Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Orpington

Sunrise in Orpington today is at 05:26:51 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:27:00 PM, giving Orpington 15h 0min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:47:26 AM and ends at 09:06:39 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Orpington or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Orpington. Get a full year of light data with the printable Orpington Photography Planner 2026.

Orpington lies in the temperate zone at 51.4° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Orpington receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:43 AM and sunset at 09:19 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 21:19. The evening golden hour in Orpington lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.