Sunset and sunrise times in Douglas, Isle of Man
In Douglas, Isle of Man the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:32 and rises at 07:36. Daylight lasts 10h 56m; evening golden hour runs from 17:44 to 18:54.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 07:00
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Solar noon
- 13:04
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Last light
- 19:08
- Day length
- 10h 56m
18h 30m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:44 – 18:54
- Blue hour
- 18:54 – 19:08
- Max sun altitude
- 29.1°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 07:35 / 18:08
The sun sets at 259° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 07:38 Sunset 18:30 Golden hour 17:41 – 18:51 Day length 10h 51m vs today 4 minutes shorterWhere Douglas is
- Coordinates
- 54.1500° N, 4.4833° W
- Time zone
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Current offset
- UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Population
- 26,218
Sunrise and sunset in Douglas, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:44 | 07:19 | 13:07 | 18:54 | 19:29 | 11h 34m | −4:18 | 18:07–19:16 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 06:46 | 07:21 | 13:07 | 18:51 | 19:27 | 11h 30m | −4:18 | 18:04–19:13 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 06:48 | 07:23 | 13:06 | 18:49 | 19:24 | 11h 26m | −4:18 | 18:02–19:11 | 🌗 52% |
| Sun 4 | 06:49 | 07:25 | 13:06 | 18:47 | 19:22 | 11h 21m | −4:18 | 17:59–19:08 | 🌘 40% |
| Mon 5 | 06:51 | 07:27 | 13:06 | 18:44 | 19:19 | 11h 17m | −4:18 | 17:56–19:06 | 🌘 29% |
| Tue 6 | 06:53 | 07:28 | 13:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 | 11h 13m | −4:18 | 17:54–19:03 | 🌘 19% |
| Wed 7 | 06:55 | 07:30 | 13:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 | 11h 8m | −4:18 | 17:51–19:01 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 06:57 | 07:32 | 13:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 | 11h 4m | −4:17 | 17:49–18:59 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 06:58 | 07:34 | 13:05 | 18:34 | 19:10 | 11h 0m | −4:17 | 17:46–18:56 | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 07:00 | 07:36 | 13:04 | 18:32 | 19:08 | 10h 56m | −4:17 | 17:44–18:54 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 07:02 | 07:38 | 13:04 | 18:30 | 19:05 | 10h 51m | −4:16 | 17:41–18:51 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 07:04 | 07:40 | 13:04 | 18:27 | 19:03 | 10h 47m | −4:16 | 17:38–18:49 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 07:06 | 07:42 | 13:04 | 18:25 | 19:01 | 10h 43m | −4:16 | 17:36–18:47 | 🌒 9% |
| Wed 14 | 07:08 | 07:43 | 13:03 | 18:22 | 18:58 | 10h 39m | −4:15 | 17:33–18:44 | 🌒 15% |
| Thu 15 | 07:09 | 07:45 | 13:03 | 18:20 | 18:56 | 10h 34m | −4:15 | 17:31–18:42 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 07:11 | 07:47 | 13:03 | 18:18 | 18:54 | 10h 30m | −4:14 | 17:28–18:40 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 07:13 | 07:49 | 13:03 | 18:15 | 18:51 | 10h 26m | −4:14 | 17:26–18:38 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 07:15 | 07:51 | 13:03 | 18:13 | 18:49 | 10h 22m | −4:13 | 17:23–18:35 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 07:17 | 07:53 | 13:02 | 18:11 | 18:47 | 10h 17m | −4:13 | 17:21–18:33 | 🌔 58% |
| Tue 20 | 07:19 | 07:55 | 13:02 | 18:09 | 18:45 | 10h 13m | −4:12 | 17:18–18:31 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 07:20 | 07:57 | 13:02 | 18:06 | 18:43 | 10h 9m | −4:11 | 17:16–18:29 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 07:22 | 07:59 | 13:02 | 18:04 | 18:41 | 10h 5m | −4:11 | 17:13–18:27 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 07:24 | 08:01 | 13:02 | 18:02 | 18:38 | 10h 1m | −4:10 | 17:11–18:24 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 07:26 | 08:03 | 13:02 | 18:00 | 18:36 | 9h 57m | −4:09 | 17:08–18:22 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 06:28 | 07:05 | 12:01 | 16:57 | 17:34 | 9h 52m | −4:08 | 16:06–17:20 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 06:30 | 07:07 | 12:01 | 16:55 | 17:32 | 9h 48m | −4:07 | 16:03–17:18 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:31 | 07:09 | 12:01 | 16:53 | 17:30 | 9h 44m | −4:06 | 16:01–17:16 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 06:33 | 07:10 | 12:01 | 16:51 | 17:28 | 9h 40m | −4:05 | 15:59–17:14 | 🌖 93% |
| Thu 29 | 06:35 | 07:12 | 12:01 | 16:49 | 17:26 | 9h 36m | −4:04 | 15:56–17:12 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 06:37 | 07:14 | 12:01 | 16:47 | 17:24 | 9h 32m | −4:02 | 15:54–17:10 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 06:39 | 07:16 | 12:01 | 16:45 | 17:22 | 9h 28m | −4:01 | 15:51–17:08 | 🌖 67% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:20 | 06:02 | 07:19 | 18:54 | 20:10 | 20:53 | 12h 27m | 32.5° | 265° W |
| Fri 2 | 05:22 | 06:04 | 07:21 | 18:51 | 20:08 | 20:50 | 12h 31m | 32.2° | 265° W |
| Sat 3 | 05:24 | 06:06 | 07:23 | 18:49 | 20:05 | 20:48 | 12h 35m | 31.8° | 264° W |
| Sun 4 | 05:26 | 06:08 | 07:25 | 18:47 | 20:03 | 20:45 | 12h 40m | 31.4° | 263° W |
| Mon 5 | 05:28 | 06:10 | 07:27 | 18:44 | 20:01 | 20:42 | 12h 44m | 31.0° | 263° W |
| Tue 6 | 05:30 | 06:12 | 07:28 | 18:42 | 19:58 | 20:40 | 12h 48m | 30.6° | 262° W |
| Wed 7 | 05:32 | 06:14 | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:56 | 20:37 | 12h 52m | 30.2° | 261° W |
| Thu 8 | 05:34 | 06:16 | 07:32 | 18:37 | 19:53 | 20:35 | 12h 57m | 29.9° | 261° W |
| Fri 9 | 05:36 | 06:17 | 07:34 | 18:34 | 19:51 | 20:32 | 13h 1m | 29.5° | 260° W |
| Sat 10 | 05:38 | 06:19 | 07:36 | 18:32 | 19:48 | 20:30 | 13h 5m | 29.1° | 259° W |
| Sun 11 | 05:39 | 06:21 | 07:38 | 18:30 | 19:46 | 20:28 | 13h 10m | 28.7° | 259° W |
| Mon 12 | 05:41 | 06:23 | 07:40 | 18:27 | 19:44 | 20:25 | 13h 14m | 28.3° | 258° WSW |
| Tue 13 | 05:43 | 06:25 | 07:42 | 18:25 | 19:41 | 20:23 | 13h 18m | 28.0° | 258° WSW |
| Wed 14 | 05:45 | 06:27 | 07:43 | 18:22 | 19:39 | 20:20 | 13h 22m | 27.6° | 257° WSW |
| Thu 15 | 05:47 | 06:28 | 07:45 | 18:20 | 19:37 | 20:18 | 13h 27m | 27.2° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 16 | 05:49 | 06:30 | 07:47 | 18:18 | 19:35 | 20:16 | 13h 31m | 26.9° | 256° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 05:51 | 06:32 | 07:49 | 18:15 | 19:32 | 20:14 | 13h 35m | 26.5° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 05:53 | 06:34 | 07:51 | 18:13 | 19:30 | 20:11 | 13h 39m | 26.1° | 254° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 05:54 | 06:36 | 07:53 | 18:11 | 19:28 | 20:09 | 13h 44m | 25.8° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 05:56 | 06:37 | 07:55 | 18:09 | 19:26 | 20:07 | 13h 48m | 25.4° | 253° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 05:58 | 06:39 | 07:57 | 18:06 | 19:24 | 20:05 | 13h 52m | 25.0° | 252° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 06:41 | 07:59 | 18:04 | 19:22 | 20:03 | 13h 56m | 24.7° | 252° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 06:02 | 06:43 | 08:01 | 18:02 | 19:20 | 20:01 | 14h 0m | 24.3° | 251° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 06:03 | 06:45 | 08:03 | 18:00 | 19:18 | 19:59 | 14h 4m | 24.0° | 251° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 05:05 | 05:46 | 07:05 | 16:57 | 18:16 | 18:57 | 14h 9m | 23.7° | 250° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 05:07 | 05:48 | 07:07 | 16:55 | 18:14 | 18:55 | 14h 13m | 23.3° | 249° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 05:09 | 05:50 | 07:09 | 16:53 | 18:12 | 18:53 | 14h 17m | 23.0° | 249° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 05:11 | 05:52 | 07:10 | 16:51 | 18:10 | 18:51 | 14h 21m | 22.6° | 248° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 05:12 | 05:53 | 07:12 | 16:49 | 18:08 | 18:49 | 14h 25m | 22.3° | 248° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 05:14 | 05:55 | 07:14 | 16:47 | 18:06 | 18:47 | 14h 29m | 22.0° | 247° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 05:16 | 05:57 | 07:16 | 16:45 | 18:04 | 18:45 | 14h 33m | 21.6° | 246° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 06:41 | 07:18 | 12:01 | 16:43 | 17:20 | 9h 24m | −4:00 | 15:49–17:06 | 🌗 56% |
| Mon 2 | 06:42 | 07:20 | 12:01 | 16:41 | 17:19 | 9h 20m | −3:58 | 15:47–17:04 | 🌘 44% |
| Tue 3 | 06:44 | 07:22 | 12:01 | 16:39 | 17:17 | 9h 16m | −3:56 | 15:44–17:02 | 🌘 33% |
| Wed 4 | 06:46 | 07:24 | 12:01 | 16:37 | 17:15 | 9h 12m | −3:55 | 15:42–17:00 | 🌘 23% |
| Thu 5 | 06:48 | 07:26 | 12:01 | 16:35 | 17:13 | 9h 8m | −3:53 | 15:40–16:59 | 🌘 14% |
| Fri 6 | 06:50 | 07:28 | 12:01 | 16:33 | 17:11 | 9h 4m | −3:51 | 15:38–16:57 | 🌘 8% |
| Sat 7 | 06:52 | 07:30 | 12:01 | 16:31 | 17:10 | 9h 1m | −3:49 | 15:35–16:55 | 🌘 3% |
| Sun 8 | 06:53 | 07:32 | 12:01 | 16:29 | 17:08 | 8h 57m | −3:47 | 15:33–16:53 | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 06:55 | 07:34 | 12:01 | 16:28 | 17:06 | 8h 53m | −3:45 | 15:31–16:52 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 06:57 | 07:36 | 12:01 | 16:26 | 17:05 | 8h 49m | −3:42 | 15:29–16:50 | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 06:59 | 07:38 | 12:01 | 16:24 | 17:03 | 8h 46m | −3:40 | 15:27–16:48 | 🌒 5% |
| Thu 12 | 07:01 | 07:40 | 12:02 | 16:23 | 17:02 | 8h 42m | −3:37 | 15:25–16:47 | 🌒 10% |
| Fri 13 | 07:02 | 07:42 | 12:02 | 16:21 | 17:00 | 8h 39m | −3:35 | 15:23–16:45 | 🌒 16% |
| Sat 14 | 07:04 | 07:44 | 12:02 | 16:19 | 16:59 | 8h 35m | −3:32 | 15:21–16:44 | 🌒 23% |
| Sun 15 | 07:06 | 07:46 | 12:02 | 16:18 | 16:58 | 8h 32m | −3:29 | 15:19–16:42 | 🌒 32% |
| Mon 16 | 07:08 | 07:48 | 12:02 | 16:16 | 16:56 | 8h 28m | −3:26 | 15:17–16:41 | 🌒 41% |
| Tue 17 | 07:09 | 07:49 | 12:02 | 16:15 | 16:55 | 8h 25m | −3:23 | 15:15–16:40 | 🌓 51% |
| Wed 18 | 07:11 | 07:51 | 12:03 | 16:13 | 16:54 | 8h 21m | −3:19 | 15:13–16:38 | 🌔 61% |
| Thu 19 | 07:13 | 07:53 | 12:03 | 16:12 | 16:52 | 8h 18m | −3:16 | 15:11–16:37 | 🌔 70% |
| Fri 20 | 07:14 | 07:55 | 12:03 | 16:10 | 16:51 | 8h 15m | −3:12 | 15:09–16:36 | 🌔 80% |
| Sat 21 | 07:16 | 07:57 | 12:03 | 16:09 | 16:50 | 8h 12m | −3:08 | 15:08–16:35 | 🌔 87% |
| Sun 22 | 07:18 | 07:59 | 12:04 | 16:08 | 16:49 | 8h 9m | −3:04 | 15:06–16:33 | 🌔 94% |
| Mon 23 | 07:19 | 08:00 | 12:04 | 16:07 | 16:48 | 8h 6m | −3:00 | 15:04–16:32 | 🌔 98% |
| Tue 24 | 07:21 | 08:02 | 12:04 | 16:06 | 16:47 | 8h 3m | −2:56 | 15:03–16:31 | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 07:22 | 08:04 | 12:04 | 16:04 | 16:46 | 8h 0m | −2:51 | 15:01–16:30 | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 07:24 | 08:06 | 12:05 | 16:03 | 16:45 | 7h 57m | −2:47 | 15:00–16:29 | 🌖 95% |
| Fri 27 | 07:25 | 08:07 | 12:05 | 16:02 | 16:44 | 7h 54m | −2:42 | 14:58–16:28 | 🌖 89% |
| Sat 28 | 07:27 | 08:09 | 12:05 | 16:01 | 16:43 | 7h 52m | −2:37 | 14:57–16:28 | 🌖 81% |
| Sun 29 | 07:28 | 08:11 | 12:06 | 16:00 | 16:43 | 7h 49m | −2:32 | 14:55–16:27 | 🌖 71% |
| Mon 30 | 07:30 | 08:12 | 12:06 | 16:00 | 16:42 | 7h 47m | −2:27 | 14:54–16:26 | 🌖 60% |
Longest and shortest day in Douglas
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 17h 10m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 7h 20m.
Between them the day length swings by 9h 50m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:54 on 13 December; the latest is 21:55 on 24 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 04:44 on 17 June to 08:38 on 29 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 17m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Douglas different
At 54.2°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 36 minutes to arrive: 12 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Evening golden hour runs 70 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 54.2° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Over a year the sunset point slides 86° along the horizon, from SW at the December solstice to NW in June. Today it is W.
Sunset drifts 4 minutes earlier each day this month — 129 minutes from the first of October to the last.
The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 18:00 to 16:57 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
Planning a sunset photo in Douglas
Arrive by 17:29. Golden hour opens at 17:44 and the sun is down by 18:32, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 259° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:54 and runs to 19:08, the end of civil twilight and 35m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Douglas today?
The sun sets in Douglas at 18:32 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Douglas?
It takes 35m. Civil twilight ends at 19:08 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Douglas?
Evening golden hour runs 17:44 to 18:54 today, lasting 1h 10m.