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Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 48.6%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 1, 2024 at 3:41:05 pm
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)
Location of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)Location

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 3:07 am
Nautical Twilight3:07 am – 4:23 am
Civil Twilight4:23 am – 5:13 am
Daylight5:13 am – 9:05 pm
Civil Twilight9:05 pm – 9:56 pm
Nautical Twilight9:56 pm – 11:14 pm
Astro. Twilight11:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 15:13 am9:05 pm15:51:45+4:551:08 pm (46.3°)93.669
May 25:11 am9:07 pm15:56:39+4:541:08 pm (46.6°)93.693
May 35:08 am9:10 pm16:01:32+4:521:08 pm (46.9°)93.717
May 45:06 am9:12 pm16:06:23+4:511:08 pm (47.2°)93.741
May 55:03 am9:14 pm16:11:12+4:491:08 pm (47.5°)93.764
May 65:01 am9:17 pm16:15:59+4:471:08 pm (47.8°)93.787
May 74:58 am9:19 pm16:20:45+4:451:08 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.

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Today's Moon in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 14:20 am10:37 am-7:22 am(7.4°)232,65652.5%
May 24:25 am12:23 pm-8:16 am(12.4°)230,28240.8%
May 34:28 am2:07 pm-9:08 am(18.6°)228,20929.4%
May 44:30 am3:48 pm-9:57 am(25.5°)226,63819.0%
May 54:31 am5:29 pm-10:47 am(32.8°)225,77210.3%
May 64:32 am7:13 pm-11:37 am(40.0°)225,7814.1%
May 74:34 am9:00 pm-12:30 pm(46.6°)226,7570.6%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:05 amWed 6:14 pmWed 11:40 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 5:11 amThu 8:01 pmThu 12:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:39 amWed 4:35 pmWed 10:36 amVery difficult to see
JupiterWed 5:44 amWed 10:16 pmWed 2:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 4:25 amThu 3:00 pmThu 9:42 amVery difficult to see
UranusWed 5:36 amWed 10:08 pmWed 1:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:37 amWed 4:23 pmWed 10:30 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands).

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