Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Whitby

Sunrise in Whitby today is at 05:46:08 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:38:57 PM, giving Whitby 14h 52min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:11:42 AM and ends at 09:13:31 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Whitby or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Whitby. Get a full year of light data with the printable Whitby Photography Planner 2026.

Whitby 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), Whitby receives 15.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:33 AM and sunset at 09:01 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.9 hours — a difference of 6.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:33, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:01. The evening golden hour in Whitby lasts about 66 minutes in summer and 67 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.