Sunrise and sunset times in Rothesay
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rothesay, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, October 25, at 02:00 (BST → GMT). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Thu, Oct 22ThuFri, Oct 23FriSat, Oct 24SatSun, Oct 25Sun 
Sunrise08:0508:0708:0907:11 
Sunset18:0218:0017:5816:55
Today
October 22, 2026. Current time: 22:01:27
Night ends at 06:0106:01:21
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 07:2707:27:20
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:05:29When 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: 18:02:53When 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 18:4118:40:58
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0720:06:44
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: -33.08° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 303.0° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 57 minutes
Sunset in Rothesay was 3 hours, 58 minutes ago
Moon set on Oct 22 at 03:03
Moon rose on Oct 22 at 16:46Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (87%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 04:11 · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 07:02Tomorrow
October 23, 2026
Night ends at 06:0306:03:17
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 07:2907:29:18
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 08:07:34When 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: 18:00:31When 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).
Dark at 18:3918:38:44
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 20:0520:04:32
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, 52 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Rothesay
Moon will set on Oct 23 at 04:26 Moon will rise on Oct 23 at 16:52Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (94%)
- Rothesay, Scotland
- Latitude: 55.836479 (North)
- Longitude: -5.05508 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Rothesay, Scotland
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 29 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 6 hours, 59 minutes.Longest day in Rothesay, Scotland
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 17 hours, 34 minutes.
October 2026 - Rothesay, 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 Rothesay.
All times are in Rothesay'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, 15 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rothesay, Scotland - from 11 hours, 32 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 17 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.06:46:06 | 07:22:59 | +1m 58s | 18:55:41 | -2m 37s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:32:28 | 11h 32m 42s | -4m 35s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:09:53 | 30.86° | 06:02:52 | 20:15:31 | 05:18:03 | 21:00:05 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 29m 17s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:10:03 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:48:04 | 07:24:58 | +1m 59s | 18:53:05 | -2m 36s | 19:29:52 | 11h 28m 7s | -4m 35s | 13:09:34 | 30.47° | 06:04:54 | 20:12:51 | 05:20:15 | 20:57:15 | 12h 33m 51s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:09:44 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:50:02 | 07:26:56 | +1m 58s | 18:50:29 | -2m 36s | 19:27:16 | 11h 23m 33s | -4m 35s | 13:09:15 | 30.08° | 06:06:56 | 20:10:12 | 05:22:27 | 20:54:27 | 12h 38m 26s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:09:25 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:52:00 | 07:28:55 | +1m 59s | 18:47:53 | -2m 36s | 19:24:42 | 11h 18m 58s | -4m 35s | 13:08:56 | 29.70° | 06:08:57 | 20:07:35 | 05:24:37 | 20:51:40 | 12h 43m 1s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:09:05 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:53:57 | 07:30:54 | +1m 59s | 18:45:17 | -2m 36s | 19:22:08 | 11h 14m 23s | -4m 35s | 13:08:38 | 29.31° | 06:10:58 | 20:04:58 | 05:26:47 | 20:48:56 | 12h 47m 37s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:08:47 | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:55:55 | 07:32:54 | +2m 0s | 18:42:43 | -2m 34s | 19:19:35 | 11h 9m 49s | -4m 34s | 13:08:20 | 28.93° | 06:12:58 | 20:02:23 | 05:28:55 | 20:46:13 | 12h 52m 11s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:08:29 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:57:53 | 07:34:54 | +2m 0s | 18:40:08 | -2m 35s | 19:17:03 | 11h 5m 14s | -4m 34s | 13:08:03 | 28.55° | 06:14:58 | 19:59:49 | 05:31:03 | 20:43:31 | 12h 56m 46s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:08:12 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:59:51 | 07:36:54 | +2m 0s | 18:37:34 | -2m 34s | 19:14:32 | 11h 0m 40s | -4m 34s | 13:07:45 | 28.16° | 06:16:57 | 19:57:16 | 05:33:10 | 20:40:51 | 13h 1m 20s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:07:53 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 07:01:48 | 07:38:54 | +2m 0s | 18:35:01 | -2m 33s | 19:12:01 | 10h 56m 7s | -4m 34s | 13:07:29 | 27.78° | 06:18:56 | 19:54:45 | 05:35:15 | 20:38:14 | 13h 5m 54s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:07:38 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 07:03:46 | 07:40:55 | +2m 1s | 18:32:28 | -2m 33s | 19:09:32 | 10h 51m 33s | -4m 33s | 13:07:12 | 27.41° | 06:20:55 | 19:52:14 | 05:37:20 | 20:35:37 | 13h 10m 28s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:07:20 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:05:44 | 07:42:56 | +2m 1s | 18:29:56 | -2m 32s | 19:07:03 | 10h 47m 0s | -4m 33s | 13:06:57 | 27.03° | 06:22:53 | 19:49:45 | 05:39:24 | 20:33:03 | 13h 15m 1s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:07:05 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:07:41 | 07:44:57 | +2m 1s | 18:27:24 | -2m 32s | 19:04:35 | 10h 42m 27s | -4m 33s | 13:06:41 | 26.65° | 06:24:51 | 19:47:18 | 05:41:28 | 20:30:30 | 13h 19m 35s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:06:49 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:09:39 | 07:46:59 | +2m 2s | 18:24:54 | -2m 30s | 19:02:08 | 10h 37m 55s | -4m 33s | 13:06:26 | 26.28° | 06:26:49 | 19:44:51 | 05:43:30 | 20:27:59 | 13h 24m 7s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:06:33 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:11:37 | 07:49:01 | +2m 2s | 18:22:24 | -2m 30s | 18:59:43 | 10h 33m 23s | -4m 32s | 13:06:12 | 25.91° | 06:28:46 | 19:42:26 | 05:45:32 | 20:25:30 | 13h 28m 39s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:06:19 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:13:35 | 07:51:03 | +2m 2s | 18:19:54 | -2m 30s | 18:57:18 | 10h 28m 51s | -4m 32s | 13:05:58 | 25.54° | 06:30:43 | 19:40:03 | 05:47:33 | 20:23:03 | 13h 33m 12s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:06:05 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:15:33 | 07:53:06 | +2m 3s | 18:17:26 | -2m 28s | 18:54:55 | 10h 24m 20s | -4m 31s | 13:05:45 | 25.17° | 06:32:40 | 19:37:41 | 05:49:33 | 20:20:37 | 13h 37m 43s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:05:51 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:17:30 | 07:55:09 | +2m 3s | 18:14:58 | -2m 28s | 18:52:32 | 10h 19m 49s | -4m 31s | 13:05:33 | 24.80° | 06:34:36 | 19:35:20 | 05:51:33 | 20:18:14 | 13h 42m 15s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:05:39 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:19:28 | 07:57:13 | +2m 4s | 18:12:31 | -2m 27s | 18:50:11 | 10h 15m 18s | -4m 30s | 13:05:21 | 24.44° | 06:36:32 | 19:33:01 | 05:53:32 | 20:15:52 | 13h 46m 45s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
01:05:27 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:21:26 | 07:59:16 | +2m 3s | 18:10:05 | -2m 26s | 18:47:51 | 10h 10m 49s | -4m 30s | 13:05:09 | 24.08° | 06:38:28 | 19:30:43 | 05:55:30 | 20:13:32 | 13h 51m 15s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:05:14 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:23:24 | 08:01:20 | +2m 4s | 18:07:40 | -2m 25s | 18:45:32 | 10h 6m 20s | -4m 29s | 13:04:59 | 23.72° | 06:40:23 | 19:28:27 | 05:57:28 | 20:11:14 | 13h 55m 45s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:05:05 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:25:22 | 08:03:25 | +2m 5s | 18:05:16 | -2m 24s | 18:43:15 | 10h 1m 51s | -4m 28s | 13:04:48 | 23.36° | 06:42:19 | 19:26:12 | 05:59:25 | 20:08:58 | 14h 0m 13s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:04:53 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:27:20 | 08:05:29 | +2m 4s | 18:02:53 | -2m 23s | 18:40:58 | 9h 57m 24s | -4m 28s | 13:04:39 | 23.01° | 06:44:14 | 19:23:59 | 06:01:21 | 20:06:44 | 14h 4m 41s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:04:44 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:29:18 | 08:07:34 | +2m 5s | 18:00:31 | -2m 22s | 18:38:44 | 9h 52m 57s | -4m 27s | 13:04:30 | 22.66° | 06:46:08 | 19:21:48 | 06:03:17 | 20:04:32 | 14h 9m 9s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:04:34 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:31:17 | 08:09:40 | +2m 6s | 17:58:11 | -2m 20s | 18:36:30 | 9h 48m 31s | -4m 26s | 13:04:22 | 22.31° | 06:48:03 | 19:19:39 | 06:05:12 | 20:02:22 | 14h 13m 34s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:04:26 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:33:15 | 07:11:45 | +2m 5son the clock: -57m 55s | 16:55:51 | -2m 20son the clock: -1h 2m 20s | 17:34:18 | 9h 44m 6s | -4m 25s | 12:04:15 | 21.96° | 05:49:57 | 18:17:31 | 05:07:06 | 19:00:14 | 14h 18m 0s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:04:19 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:35:13 | 07:13:51 | +2m 6s | 16:53:33 | -2m 18s | 17:32:08 | 9h 39m 42s | -4m 24s | 12:04:08 | 21.62° | 05:51:50 | 18:15:25 | 05:09:00 | 18:58:08 | 14h 22m 24s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
00:04:11 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:37:11 | 07:15:57 | +2m 6s | 16:51:16 | -2m 17s | 17:29:59 | 9h 35m 19s | -4m 23s | 12:04:03 | 21.28° | 05:53:44 | 18:13:20 | 05:10:54 | 18:56:04 | 14h 26m 47s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:04:06 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:39:09 | 07:18:03 | +2m 6s | 16:49:00 | -2m 16s | 17:27:51 | 9h 30m 57s | -4m 22s | 12:03:58 | 20.95° | 05:55:37 | 18:11:18 | 05:12:46 | 18:54:02 | 14h 31m 10s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:04:01 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:41:06 | 07:20:10 | +2m 7s | 16:46:45 | -2m 15s | 17:25:46 | 9h 26m 35s | -4m 21s | 12:03:53 | 20.62° | 05:57:30 | 18:09:17 | 05:14:38 | 18:52:03 | 14h 35m 31s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:03:55 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:43:04 | 07:22:16 | +2m 6s | 16:44:32 | -2m 13s | 17:23:42 | 9h 22m 16s | -4m 20s | 12:03:50 | 20.29° | 05:59:22 | 18:07:19 | 05:16:30 | 18:50:05 | 14h 39m 51s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:03:52 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:45:02 | 07:24:23 | +2m 7s | 16:42:21 | -2m 11s | 17:21:39 | 9h 17m 58s | -4m 18s | 12:03:47 | 19.96° | 06:01:15 | 18:05:22 | 05:18:21 | 18:48:10 | 14h 44m 9s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:03:48 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rothesay, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rothesay, 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 Rothesay, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rothesay
In Rothesay, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 04:34, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 08:50. The earliest sunset is on December 14 at 15:46, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 22:09.
Rothesay gets 10h 35m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 34m versus 6h 59m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 19m.
Rothesay Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rothesay. 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 Rothesay.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 10.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 57.3° (around Jun 20) in Rothesay. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Rothesay the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:03 and 12:34 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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.
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