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Current Local Time in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

9:55:15 pm BST

Saturday, May 18, 2024

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Country: United Kingdom
Constituent Country: Scotland (SCT)
Type: Second-Order Administrative Division
Lat/Long: 59°00'N / 3°00'W
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages: English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Also known as: Arcaibh, Illes Orcades, Illes Òrcades, Inizi Orc'h
Location of Orkney IslandsLocation
°F

Weather

52 °F

Partly sunny.
54 / 48 °F

Mon 20.53 / 47 °F
Tue 21.56 / 45 °F

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Time Zone

BST (British Summer Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 1:00 am

DST started

Mar 31, 2024
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Oct 27, 2024
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

4:34 am
47° Northeast

Sunset

9:44 pm
313° Northwest

Day length

17 hours, 10 minutes
+4m 12s longer

Moon 80.0%

Set – 3:35 am
Rise – 3:33 pm

High Tide

High – 7:24 am
High – 8:17 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:42 am
Low – 1:16 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:08 pm
Altitude: 50.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

No periods of astronomical twilight

Nautical
Twilight

12:00 midnight – 3:32 am
10:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Civil
Twilight

3:32 am – 4:34 am
9:44 pm – 10:46 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

First Quarter
May 15, 2024
12:48 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 23, 2024
2:53 pm

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport, KOI
    About 4 mi SE of Orkney Islands
  • Stronsay Airport, SOY
    About 26 mi NNE of Orkney Islands
  • Eday Airport, EOI
    About 15 mi NNE of Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands
United Kingdom
9:5515pm
Saturday, May 18, 2024