Sunrise and sunset times in Lerwick
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Lerwick, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 15:53:27
Night ends at 05:3605:36:21
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 07:1407:13:31
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 07:56:38When 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: 17:41:00When 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).
Dusk at 18:2418:24:01
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0120:00:50
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: 10.48° · Azimuth: 226.0° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 44 minutes
1 hour, 47 minutes left for today's sunset in Lerwick
Moonrise: 16:35
Moonset: Oct 21, 01:06Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (68%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 05:3905:38:43
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 07:1607:15:53
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 07:59:09When 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: 17:38:09When 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).
Dusk at 18:2118:21:20
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 19:5819:58:09
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, 39 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Lerwick
Moonset: 01:06 Moonrise: 16:35Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Lerwick, Scotland
- Latitude: 60.15453 (North)
- Longitude: -1.14941 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Lerwick, 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 5 hours, 49 minutes.Longest day in Lerwick, 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 18 hours, 55 minutes.
October 2026 - Lerwick, 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 Lerwick.
All times are in Lerwick'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, 42 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Lerwick, Scotland - from 11 hours, 27 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 45 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.06:28:25 | 07:10:03 | +2m 23s | 18:37:12 | -3m 2s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:18:41 | 11h 27m 9s | -5m 26s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:54:36 | 26.54° | 05:39:22 | 20:07:28 | 04:47:37 | 20:58:50 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 35m 15s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:54:46 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:30:48 | 07:12:27 | +2m 24s | 18:34:10 | -3m 2s | 19:15:40 | 11h 21m 43s | -5m 26s | 12:54:16 | 26.16° | 05:41:52 | 20:04:21 | 04:50:24 | 20:55:26 | 12h 40m 41s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:54:26 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:33:11 | 07:14:51 | +2m 24s | 18:31:08 | -3m 2s | 19:12:40 | 11h 16m 17s | -5m 26s | 12:53:57 | 25.77° | 05:44:21 | 20:01:16 | 04:53:10 | 20:52:05 | 12h 46m 7s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
00:54:07 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:35:34 | 07:17:15 | +2m 24s | 18:28:07 | -3m 1s | 19:09:40 | 11h 10m 52s | -5m 25s | 12:53:38 | 25.38° | 05:46:49 | 19:58:11 | 04:55:54 | 20:48:46 | 12h 51m 33s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:48 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:37:57 | 07:19:40 | +2m 25s | 18:25:07 | -3m 0s | 19:06:42 | 11h 5m 27s | -5m 25s | 12:53:19 | 25.00° | 05:49:17 | 19:55:08 | 04:58:36 | 20:45:29 | 12h 56m 58s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:28 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:40:19 | 07:22:05 | +2m 25s | 18:22:06 | -3m 1s | 19:03:44 | 11h 0m 1s | -5m 25s | 12:53:01 | 24.61° | 05:51:44 | 19:52:07 | 05:01:16 | 20:42:15 | 13h 2m 25s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:53:10 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:42:42 | 07:24:31 | +2m 26s | 18:19:06 | -3m 0s | 19:00:47 | 10h 54m 35s | -5m 25s | 12:52:43 | 24.23° | 05:54:10 | 19:49:07 | 05:03:55 | 20:39:03 | 13h 7m 50s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:52:52 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:45:04 | 07:26:56 | +2m 25s | 18:16:07 | -2m 59s | 18:57:51 | 10h 49m 11s | -5m 25s | 12:52:25 | 23.85° | 05:56:35 | 19:46:08 | 05:06:32 | 20:35:53 | 13h 13m 15s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:52:34 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:47:27 | 07:29:22 | +2m 26s | 18:13:08 | -2m 59s | 18:54:56 | 10h 43m 46s | -5m 25s | 12:52:08 | 23.47° | 05:59:00 | 19:43:11 | 05:09:08 | 20:32:45 | 13h 18m 41s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:52:16 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:49:49 | 07:31:49 | +2m 27s | 18:10:09 | -2m 59s | 18:52:02 | 10h 38m 20s | -5m 25s | 12:51:52 | 23.09° | 06:01:24 | 19:40:16 | 05:11:43 | 20:29:40 | 13h 24m 7s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
00:52:01 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 06:52:11 | 07:34:16 | +2m 27s | 18:07:11 | -2m 58s | 18:49:09 | 10h 32m 55s | -5m 25s | 12:51:35 | 22.71° | 06:03:48 | 19:37:21 | 05:14:16 | 20:26:37 | 13h 29m 32s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:51:43 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 06:54:34 | 07:36:43 | +2m 27s | 18:04:14 | -2m 57s | 18:46:17 | 10h 27m 31s | -5m 25s | 12:51:19 | 22.34° | 06:06:11 | 19:34:29 | 05:16:48 | 20:23:36 | 13h 34m 57s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:51:27 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 06:56:56 | 07:39:11 | +2m 28s | 18:01:17 | -2m 57s | 18:43:26 | 10h 22m 6s | -5m 25s | 12:51:04 | 21.96° | 06:08:33 | 19:31:38 | 05:19:18 | 20:20:37 | 13h 40m 22s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:51:12 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 06:59:18 | 07:41:39 | +2m 28s | 17:58:21 | -2m 56s | 18:40:36 | 10h 16m 42s | -5m 24s | 12:50:49 | 21.59° | 06:10:55 | 19:28:49 | 05:21:48 | 20:17:41 | 13h 45m 47s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:50:56 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:01:40 | 07:44:08 | +2m 29s | 17:55:26 | -2m 55s | 18:37:47 | 10h 11m 18s | -5m 24s | 12:50:35 | 21.22° | 06:13:17 | 19:26:01 | 05:24:16 | 20:14:47 | 13h 51m 11s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:50:42 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:04:02 | 07:46:37 | +2m 29s | 17:52:31 | -2m 55s | 18:35:00 | 10h 5m 54s | -5m 24s | 12:50:21 | 20.85° | 06:15:38 | 19:23:15 | 05:26:43 | 20:11:55 | 13h 56m 36s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:50:28 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:06:24 | 07:49:07 | +2m 30s | 17:49:37 | -2m 54s | 18:32:13 | 10h 0m 30s | -5m 24s | 12:50:08 | 20.49° | 06:17:58 | 19:20:30 | 05:29:09 | 20:09:05 | 14h 1m 59s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:50:15 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:08:47 | 07:51:36 | +2m 29s | 17:46:44 | -2m 53s | 18:29:28 | 9h 55m 8s | -5m 23s | 12:49:55 | 20.12° | 06:20:18 | 19:17:47 | 05:31:34 | 20:06:18 | 14h 7m 23s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:50:01 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:11:09 | 07:54:07 | +2m 31s | 17:43:51 | -2m 53s | 18:26:44 | 9h 49m 44s | -5m 23s | 12:49:43 | 19.76° | 06:22:38 | 19:15:06 | 05:33:58 | 20:03:33 | 14h 12m 47s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:49:49 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:13:31 | 07:56:38 | +2m 31s | 17:41:00 | -2m 51s | 18:24:01 | 9h 44m 22s | -5m 22s | 12:49:32 | 19.40° | 06:24:57 | 19:12:27 | 05:36:21 | 20:00:50 | 14h 18m 9s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:49:38 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:15:53 | 07:59:09 | +2m 31s | 17:38:09 | -2m 51s | 18:21:20 | 9h 39m 0s | -5m 22s | 12:49:21 | 19.05° | 06:27:15 | 19:09:49 | 05:38:43 | 19:58:09 | 14h 23m 32s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:49:26 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:18:15 | 08:01:41 | +2m 32s | 17:35:19 | -2m 50s | 18:18:40 | 9h 33m 38s | -5m 22s | 12:49:11 | 18.69° | 06:29:33 | 19:07:13 | 05:41:04 | 19:55:31 | 14h 28m 54s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:49:16 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:20:37 | 08:04:13 | +2m 32s | 17:32:30 | -2m 49s | 18:16:01 | 9h 28m 17s | -5m 21s | 12:49:02 | 18.34° | 06:31:51 | 19:04:39 | 05:43:24 | 19:52:55 | 14h 34m 15s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:49:07 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:22:59 | 08:06:45 | +2m 32s | 17:29:42 | -2m 48s | 18:13:24 | 9h 22m 57s | -5m 20s | 12:48:53 | 17.99° | 06:34:08 | 19:02:07 | 05:45:43 | 19:50:22 | 14h 39m 36s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:48:57 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:25:21 | 07:09:18 | +2m 33son the clock: -57m 27s | 16:26:55 | -2m 47son the clock: -1h 2m 47s | 17:10:48 | 9h 17m 37s | -5m 20s | 11:48:45 | 17.65° | 05:36:25 | 17:59:37 | 04:48:01 | 18:47:50 | 14h 44m 56s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:48:49 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:27:43 | 07:11:51 | +2m 33s | 16:24:10 | -2m 45s | 17:08:14 | 9h 12m 19s | -5m 19s | 11:48:38 | 17.31° | 05:38:41 | 17:57:09 | 04:50:18 | 18:45:22 | 14h 50m 15s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:48:35 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:30:04 | 07:14:25 | +2m 34s | 16:21:25 | -2m 45s | 17:05:41 | 9h 7m 0s | -5m 18s | 11:48:31 | 16.97° | 05:40:56 | 17:54:43 | 04:52:34 | 18:42:55 | 14h 55m 34s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:48:28 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:32:26 | 07:16:59 | +2m 34s | 16:18:42 | -2m 43s | 17:03:11 | 9h 1m 43s | -5m 17s | 11:48:25 | 16.63° | 05:43:12 | 17:52:18 | 04:54:50 | 18:40:31 | 15h 0m 51s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:48:23 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:34:47 | 07:19:33 | +2m 34s | 16:16:00 | -2m 42s | 17:00:41 | 8h 56m 27s | -5m 16s | 11:48:20 | 16.30° | 05:45:26 | 17:49:56 | 04:57:04 | 18:38:10 | 15h 6m 8s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:48:18 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:37:09 | 07:22:08 | +2m 35s | 16:13:19 | -2m 41s | 16:58:14 | 8h 51m 11s | -5m 15s | 11:48:16 | 15.97° | 05:47:40 | 17:47:36 | 04:59:17 | 18:35:51 | 15h 11m 24s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:48:14 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:39:30 | 07:24:43 | +2m 35s | 16:10:39 | -2m 40s | 16:55:48 | 8h 45m 56s | -5m 14s | 11:48:12 | 15.65° | 05:49:54 | 17:45:18 | 05:01:30 | 18:33:34 | 15h 16m 39s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:48:11 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Lerwick, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Lerwick, 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 Lerwick, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Lerwick
In Lerwick, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 03:38, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 09:09. The earliest sunset is on December 16 at 14:56, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:34.
Lerwick gets 13h 06m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 55m versus 5h 49m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 23m.
Lerwick Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Lerwick. 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 Lerwick.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 6.4° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 53.3° (around Jun 20) in Lerwick. 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 Lerwick, Scotland
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