Exact date sun will set before 5pm as clocks go back earlier

Exact date sun will set before 5pm as clocks go back earlier The sun is setting earlier and earlier each day as autumn takes hold Autumn is now here, depending on which seasonal calendar you follow. The meteorological seasons stay consistent year on year, with autumn beginning on September 1 and ending on November 30. Meanwhile, astronomical seasons can vary due to leap years causing the dates of equinoxes and solstices to shift slightly. This year, astronomical autumn kicks off on September 23, lasting until December 20. Whichever calendar you prefer, temperatures throughout much of the UK are noticeably milder, with many of us starting to feel more autumnal. The year's longest day in terms of daylight, signalling the official beginning of summer, occurred on June 21, with the days progressively getting shorter since then. This pattern will persist until Sunday, December 21, when the winter solstice arrives, bringing the shortest day of the year. In October, the clocks will go back, leading to brighter mornings but earlier sunsets. At the moment in London, the sun starts setting at around 7.30pm, though as we progress further into autumn, sunset times will keep getting earlier. For those curious about when precisely the sun will set before 5pm, in London this will occur on October 25, the day the clocks go back - one day earlier than the 2025 date of October 26. On this day the sun is forecast to set at roughly 4.46pm. Sunset times vary across different regions of the UK, so on October 26 those living in Lowestoft, one of the most easterly points in the country, will see the sun dipping below the horizon at around 4.37pm. In County Fermanagh, amongst the most westerly areas of Northern Ireland, a pre-5pm sunset won't arrive until October 30. Regardless of where you are in the UK, though, the nights are undeniably drawing in. On the plus side, this does mean that daylight will begin at around 7am, rather than 8am, once the clocks have gone back.