Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Sussex

Sunrise in Sussex today is at 05:36:45 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:03:15 PM, giving Sussex 15h 26min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:59:04 AM and ends at 09:41:03 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Sussex or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Sussex. Get a full year of light data with the printable Sussex Photography Planner 2026.

Sussex is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Sussex receives 15.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:32 AM and sunset at 09:15 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.7 hours — a difference of 7.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:32, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:15. The evening golden hour in Sussex lasts about 69 minutes in summer and 71 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.