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 August 2026.
Today
August 2, 2026 . Current time: 7:54:09 pm
First light at 4:06:12 am
Sunrise time: 4:59:24 am
Sunset time: 9:36:50 pm
Last light at 10:30:03 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 37 minutes
1 hour, 42 minutes left for today's sunset in Kirkwall
Moon set on Aug 2 at 8:57 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 2 at 9:07 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (83%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 6:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 5:19 AMTomorrow
August 3, 2026
First light at 4:09:03 am
Sunrise time: 5:01:39 am
Sunset time: 9:34:26 pm
Last light at 10:27:02 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 32 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Kirkwall
Moon will set on Aug 3 at 10:25 AM Moon will rise on Aug 3 at 9:08 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (73%)
- Kirkwall, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.984791
- Longitude: -2.958730
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Kirkwall, 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 17 minutes.Longest day in Kirkwall, 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 36 minutes.
August 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 August in Kirkwall.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 28 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Kirkwall, Scotland - from 16 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 13 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 | 4:57:10 am | 9:39:13 pm | 10:33:03 pm | 16h 42m 3s | 16h 42m 3s | 1:18:11 pm | 76.9° | 2:21:19 am | 12:15:04 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 20m 11s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:06:12 am | 4:59:24 am | 9:36:50 pm | 10:30:03 pm | 16h 37m 26s | -4m -37s | 1:18:07 pm | 76.7° | 2:28:17 am | 12:07:58 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 24m 49s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:09:03 am | 5:01:39 am | 9:34:26 pm | 10:27:02 pm | 16h 32m 47s | -4m -39s | 1:18:02 pm | 76.4° | 2:34:41 am | 12:01:23 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 29m 28s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:11:53 am | 5:03:54 am | 9:32:00 pm | 10:24:01 pm | 16h 28m 6s | -4m -41s | 1:17:57 pm | 76.1° | 2:40:41 am | 11:55:13 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 34m 10s | 🌖 (73%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:14:43 am | 5:06:10 am | 9:29:32 pm | 10:20:59 pm | 16h 23m 22s | -4m -44s | 1:17:51 pm | 75.9° | 2:46:21 am | 11:49:21 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 38m 54s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:17:33 am | 5:08:26 am | 9:27:03 pm | 10:17:56 pm | 16h 18m 37s | -4m -45s | 1:17:45 pm | 75.6° | 2:51:44 am | 11:43:45 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 43m 39s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:20:22 am | 5:10:42 am | 9:24:32 pm | 10:14:53 pm | 16h 13m 50s | -4m -47s | 1:17:37 pm | 75.3° | 2:56:53 am | 11:38:22 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 48m 27s | 🌘 (40%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:23:10 am | 5:12:59 am | 9:22:00 pm | 10:11:49 pm | 16h 9m 1s | -4m -49s | 1:17:30 pm | 75° | 3:01:49 am | 11:33:10 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 53m 16s | 🌘 (29%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:25:58 am | 5:15:16 am | 9:19:27 pm | 10:08:45 pm | 16h 4m 11s | -4m -50s | 1:17:21 pm | 74.7° | 3:06:35 am | 11:28:07 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 58m 6s | 🌘 (19%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:28:44 am | 5:17:33 am | 9:16:52 pm | 10:05:41 pm | 15h 59m 19s | -4m -52s | 1:17:12 pm | 74.4° | 3:11:12 am | 11:23:13 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 2m 59s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:31:30 am | 5:19:51 am | 9:14:15 pm | 10:02:35 pm | 15h 54m 24s | -4m -55s | 1:17:03 pm | 74.2° | 3:15:41 am | 11:18:25 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 7m 53s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:34:16 am | 5:22:08 am | 9:11:38 pm | 9:59:30 pm | 15h 49m 30s | -4m -54s | 1:16:53 pm | 73.9° | 3:20:01 am | 11:13:44 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 12m 47s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:37:00 am | 5:24:25 am | 9:08:59 pm | 9:56:24 pm | 15h 44m 34s | -4m -56s | 1:16:42 pm | 73.5° | 3:24:15 am | 11:09:09 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 17m 44s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:39:44 am | 5:26:43 am | 9:06:19 pm | 9:53:18 pm | 15h 39m 36s | -4m -58s | 1:16:31 pm | 73.2° | 3:28:23 am | 11:04:39 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 22m 42s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 4:42:27 am | 5:29:01 am | 9:03:38 pm | 9:50:12 pm | 15h 34m 37s | -4m -59s | 1:16:19 pm | 72.9° | 3:32:25 am | 11:00:14 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 27m 40s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:45:09 am | 5:31:18 am | 9:00:56 pm | 9:47:05 pm | 15h 29m 38s | -4m -59s | 1:16:07 pm | 72.6° | 3:36:21 am | 10:55:53 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 32m 40s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:47:51 am | 5:33:36 am | 8:58:13 pm | 9:43:59 pm | 15h 24m 37s | -5m -1s | 1:15:55 pm | 72.3° | 3:40:13 am | 10:51:36 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 37m 40s | 🌒 (21%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 4:50:31 am | 5:35:53 am | 8:55:30 pm | 9:40:52 pm | 15h 19m 37s | -5m 0s | 1:15:41 pm | 72° | 3:44:00 am | 10:47:23 pm | 1:24:53 am | 1:06:29 am | 8h 42m 40s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:53:11 am | 5:38:10 am | 8:52:45 pm | 9:37:44 pm | 15h 14m 35s | -5m -2s | 1:15:28 pm | 71.6° | 3:47:42 am | 10:43:13 pm | 1:50:19 am | 12:40:36 am | 8h 47m 43s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:55:50 am | 5:40:28 am | 8:49:59 pm | 9:34:37 pm | 15h 9m 31s | -5m -4s | 1:15:13 pm | 71.3° | 3:51:21 am | 10:39:06 pm | 2:03:45 am | 12:26:41 am | 8h 52m 46s | 🌓 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:58:28 am | 5:42:45 am | 8:47:12 pm | 9:31:30 pm | 15h 4m 27s | -5m -4s | 1:14:59 pm | 71° | 3:54:55 am | 10:35:02 pm | 2:14:12 am | 12:15:45 am | 8h 57m 50s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:01:05 am | 5:45:02 am | 8:44:25 pm | 9:28:22 pm | 14h 59m 23s | -5m -4s | 1:14:43 pm | 70.7° | 3:58:26 am | 10:31:01 pm | 2:23:03 am | 12:06:24 am | 9h 2m 54s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:03:41 am | 5:47:19 am | 8:41:37 pm | 9:25:15 pm | 14h 54m 18s | -5m -5s | 1:14:28 pm | 70.3° | 4:01:54 am | 10:27:02 pm | 2:30:53 am | 11:58:03 pm | 9h 7m 59s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:06:16 am | 5:49:36 am | 8:38:48 pm | 9:22:07 pm | 14h 49m 12s | -5m -6s | 1:14:12 pm | 70° | 4:05:18 am | 10:23:06 pm | 2:37:59 am | 11:50:25 pm | 9h 13m 4s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:08:51 am | 5:51:52 am | 8:35:59 pm | 9:19:00 pm | 14h 44m 7s | -5m -5s | 1:13:55 pm | 69.6° | 4:08:39 am | 10:19:12 pm | 2:44:32 am | 11:43:19 pm | 9h 18m 9s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:11:25 am | 5:54:08 am | 8:33:09 pm | 9:15:52 pm | 14h 39m 1s | -5m -6s | 1:13:39 pm | 69.3° | 4:11:57 am | 10:15:20 pm | 2:50:39 am | 11:36:38 pm | 9h 23m 16s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:13:58 am | 5:56:25 am | 8:30:18 pm | 9:12:45 pm | 14h 33m 53s | -5m -8s | 1:13:21 pm | 68.9° | 4:15:12 am | 10:11:31 pm | 2:56:24 am | 11:30:18 pm | 9h 28m 23s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:16:30 am | 5:58:41 am | 8:27:27 pm | 9:09:37 pm | 14h 28m 46s | -5m -7s | 1:13:04 pm | 68.6° | 4:18:24 am | 10:07:43 pm | 3:01:51 am | 11:24:16 pm | 9h 33m 30s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:19:02 am | 6:00:57 am | 8:24:35 pm | 9:06:30 pm | 14h 23m 38s | -5m -8s | 1:12:46 pm | 68.2° | 4:21:34 am | 10:03:57 pm | 3:07:03 am | 11:18:28 pm | 9h 38m 37s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:21:32 am | 6:03:12 am | 8:21:42 pm | 9:03:22 pm | 14h 18m 30s | -5m -8s | 1:12:27 pm | 67.9° | 4:24:41 am | 10:00:13 pm | 3:12:01 am | 11:12:53 pm | 9h 43m 46s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:24:02 am | 6:05:28 am | 8:18:50 pm | 9:00:15 pm | 14h 13m 22s | -5m -8s | 1:12:09 pm | 67.5° | 4:27:46 am | 9:56:31 pm | 3:16:48 am | 11:07:30 pm | 9h 48m 53s | 🌖 (92%) |
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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, Scotland
In Kirkwall, Scotland, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 3:54 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 9:02 am. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 3:17 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 10:32 pm.
Kirkwall, Scotland gets 12h 19m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 36m versus 6h 17m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 27m.
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