Sunrise and sunset times in Birsay
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Birsay, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 15:48:24
Night ends at 05:4605:46:29
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 07:2107:20:40
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:02:24When the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 17:52:29When the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 18:3418:34:08
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0820:08:00
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 12.43° · Azimuth: 223.0° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 50 minutes
2 hours, 4 minutes left for today's sunset in Birsay
Moonrise: 16:38
Moonset: Oct 21, 01:20Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (68%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 05:4905:48:45
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 07:2307:22:56
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:04:48When the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 17:49:46When the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 18:3218:31:33
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0520:05:26
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 9 hours, 44 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Birsay
Moonset: 01:20 Moonrise: 16:41Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Birsay, Scotland
- Latitude: 59.127769 (North)
- Longitude: -3.30331 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Birsay, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours, 8 minutes.Longest day in Birsay, Scotland
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 18 hours, 33 minutes.
October 2026 - Birsay, Scotland - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Birsay.
All times are in Birsay's time: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) until October 25, 2026, and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) from then on.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 34 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Birsay, Scotland - from 11 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 54 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.06:37:36 | 07:17:59 | +2m 17s | 18:46:33 | -2m 55s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:26:47 | 11h 28m 34s | -5m 12s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:02:53 | 27.57° | 05:50:06 | 20:14:03 | 05:00:14 | 21:03:33 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 33m 43s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:03:03 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:39:52 | 07:20:16 | +2m 17s | 18:43:37 | -2m 56s | 19:23:53 | 11h 23m 21s | -5m 12s | 13:02:34 | 27.18° | 05:52:29 | 20:11:03 | 05:02:52 | 21:00:19 | 12h 38m 56s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:44 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:42:09 | 07:22:33 | +2m 17s | 18:40:43 | -2m 54s | 19:20:59 | 11h 18m 10s | -5m 12s | 13:02:15 | 26.79° | 05:54:51 | 20:08:04 | 05:05:28 | 20:57:07 | 12h 44m 8s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:02:25 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:44:25 | 07:24:51 | +2m 18s | 18:37:48 | -2m 55s | 19:18:06 | 11h 12m 57s | -5m 12s | 13:01:56 | 26.41° | 05:57:12 | 20:05:07 | 05:08:03 | 20:53:56 | 12h 49m 21s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:05 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:46:42 | 07:27:09 | +2m 18s | 18:34:54 | -2m 54s | 19:15:14 | 11h 7m 45s | -5m 12s | 13:01:38 | 26.02° | 05:59:32 | 20:02:11 | 05:10:36 | 20:50:48 | 12h 54m 34s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:47 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:48:58 | 07:29:28 | +2m 19s | 18:32:00 | -2m 54s | 19:12:23 | 11h 2m 32s | -5m 12s | 13:01:20 | 25.64° | 06:01:52 | 19:59:16 | 05:13:08 | 20:47:42 | 12h 59m 46s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:29 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:51:14 | 07:31:46 | +2m 18s | 18:29:07 | -2m 53s | 19:09:32 | 10h 57m 21s | -5m 12s | 13:01:02 | 25.26° | 06:04:11 | 19:56:23 | 05:15:39 | 20:44:38 | 13h 4m 58s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:11 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:53:30 | 07:34:05 | +2m 19s | 18:26:14 | -2m 53s | 19:06:43 | 10h 52m 9s | -5m 12s | 13:00:45 | 24.88° | 06:06:30 | 19:53:31 | 05:18:08 | 20:41:37 | 13h 10m 11s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:54 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:55:46 | 07:36:25 | +2m 20s | 18:23:22 | -2m 52s | 19:03:54 | 10h 46m 57s | -5m 12s | 13:00:28 | 24.50° | 06:08:48 | 19:50:41 | 05:20:36 | 20:38:37 | 13h 15m 22s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:36 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:58:02 | 07:38:44 | +2m 19s | 18:20:30 | -2m 52s | 19:01:06 | 10h 41m 46s | -5m 12s | 13:00:12 | 24.12° | 06:11:05 | 19:47:52 | 05:23:02 | 20:35:40 | 13h 20m 35s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:00:12 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:00:18 | 07:41:05 | +2m 21s | 18:17:39 | -2m 51s | 18:58:20 | 10h 36m 34s | -5m 11s | 13:00:12 | 23.74° | 06:13:22 | 19:45:04 | 05:25:28 | 20:32:44 | 13h 25m 46s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:20 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:02:33 | 07:43:25 | +2m 20s | 18:14:48 | -2m 51s | 18:55:34 | 10h 31m 23s | -5m 11s | 12:59:56 | 23.36° | 06:15:39 | 19:42:18 | 05:27:52 | 20:29:51 | 13h 30m 58s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:04 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:04:49 | 07:45:46 | +2m 21s | 18:11:59 | -2m 49s | 18:52:49 | 10h 26m 13s | -5m 11s | 12:59:41 | 22.99° | 06:17:55 | 19:39:34 | 05:30:15 | 20:26:59 | 13h 36m 8s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:49 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:07:05 | 07:48:07 | +2m 21s | 18:09:09 | -2m 50s | 18:50:06 | 10h 21m 2s | -5m 11s | 12:59:26 | 22.62° | 06:20:10 | 19:36:51 | 05:32:37 | 20:24:10 | 13h 41m 20s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:33 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:09:21 | 07:50:29 | +2m 22s | 18:06:21 | -2m 48s | 18:47:23 | 10h 15m 52s | -5m 10s | 12:59:12 | 22.25° | 06:22:26 | 19:34:09 | 05:34:59 | 20:21:23 | 13h 46m 30s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:19 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:11:37 | 07:52:51 | +2m 22s | 18:03:33 | -2m 48s | 18:44:42 | 10h 10m 42s | -5m 10s | 12:58:58 | 21.88° | 06:24:40 | 19:31:29 | 05:37:19 | 20:18:38 | 13h 51m 41s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:05 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:13:53 | 07:55:14 | +2m 23s | 18:00:46 | -2m 47s | 18:42:01 | 10h 5m 32s | -5m 10s | 12:58:45 | 21.51° | 06:26:54 | 19:28:51 | 05:39:38 | 20:15:56 | 13h 56m 51s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:52 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:16:08 | 07:57:37 | +2m 23s | 17:57:59 | -2m 47s | 18:39:22 | 10h 0m 22s | -5m 9s | 12:58:32 | 21.15° | 06:29:08 | 19:26:14 | 05:41:56 | 20:13:15 | 14h 2m 1s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:58:38 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:18:24 | 08:00:00 | +2m 23s | 17:55:14 | -2m 45s | 18:36:45 | 9h 55m 14s | -5m 9s | 12:58:20 | 20.79° | 06:31:21 | 19:23:39 | 05:44:13 | 20:10:36 | 14h 7m 10s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:26 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:20:40 | 08:02:24 | +2m 24s | 17:52:29 | -2m 45s | 18:34:08 | 9h 50m 5s | -5m 8s | 12:58:09 | 20.43° | 06:33:34 | 19:21:06 | 05:46:29 | 20:08:00 | 14h 12m 19s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:15 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:22:56 | 08:04:48 | +2m 24s | 17:49:46 | -2m 43s | 18:31:33 | 9h 44m 58s | -5m 8s | 12:57:58 | 20.07° | 06:35:47 | 19:18:35 | 05:48:45 | 20:05:26 | 14h 17m 27s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:03 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:25:12 | 08:07:13 | +2m 25s | 17:47:03 | -2m 43s | 18:28:59 | 9h 39m 50s | -5m 7s | 12:57:48 | 19.72° | 06:37:59 | 19:16:05 | 05:50:59 | 20:02:54 | 14h 22m 35s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:53 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:27:27 | 08:09:38 | +2m 25s | 17:44:21 | -2m 42s | 18:26:27 | 9h 34m 43s | -5m 7s | 12:57:39 | 19.37° | 06:40:10 | 19:13:37 | 05:53:13 | 20:00:24 | 14h 27m 42s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:44 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:29:43 | 08:12:03 | +2m 25s | 17:41:41 | -2m 40s | 18:23:56 | 9h 29m 38s | -5m 6s | 12:57:30 | 19.02° | 06:42:22 | 19:11:10 | 05:55:25 | 19:57:57 | 14h 32m 47s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:34 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:31:59 | 07:14:28 | +2m 25son the clock: -57m 35s | 16:39:01 | -2m 40son the clock: -1h 2m 40s | 17:21:26 | 9h 24m 33s | -5m 5s | 11:57:22 | 18.67° | 05:44:32 | 18:08:46 | 04:57:37 | 18:55:32 | 14h 37m 53s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:26 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:34:14 | 07:16:54 | +2m 26s | 16:36:23 | -2m 38s | 17:18:58 | 9h 19m 29s | -5m 4s | 11:57:15 | 18.33° | 05:46:43 | 18:06:24 | 04:59:48 | 18:53:09 | 14h 42m 58s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:57:12 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:36:30 | 07:19:21 | +2m 27s | 16:33:45 | -2m 38s | 17:16:32 | 9h 14m 24s | -5m 3s | 11:57:08 | 17.99° | 05:48:53 | 18:04:03 | 05:01:58 | 18:50:48 | 14h 48m 2s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:05 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:38:45 | 07:21:47 | +2m 26s | 16:31:09 | -2m 36s | 17:14:07 | 9h 9m 22s | -5m 3s | 11:57:02 | 17.66° | 05:51:02 | 18:01:45 | 05:04:08 | 18:48:30 | 14h 53m 5s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:00 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:41:01 | 07:24:14 | +2m 27s | 16:28:35 | -2m 34s | 17:11:44 | 9h 4m 21s | -5m 2s | 11:56:57 | 17.33° | 05:53:11 | 17:59:28 | 05:06:16 | 18:46:15 | 14h 58m 6s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:55 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:43:16 | 07:26:41 | +2m 27s | 16:26:01 | -2m 34s | 17:09:23 | 8h 59m 20s | -5m 0s | 11:56:53 | 17.00° | 05:55:19 | 17:57:13 | 05:08:24 | 18:44:01 | 15h 3m 7s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:51 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:45:31 | 07:29:08 | +2m 27s | 16:23:29 | -2m 32s | 17:07:03 | 8h 54m 21s | -4m 59s | 11:56:49 | 16.67° | 05:57:27 | 17:55:01 | 05:10:31 | 18:41:50 | 15h 8m 7s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:48 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Birsay, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Birsay, Scotland for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Birsay, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Birsay
In Birsay, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 03:58, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 09:08. The earliest sunset is on December 16 at 15:14, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:31.
Birsay gets 12h 24m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 33m versus 6h 08m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 22m.
Birsay Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Birsay. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Birsay.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 7.4° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 54.2° (around Jun 20) in Birsay. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Birsay, Scotland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Birsay, Scotland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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