Sunrise and sunset times in Kirkwall
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Kirkwall, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 11, 2026. Current time: 05:14:12
Night ends at 05:3105:31:19
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 07:0807:08:01
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 07:54:01When 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: 15:56:50When 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 16:4316:42:48
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 18:1918:19:21
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: -20.21° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 90.40° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 8 hours, 2 minutes
2 hours, 39 minutes left until today's sunrise in Kirkwall
Moon will rise on Nov 11 at 11:31
Moon will set on Nov 11 at 15:46Moon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (4%)🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 14:53 · 🌑 New moon: Dec 9 at 00:51Tomorrow
November 12, 2026
Night ends at 05:3305:33:14
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 07:1007:10:10
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 07:56:26When 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: 15:54:40When 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 16:4116:40:54
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 18:1818:17:42
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: 7 hours, 58 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Kirkwall
Moon will rise on Nov 12 at 12:32 Moon will set on Nov 12 at 16:32Moon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (12%)
- Kirkwall, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.984791 (North)
- Longitude: -2.95873 (West)
- Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0)
Shortest day in Kirkwall, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 10 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours, 10 minutes.Longest day in Kirkwall, Scotland
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 18 hours, 30 minutes.
November 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 November in Kirkwall.
All times are in Kirkwall's time: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 3 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Kirkwall, Scotland - from 8 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 6 hours, 47 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. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.06:46:01 | 07:29:38 | +2m 26s | 16:20:11 | -2m 30s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.17:03:45 | 8h 50m 33s | -4m 56s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:55:22 | 16.50° | 05:58:03 | 17:51:38 | 05:11:16 | 18:38:17 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.15h 11m 54s | 🌗 (48%) Last quarter at 20:28Last quarter at 20:28. At midnight, at the end of the day: 48% illuminated |
23:55:22 | 14.5° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 06:48:14 | 07:32:05 | +2m 27s | 16:17:43 | -2m 28s | 17:01:30 | 8h 45m 38s | -4m 55s | 11:55:21 | 16.18° | 06:00:09 | 17:49:31 | 05:13:20 | 18:36:12 | 15h 16m 48s | 🌘 (37%)Waning Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:21 | 14.8° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 06:50:28 | 07:34:31 | +2m 26s | 16:15:17 | -2m 26s | 16:59:17 | 8h 40m 46s | -4m 53s | 11:55:21 | 15.87° | 06:02:14 | 17:47:26 | 05:15:24 | 18:34:09 | 15h 21m 41s | 🌘 (27%)Waning Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:21 | 15.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 06:52:41 | 07:36:58 | +2m 27s | 16:12:52 | -2m 25s | 16:57:06 | 8h 35m 54s | -4m 51s | 11:55:21 | 15.56° | 06:04:19 | 17:45:23 | 05:17:27 | 18:32:09 | 15h 26m 33s | 🌘 (18%)Waning Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:22 | 15.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 06:54:54 | 07:39:25 | +2m 27s | 16:10:29 | -2m 23s | 16:54:57 | 8h 31m 4s | -4m 50s | 11:55:22 | 15.25° | 06:06:24 | 17:43:22 | 05:19:28 | 18:30:11 | 15h 31m 22s | 🌘 (11%)Waning Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:24 | 15.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 06:57:06 | 07:41:51 | +2m 26s | 16:08:08 | -2m 21s | 16:52:50 | 8h 26m 17s | -4m 48s | 11:55:25 | 14.95° | 06:08:28 | 17:41:24 | 05:21:29 | 18:28:16 | 15h 36m 10s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:27 | 16.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 06:59:18 | 07:44:18 | +2m 27s | 16:05:48 | -2m 20s | 16:50:45 | 8h 21m 30s | -4m 46s | 11:55:28 | 14.66° | 06:10:31 | 17:39:28 | 05:23:29 | 18:26:24 | 15h 40m 56s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:30 | 16.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 07:01:30 | 07:46:44 | +2m 26s | 16:03:30 | -2m 18s | 16:48:42 | 8h 16m 46s | -4m 44s | 11:55:32 | 14.36° | 06:12:33 | 17:37:34 | 05:25:28 | 18:24:34 | 15h 45m 40s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:35 | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 07:03:41 | 07:49:10 | +2m 26s | 16:01:15 | -2m 15s | 16:46:42 | 8h 12m 5s | -4m 42s | 11:55:37 | 14.08° | 06:14:35 | 17:35:43 | 05:27:26 | 18:22:47 | 15h 50m 21s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 07:02New moon at 07:02. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
23:55:40 | 16.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 07:05:51 | 07:51:36 | +2m 26s | 15:59:01 | -2m 14s | 16:44:43 | 8h 7m 25s | -4m 39s | 11:55:42 | 13.80° | 06:16:36 | 17:33:55 | 05:29:23 | 18:21:03 | 15h 55m 0s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:46 | 17.2° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 07:08:01 | 07:54:01 | +2m 25s | 15:56:50 | -2m 11s | 16:42:48 | 8h 2m 49s | -4m 37s | 11:55:49 | 13.52° | 06:18:36 | 17:32:09 | 05:31:19 | 18:19:21 | 15h 59m 36s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:55:53 | 17.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 07:10:10 | 07:56:26 | +2m 25s | 15:54:40 | -2m 10s | 16:40:54 | 7h 58m 14s | -4m 34s | 11:55:56 | 13.25° | 06:20:35 | 17:30:26 | 05:33:14 | 18:17:42 | 16h 4m 11s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:00 | 17.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 07:12:18 | 07:58:51 | +2m 25s | 15:52:33 | -2m 7s | 16:39:04 | 7h 53m 42s | -4m 31s | 11:56:04 | 12.98° | 06:22:33 | 17:28:45 | 05:35:07 | 18:16:06 | 16h 8m 42s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:09 | 18.0° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 07:14:26 | 08:01:15 | +2m 24s | 15:50:29 | -2m 4s | 16:37:15 | 7h 49m 14s | -4m 28s | 11:56:13 | 12.72° | 06:24:30 | 17:27:07 | 05:37:00 | 18:14:33 | 16h 13m 9s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:18 | 18.3° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 07:16:32 | 08:03:38 | +2m 23s | 15:48:26 | -2m 3s | 16:35:30 | 7h 44m 48s | -4m 25s | 11:56:23 | 12.46° | 06:26:26 | 17:25:32 | 05:38:51 | 18:13:03 | 16h 17m 34s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:29 | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 07:18:38 | 08:06:00 | +2m 22s | 15:46:27 | -1m 59s | 16:33:47 | 7h 40m 27s | -4m 22s | 11:56:34 | 12.21° | 06:28:21 | 17:24:00 | 05:40:42 | 18:11:36 | 16h 21m 54s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:40 | 18.8° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 07:20:42 | 08:08:21 | +2m 21s | 15:44:30 | -1m 57s | 16:32:07 | 7h 36m 9s | -4m 18s | 11:56:46 | 11.97° | 06:30:15 | 17:22:30 | 05:42:30 | 18:10:11 | 16h 26m 12s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:47First quarter at 11:47. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
23:56:52 | 19.0° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 07:22:45 | 08:10:42 | +2m 21s | 15:42:35 | -1m 55s | 16:30:29 | 7h 31m 53s | -4m 15s | 11:56:58 | 11.73° | 06:32:08 | 17:21:04 | 05:44:18 | 18:08:50 | 16h 30m 26s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:05 | 19.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 07:24:48 | 08:13:01 | +2m 19s | 15:40:44 | -1m 51s | 16:28:55 | 7h 27m 43s | -4m 11s | 11:57:11 | 11.49° | 06:33:59 | 17:19:40 | 05:46:04 | 18:07:32 | 16h 34m 35s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:19 | 19.5° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 07:26:48 | 08:15:19 | +2m 18s | 15:38:55 | -1m 49s | 16:27:23 | 7h 23m 36s | -4m 7s | 11:57:26 | 11.26° | 06:35:50 | 17:18:20 | 05:47:49 | 18:06:16 | 16h 38m 40s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:34 | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 07:28:48 | 08:17:35 | +2m 16s | 15:37:09 | -1m 46s | 16:25:55 | 7h 19m 34s | -4m 2s | 11:57:41 | 11.04° | 06:37:38 | 17:17:02 | 05:49:33 | 18:05:04 | 16h 42m 42s | 🌔 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:49 | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 07:30:46 | 08:19:51 | +2m 16s | 15:35:26 | -1m 43s | 16:24:30 | 7h 15m 35s | -3m 58s | 11:57:56 | 10.83° | 06:39:26 | 17:15:47 | 05:51:14 | 18:03:55 | 16h 46m 38s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:58:05 | 20.2° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 07:32:42 | 08:22:04 | +2m 13s | 15:33:47 | -1m 39s | 16:23:07 | 7h 11m 43s | -3m 53s | 11:58:13 | 10.62° | 06:41:11 | 17:14:36 | 05:52:55 | 18:02:49 | 16h 50m 29s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:58:22 | 20.4° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 07:34:37 | 08:24:16 | +2m 12s | 15:32:11 | -1m 36s | 16:21:48 | 7h 7m 55s | -3m 48s | 11:58:30 | 10.41° | 06:42:55 | 17:13:28 | 05:54:34 | 18:01:47 | 16h 54m 15s | 🌕 (99.6%) Full moon at 14:53Full moon at 14:53. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.6% illuminated |
23:58:39 | 20.6° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 07:36:30 | 08:26:26 | +2m 10s | 15:30:38 | -1m 33s | 16:20:33 | 7h 4m 12s | -3m 43s | 11:58:48 | 10.22° | 06:44:38 | 17:12:23 | 05:56:11 | 18:00:47 | 16h 57m 56s | 🌖 (97%)Waning Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:58:58 | 20.8° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 07:38:21 | 08:28:34 | +2m 8s | 15:29:08 | -1m 30s | 16:19:21 | 7h 0m 34s | -3m 37s | 11:59:07 | 10.03° | 06:46:18 | 17:11:21 | 05:57:46 | 17:59:51 | 17h 1m 32s | 🌖 (92%)Waning Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:59:17 | 21.0° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 07:40:10 | 08:30:40 | +2m 6s | 15:27:43 | -1m 25s | 16:18:12 | 6h 57m 3s | -3m 32s | 11:59:27 | 9.84° | 06:47:57 | 17:10:23 | 05:59:19 | 17:58:58 | 17h 5m 1s | 🌖 (84%)Waning Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:59:37 | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 07:41:57 | 08:32:44 | +2m 4s | 15:26:20 | -1m 23s | 16:17:06 | 6h 53m 36s | -3m 26s | 11:59:47 | 9.66° | 06:49:34 | 17:09:27 | 06:00:51 | 17:58:08 | 17h 8m 26s | 🌖 (74%)Waning Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:59:58 | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 07:43:42 | 08:34:46 | +2m 2s | 15:25:02 | -1m 18s | 16:16:04 | 6h 50m 16s | -3m 20s | 12:00:08 | 9.49° | 06:51:09 | 17:08:36 | 06:02:21 | 17:57:21 | 17h 11m 42s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | — | 21.5° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 07:45:25 | 08:36:44 | +1m 58s | 15:23:48 | -1m 14s | 16:15:06 | 6h 47m 4s | -3m 13s | 12:00:29 | 9.33° | 06:52:42 | 17:07:47 | 06:03:49 | 17:56:38 | 17h 14m 53s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:00:18 | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Kirkwall, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Kirkwall, 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 Kirkwall, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Kirkwall
In Kirkwall, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 03:58, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 09:06. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:14, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:28.
Kirkwall gets 12h 19m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 30m versus 6h 10m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 21m.
Kirkwall Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Kirkwall. 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 Kirkwall.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 7.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 54.4° (around Jun 20) in Kirkwall. 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 Kirkwall, Scotland
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