, giving Manchester 15h 40min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:31:36 AM and ends at 09:40:30 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Manchester or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Manchester. Get a full year of light data with the printable Manchester Photography Planner 2026.

Manchester lies in the temperate zone at 53.5° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Manchester receives 17.0 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:40 AM and sunset at 09:41 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.5 hours — a difference of 9.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:39, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:41. The evening golden hour in Manchester lasts about 89 minutes in summer and 94 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.