Sunrise and sunset times in Birsay
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Birsay, Scotland, United Kingdom, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 2, 2026 . Current time: 10:26:56 pm
First light at 4:06:14 am
Sunrise time: 4:59:54 am
Sunset time: 9:39:06 pm
Last light at 10:32:46 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 39 minutes
Sunset in Birsay was 47 minutes ago
Moon rose on Aug 2 at 9:08 PM
Moon will set on Aug 3 at 10:27 AMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (82%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 6:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 5:19 AMTomorrow
August 3, 2026
First light at 4:09:07 am
Sunrise time: 5:02:10 am
Sunset time: 9:36:40 pm
Last light at 10:29:43 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 34 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Birsay
Moon will set on Aug 3 at 10:27 AM Moon will rise on Aug 3 at 9:09 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (73%)
- Birsay, Scotland
- Latitude: 59.127769
- Longitude: -3.303310
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Birsay, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 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 1 month and 11 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 18 hours and 39 minutes.
August 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 August in Birsay.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 29 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Birsay, Scotland - from 16 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 14 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 4:03:20 am | 4:57:39 am | 9:41:29 pm | 10:35:48 pm | 16h 43m 50s | 16h 43m 50s | 1:19:34 pm | 77.1° | 2:18:30 am | 12:20:38 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 18m 25s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:06:14 am | 4:59:54 am | 9:39:06 pm | 10:32:46 pm | 16h 39m 12s | -4m -38s | 1:19:30 pm | 76.8° | 2:25:56 am | 12:13:04 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 23m 4s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:09:07 am | 5:02:10 am | 9:36:40 pm | 10:29:43 pm | 16h 34m 30s | -4m -42s | 1:19:25 pm | 76.5° | 2:32:42 am | 12:06:08 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 27m 46s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:12:00 am | 5:04:26 am | 9:34:13 pm | 10:26:40 pm | 16h 29m 47s | -4m -43s | 1:19:20 pm | 76.3° | 2:38:59 am | 11:59:40 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 32m 30s | 🌖 (73%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:14:52 am | 5:06:43 am | 9:31:45 pm | 10:23:36 pm | 16h 25m 2s | -4m -45s | 1:19:14 pm | 76° | 2:44:53 am | 11:53:35 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 37m 15s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:17:44 am | 5:09:00 am | 9:29:14 pm | 10:20:31 pm | 16h 20m 14s | -4m -48s | 1:19:07 pm | 75.7° | 2:50:27 am | 11:47:47 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 42m 4s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:20:34 am | 5:11:18 am | 9:26:42 pm | 10:17:26 pm | 16h 15m 24s | -4m -50s | 1:19:00 pm | 75.5° | 2:55:46 am | 11:42:14 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 46m 54s | 🌘 (40%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:23:24 am | 5:13:36 am | 9:24:09 pm | 10:14:20 pm | 16h 10m 33s | -4m -51s | 1:18:52 pm | 75.2° | 3:00:51 am | 11:36:54 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 51m 45s | 🌘 (29%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:26:14 am | 5:15:54 am | 9:21:34 pm | 10:11:14 pm | 16h 5m 40s | -4m -53s | 1:18:44 pm | 74.9° | 3:05:45 am | 11:31:43 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 56m 38s | 🌘 (19%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:29:02 am | 5:18:12 am | 9:18:58 pm | 10:08:08 pm | 16h 0m 46s | -4m -54s | 1:18:35 pm | 74.6° | 3:10:29 am | 11:26:42 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 1m 32s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:31:50 am | 5:20:30 am | 9:16:21 pm | 10:05:01 pm | 15h 55m 51s | -4m -55s | 1:18:26 pm | 74.3° | 3:15:03 am | 11:21:48 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 6m 28s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:34:37 am | 5:22:49 am | 9:13:42 pm | 10:01:54 pm | 15h 50m 53s | -4m -58s | 1:18:16 pm | 74° | 3:19:29 am | 11:17:02 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 11m 26s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:37:23 am | 5:25:08 am | 9:11:02 pm | 9:58:47 pm | 15h 45m 54s | -4m -59s | 1:18:05 pm | 73.7° | 3:23:49 am | 11:12:22 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 16m 24s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:40:09 am | 5:27:26 am | 9:08:22 pm | 9:55:39 pm | 15h 40m 56s | -4m -58s | 1:17:54 pm | 73.4° | 3:28:01 am | 11:07:47 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 21m 23s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 4:42:53 am | 5:29:45 am | 9:05:40 pm | 9:52:31 pm | 15h 35m 55s | -5m -1s | 1:17:42 pm | 73.1° | 3:32:07 am | 11:03:17 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 26m 23s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:45:37 am | 5:32:03 am | 9:02:57 pm | 9:49:23 pm | 15h 30m 54s | -5m -1s | 1:17:30 pm | 72.8° | 3:36:08 am | 10:58:52 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 31m 25s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:48:20 am | 5:34:22 am | 9:00:12 pm | 9:46:15 pm | 15h 25m 50s | -5m -4s | 1:17:17 pm | 72.4° | 3:40:03 am | 10:54:32 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 36m 28s | 🌒 (21%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 4:51:02 am | 5:36:40 am | 8:57:28 pm | 9:43:06 pm | 15h 20m 48s | -5m -2s | 1:17:04 pm | 72.1° | 3:43:53 am | 10:50:15 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 41m 31s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:53:43 am | 5:38:59 am | 8:54:42 pm | 9:39:58 pm | 15h 15m 43s | -5m -5s | 1:16:50 pm | 71.8° | 3:47:39 am | 10:46:01 pm | 1:43:43 am | 12:49:58 am | 8h 46m 35s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:56:23 am | 5:41:17 am | 8:51:55 pm | 9:36:49 pm | 15h 10m 38s | -5m -5s | 1:16:36 pm | 71.5° | 3:51:21 am | 10:41:51 pm | 1:59:49 am | 12:33:23 am | 8h 51m 40s | 🌓 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:59:03 am | 5:43:35 am | 8:49:07 pm | 9:33:40 pm | 15h 5m 32s | -5m -6s | 1:16:21 pm | 71.1° | 3:54:58 am | 10:37:44 pm | 2:11:21 am | 12:21:22 am | 8h 56m 46s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:01:41 am | 5:45:53 am | 8:46:19 pm | 9:30:31 pm | 15h 0m 26s | -5m -6s | 1:16:06 pm | 70.8° | 3:58:32 am | 10:33:40 pm | 2:20:50 am | 12:11:23 am | 9h 1m 52s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:04:19 am | 5:48:11 am | 8:43:30 pm | 9:27:22 pm | 14h 55m 19s | -5m -7s | 1:15:51 pm | 70.5° | 4:02:02 am | 10:29:39 pm | 2:29:06 am | 12:02:36 am | 9h 6m 59s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:06:56 am | 5:50:29 am | 8:40:40 pm | 9:24:14 pm | 14h 50m 11s | -5m -8s | 1:15:35 pm | 70.1° | 4:05:29 am | 10:25:40 pm | 2:36:31 am | 11:54:38 pm | 9h 12m 7s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:09:32 am | 5:52:47 am | 8:37:50 pm | 9:21:05 pm | 14h 45m 3s | -5m -8s | 1:15:18 pm | 69.8° | 4:08:52 am | 10:21:44 pm | 2:43:19 am | 11:47:17 pm | 9h 17m 14s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:12:07 am | 5:55:04 am | 8:34:59 pm | 9:17:56 pm | 14h 39m 55s | -5m -8s | 1:15:01 pm | 69.4° | 4:12:12 am | 10:17:50 pm | 2:49:38 am | 11:40:25 pm | 9h 22m 22s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:14:41 am | 5:57:21 am | 8:32:07 pm | 9:14:47 pm | 14h 34m 46s | -5m -9s | 1:14:44 pm | 69.1° | 4:15:30 am | 10:13:58 pm | 2:55:33 am | 11:33:55 pm | 9h 27m 31s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:17:14 am | 5:59:38 am | 8:29:15 pm | 9:11:38 pm | 14h 29m 37s | -5m -9s | 1:14:26 pm | 68.7° | 4:18:44 am | 10:10:08 pm | 3:01:09 am | 11:27:44 pm | 9h 32m 40s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:19:47 am | 6:01:55 am | 8:26:22 pm | 9:08:30 pm | 14h 24m 27s | -5m -10s | 1:14:08 pm | 68.4° | 4:21:56 am | 10:06:21 pm | 3:06:28 am | 11:21:49 pm | 9h 37m 50s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:22:19 am | 6:04:12 am | 8:23:28 pm | 9:05:21 pm | 14h 19m 16s | -5m -11s | 1:13:50 pm | 68° | 4:25:05 am | 10:02:35 pm | 3:11:33 am | 11:16:07 pm | 9h 43m 0s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:24:50 am | 6:06:28 am | 8:20:35 pm | 9:02:13 pm | 14h 14m 7s | -5m -9s | 1:13:31 pm | 67.7° | 4:28:12 am | 9:58:51 pm | 3:16:25 am | 11:10:37 pm | 9h 48m 9s | 🌖 (92%) |
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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.
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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.
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