Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Preston

Sunrise in Preston today is at 04:41:51 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:38:49 PM, giving Preston 16h 56min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 03:48:19 AM and ends at 10:32:33 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Preston or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Preston. Get a full year of light data with the printable Preston Photography Planner 2026.

Preston lies in the temperate zone at 53.8° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Preston receives 17.1 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:40 AM and sunset at 09:45 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.4 hours — a difference of 9.7 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 21:45. The evening golden hour in Preston lasts about 90 minutes in summer and 95 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.