Current Time: | May 1, 2024 at 3:41:05 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:13 am↑ 58° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:05 pm↑ 303° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 4:20 am↑ 140° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 10:37 am↑ 223° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 15 hours, 52 minutes (+4m 55s) |
Today's Sun Position in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Time: | 3:41 pm |
Altitude: | 38.2° |
Direction: | 229° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 15h 51m 44s (May 1, 2024)
4 minutes, 55 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 30, 2024)
9 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
2 hours, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 3:07 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 3:07 am – 4:23 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:23 am – 5:13 am |
Daylight | 5:13 am – 9:05 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:05 pm – 9:56 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:56 pm – 11:14 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 11:14 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 1 | 5:13 am | 9:05 pm | 15:51:45 | +4:55 | 1:08 pm (46.3°) | 93.669 |
May 2 | 5:11 am | 9:07 pm | 15:56:39 | +4:54 | 1:08 pm (46.6°) | 93.693 |
May 3 | 5:08 am | 9:10 pm | 16:01:32 | +4:52 | 1:08 pm (46.9°) | 93.717 |
May 4 | 5:06 am | 9:12 pm | 16:06:23 | +4:51 | 1:08 pm (47.2°) | 93.741 |
May 5 | 5:03 am | 9:14 pm | 16:11:12 | +4:49 | 1:08 pm (47.5°) | 93.764 |
May 6 | 5:01 am | 9:17 pm | 16:15:59 | +4:47 | 1:08 pm (47.8°) | 93.787 |
May 7 | 4:58 am | 9:19 pm | 16:20:45 | +4:45 | 1:08 pm (48.1°) | 93.809 |
* All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 3:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 9:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 1:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:21 am |
* All times are local Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) time. |
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Today's Moon in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Percent Illuminated: | 48.6% |
Time: | 3:41 pm |
Altitude: | -34.2° |
Direction: | 285° W |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 1 | 4:20 am | 10:37 am | - | 7:22 am | (7.4°) | 232,656 | 52.5% | |||
May 2 | 4:25 am | 12:23 pm | - | 8:16 am | (12.4°) | 230,282 | 40.8% | |||
May 3 | 4:28 am | 2:07 pm | - | 9:08 am | (18.6°) | 228,209 | 29.4% | |||
May 4 | 4:30 am | 3:48 pm | - | 9:57 am | (25.5°) | 226,638 | 19.0% | |||
May 5 | 4:31 am | 5:29 pm | - | 10:47 am | (32.8°) | 225,772 | 10.3% | |||
May 6 | 4:32 am | 7:13 pm | - | 11:37 am | (40.0°) | 225,781 | 4.1% | |||
May 7 | 4:34 am | 9:00 pm | - | 12:30 pm | (46.6°) | 226,757 | 0.6% | |||
* All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 1, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 5:05 am | Wed 6:14 pm | Wed 11:40 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 5:11 am | Thu 8:01 pm | Thu 12:35 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 4:39 am | Wed 4:35 pm | Wed 10:36 am | Very difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 5:44 am | Wed 10:16 pm | Wed 2:00 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Thu 4:25 am | Thu 3:00 pm | Thu 9:42 am | Very difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 5:36 am | Wed 10:08 pm | Wed 1:52 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 4:37 am | Wed 4:23 pm | Wed 10:30 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). |
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