Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Reading

Sunrise in Reading today is at 05:20:41 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:59:14 PM, giving Reading 15h 38min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:38:06 AM and ends at 09:41:33 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Reading or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Reading. Get a full year of light data with the printable Reading Photography Planner 2026.

Reading lies in the temperate zone at 51.5° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Reading receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:47 AM and sunset at 09:24 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 04:46, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:24. The evening golden hour in Reading lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.