8:46 am – 3:18 pm
6 hours, 32 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 5, 2025 at 6:23:38 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 106° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -16.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.605 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2025 3:03 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 8:46 am↑ 136° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 3:18 pm↑ 224° Southwest |
2025 Sun Graph for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
December 2025 — Sun in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
| 2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 8:39 am ↑ (134°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:43:17 | −3:04 | 6:05 am | 5:55 pm | 6:54 am | 5:06 pm | 7:47 am | 4:13 pm | 12:00 pm (9.2°) | 91.659 |
| 2 | 8:40 am ↑ (135°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:40:19 | −2:57 | 6:06 am | 5:55 pm | 6:56 am | 5:06 pm | 7:49 am | 4:13 pm | 12:01 pm (9.1°) | 91.644 |
| 3 | 8:42 am ↑ (135°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:37:29 | −2:50 | 6:08 am | 5:54 pm | 6:57 am | 5:05 pm | 7:50 am | 4:12 pm | 12:01 pm (8.9°) | 91.630 |
| 4 | 8:44 am ↑ (135°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:34:46 | −2:43 | 6:09 am | 5:54 pm | 6:58 am | 5:04 pm | 7:52 am | 4:11 pm | 12:02 pm (8.8°) | 91.616 |
| 5 | 8:46 am ↑ (136°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:32:10 | −2:35 | 6:10 am | 5:53 pm | 7:00 am | 5:04 pm | 7:53 am | 4:11 pm | 12:02 pm (8.7°) | 91.602 |
| 6 | 8:47 am ↑ (136°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:29:43 | −2:27 | 6:12 am | 5:53 pm | 7:01 am | 5:04 pm | 7:55 am | 4:10 pm | 12:02 pm (8.6°) | 91.589 |
| 7 | 8:49 am ↑ (136°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:27:24 | −2:19 | 6:13 am | 5:53 pm | 7:02 am | 5:03 pm | 7:56 am | 4:09 pm | 12:03 pm (8.5°) | 91.577 |
| 8 | 8:51 am ↑ (137°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:25:13 | −2:10 | 6:14 am | 5:52 pm | 7:03 am | 5:03 pm | 7:57 am | 4:09 pm | 12:03 pm (8.4°) | 91.565 |
| 9 | 8:52 am ↑ (137°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:23:10 | −2:02 | 6:15 am | 5:52 pm | 7:05 am | 5:03 pm | 7:59 am | 4:09 pm | 12:04 pm (8.3°) | 91.554 |
| 10 | 8:53 am ↑ (137°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:21:17 | −1:53 | 6:16 am | 5:52 pm | 7:06 am | 5:02 pm | 8:00 am | 4:08 pm | 12:04 pm (8.2°) | 91.543 |
| 11 | 8:55 am ↑ (137°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:19:33 | −1:44 | 6:17 am | 5:52 pm | 7:07 am | 5:02 pm | 8:01 am | 4:08 pm | 12:05 pm (8.1°) | 91.533 |
| 12 | 8:56 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:17:57 | −1:35 | 6:18 am | 5:52 pm | 7:08 am | 5:02 pm | 8:02 am | 4:08 pm | 12:05 pm (8.0°) | 91.523 |
| 13 | 8:57 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:16:31 | −1:25 | 6:19 am | 5:52 pm | 7:09 am | 5:02 pm | 8:03 am | 4:08 pm | 12:06 pm (7.9°) | 91.513 |
| 14 | 8:58 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:15:15 | −1:16 | 6:20 am | 5:52 pm | 7:10 am | 5:02 pm | 8:04 am | 4:08 pm | 12:06 pm (7.9°) | 91.504 |
| 15 | 8:59 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:14:09 | −1:06 | 6:21 am | 5:52 pm | 7:11 am | 5:02 pm | 8:05 am | 4:08 pm | 12:07 pm (7.8°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 9:00 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:12 | −0:56 | 6:22 am | 5:52 pm | 7:11 am | 5:02 pm | 8:06 am | 4:08 pm | 12:07 pm (7.8°) | 91.487 |
| 17 | 9:01 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:25 | −0:46 | 6:22 am | 5:53 pm | 7:12 am | 5:03 pm | 8:07 am | 4:08 pm | 12:08 pm (7.8°) | 91.479 |
| 18 | 9:02 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:48 | −0:36 | 6:23 am | 5:53 pm | 7:13 am | 5:03 pm | 8:08 am | 4:08 pm | 12:08 pm (7.7°) | 91.472 |
| 19 | 9:03 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:22 | −0:26 | 6:24 am | 5:53 pm | 7:14 am | 5:03 pm | 8:08 am | 4:09 pm | 12:09 pm (7.7°) | 91.464 |
| 20 | 9:03 am ↑ (138°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:05 | −0:16 | 6:24 am | 5:54 pm | 7:14 am | 5:04 pm | 8:09 am | 4:09 pm | 12:09 pm (7.7°) | 91.457 |
| 21 | 9:04 am ↑ (138°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:59 | −0:06 | 6:25 am | 5:54 pm | 7:15 am | 5:04 pm | 8:09 am | 4:10 pm | 12:10 pm (7.7°) | 91.451 |
| 22 | 9:04 am ↑ (138°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:03 | +0:03 | 6:25 am | 5:55 pm | 7:15 am | 5:05 pm | 8:10 am | 4:10 pm | 12:10 pm (7.7°) | 91.445 |
| 23 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:17 | +0:14 | 6:26 am | 5:55 pm | 7:16 am | 5:05 pm | 8:10 am | 4:11 pm | 12:11 pm (7.7°) | 91.439 |
| 24 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:41 | +0:24 | 6:26 am | 5:56 pm | 7:16 am | 5:06 pm | 8:11 am | 4:11 pm | 12:11 pm (7.7°) | 91.433 |
| 25 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:16 | +0:34 | 6:27 am | 5:57 pm | 7:16 am | 5:07 pm | 8:11 am | 4:12 pm | 12:12 pm (7.7°) | 91.428 |
| 26 | 9:06 am ↑ (138°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:00 | +0:44 | 6:27 am | 5:57 pm | 7:17 am | 5:07 pm | 8:11 am | 4:13 pm | 12:12 pm (7.8°) | 91.423 |
| 27 | 9:06 am ↑ (138°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:55 | +0:54 | 6:27 am | 5:58 pm | 7:17 am | 5:08 pm | 8:11 am | 4:14 pm | 12:12 pm (7.8°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 9:06 am ↑ (138°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:14:59 | +1:04 | 6:27 am | 5:59 pm | 7:17 am | 5:09 pm | 8:11 am | 4:15 pm | 12:13 pm (7.9°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:16:14 | +1:14 | 6:27 am | 6:00 pm | 7:17 am | 5:10 pm | 8:11 am | 4:16 pm | 12:13 pm (7.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:23 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:17:38 | +1:23 | 6:27 am | 6:01 pm | 7:17 am | 5:11 pm | 8:11 am | 4:17 pm | 12:14 pm (8.0°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 9:05 am ↑ (137°) | 3:24 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:19:11 | +1:33 | 6:27 am | 6:02 pm | 7:17 am | 5:12 pm | 8:11 am | 4:18 pm | 12:14 pm (8.1°) | 91.407 |
| * All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) is at 3:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 12 hours, 19 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 15. The latest sunrise is on December 27.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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