Sunrise and sunset times in Fort William
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Fort William, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 3, 2026. Current time: 5:08:26 am
First light at 6:50:34 am
Sunrise time: 7:26:26 am
Sunset time: 6:52:29 pm
Last light at 7:28:20 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -19.5° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 66° (NE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 26 minutes
13 hours, 44 minutes left for today's sunset in Fort William
Moon will set on Oct 3 at 4:43 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 10:24 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (55%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 4:13 AMTomorrow
October 4, 2026
First light at 6:52:37 am
Sunrise time: 7:28:30 am
Sunset time: 6:49:48 pm
Last light at 7:25:40 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 21 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Fort William
Moon will set on Oct 4 at 5:09 PM Moon will rise on Oct 5 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (34%)
- Fort William, Scotland
- Latitude: 56.816479 (North)
- Longitude: -5.112080 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Fort William, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 18 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours and 50 minutes.Longest day in Fort William, 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 and 56 minutes.
October 2026 - Fort William, 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 Fort William.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Fort William, Scotland - from 11 hours, 35 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 15 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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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:46:28 am | 7:22:19 am | 6:57:52 pm | 7:33:42 pm | 11h 35m 33s | -4m 46s | 1:10:05 pm | 29.9° | 6:02:09 am | 8:18:01 pm | 5:16:06 am | 9:04:05 pm | 12h 26m 30s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:48:31 am | 7:24:22 am | 6:55:10 pm | 7:31:01 pm | 11h 30m 48s | -4m 45s | 1:09:46 pm | 29.5° | 6:04:17 am | 8:15:15 pm | 5:18:25 am | 9:01:07 pm | 12h 31m 16s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:50:34 am | 7:26:26 am | 6:52:29 pm | 7:28:20 pm | 11h 26m 3s | -4m 45s | 1:09:27 pm | 29.1° | 6:06:24 am | 8:12:31 pm | 5:20:43 am | 8:58:12 pm | 12h 36m 1s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:52:37 am | 7:28:30 am | 6:49:48 pm | 7:25:40 pm | 11h 21m 18s | -4m 45s | 1:09:09 pm | 28.7° | 6:08:30 am | 8:09:47 pm | 5:22:59 am | 8:55:18 pm | 12h 40m 46s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:54:40 am | 7:30:34 am | 6:47:07 pm | 7:23:01 pm | 11h 16m 33s | -4m 45s | 1:08:50 pm | 28.3° | 6:10:36 am | 8:07:05 pm | 5:25:15 am | 8:52:26 pm | 12h 45m 32s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:56:43 am | 7:32:39 am | 6:44:27 pm | 7:20:23 pm | 11h 11m 48s | -4m 45s | 1:08:33 pm | 27.9° | 6:12:42 am | 8:04:24 pm | 5:27:29 am | 8:49:36 pm | 12h 50m 16s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:58:45 am | 7:34:43 am | 6:41:47 pm | 7:17:45 pm | 11h 7m 4s | -4m 44s | 1:08:15 pm | 27.6° | 6:14:47 am | 8:01:44 pm | 5:29:43 am | 8:46:48 pm | 12h 55m 1s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:00:48 am | 7:36:48 am | 6:39:08 pm | 7:15:08 pm | 11h 2m 20s | -4m 44s | 1:07:58 pm | 27.2° | 6:16:51 am | 7:59:05 pm | 5:31:55 am | 8:44:01 pm | 12h 59m 46s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:02:51 am | 7:38:54 am | 6:36:29 pm | 7:12:32 pm | 10h 57m 35s | -4m 45s | 1:07:42 pm | 26.8° | 6:18:55 am | 7:56:28 pm | 5:34:07 am | 8:41:17 pm | 13h 4m 31s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:04:54 am | 7:41:00 am | 6:33:51 pm | 7:09:57 pm | 10h 52m 51s | -4m 44s | 1:07:26 pm | 26.4° | 6:20:59 am | 7:53:52 pm | 5:36:17 am | 8:38:34 pm | 13h 9m 15s | 🌑 (0.1%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:06:57 am | 7:43:06 am | 6:31:14 pm | 7:07:23 pm | 10h 48m 8s | -4m 43s | 1:07:10 pm | 26° | 6:23:02 am | 7:51:17 pm | 5:38:27 am | 8:35:53 pm | 13h 13m 58s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:08:59 am | 7:45:12 am | 6:28:37 pm | 7:04:50 pm | 10h 43m 25s | -4m 43s | 1:06:55 pm | 25.7° | 6:25:05 am | 7:48:44 pm | 5:40:36 am | 8:33:14 pm | 13h 18m 42s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:11:02 am | 7:47:19 am | 6:26:01 pm | 7:02:18 pm | 10h 38m 42s | -4m 43s | 1:06:40 pm | 25.3° | 6:27:08 am | 7:46:12 pm | 5:42:44 am | 8:30:37 pm | 13h 23m 25s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:13:05 am | 7:49:26 am | 6:23:26 pm | 6:59:47 pm | 10h 34m 0s | -4m 42s | 1:06:26 pm | 24.9° | 6:29:10 am | 7:43:42 pm | 5:44:51 am | 8:28:01 pm | 13h 28m 7s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:15:08 am | 7:51:33 am | 6:20:51 pm | 6:57:17 pm | 10h 29m 18s | -4m 42s | 1:06:12 pm | 24.6° | 6:31:12 am | 7:41:13 pm | 5:46:57 am | 8:25:28 pm | 13h 32m 50s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:17:11 am | 7:53:41 am | 6:18:18 pm | 6:54:48 pm | 10h 24m 37s | -4m 41s | 1:05:59 pm | 24.2° | 6:33:14 am | 7:38:45 pm | 5:49:02 am | 8:22:56 pm | 13h 37m 31s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:19:13 am | 7:55:49 am | 6:15:45 pm | 6:52:21 pm | 10h 19m 56s | -4m 41s | 1:05:47 pm | 23.8° | 6:35:15 am | 7:36:19 pm | 5:51:07 am | 8:20:27 pm | 13h 42m 13s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:21:16 am | 7:57:58 am | 6:13:13 pm | 6:49:54 pm | 10h 15m 15s | -4m 41s | 1:05:35 pm | 23.5° | 6:37:16 am | 7:33:54 pm | 5:53:11 am | 8:17:59 pm | 13h 46m 53s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:23:19 am | 8:00:06 am | 6:10:42 pm | 6:47:29 pm | 10h 10m 36s | -4m 39s | 1:05:24 pm | 23.1° | 6:39:17 am | 7:31:31 pm | 5:55:14 am | 8:15:34 pm | 13h 51m 33s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:25:22 am | 8:02:15 am | 6:08:11 pm | 6:45:05 pm | 10h 5m 56s | -4m 40s | 1:05:13 pm | 22.7° | 6:41:17 am | 7:29:10 pm | 5:57:17 am | 8:13:10 pm | 13h 56m 14s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:27:25 am | 8:04:25 am | 6:05:42 pm | 6:42:42 pm | 10h 1m 17s | -4m 39s | 1:05:03 pm | 22.4° | 6:43:17 am | 7:26:50 pm | 5:59:19 am | 8:10:48 pm | 14h 0m 52s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:29:28 am | 8:06:34 am | 6:03:14 pm | 6:40:20 pm | 9h 56m 40s | -4m 37s | 1:04:54 pm | 22° | 6:45:16 am | 7:24:32 pm | 6:01:20 am | 8:08:29 pm | 14h 5m 30s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:31:31 am | 8:08:44 am | 6:00:47 pm | 6:38:00 pm | 9h 52m 3s | -4m 37s | 1:04:46 pm | 21.7° | 6:47:16 am | 7:22:16 pm | 6:03:20 am | 8:06:11 pm | 14h 10m 7s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:33:34 am | 8:10:54 am | 5:58:21 pm | 6:35:42 pm | 9h 47m 27s | -4m 36s | 1:04:38 pm | 21.3° | 6:49:15 am | 7:20:01 pm | 6:05:20 am | 8:03:55 pm | 14h 14m 44s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:35:37 am | 7:13:05 am | 4:55:56 pm | 5:33:24 pm | 9h 42m 51s | -4m 36s | 12:04:31 pm | 21° | 5:51:13 am | 6:17:48 pm | 5:07:19 am | 7:01:42 pm | 14h 19m 20s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:37:40 am | 7:15:16 am | 4:53:33 pm | 5:31:09 pm | 9h 38m 17s | -4m 34s | 12:04:24 pm | 20.6° | 5:53:11 am | 6:15:37 pm | 5:09:18 am | 6:59:31 pm | 14h 23m 54s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:39:42 am | 7:17:27 am | 4:51:10 pm | 5:28:54 pm | 9h 33m 43s | -4m 34s | 12:04:18 pm | 20.3° | 5:55:09 am | 6:13:27 pm | 5:11:15 am | 6:57:21 pm | 14h 28m 28s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:41:45 am | 7:19:38 am | 4:48:49 pm | 5:26:42 pm | 9h 29m 11s | -4m 32s | 12:04:13 pm | 20° | 5:57:07 am | 6:11:20 pm | 5:13:12 am | 6:55:14 pm | 14h 33m 0s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:43:48 am | 7:21:49 am | 4:46:29 pm | 5:24:31 pm | 9h 24m 40s | -4m 31s | 12:04:09 pm | 19.6° | 5:59:04 am | 6:09:14 pm | 5:15:09 am | 6:53:10 pm | 14h 37m 31s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:45:50 am | 7:24:00 am | 4:44:11 pm | 5:22:21 pm | 9h 20m 11s | -4m 29s | 12:04:06 pm | 19.3° | 6:01:01 am | 6:07:11 pm | 5:17:04 am | 6:51:07 pm | 14h 42m 1s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:47:52 am | 7:26:12 am | 4:41:54 pm | 5:20:14 pm | 9h 15m 42s | -4m 29s | 12:04:03 pm | 19° | 6:02:57 am | 6:05:09 pm | 5:18:59 am | 6:49:07 pm | 14h 46m 29s | 🌖 (60%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Fort William, Scotland
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Fort William, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fort William, 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 Fort William, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Fort William
In Fort William, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 4:23 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 8:54 am. The earliest sunset is on December 14 at 3:42 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 10:20 pm.
Fort William gets 11h 05m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 56m versus 6h 50m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 24m.
Fort William Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Fort William. 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 Fort William.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 9.7° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 56.4° (around Jun 20) in Fort William. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Fort William the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:04 and 12:34 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.
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