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Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Scotland, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 99.7%
Full Moon
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 5:46:22 am
Moon Direction: 279° West
Moon Altitude: 26.5°
Moon Distance: 222,194 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 20, 2025, 1:43 am
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 10:02 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:36 am
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), December 2025

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-3:19 am (286°)1:28 pm (68°)9:00 pm(43.5°)225,64186.1%
2-5:04 am (300°)1:32 pm (55°)9:55 pm(49.7°)223,24893.5%
3-6:56 am (314°)1:39 pm (42°)10:56 pm(54.7°)221,96698.2%
4-8:52 am (327°)1:55 pm (31°)Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5-10:36 am (335°)2:32 pm (24°)12:01 am(57.9°)221,98799.8%
6-11:41 am (335°)3:48 pm (26°)1:09 am(58.7°)223,34698.1%
7-12:10 pm (327°)5:32 pm (36°)2:15 am(57.3°)225,89393.2%
8-12:22 pm (316°)7:20 pm (48°)3:16 am(53.9°)229,33986.0%
9-12:28 pm (304°)9:00 pm (60°)4:11 am(49.1°)233,29577.0%
10-12:30 pm (292°)10:33 pm (73°)5:00 am(43.4°)237,40466.9%
11-12:32 pm (280°)11:59 pm (85°)5:45 am(37.4°)241,33256.5%
12-12:33 pm (269°)-6:27 am(31.3°)244,83446.1%
131:23 am (97°)12:33 pm (258°)-7:07 am(25.3°)247,73536.2%
142:45 am (109°)12:34 pm (247°)-7:48 am(19.6°)249,95027.1%
154:08 am (120°)12:36 pm (236°)-8:29 am(14.4°)251,45218.9%
165:34 am (131°)12:40 pm (226°)-9:13 am(9.8°)252,27112.0%
177:02 am (142°)12:47 pm (216°)-9:59 am(6.2°)252,4716.5%
188:29 am (150°)1:01 pm (208°)-10:48 am(3.6°)252,1312.6%
199:46 am (156°)1:30 pm (203°)-11:39 am(2.3°)251,3390.5%
2010:39 am (156°)2:26 pm (204°)-12:31 pm(2.4°)250,1660.4%
2111:07 am (151°)3:46 pm (210°)-1:23 pm(3.8°)248,6682.2%
2211:21 am (142°)5:17 pm (220°)-2:14 pm(6.6°)246,8706.0%
2311:28 am (132°)6:50 pm (231°)-3:03 pm(10.6°)244,79111.8%
2411:31 am (121°)8:22 pm (243°)-3:49 pm(15.7°)242,42819.3%
2511:33 am (110°)9:52 pm (255°)-4:34 pm(21.5°)239,80128.3%
2611:35 am (98°)11:22 pm (268°)-5:18 pm(27.8°)236,94338.5%
2711:36 am (85°)--6:03 pm(34.4°)233,95349.6%
28-12:55 am (281°)11:37 am (73°)6:50 pm(41.0°)230,97161.0%
29-2:32 am (295°)11:40 am (60°)7:41 pm(47.3°)228,21772.2%
30-4:16 am (308°)11:45 am (48°)8:37 pm(52.6°)225,93882.3%
31-6:07 am (321°)11:55 am (36°)9:38 pm(56.6°)224,42490.7%
* All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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