Sunrise and sunset times in Castlebay
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Castlebay, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 16:07:56
Night ends at 06:0606:05:55
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 07:3407:34:27
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:13:34When 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: 18:14:42When 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 18:5418:53:45
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:2220:22:01
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: 13.74° · Azimuth: 224.0° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 1 minute
2 hours, 6 minutes left for today's sunset in Castlebay
Moon set on Oct 20 at 00:23
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 16:45Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 06:0806:07:58
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 07:3707:36:30
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:15:45When 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: 18:12:12When 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 18:5118:51:22
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:2020:19:39
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, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Castlebay
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 01:47 Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 16:51Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Castlebay, Scotland
- Latitude: 56.950001 (North)
- Longitude: -7.46667 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Castlebay, 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, 43 minutes.Longest day in Castlebay, 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 17 hours, 52 minutes.
October 2026 - Castlebay, 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 Castlebay.
All times are in Castlebay'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, 21 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Castlebay, Scotland - from 11 hours, 31 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 10 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.06:55:18 | 07:33:17 | +2m 4s | 19:04:38 | -2m 43s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:42:29 | 11h 31m 21s | -4m 47s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:19:32 | 29.74° | 06:10:45 | 20:26:52 | 05:24:21 | 21:12:57 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 30m 44s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:19:42 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:57:22 | 07:35:22 | +2m 5s | 19:01:55 | -2m 43s | 19:39:48 | 11h 26m 33s | -4m 47s | 13:19:13 | 29.35° | 06:12:53 | 20:24:06 | 05:26:42 | 21:10:00 | 12h 35m 31s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:19:23 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:59:26 | 07:37:26 | +2m 4s | 18:59:13 | -2m 42s | 19:37:07 | 11h 21m 47s | -4m 47s | 13:18:54 | 28.97° | 06:15:01 | 20:21:21 | 05:29:01 | 21:07:04 | 12h 40m 18s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:19:04 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 07:01:30 | 07:39:31 | +2m 5s | 18:56:31 | -2m 42s | 19:34:26 | 11h 17m 0s | -4m 47s | 13:18:35 | 28.58° | 06:17:08 | 20:18:37 | 05:31:19 | 21:04:10 | 12h 45m 6s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:18:44 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 07:03:33 | 07:41:37 | +2m 6s | 18:53:50 | -2m 41s | 19:31:47 | 11h 12m 13s | -4m 47s | 13:18:17 | 28.20° | 06:19:15 | 20:15:54 | 05:33:36 | 21:01:18 | 12h 49m 52s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:18:26 | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 07:05:37 | 07:43:42 | +2m 5s | 18:51:09 | -2m 41s | 19:29:08 | 11h 7m 27s | -4m 46s | 13:17:59 | 27.81° | 06:21:22 | 20:13:13 | 05:35:52 | 20:58:28 | 12h 54m 39s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:18:08 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 07:07:40 | 07:45:48 | +2m 6s | 18:48:29 | -2m 40s | 19:26:30 | 11h 2m 41s | -4m 46s | 13:17:41 | 27.43° | 06:23:28 | 20:10:33 | 05:38:06 | 20:55:40 | 12h 59m 25s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:17:50 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 07:09:44 | 07:47:54 | +2m 6s | 18:45:49 | -2m 40s | 19:23:53 | 10h 57m 55s | -4m 46s | 13:17:24 | 27.05° | 06:25:33 | 20:07:54 | 05:40:20 | 20:52:53 | 13h 4m 11s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:17:33 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 07:11:48 | 07:50:00 | +2m 6s | 18:43:10 | -2m 39s | 19:21:16 | 10h 53m 10s | -4m 46s | 13:17:07 | 26.67° | 06:27:38 | 20:05:16 | 05:42:33 | 20:50:09 | 13h 8m 57s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:17:15 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 07:13:51 | 07:52:07 | +2m 7s | 18:40:31 | -2m 39s | 19:18:41 | 10h 48m 24s | -4m 46s | 13:16:51 | 26.29° | 06:29:43 | 20:02:40 | 05:44:45 | 20:47:26 | 13h 13m 43s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:16:59 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:15:55 | 07:54:14 | +2m 7s | 18:37:53 | -2m 38s | 19:16:07 | 10h 43m 39s | -4m 45s | 13:16:35 | 25.91° | 06:31:47 | 20:00:05 | 05:46:55 | 20:44:45 | 13h 18m 29s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:16:43 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:17:58 | 07:56:22 | +2m 8s | 18:35:15 | -2m 38s | 19:13:33 | 10h 38m 53s | -4m 45s | 13:16:20 | 25.54° | 06:33:51 | 19:57:32 | 05:49:05 | 20:42:05 | 13h 23m 14s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:16:28 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:20:02 | 07:58:29 | +2m 7s | 18:32:38 | -2m 37s | 19:11:01 | 10h 34m 9s | -4m 45s | 13:16:05 | 25.16° | 06:35:54 | 19:55:00 | 05:51:14 | 20:39:28 | 13h 28m 0s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:16:12 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:22:05 | 08:00:38 | +2m 9s | 18:30:02 | -2m 36s | 19:08:29 | 10h 29m 24s | -4m 44s | 13:15:51 | 24.79° | 06:37:57 | 19:52:29 | 05:53:22 | 20:36:53 | 13h 32m 44s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:15:58 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:24:09 | 08:02:46 | +2m 8s | 18:27:27 | -2m 35s | 19:05:59 | 10h 24m 41s | -4m 44s | 13:15:37 | 24.42° | 06:40:00 | 19:50:00 | 05:55:30 | 20:34:19 | 13h 37m 28s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:15:44 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:26:12 | 08:04:55 | +2m 9s | 18:24:52 | -2m 35s | 19:03:30 | 10h 19m 57s | -4m 44s | 13:15:24 | 24.05° | 06:42:03 | 19:47:32 | 05:57:36 | 20:31:47 | 13h 42m 12s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:15:31 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:28:16 | 08:07:04 | +2m 9s | 18:22:18 | -2m 34s | 19:01:02 | 10h 15m 14s | -4m 43s | 13:15:11 | 23.69° | 06:44:05 | 19:45:06 | 05:59:42 | 20:29:18 | 13h 46m 56s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:15:17 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:30:19 | 08:09:14 | +2m 10s | 18:19:45 | -2m 33s | 18:58:35 | 10h 10m 31s | -4m 43s | 13:14:59 | 23.32° | 06:46:06 | 19:42:41 | 06:01:47 | 20:26:50 | 13h 51m 39s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
01:15:05 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:32:23 | 08:11:24 | +2m 10s | 18:17:13 | -2m 32s | 18:56:09 | 10h 5m 49s | -4m 42s | 13:14:48 | 22.96° | 06:48:08 | 19:40:18 | 06:03:51 | 20:24:24 | 13h 56m 21s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:54 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:34:27 | 08:13:34 | +2m 10s | 18:14:42 | -2m 31s | 18:53:45 | 10h 1m 8s | -4m 41s | 13:14:37 | 22.60° | 06:50:09 | 19:37:56 | 06:05:55 | 20:22:01 | 14h 1m 3s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:42 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:36:30 | 08:15:45 | +2m 11s | 18:12:12 | -2m 30s | 18:51:22 | 9h 56m 27s | -4m 41s | 13:14:27 | 22.25° | 06:52:09 | 19:35:36 | 06:07:58 | 20:19:39 | 14h 5m 44s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:32 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:38:34 | 08:17:56 | +2m 11s | 18:09:42 | -2m 30s | 18:49:00 | 9h 51m 46s | -4m 40s | 13:14:18 | 21.89° | 06:54:10 | 19:33:18 | 06:10:00 | 20:17:19 | 14h 10m 25s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:23 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:40:38 | 08:20:07 | +2m 11s | 18:07:14 | -2m 28s | 18:46:40 | 9h 47m 7s | -4m 39s | 13:14:09 | 21.54° | 06:56:10 | 19:31:01 | 06:12:01 | 20:15:02 | 14h 15m 4s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:13 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:42:41 | 08:22:18 | +2m 11s | 18:04:47 | -2m 27s | 18:44:21 | 9h 42m 29s | -4m 39s | 13:14:01 | 21.19° | 06:58:10 | 19:28:46 | 06:14:02 | 20:12:46 | 14h 19m 43s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:14:05 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:44:45 | 07:24:30 | +2m 12son the clock: -57m 48s | 17:02:22 | -2m 25son the clock: -1h 2m 25s | 17:42:03 | 9h 37m 52s | -4m 38s | 12:13:54 | 20.85° | 06:00:09 | 18:26:33 | 05:16:02 | 19:10:33 | 14h 24m 20s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:13:58 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:46:49 | 07:26:42 | +2m 12s | 16:59:57 | -2m 25s | 17:39:47 | 9h 33m 15s | -4m 37s | 12:13:47 | 20.51° | 06:02:08 | 18:24:22 | 05:18:01 | 19:08:21 | 14h 28m 58s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
00:13:50 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:48:52 | 07:28:55 | +2m 13s | 16:57:34 | -2m 23s | 17:37:33 | 9h 28m 39s | -4m 36s | 12:13:41 | 20.17° | 06:04:07 | 18:22:13 | 05:20:00 | 19:06:12 | 14h 33m 33s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:13:44 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:50:56 | 07:31:07 | +2m 12s | 16:55:11 | -2m 23s | 17:35:20 | 9h 24m 4s | -4m 35s | 12:13:36 | 19.83° | 06:06:05 | 18:20:05 | 05:21:58 | 19:04:05 | 14h 38m 9s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:13:38 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:52:59 | 07:33:20 | +2m 13s | 16:52:51 | -2m 20s | 17:33:09 | 9h 19m 31s | -4m 34s | 12:13:32 | 19.50° | 06:08:03 | 18:17:59 | 05:23:55 | 19:02:00 | 14h 42m 42s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:13:34 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:55:02 | 07:35:33 | +2m 13s | 16:50:31 | -2m 20s | 17:30:59 | 9h 14m 58s | -4m 32s | 12:13:28 | 19.17° | 06:10:01 | 18:15:56 | 05:25:52 | 18:59:58 | 14h 47m 15s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:13:29 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:57:05 | 07:37:46 | +2m 13s | 16:48:13 | -2m 18s | 17:28:51 | 9h 10m 27s | -4m 31s | 12:13:26 | 18.85° | 06:11:58 | 18:13:54 | 05:27:48 | 18:57:58 | 14h 51m 47s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:13:27 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Castlebay, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Castlebay, 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 Castlebay, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Castlebay
In Castlebay, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 04:35, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 09:08. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:48, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:28.
Castlebay gets 11h 09m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 52m versus 6h 43m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 20m.
Castlebay Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Castlebay. 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 Castlebay.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 9.4° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 56° (around Jun 20) in Castlebay. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Castlebay the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:13 and 12:44 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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 Castlebay, Scotland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Castlebay, Scotland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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