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Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 56.7%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 6:16:01 am
Sunrise Today: 5:29 am 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:12 pm 303° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:10 am 126° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:28 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 43 minutes (+3m 45s)

Today's Sun Position in Belfast

Time: 6:16 am
Altitude: 5.3°
Direction: 67° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 15h 43m 16s (May 9, 2026)

3 minutes, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

8 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Belfast Today

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Astro. Twilight 12:00 am – 1:02 am
Night 1:02 am – 1:37 am
Astro. Twilight 1:37 am – 3:41 am
Nautical Twilight 3:41 am – 4:44 am
Civil Twilight 4:44 am – 5:29 am
Daylight 5:29 am – 9:12 pm
Civil Twilight 9:12 pm – 9:57 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:57 pm – 11:00 pm
Astro. Twilight 11:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Belfast - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 5:29 am 9:12 pm 15:43:16 +3:45 1:20 pm (52.9°) 93.839
May 10 5:27 am 9:14 pm 15:46:59 +3:42 1:20 pm (53.1°) 93.861
May 11 5:25 am 9:16 pm 15:50:39 +3:40 1:20 pm (53.4°) 93.883
May 12 5:23 am 9:17 pm 15:54:17 +3:37 1:20 pm (53.6°) 93.904
May 13 5:21 am 9:19 pm 15:57:51 +3:34 1:20 pm (53.9°) 93.925
May 14 5:19 am 9:21 pm 16:01:23 +3:31 1:20 pm (54.1°) 93.946
May 15 5:18 am 9:23 pm 16:04:52 +3:28 1:20 pm (54.4°) 93.966
* All times are local time for Belfast. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Belfast

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Belfast - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 3:10 am 11:28 am - 7:13 am (15.3°) 246,282 56.3%
May 10 3:22 am 12:49 pm - 7:59 am (20.2°) 243,108 46.0%
May 11 3:32 am 2:11 pm - 8:43 am (26.0°) 239,434 35.6%
May 12 3:40 am 3:35 pm - 9:28 am (32.3°) 235,487 25.5%
May 13 3:48 am 5:01 pm - 10:14 am (39.1°) 231,545 16.2%
May 14 3:57 am 6:33 pm - 11:03 am (45.8°) 227,962 8.5%
May 15 4:09 am 8:11 pm - 11:56 am (52.1°) 225,062 3.0%
* All times are local time for Belfast. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Belfast This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:24 am Sat 8:32 pm Sat 12:56 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 6:41 am Sun 12:07 am Sat 3:23 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:50 am Sat 6:30 pm Sat 11:40 am Very difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 9:16 am Sun 2:06 am Sat 5:41 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:41 am Sat 5:09 pm Sat 10:55 am Difficult to see
Uranus Sat 6:00 am Sat 10:16 pm Sat 2:08 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:25 am Sat 4:33 pm Sat 10:29 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Belfast.

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