Sunrise and sunset times in Lower Dounreay
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Lower Dounreay, Scotland, United Kingdom, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 3, 2026 . Current time: 12:55:27 am
First light at 4:15:46 am
Sunrise time: 5:07:12 am
Sunset time: 9:35:13 pm
Last light at 10:26:38 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 28 minutes
20 hours, 39 minutes left for today's sunset in Lower Dounreay
Moon will set on Aug 3 at 10:28 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 3 at 9:12 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (81%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 6:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 5:19 AMTomorrow
August 4, 2026
First light at 4:18:32 am
Sunrise time: 5:09:24 am
Sunset time: 9:32:50 pm
Last light at 10:23:42 pm
Day length: 16 hours, 23 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Lower Dounreay
Moon will set on Aug 4 at 11:59 AM Moon will rise on Aug 4 at 9:16 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (63%)
- Lower Dounreay, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.583328
- Longitude: -3.750000
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Lower Dounreay, 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 23 minutes.Longest day in Lower Dounreay, 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 28 minutes.
August 2026 - Lower Dounreay, 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 Lower Dounreay.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 25 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Lower Dounreay, Scotland - from 16 hours, 37 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 11 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 | 4:10:15 am | 5:02:49 am | 9:39:53 pm | 10:32:27 pm | 16h 37m 4s | 16h 37m 4s | 1:21:21 pm | 76.5° | 2:34:53 am | 12:07:49 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 25m 7s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:13:01 am | 5:05:00 am | 9:37:34 pm | 10:29:33 pm | 16h 32m 34s | -4m -30s | 1:21:17 pm | 76.3° | 2:40:52 am | 12:01:42 am | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 29m 38s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:15:46 am | 5:07:12 am | 9:35:13 pm | 10:26:38 pm | 16h 28m 1s | -4m -33s | 1:21:12 pm | 76° | 2:46:31 am | 11:55:54 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 34m 11s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:18:32 am | 5:09:24 am | 9:32:50 pm | 10:23:42 pm | 16h 23m 26s | -4m -35s | 1:21:07 pm | 75.7° | 2:51:52 am | 11:50:22 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 38m 47s | 🌖 (73%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:21:16 am | 5:11:37 am | 9:30:25 pm | 10:20:46 pm | 16h 18m 48s | -4m -38s | 1:21:01 pm | 75.5° | 2:57:00 am | 11:45:02 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 43m 25s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:24:01 am | 5:13:50 am | 9:27:59 pm | 10:17:48 pm | 16h 14m 9s | -4m -39s | 1:20:54 pm | 75.2° | 3:01:55 am | 11:39:54 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 48m 4s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:26:44 am | 5:16:03 am | 9:25:32 pm | 10:14:50 pm | 16h 9m 29s | -4m -40s | 1:20:47 pm | 74.9° | 3:06:40 am | 11:34:55 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 52m 45s | 🌘 (40%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:29:28 am | 5:18:17 am | 9:23:03 pm | 10:11:52 pm | 16h 4m 46s | -4m -43s | 1:20:40 pm | 74.6° | 3:11:15 am | 11:30:04 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 7h 57m 28s | 🌘 (29%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:32:10 am | 5:20:31 am | 9:20:32 pm | 10:08:52 pm | 16h 0m 1s | -4m -45s | 1:20:31 pm | 74.3° | 3:15:42 am | 11:25:20 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 2m 13s | 🌘 (19%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:34:52 am | 5:22:45 am | 9:18:00 pm | 10:05:52 pm | 15h 55m 15s | -4m -46s | 1:20:22 pm | 74° | 3:20:02 am | 11:20:43 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 6m 59s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:37:34 am | 5:24:59 am | 9:15:27 pm | 10:02:52 pm | 15h 50m 28s | -4m -47s | 1:20:13 pm | 73.8° | 3:24:15 am | 11:16:11 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 11m 46s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:40:14 am | 5:27:13 am | 9:12:52 pm | 9:59:51 pm | 15h 45m 39s | -4m -49s | 1:20:03 pm | 73.5° | 3:28:21 am | 11:11:45 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 16m 36s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:42:55 am | 5:29:28 am | 9:10:16 pm | 9:56:50 pm | 15h 40m 48s | -4m -51s | 1:19:52 pm | 73.1° | 3:32:22 am | 11:07:23 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 21m 27s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:45:34 am | 5:31:43 am | 9:07:40 pm | 9:53:48 pm | 15h 35m 57s | -4m -51s | 1:19:41 pm | 72.8° | 3:36:17 am | 11:03:05 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 26m 17s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 4:48:13 am | 5:33:57 am | 9:05:02 pm | 9:50:46 pm | 15h 31m 5s | -4m -52s | 1:19:29 pm | 72.5° | 3:40:08 am | 10:58:51 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 31m 10s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:50:51 am | 5:36:12 am | 9:02:22 pm | 9:47:44 pm | 15h 26m 10s | -4m -55s | 1:19:17 pm | 72.2° | 3:43:54 am | 10:54:40 pm | 1:00:01 am | 1:00:01 am | 8h 36m 4s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:53:28 am | 5:38:26 am | 8:59:42 pm | 9:44:41 pm | 15h 21m 16s | -4m -54s | 1:19:04 pm | 71.9° | 3:47:36 am | 10:50:33 pm | 1:38:01 am | 1:00:08 am | 8h 40m 59s | 🌒 (21%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 4:56:04 am | 5:40:41 am | 8:57:01 pm | 9:41:38 pm | 15h 16m 20s | -4m -56s | 1:18:51 pm | 71.6° | 3:51:13 am | 10:46:29 pm | 1:57:08 am | 12:40:34 am | 8h 45m 55s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:58:40 am | 5:42:56 am | 8:54:19 pm | 9:38:35 pm | 15h 11m 23s | -4m -57s | 1:18:37 pm | 71.2° | 3:54:47 am | 10:42:28 pm | 2:09:27 am | 12:27:48 am | 8h 50m 51s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:01:15 am | 5:45:10 am | 8:51:36 pm | 9:35:32 pm | 15h 6m 26s | -4m -57s | 1:18:23 pm | 70.9° | 3:58:17 am | 10:38:29 pm | 2:19:19 am | 12:17:28 am | 8h 55m 48s | 🌓 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:03:49 am | 5:47:24 am | 8:48:53 pm | 9:32:28 pm | 15h 1m 29s | -4m -57s | 1:18:09 pm | 70.6° | 4:01:44 am | 10:34:33 pm | 2:27:47 am | 12:08:30 am | 9h 0m 46s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:06:22 am | 5:49:39 am | 8:46:08 pm | 9:29:24 pm | 14h 56m 29s | -5m 0s | 1:17:53 pm | 70.3° | 4:05:07 am | 10:30:39 pm | 2:35:20 am | 12:00:26 am | 9h 5m 45s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:08:55 am | 5:51:53 am | 8:43:23 pm | 9:26:20 pm | 14h 51m 30s | -4m -59s | 1:17:38 pm | 69.9° | 4:08:28 am | 10:26:48 pm | 2:42:14 am | 11:53:02 pm | 9h 10m 44s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:11:27 am | 5:54:07 am | 8:40:37 pm | 9:23:16 pm | 14h 46m 30s | -5m 0s | 1:17:22 pm | 69.6° | 4:11:45 am | 10:22:58 pm | 2:48:36 am | 11:46:07 pm | 9h 15m 44s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:13:58 am | 5:56:21 am | 8:37:50 pm | 9:20:12 pm | 14h 41m 29s | -5m -1s | 1:17:05 pm | 69.2° | 4:14:59 am | 10:19:11 pm | 2:54:34 am | 11:39:37 pm | 9h 20m 44s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:16:28 am | 5:58:34 am | 8:35:03 pm | 9:17:08 pm | 14h 36m 29s | -5m 0s | 1:16:48 pm | 68.9° | 4:18:11 am | 10:15:26 pm | 3:00:11 am | 11:33:26 pm | 9h 25m 45s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:18:58 am | 6:00:48 am | 8:32:15 pm | 9:14:04 pm | 14h 31m 27s | -5m -2s | 1:16:31 pm | 68.5° | 4:21:20 am | 10:11:42 pm | 3:05:31 am | 11:27:31 pm | 9h 30m 46s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:21:27 am | 6:03:01 am | 8:29:26 pm | 9:11:00 pm | 14h 26m 25s | -5m -2s | 1:16:14 pm | 68.2° | 4:24:27 am | 10:08:00 pm | 3:10:37 am | 11:21:50 pm | 9h 35m 48s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:23:55 am | 6:05:14 am | 8:26:37 pm | 9:07:56 pm | 14h 21m 23s | -5m -2s | 1:15:56 pm | 67.8° | 4:27:31 am | 10:04:20 pm | 3:15:30 am | 11:16:21 pm | 9h 40m 50s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:26:22 am | 6:07:27 am | 8:23:47 pm | 9:04:52 pm | 14h 16m 20s | -5m -3s | 1:15:37 pm | 67.5° | 4:30:33 am | 10:00:41 pm | 3:20:11 am | 11:11:03 pm | 9h 45m 53s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:28:49 am | 6:09:40 am | 8:20:57 pm | 9:01:48 pm | 14h 11m 17s | -5m -3s | 1:15:19 pm | 67.1° | 4:33:33 am | 9:57:04 pm | 3:24:43 am | 11:05:55 pm | 9h 50m 56s | 🌖 (92%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Lower Dounreay, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Lower Dounreay, 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 Lower Dounreay, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Lower Dounreay, Scotland
In Lower Dounreay, Scotland, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 4:02 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 9:02 am. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 3:23 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 10:31 pm.
Lower Dounreay, Scotland gets 12h 04m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 28m versus 6h 23m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 26m.
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