Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Rainham

Sunrise in Rainham today is at 05:17:52 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:31:17 PM, giving Rainham 15h 13min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:37:34 AM and ends at 09:11:50 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Rainham or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Rainham. Get a full year of light data with the printable Rainham Photography Planner 2026.

Rainham 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), Rainham receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:41 AM and sunset at 09:17 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 04:40, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:17. The evening golden hour in Rainham lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.