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Canterbury, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:08:35 am
Sunrise Today: 7:28 am 115° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:51 pm 245° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:19 pm 87° East
Moonset Today: 8:29 am 277° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 23 minutes (+3m 24s)

Today's Sun Position in Canterbury

Time: 7:08 am
Altitude: -3.5°
Direction: 111° SE
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 9h 22m 40s (Feb 4, 2026)

3 minutes, 24 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

1 hour, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

7 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Canterbury Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight 5:34 am – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight 6:13 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight 6:52 am – 7:28 am
Daylight 7:28 am – 4:51 pm
Civil Twilight 4:51 pm – 5:26 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:26 pm – 6:06 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:06 pm – 6:45 pm
Night 6:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Canterbury - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 7:28 am 4:51 pm 9:22:40 +3:24 12:09 pm (22.6°) 91.637
Feb 5 7:26 am 4:53 pm 9:26:06 +3:26 12:09 pm (22.9°) 91.651
Feb 6 7:25 am 4:54 pm 9:29:35 +3:28 12:09 pm (23.2°) 91.667
Feb 7 7:23 am 4:56 pm 9:33:05 +3:30 12:09 pm (23.5°) 91.683
Feb 8 7:21 am 4:58 pm 9:36:37 +3:32 12:09 pm (23.9°) 91.699
Feb 9 7:20 am 5:00 pm 9:40:11 +3:33 12:09 pm (24.2°) 91.715
Feb 10 7:18 am 5:02 pm 9:43:46 +3:35 12:09 pm (24.5°) 91.732
* All times are local time for Canterbury. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Canterbury

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Canterbury - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:29 am 8:19 pm 1:54 am (44.5°) 236,848 94.4%
Feb 5 - 8:40 am 9:35 pm 2:38 am (38.0°) 240,224 88.3%
Feb 6 - 8:51 am 10:50 pm 3:21 am (31.8°) 243,525 80.8%
Feb 7 - 9:03 am - 4:03 am (25.9°) 246,478 72.1%
Feb 8 12:04 am 9:17 am - 4:46 am (20.7°) 248,863 62.7%
Feb 9 1:18 am 9:35 am - 5:31 am (16.3°) 250,508 53.0%
Feb 10 2:31 am 9:58 am - 6:18 am (12.8°) 251,314 43.2%
* All times are local time for Canterbury. 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 Canterbury This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 8:02 am Wed 5:42 pm Wed 12:51 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:54 am Wed 5:23 pm Wed 12:38 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 7:23 am Wed 4:08 pm Wed 11:45 am Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 2:00 pm Thu 6:17 am Wed 10:08 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:05 am Wed 8:47 pm Wed 2:56 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 10:49 am Thu 2:24 am Wed 6:36 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:02 am Wed 8:56 pm Wed 2:59 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Canterbury.

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