Sunrise and sunset times in Birsay
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Birsay, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 16, 2026. Current time: 9:46:38 pm
First light at 6:03:36 am
Sunrise time: 6:42:34 am
Sunset time: 7:33:32 pm
Last light at 8:12:29 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -17.0° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 306° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 50 minutes
Sunset in Birsay was 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Moon rose on Sep 16 at 2:36 PM
Moon set on Sep 16 at 7:48 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (31%)🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 5:50 PM · 🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PMTomorrow
September 17, 2026
First light at 6:05:57 am
Sunrise time: 6:44:49 am
Sunset time: 7:30:34 pm
Last light at 8:09:26 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 45 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Birsay
Moon will rise on Sep 17 at 4:02 PM Moon will set on Sep 17 at 8:07 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (41%)
- Birsay, Scotland
- Latitude: 59.127769 (North)
- Longitude: -3.303310 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Birsay, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in around 3 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours and 14 minutes.Longest day in Birsay, Scotland
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 25 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 18 hours and 39 minutes.
September 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 September in Birsay.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 30 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Birsay, Scotland - from 14 hours, 8 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 38 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:27:20 am | 6:08:44 am | 8:17:40 pm | 8:59:04 pm | 14h 8m 56s | -5m 11s | 1:13:12 pm | 39° | 4:31:17 am | 9:55:08 pm | 3:21:07 am | 11:05:18 pm | 9h 53m 21s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:29:50 am | 6:11:01 am | 8:14:46 pm | 8:55:56 pm | 14h 3m 45s | -5m 11s | 1:12:53 pm | 38.7° | 4:34:19 am | 9:51:28 pm | 3:25:38 am | 11:00:08 pm | 9h 58m 31s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:32:19 am | 6:13:17 am | 8:11:51 pm | 8:52:48 pm | 13h 58m 34s | -5m 11s | 1:12:34 pm | 38.3° | 4:37:19 am | 9:47:49 pm | 3:30:01 am | 10:55:07 pm | 10h 3m 41s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:34:47 am | 6:15:32 am | 8:08:55 pm | 8:49:41 pm | 13h 53m 23s | -5m 11s | 1:12:14 pm | 37.9° | 4:40:16 am | 9:44:11 pm | 3:34:15 am | 10:50:12 pm | 10h 8m 53s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:37:15 am | 6:17:48 am | 8:06:00 pm | 8:46:33 pm | 13h 48m 12s | -5m 11s | 1:11:54 pm | 37.6° | 4:43:12 am | 9:40:35 pm | 3:38:22 am | 10:45:25 pm | 10h 14m 4s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:39:41 am | 6:20:04 am | 8:03:04 pm | 8:43:26 pm | 13h 43m 0s | -5m 12s | 1:11:34 pm | 37.2° | 4:46:06 am | 9:37:01 pm | 3:42:23 am | 10:40:44 pm | 10h 19m 15s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:42:07 am | 6:22:19 am | 8:00:07 pm | 8:40:19 pm | 13h 37m 48s | -5m 12s | 1:11:13 pm | 36.8° | 4:48:58 am | 9:33:28 pm | 3:46:17 am | 10:36:09 pm | 10h 24m 27s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:44:33 am | 6:24:34 am | 7:57:11 pm | 8:37:12 pm | 13h 32m 37s | -5m 11s | 1:10:52 pm | 36.4° | 4:51:48 am | 9:29:57 pm | 3:50:06 am | 10:31:39 pm | 10h 29m 38s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 5:46:58 am | 6:26:49 am | 7:54:14 pm | 8:34:06 pm | 13h 27m 25s | -5m 12s | 1:10:32 pm | 36.1° | 4:54:37 am | 9:26:27 pm | 3:53:49 am | 10:27:15 pm | 10h 34m 51s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 5:49:22 am | 6:29:05 am | 7:51:17 pm | 8:30:59 pm | 13h 22m 12s | -5m 13s | 1:10:11 pm | 35.7° | 4:57:23 am | 9:22:58 pm | 3:57:27 am | 10:22:54 pm | 10h 40m 2s | 🌘 (0.0%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:51:46 am | 6:31:19 am | 7:48:20 pm | 8:27:53 pm | 13h 17m 1s | -5m 11s | 1:09:50 pm | 35.3° | 5:00:08 am | 9:19:31 pm | 4:01:01 am | 10:18:39 pm | 10h 45m 14s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:54:09 am | 6:33:34 am | 7:45:22 pm | 8:24:48 pm | 13h 11m 48s | -5m 13s | 1:09:28 pm | 34.9° | 5:02:52 am | 9:16:05 pm | 4:04:30 am | 10:14:27 pm | 10h 50m 27s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:56:32 am | 6:35:49 am | 7:42:25 pm | 8:21:43 pm | 13h 6m 36s | -5m 12s | 1:09:07 pm | 34.5° | 5:05:34 am | 9:12:40 pm | 4:07:55 am | 10:10:19 pm | 10h 55m 39s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:58:54 am | 6:38:04 am | 7:39:27 pm | 8:18:38 pm | 13h 1m 23s | -5m 13s | 1:08:46 pm | 34.2° | 5:08:15 am | 9:09:17 pm | 4:11:16 am | 10:06:15 pm | 11h 0m 52s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:01:15 am | 6:40:19 am | 7:36:30 pm | 8:15:33 pm | 12h 56m 11s | -5m 12s | 1:08:24 pm | 33.8° | 5:10:54 am | 9:05:55 pm | 4:14:34 am | 10:02:15 pm | 11h 6m 4s | 🌒 (24%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:03:36 am | 6:42:34 am | 7:33:32 pm | 8:12:29 pm | 12h 50m 58s | -5m 13s | 1:08:03 pm | 33.4° | 5:13:32 am | 9:02:34 pm | 4:17:48 am | 9:58:18 pm | 11h 11m 17s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:05:57 am | 6:44:49 am | 7:30:34 pm | 8:09:26 pm | 12h 45m 45s | -5m 13s | 1:07:41 pm | 33° | 5:16:08 am | 8:59:15 pm | 4:20:59 am | 9:54:24 pm | 11h 16m 29s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:08:17 am | 6:47:03 am | 7:27:37 pm | 8:06:23 pm | 12h 40m 34s | -5m 11s | 1:07:20 pm | 32.6° | 5:18:44 am | 8:55:57 pm | 4:24:07 am | 9:50:33 pm | 11h 21m 41s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:10:37 am | 6:49:18 am | 7:24:39 pm | 8:03:20 pm | 12h 35m 21s | -5m 13s | 1:06:59 pm | 32.2° | 5:21:18 am | 8:52:40 pm | 4:27:12 am | 9:46:45 pm | 11h 26m 54s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:12:57 am | 6:51:33 am | 7:21:41 pm | 8:00:18 pm | 12h 30m 8s | -5m 13s | 1:06:37 pm | 31.8° | 5:23:51 am | 8:49:24 pm | 4:30:14 am | 9:43:01 pm | 11h 32m 7s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:15:16 am | 6:53:48 am | 7:18:44 pm | 7:57:16 pm | 12h 24m 56s | -5m 12s | 1:06:16 pm | 31.5° | 5:26:22 am | 8:46:09 pm | 4:33:13 am | 9:39:18 pm | 11h 37m 19s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:17:35 am | 6:56:03 am | 7:15:46 pm | 7:54:15 pm | 12h 19m 43s | -5m 13s | 1:05:55 pm | 31.1° | 5:28:53 am | 8:42:56 pm | 4:36:10 am | 9:35:39 pm | 11h 42m 32s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:19:53 am | 6:58:18 am | 7:12:49 pm | 7:51:14 pm | 12h 14m 31s | -5m 12s | 1:05:34 pm | 30.7° | 5:31:23 am | 8:39:44 pm | 4:39:05 am | 9:32:02 pm | 11h 47m 45s | 🌔 (92%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:22:11 am | 7:00:34 am | 7:09:52 pm | 7:48:14 pm | 12h 9m 18s | -5m 13s | 1:05:13 pm | 30.3° | 5:33:52 am | 8:36:33 pm | 4:41:57 am | 9:28:28 pm | 11h 52m 57s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:24:29 am | 7:02:49 am | 7:06:54 pm | 7:45:14 pm | 12h 4m 5s | -5m 13s | 1:04:52 pm | 29.9° | 5:36:20 am | 8:33:24 pm | 4:44:47 am | 9:24:56 pm | 11h 58m 11s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:26:47 am | 7:05:05 am | 7:03:58 pm | 7:42:16 pm | 11h 58m 53s | -5m 12s | 1:04:31 pm | 29.5° | 5:38:47 am | 8:30:16 pm | 4:47:35 am | 9:21:27 pm | 12h 3m 23s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:29:04 am | 7:07:21 am | 7:01:01 pm | 7:39:17 pm | 11h 53m 40s | -5m 13s | 1:04:11 pm | 29.1° | 5:41:13 am | 8:27:09 pm | 4:50:21 am | 9:18:00 pm | 12h 8m 36s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:31:21 am | 7:09:37 am | 6:58:04 pm | 7:36:20 pm | 11h 48m 27s | -5m 13s | 1:03:50 pm | 28.7° | 5:43:38 am | 8:24:03 pm | 4:53:05 am | 9:14:36 pm | 12h 13m 49s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:33:38 am | 7:11:53 am | 6:55:08 pm | 7:33:23 pm | 11h 43m 15s | -5m 12s | 1:03:30 pm | 28.3° | 5:46:02 am | 8:20:59 pm | 4:55:48 am | 9:11:13 pm | 12h 19m 1s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:35:55 am | 7:14:09 am | 6:52:12 pm | 7:30:26 pm | 11h 38m 3s | -5m 12s | 1:03:11 pm | 28° | 5:48:26 am | 8:17:56 pm | 4:58:28 am | 9:07:53 pm | 12h 24m 14s | 🌖 (78%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Birsay, Scotland
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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, Scotland
In Birsay, Scotland, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 3:54 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 9:05 am. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 3:17 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 10:35 pm.
Birsay, Scotland gets 12h 25m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 39m versus 6h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 27m.
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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