Sunrise and sunset times in Rackwick
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rackwick, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 16:12:57
Night ends at 05:4705:47:10
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 07:2107:20:37
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: 08:02:01When 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: 17:53:31When 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 18:3518:34:50
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 20:0820:07:59
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: 10.37° · Azimuth: 228.6° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 51 minutes
1 hour, 40 minutes left for today's sunset in Rackwick
Moonrise: 16:37
Moonset: Oct 21, 01:21Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 05:4905:49:24
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 07:2307:22:52
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: 08:04:24When 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: 17:50:49When 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 18:3218:32:16
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 20:0520:05:26
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 Rackwick
Moonset: 01:21 Moonrise: 16:40Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Rackwick, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.866669 (North)
- Longitude: -3.38333 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Rackwick, 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, 12 minutes.Longest day in Rackwick, 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, 27 minutes.
October 2026 - Rackwick, 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 Rackwick.
All times are in Rackwick'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, 32 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rackwick, Scotland - from 11 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 56 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.06:38:03 | 07:18:08 | +2m 16s | 18:47:03 | -2m 54s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:26:59 | 11h 28m 55s | -5m 9s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:03:12 | 27.83° | 05:50:56 | 20:13:52 | 05:01:31 | 21:02:57 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 33m 20s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:03:22 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:40:18 | 07:20:23 | +2m 15s | 18:44:09 | -2m 54s | 19:24:06 | 11h 23m 46s | -5m 9s | 13:02:53 | 27.44° | 05:53:17 | 20:10:54 | 05:04:07 | 20:59:44 | 12h 38m 30s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:03:03 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:42:33 | 07:22:39 | +2m 16s | 18:41:16 | -2m 53s | 19:21:14 | 11h 18m 37s | -5m 9s | 13:02:34 | 27.05° | 05:55:37 | 20:07:57 | 05:06:41 | 20:56:34 | 12h 43m 39s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:02:44 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:44:48 | 07:24:55 | +2m 16s | 18:38:23 | -2m 53s | 19:18:23 | 11h 13m 28s | -5m 9s | 13:02:15 | 26.67° | 05:57:56 | 20:05:02 | 05:09:13 | 20:53:26 | 12h 48m 49s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:24 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:47:02 | 07:27:12 | +2m 17s | 18:35:31 | -2m 52s | 19:15:32 | 11h 8m 19s | -5m 9s | 13:01:57 | 26.28° | 06:00:15 | 20:02:08 | 05:11:45 | 20:50:20 | 12h 53m 57s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:06 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:49:17 | 07:29:28 | +2m 16s | 18:32:39 | -2m 52s | 19:12:43 | 11h 3m 11s | -5m 9s | 13:01:39 | 25.90° | 06:02:33 | 19:59:15 | 05:14:14 | 20:47:16 | 12h 59m 6s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:48 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:51:32 | 07:31:45 | +2m 17s | 18:29:47 | -2m 52s | 19:09:54 | 10h 58m 2s | -5m 9s | 13:01:21 | 25.52° | 06:04:51 | 19:56:23 | 05:16:43 | 20:44:14 | 13h 4m 16s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:30 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:53:46 | 07:34:03 | +2m 18s | 18:26:56 | -2m 51s | 19:07:06 | 10h 52m 53s | -5m 9s | 13:01:04 | 25.14° | 06:07:08 | 19:53:33 | 05:19:10 | 20:41:14 | 13h 9m 25s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:12 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:56:00 | 07:36:21 | +2m 18s | 18:24:05 | -2m 51s | 19:04:19 | 10h 47m 44s | -5m 8s | 13:00:48 | 24.76° | 06:09:24 | 19:50:44 | 05:21:36 | 20:38:17 | 13h 14m 34s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:57 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:58:15 | 07:38:39 | +2m 18s | 18:21:15 | -2m 50s | 19:01:32 | 10h 42m 36s | -5m 8s | 13:00:31 | 24.38° | 06:11:40 | 19:47:57 | 05:24:01 | 20:35:21 | 13h 19m 42s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:00:39 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:00:29 | 07:40:57 | +2m 18s | 18:18:26 | -2m 49s | 18:58:47 | 10h 37m 29s | -5m 8s | 13:00:15 | 24.00° | 06:13:55 | 19:45:11 | 05:26:24 | 20:32:27 | 13h 24m 50s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:23 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:02:43 | 07:43:16 | +2m 19s | 18:15:37 | -2m 49s | 18:56:03 | 10h 32m 21s | -5m 8s | 13:00:00 | 23.62° | 06:16:10 | 19:42:27 | 05:28:47 | 20:29:36 | 13h 29m 58s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:00 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:04:58 | 07:45:35 | +2m 19s | 18:12:48 | -2m 49s | 18:53:20 | 10h 27m 13s | -5m 8s | 13:00:00 | 23.25° | 06:18:25 | 19:39:44 | 05:31:08 | 20:26:46 | 13h 35m 7s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:08 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:07:12 | 07:47:55 | +2m 20s | 18:10:01 | -2m 47s | 18:50:38 | 10h 22m 6s | -5m 7s | 12:59:45 | 22.88° | 06:20:39 | 19:37:02 | 05:33:28 | 20:23:59 | 13h 40m 14s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:52 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:09:26 | 07:50:15 | +2m 20s | 18:07:14 | -2m 47s | 18:47:57 | 10h 16m 59s | -5m 7s | 12:59:31 | 22.51° | 06:22:52 | 19:34:22 | 05:35:48 | 20:21:14 | 13h 45m 21s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:38 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:11:40 | 07:52:35 | +2m 20s | 18:04:28 | -2m 46s | 18:45:17 | 10h 11m 53s | -5m 7s | 12:59:17 | 22.14° | 06:25:05 | 19:31:44 | 05:38:06 | 20:18:30 | 13h 50m 28s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:24 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:13:55 | 07:54:56 | +2m 21s | 18:01:42 | -2m 46s | 18:42:38 | 10h 6m 46s | -5m 6s | 12:59:04 | 21.77° | 06:27:18 | 19:29:07 | 05:40:23 | 20:15:49 | 13h 55m 36s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:10 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:16:09 | 07:57:18 | +2m 22s | 17:58:58 | -2m 44s | 18:40:01 | 10h 1m 40s | -5m 6s | 12:58:52 | 21.41° | 06:29:30 | 19:26:32 | 05:42:40 | 20:13:10 | 14h 0m 41s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:58:58 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:18:23 | 07:59:39 | +2m 21s | 17:56:14 | -2m 44s | 18:37:25 | 9h 56m 35s | -5m 5s | 12:58:40 | 21.05° | 06:31:42 | 19:23:58 | 05:44:55 | 20:10:33 | 14h 5m 47s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:46 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:20:37 | 08:02:01 | +2m 22s | 17:53:31 | -2m 43s | 18:34:50 | 9h 51m 30s | -5m 5s | 12:58:28 | 20.69° | 06:33:53 | 19:21:26 | 05:47:10 | 20:07:59 | 14h 10m 53s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:34 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:22:52 | 08:04:24 | +2m 23s | 17:50:49 | -2m 42s | 18:32:16 | 9h 46m 25s | -5m 4s | 12:58:17 | 20.33° | 06:36:04 | 19:18:56 | 05:49:24 | 20:05:26 | 14h 15m 57s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:22 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:25:06 | 08:06:46 | +2m 22s | 17:48:08 | -2m 41s | 18:29:44 | 9h 41m 22s | -5m 4s | 12:58:07 | 19.98° | 06:38:15 | 19:16:28 | 05:51:37 | 20:02:56 | 14h 21m 2s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:12 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:27:20 | 08:09:10 | +2m 24s | 17:45:28 | -2m 40s | 18:27:13 | 9h 36m 18s | -5m 3s | 12:57:58 | 19.63° | 06:40:25 | 19:14:01 | 05:53:49 | 20:00:28 | 14h 26m 5s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:03 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:29:34 | 08:11:33 | +2m 23s | 17:42:49 | -2m 39s | 18:24:44 | 9h 31m 16s | -5m 2s | 12:57:49 | 19.28° | 06:42:35 | 19:11:37 | 05:56:00 | 19:58:02 | 14h 31m 8s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:53 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:31:48 | 07:13:57 | +2m 24son the clock: -57m 36s | 16:40:11 | -2m 38son the clock: -1h 2m 38s | 17:22:16 | 9h 26m 14s | -5m 2s | 11:57:41 | 18.94° | 05:44:44 | 18:09:14 | 04:58:10 | 18:55:38 | 14h 36m 10s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:45 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:34:03 | 07:16:21 | +2m 24s | 16:37:35 | -2m 36s | 17:19:49 | 9h 21m 14s | -5m 1s | 11:57:34 | 18.59° | 05:46:53 | 18:06:53 | 05:00:20 | 18:53:17 | 14h 41m 11s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:57:31 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:36:17 | 07:18:46 | +2m 25s | 16:34:59 | -2m 36s | 17:17:24 | 9h 16m 13s | -5m 0s | 11:57:27 | 18.25° | 05:49:01 | 18:04:33 | 05:02:29 | 18:50:58 | 14h 46m 11s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:24 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:38:30 | 07:21:10 | +2m 24s | 16:32:25 | -2m 34s | 17:15:01 | 9h 11m 15s | -4m 59s | 11:57:21 | 17.92° | 05:51:09 | 18:02:16 | 05:04:36 | 18:48:41 | 14h 51m 11s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:19 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:40:44 | 07:23:36 | +2m 26s | 16:29:52 | -2m 33s | 17:12:40 | 9h 6m 16s | -4m 58s | 11:57:16 | 17.59° | 05:53:17 | 18:00:01 | 05:06:44 | 18:46:26 | 14h 56m 9s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:14 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:42:58 | 07:26:01 | +2m 25s | 16:27:21 | -2m 31s | 17:10:20 | 9h 1m 20s | -4m 57s | 11:57:12 | 17.26° | 05:55:24 | 17:57:48 | 05:08:50 | 18:44:14 | 15h 1m 5s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:11 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:45:11 | 07:28:26 | +2m 25s | 16:24:50 | -2m 31s | 17:08:02 | 8h 56m 24s | -4m 56s | 11:57:09 | 16.93° | 05:57:31 | 17:55:37 | 05:10:55 | 18:42:05 | 15h 6m 2s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:08 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rackwick, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rackwick, 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 Rackwick, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rackwick
In Rackwick, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 04:01, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 09:06. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:16, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:29.
Rackwick gets 12h 14m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (18h 27m versus 6h 12m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 21m.
Rackwick Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rackwick. 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 Rackwick.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 7.7° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 54.5° (around Jun 20) in Rackwick. 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 Rackwick, Scotland
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