Sunrise and sunset times in Orphir
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Orphir, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 15:59:58
Night ends at 05:4605:46:04
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 07:2007:19:43
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:01:12When 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: 17:52:19When 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 18:3418:33:43
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0720:07:04
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: 11.46° · Azimuth: 225.9° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 51 minutes
1 hour, 52 minutes left for today's sunset in Orphir
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 16:37
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 01:20Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 05:4805:48:18
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 07:2207:21:57
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:03:35When 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: 17:49:37When 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 18:3118:31:09
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0520:04:31
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, 46 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Orphir
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 01:20 Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 16:40Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Orphir, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.938091 (North)
- Longitude: -3.13108 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Orphir, 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 6 hours, 11 minutes.Longest day in Orphir, 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, 29 minutes.
October 2026 - Orphir, 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 Orphir.
All times are in Orphir'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, 33 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Orphir, Scotland - from 11 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 55 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.06:37:00 | 07:17:10 | +2m 16s | 18:45:59 | -2m 55s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:26:01 | 11h 28m 49s | -5m 10s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:02:12 | 27.76° | 05:49:47 | 20:13:00 | 05:00:15 | 21:02:11 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 33m 27s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:22 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:39:16 | 07:19:26 | +2m 16s | 18:43:05 | -2m 54s | 19:23:07 | 11h 23m 39s | -5m 10s | 13:01:52 | 27.37° | 05:52:08 | 20:10:01 | 05:02:51 | 20:58:58 | 12h 38m 37s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:02 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:41:31 | 07:21:42 | +2m 16s | 18:40:12 | -2m 53s | 19:20:15 | 11h 18m 30s | -5m 10s | 13:01:33 | 26.98° | 05:54:29 | 20:07:04 | 05:05:26 | 20:55:48 | 12h 43m 47s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:01:42 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:43:46 | 07:23:59 | +2m 17s | 18:37:18 | -2m 54s | 19:17:23 | 11h 13m 19s | -5m 10s | 13:01:15 | 26.60° | 05:56:49 | 20:04:08 | 05:07:59 | 20:52:39 | 12h 48m 57s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:25 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:46:01 | 07:26:15 | +2m 16s | 18:34:25 | -2m 53s | 19:14:32 | 11h 8m 10s | -5m 10s | 13:00:56 | 26.21° | 05:59:08 | 20:01:13 | 05:10:31 | 20:49:32 | 12h 54m 8s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:05 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:48:16 | 07:28:33 | +2m 18s | 18:31:33 | -2m 52s | 19:11:42 | 11h 3m 0s | -5m 10s | 13:00:38 | 25.83° | 06:01:27 | 19:58:20 | 05:13:01 | 20:46:28 | 12h 59m 17s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:47 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:50:31 | 07:30:50 | +2m 17s | 18:28:41 | -2m 52s | 19:08:53 | 10h 57m 51s | -5m 10s | 13:00:21 | 25.45° | 06:03:45 | 19:55:28 | 05:15:30 | 20:43:26 | 13h 4m 27s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:30 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:52:46 | 07:33:08 | +2m 18s | 18:25:49 | -2m 52s | 19:06:04 | 10h 52m 41s | -5m 9s | 13:00:04 | 25.07° | 06:06:02 | 19:52:37 | 05:17:58 | 20:40:25 | 13h 9m 37s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:04 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:55:01 | 07:35:26 | +2m 18s | 18:22:58 | -2m 51s | 19:03:17 | 10h 47m 32s | -5m 9s | 13:00:04 | 24.68° | 06:08:19 | 19:49:48 | 05:20:24 | 20:37:27 | 13h 14m 47s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:13 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:57:16 | 07:37:45 | +2m 19s | 18:20:08 | -2m 50s | 19:00:30 | 10h 42m 23s | -5m 9s | 12:59:47 | 24.31° | 06:10:35 | 19:47:00 | 05:22:49 | 20:34:31 | 13h 19m 56s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
00:59:55 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 06:59:31 | 07:40:04 | +2m 19s | 18:17:18 | -2m 50s | 18:57:45 | 10h 37m 14s | -5m 9s | 12:59:31 | 23.93° | 06:12:51 | 19:44:14 | 05:25:13 | 20:31:37 | 13h 25m 5s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:39 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:01:45 | 07:42:23 | +2m 19s | 18:14:28 | -2m 50s | 18:55:00 | 10h 32m 5s | -5m 9s | 12:59:15 | 23.55° | 06:15:06 | 19:41:29 | 05:27:36 | 20:28:45 | 13h 30m 15s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:23 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:04:00 | 07:44:43 | +2m 20s | 18:11:40 | -2m 48s | 18:52:16 | 10h 26m 57s | -5m 8s | 12:59:00 | 23.18° | 06:17:21 | 19:38:46 | 05:29:58 | 20:25:55 | 13h 35m 23s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:08 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:06:15 | 07:47:03 | +2m 20s | 18:08:52 | -2m 48s | 18:49:34 | 10h 21m 49s | -5m 8s | 12:58:45 | 22.81° | 06:19:36 | 19:36:04 | 05:32:19 | 20:23:07 | 13h 40m 31s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:52 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:08:29 | 07:49:23 | +2m 20s | 18:06:04 | -2m 48s | 18:46:53 | 10h 16m 41s | -5m 8s | 12:58:31 | 22.44° | 06:21:49 | 19:33:23 | 05:34:39 | 20:20:21 | 13h 45m 40s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:38 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:10:44 | 07:51:44 | +2m 21s | 18:03:17 | -2m 47s | 18:44:12 | 10h 11m 33s | -5m 8s | 12:58:17 | 22.07° | 06:24:03 | 19:30:45 | 05:36:58 | 20:17:37 | 13h 50m 49s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:24 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:12:59 | 07:54:06 | +2m 22s | 18:00:32 | -2m 45s | 18:41:33 | 10h 6m 26s | -5m 7s | 12:58:04 | 21.70° | 06:26:16 | 19:28:07 | 05:39:16 | 20:14:56 | 13h 55m 55s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:11 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:15:13 | 07:56:27 | +2m 21s | 17:57:47 | -2m 45s | 18:38:55 | 10h 1m 20s | -5m 7s | 12:57:51 | 21.34° | 06:28:29 | 19:25:32 | 05:41:32 | 20:12:16 | 14h 1m 3s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:57:57 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:17:28 | 07:58:50 | +2m 23s | 17:55:02 | -2m 45s | 18:36:19 | 9h 56m 12s | -5m 6s | 12:57:39 | 20.98° | 06:30:41 | 19:22:58 | 05:43:48 | 20:09:39 | 14h 6m 10s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:45 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:19:43 | 08:01:12 | +2m 22s | 17:52:19 | -2m 43s | 18:33:43 | 9h 51m 7s | -5m 6s | 12:57:28 | 20.62° | 06:32:53 | 19:20:26 | 05:46:04 | 20:07:04 | 14h 11m 16s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:34 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:21:57 | 08:03:35 | +2m 23s | 17:49:37 | -2m 42s | 18:31:09 | 9h 46m 2s | -5m 5s | 12:57:17 | 20.26° | 06:35:04 | 19:17:55 | 05:48:18 | 20:04:31 | 14h 16m 21s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:22 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:24:12 | 08:05:58 | +2m 23s | 17:46:55 | -2m 42s | 18:28:37 | 9h 40m 57s | -5m 5s | 12:57:07 | 19.91° | 06:37:15 | 19:15:26 | 05:50:31 | 20:02:00 | 14h 21m 27s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:12 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:26:27 | 08:08:22 | +2m 24s | 17:44:15 | -2m 40s | 18:26:05 | 9h 35m 53s | -5m 4s | 12:56:57 | 19.56° | 06:39:26 | 19:12:59 | 05:52:43 | 19:59:32 | 14h 26m 31s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:01 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:28:41 | 08:10:46 | +2m 24s | 17:41:35 | -2m 40s | 18:23:35 | 9h 30m 49s | -5m 3s | 12:56:49 | 19.21° | 06:41:36 | 19:10:34 | 05:54:55 | 19:57:05 | 14h 31m 35s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:56:53 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:30:56 | 07:13:10 | +2m 24son the clock: -57m 36s | 16:38:57 | -2m 38son the clock: -1h 2m 38s | 17:21:07 | 9h 25m 47s | -5m 3s | 11:56:41 | 18.86° | 05:43:45 | 18:08:11 | 04:57:06 | 18:54:41 | 14h 36m 38s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:56:45 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:33:10 | 07:15:35 | +2m 25s | 16:36:20 | -2m 37s | 17:18:40 | 9h 20m 45s | -5m 2s | 11:56:33 | 18.52° | 05:45:55 | 18:05:49 | 04:59:16 | 18:52:19 | 14h 41m 40s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:56:30 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:35:25 | 07:18:00 | +2m 25s | 16:33:44 | -2m 36s | 17:16:15 | 9h 15m 44s | -5m 1s | 11:56:27 | 18.18° | 05:48:04 | 18:03:30 | 05:01:25 | 18:50:00 | 14h 46m 41s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:24 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:37:39 | 07:20:25 | +2m 25s | 16:31:09 | -2m 35s | 17:13:51 | 9h 10m 44s | -5m 0s | 11:56:21 | 17.85° | 05:50:12 | 18:01:12 | 05:03:33 | 18:47:43 | 14h 51m 42s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:19 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:39:53 | 07:22:51 | +2m 26s | 16:28:36 | -2m 33s | 17:11:29 | 9h 5m 45s | -4m 59s | 11:56:16 | 17.52° | 05:52:20 | 17:58:57 | 05:05:41 | 18:45:28 | 14h 56m 40s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:14 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:42:07 | 07:25:16 | +2m 25s | 16:26:04 | -2m 32s | 17:09:09 | 9h 0m 48s | -4m 58s | 11:56:11 | 17.19° | 05:54:27 | 17:56:43 | 05:07:47 | 18:43:16 | 15h 1m 38s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:10 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:44:21 | 07:27:42 | +2m 26s | 16:23:33 | -2m 31s | 17:06:51 | 8h 55m 51s | -4m 57s | 11:56:08 | 16.86° | 05:56:34 | 17:54:32 | 05:09:53 | 18:41:06 | 15h 6m 35s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:07 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Orphir, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Orphir, 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 Orphir, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Orphir
In Orphir, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 03:59, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 09:06. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:15, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:29.
Orphir gets 12h 17m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 29m versus 6h 11m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 21m.
Orphir Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Orphir. 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 Orphir.
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 Orphir. 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 Orphir, Scotland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Orphir, Scotland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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