Sunrise and sunset times in Kirkwall
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 13, 2026 . Current time: 2:26:59 pm
First light at 3:47:05 am
Sunrise time: 4:42:18 am
Sunset time: 9:34:04 pm
Last light at 10:29:17 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 51 minutes
7 hours, 7 minutes left for today's sunset in Kirkwall
Moon rose on May 13 at 02:34 AM
Moon will set on May 13 at 03:56 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (15%)Tomorrow
May 14, 2026
First light at 3:44:09 am
Sunrise time: 4:40:03 am
Sunset time: 9:36:19 pm
Last light at 10:32:13 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 5 minutes longer than today in Kirkwall
Moon will rise on May 14 at 02:36 AM Moon will set on May 14 at 05:37 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (5%)
- Kirkwall, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.984791
- Longitude: -2.958730
- Time zone: UTC+1 BST
Shortest day in Kirkwall, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in around 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours and 17 minutes.Longest day in Kirkwall, Scotland
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 7 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 18 hours and 36 minutes.
May 2026 - Kirkwall, 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 May in Kirkwall.
The day length increases by 2 hours, 7 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Kirkwall, Scotland - from 15 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 18 hours, 2 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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| Fri, May 1 | 4:23:22 am | 5:11:41 am | 9:06:10 pm | 9:54:30 pm | 15h 54m 29s | 15h 54m 29s | 1:08:56 pm | 74.2° | 3:07:31 am | 11:10:20 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 2m 56s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 4:20:18 am | 5:09:06 am | 9:08:32 pm | 9:57:20 pm | 15h 59m 26s | 4m 57s | 1:08:49 pm | 74.5° | 3:02:43 am | 11:14:55 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 58m 0s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 4:17:14 am | 5:06:32 am | 9:10:53 pm | 10:00:12 pm | 16h 4m 21s | 4m 55s | 1:08:43 pm | 74.7° | 2:57:48 am | 11:19:38 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 53m 7s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 4:14:10 am | 5:04:00 am | 9:13:15 pm | 10:03:04 pm | 16h 9m 15s | 4m 54s | 1:08:37 pm | 75° | 2:52:44 am | 11:24:30 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 48m 13s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 4:11:07 am | 5:01:28 am | 9:15:35 pm | 10:05:57 pm | 16h 14m 7s | 4m 52s | 1:08:32 pm | 75.3° | 2:47:31 am | 11:29:33 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 43m 24s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 4:08:04 am | 4:58:59 am | 9:17:56 pm | 10:08:50 pm | 16h 18m 57s | 4m 50s | 1:08:27 pm | 75.6° | 2:42:06 am | 11:34:49 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 38m 35s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 4:05:02 am | 4:56:31 am | 9:20:16 pm | 10:11:44 pm | 16h 23m 45s | 4m 48s | 1:08:23 pm | 75.9° | 2:36:28 am | 11:40:19 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 33m 48s | 🌖 (77%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 4:02:01 am | 4:54:04 am | 9:22:36 pm | 10:14:39 pm | 16h 28m 32s | 4m 47s | 1:08:20 pm | 76.2° | 2:30:34 am | 11:46:06 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 29m 3s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 3:59:00 am | 4:51:39 am | 9:24:55 pm | 10:17:34 pm | 16h 33m 16s | 4m 44s | 1:08:17 pm | 76.4° | 2:24:20 am | 11:52:14 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 24m 21s | 🌖 (59%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 3:56:00 am | 4:49:16 am | 9:27:13 pm | 10:20:29 pm | 16h 37m 57s | 4m 41s | 1:08:15 pm | 76.7° | 2:17:41 am | 11:58:49 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 19m 42s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 3:53:01 am | 4:46:55 am | 9:29:31 pm | 10:23:25 pm | 16h 42m 36s | 4m 39s | 1:08:13 pm | 76.9° | 2:10:29 am | 12:05:57 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 15m 4s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 3:50:03 am | 4:44:35 am | 9:31:48 pm | 10:26:21 pm | 16h 47m 13s | 4m 37s | 1:08:12 pm | 77.2° | 2:02:31 am | 12:13:53 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 10m 30s | 🌘 (29%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 3:47:05 am | 4:42:18 am | 9:34:04 pm | 10:29:17 pm | 16h 51m 46s | 4m 33s | 1:08:11 pm | 77.4° | 1:53:22 am | 12:23:00 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 5m 59s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 3:44:09 am | 4:40:03 am | 9:36:19 pm | 10:32:13 pm | 16h 56m 16s | 4m 30s | 1:08:11 pm | 77.7° | 1:42:07 am | 12:34:16 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 1m 31s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 3:41:14 am | 4:37:50 am | 9:38:34 pm | 10:35:10 pm | 17h 0m 44s | 4m 28s | 1:08:12 pm | 77.9° | 1:24:54 am | 12:51:30 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 57m 5s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 3:38:20 am | 4:35:39 am | 9:40:47 pm | 10:38:06 pm | 17h 5m 8s | 4m 24s | 1:08:13 pm | 78.2° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 52m 43s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 3:35:27 am | 4:33:30 am | 9:42:59 pm | 10:41:02 pm | 17h 9m 29s | 4m 21s | 1:08:14 pm | 78.4° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 48m 25s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 3:32:35 am | 4:31:24 am | 9:45:10 pm | 10:43:58 pm | 17h 13m 46s | 4m 17s | 1:08:17 pm | 78.6° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 44m 10s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 3:29:45 am | 4:29:20 am | 9:47:19 pm | 10:46:54 pm | 17h 17m 59s | 4m 13s | 1:08:19 pm | 78.8° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 40m 0s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 3:26:56 am | 4:27:19 am | 9:49:27 pm | 10:49:49 pm | 17h 22m 8s | 4m 9s | 1:08:23 pm | 79° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 35m 53s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 3:24:09 am | 4:25:20 am | 9:51:33 pm | 10:52:44 pm | 17h 26m 13s | 4m 5s | 1:08:27 pm | 79.2° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 31m 52s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 3:21:24 am | 4:23:25 am | 9:53:37 pm | 10:55:38 pm | 17h 30m 12s | 3m 59s | 1:08:31 pm | 79.4° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 27m 55s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 3:18:41 am | 4:21:32 am | 9:55:40 pm | 10:58:31 pm | 17h 34m 8s | 3m 56s | 1:08:36 pm | 79.6° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 24m 2s | 🌓 (44%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 3:16:00 am | 4:19:42 am | 9:57:41 pm | 11:01:23 pm | 17h 37m 59s | 3m 51s | 1:08:41 pm | 79.8° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 20m 14s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 3:13:21 am | 4:17:55 am | 9:59:40 pm | 11:04:14 pm | 17h 41m 45s | 3m 46s | 1:08:47 pm | 80° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 16m 31s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 3:10:44 am | 4:16:11 am | 10:01:36 pm | 11:07:03 pm | 17h 45m 25s | 3m 40s | 1:08:54 pm | 80.2° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 12m 55s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 3:08:10 am | 4:14:31 am | 10:03:30 pm | 11:09:51 pm | 17h 48m 59s | 3m 34s | 1:09:01 pm | 80.3° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 9m 24s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 3:05:39 am | 4:12:54 am | 10:05:22 pm | 11:12:37 pm | 17h 52m 28s | 3m 29s | 1:09:08 pm | 80.5° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 5m 58s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 3:03:11 am | 4:11:20 am | 10:07:11 pm | 11:15:21 pm | 17h 55m 51s | 3m 23s | 1:09:16 pm | 80.6° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 6h 2m 40s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 3:00:46 am | 4:09:51 am | 10:08:57 pm | 11:18:02 pm | 17h 59m 6s | 3m 15s | 1:09:24 pm | 80.8° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 5h 59m 27s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 2:58:24 am | 4:08:24 am | 10:10:41 pm | 11:20:41 pm | 18h 2m 17s | 3m 11s | 1:09:33 pm | 80.9° | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 5h 56m 21s | 🌕 (100%) |
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