Sunrise and sunset times in Stromness
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Stromness, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 15:59:55
Night ends at 05:4705:46:41
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 07:2007:20:25
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: 08:01:56When 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: 17:52:54When 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 18:3418:34:20
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 20:0820:07:45
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: 11.50° · Azimuth: 225.7° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 50 minutes
1 hour, 52 minutes left for today's sunset in Stromness
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 16:37
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 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 05:4905:48:55
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 07:2307:22:39
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: 08:04:19When 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: 17:50:12When 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 18:3218:31:46
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 20:0520:05:12
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, 45 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Stromness
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 01:21 Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 16:40Moon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)
- Stromness, Scotland
- Latitude: 58.964981 (North)
- Longitude: -3.29601 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Stromness, 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 Stromness, 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 - Stromness, 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 Stromness.
All times are in Stromness'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 Stromness, 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.06:37:39 | 07:17:51 | +2m 16s | 18:46:38 | -2m 54s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.19:26:41 | 11h 28m 47s | -5m 10s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.13:02:51 | 27.73° | 05:50:24 | 20:13:43 | 05:00:48 | 21:02:57 | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 33m 29s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:03:01 | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:39:55 | 07:20:07 | +2m 16s | 18:43:44 | -2m 54s | 19:23:47 | 11h 23m 37s | -5m 10s | 13:02:32 | 27.34° | 05:52:45 | 20:10:44 | 05:03:25 | 20:59:43 | 12h 38m 39s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:42 | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:42:10 | 07:22:23 | +2m 16s | 18:40:50 | -2m 54s | 19:20:55 | 11h 18m 27s | -5m 10s | 13:02:13 | 26.96° | 05:55:06 | 20:07:46 | 05:06:00 | 20:56:33 | 12h 43m 50s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 14:25Last quarter at 14:25. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
01:02:23 | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:44:26 | 07:24:40 | +2m 17s | 18:37:56 | -2m 54s | 19:18:03 | 11h 13m 16s | -5m 10s | 13:01:54 | 26.57° | 05:57:26 | 20:04:50 | 05:08:33 | 20:53:24 | 12h 49m 1s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:02:03 | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 06:46:41 | 07:26:57 | +2m 17s | 18:35:03 | -2m 53s | 19:15:12 | 11h 8m 6s | -5m 10s | 13:01:36 | 26.19° | 05:59:45 | 20:01:55 | 05:11:05 | 20:50:17 | 12h 54m 11s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:45 | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 06:48:56 | 07:29:14 | +2m 17s | 18:32:11 | -2m 52s | 19:12:21 | 11h 2m 57s | -5m 10s | 13:01:18 | 25.80° | 06:02:04 | 19:59:02 | 05:13:36 | 20:47:12 | 12h 59m 21s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:27 | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 06:51:11 | 07:31:32 | +2m 18s | 18:29:18 | -2m 53s | 19:09:32 | 10h 57m 46s | -5m 10s | 13:01:00 | 25.42° | 06:04:22 | 19:56:09 | 05:16:05 | 20:44:10 | 13h 4m 32s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:01:09 | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 06:53:26 | 07:33:50 | +2m 18s | 18:26:27 | -2m 51s | 19:06:43 | 10h 52m 37s | -5m 10s | 13:00:43 | 25.04° | 06:06:40 | 19:53:19 | 05:18:33 | 20:41:09 | 13h 9m 41s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:51 | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 06:55:41 | 07:36:08 | +2m 18s | 18:23:35 | -2m 52s | 19:03:56 | 10h 47m 27s | -5m 10s | 13:00:27 | 24.66° | 06:08:57 | 19:50:29 | 05:21:00 | 20:38:11 | 13h 14m 52s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:36 | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 06:57:56 | 07:38:27 | +2m 19s | 18:20:45 | -2m 50s | 19:01:09 | 10h 42m 18s | -5m 9s | 13:00:10 | 24.28° | 06:11:13 | 19:47:41 | 05:23:25 | 20:35:14 | 13h 20m 1s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 16:50New moon at 16:50. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
01:00:10 | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 07:00:11 | 07:40:46 | +2m 19s | 18:17:54 | -2m 51s | 18:58:23 | 10h 37m 8s | -5m 9s | 13:00:10 | 23.90° | 06:13:29 | 19:44:55 | 05:25:49 | 20:32:20 | 13h 25m 12s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:18 | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 07:02:26 | 07:43:06 | +2m 20s | 18:15:05 | -2m 49s | 18:55:38 | 10h 31m 59s | -5m 9s | 12:59:55 | 23.53° | 06:15:45 | 19:42:10 | 05:28:12 | 20:29:28 | 13h 30m 21s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 01:00:03 | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 07:04:41 | 07:45:26 | +2m 20s | 18:12:16 | -2m 49s | 18:52:55 | 10h 26m 50s | -5m 9s | 12:59:39 | 23.15° | 06:18:00 | 19:39:26 | 05:30:35 | 20:26:38 | 13h 35m 30s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:47 | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 07:06:56 | 07:47:46 | +2m 20s | 18:09:28 | -2m 48s | 18:50:12 | 10h 21m 42s | -5m 9s | 12:59:24 | 22.78° | 06:20:14 | 19:36:44 | 05:32:56 | 20:23:49 | 13h 40m 39s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:31 | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 07:09:10 | 07:50:07 | +2m 21s | 18:06:40 | -2m 48s | 18:47:30 | 10h 16m 33s | -5m 8s | 12:59:10 | 22.41° | 06:22:28 | 19:34:04 | 05:35:16 | 20:21:03 | 13h 45m 48s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:17 | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 07:11:25 | 07:52:28 | +2m 21s | 18:03:53 | -2m 47s | 18:44:50 | 10h 11m 25s | -5m 8s | 12:58:56 | 22.04° | 06:24:42 | 19:31:25 | 05:37:34 | 20:18:20 | 13h 50m 56s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:59:03 | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 07:13:40 | 07:54:49 | +2m 21s | 18:01:07 | -2m 46s | 18:42:11 | 10h 6m 18s | -5m 8s | 12:58:43 | 21.68° | 06:26:55 | 19:28:47 | 05:39:53 | 20:15:38 | 13h 56m 4s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:49 | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 07:15:55 | 07:57:11 | +2m 22s | 17:58:22 | -2m 45s | 18:39:33 | 10h 1m 11s | -5m 7s | 12:58:31 | 21.31° | 06:29:08 | 19:26:12 | 05:42:10 | 20:12:58 | 14h 1m 11s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 17:12First quarter at 17:12. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
00:58:37 | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 07:18:10 | 07:59:33 | +2m 22s | 17:55:38 | -2m 44s | 18:36:56 | 9h 56m 5s | -5m 7s | 12:58:19 | 20.95° | 06:31:20 | 19:23:37 | 05:44:26 | 20:10:21 | 14h 6m 18s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:25 | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 07:20:25 | 08:01:56 | +2m 23s | 17:52:54 | -2m 44s | 18:34:20 | 9h 50m 58s | -5m 6s | 12:58:07 | 20.59° | 06:33:32 | 19:21:05 | 05:46:41 | 20:07:45 | 14h 11m 25s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:13 | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 07:22:39 | 08:04:19 | +2m 23s | 17:50:12 | -2m 42s | 18:31:46 | 9h 45m 53s | -5m 6s | 12:57:56 | 20.24° | 06:35:44 | 19:18:34 | 05:48:55 | 20:05:12 | 14h 16m 30s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:58:01 | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 07:24:54 | 08:06:42 | +2m 23s | 17:47:30 | -2m 42s | 18:29:13 | 9h 40m 48s | -5m 5s | 12:57:46 | 19.88° | 06:37:55 | 19:16:05 | 05:51:09 | 20:02:41 | 14h 21m 36s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:51 | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 07:27:09 | 08:09:06 | +2m 24s | 17:44:49 | -2m 41s | 18:26:42 | 9h 35m 43s | -5m 4s | 12:57:37 | 19.53° | 06:40:06 | 19:13:38 | 05:53:21 | 20:00:13 | 14h 26m 42s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:42 | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 07:29:24 | 08:11:31 | +2m 25s | 17:42:10 | -2m 39s | 18:24:12 | 9h 30m 39s | -5m 4s | 12:57:28 | 19.18° | 06:42:16 | 19:11:13 | 05:55:33 | 19:57:46 | 14h 31m 45s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:32 | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 06:31:38 | 07:13:55 | +2m 24son the clock: -57m 36s | 16:39:31 | -2m 39son the clock: -1h 2m 39s | 17:21:43 | 9h 25m 36s | -5m 3s | 11:57:20 | 18.84° | 05:44:26 | 18:08:50 | 04:57:44 | 18:55:22 | 14h 36m 49s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 00:57:24 | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 06:33:53 | 07:16:20 | +2m 25s | 16:36:54 | -2m 37s | 17:19:16 | 9h 20m 34s | -5m 2s | 11:57:13 | 18.50° | 05:46:35 | 18:06:28 | 04:59:54 | 18:53:00 | 14h 41m 51s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 04:11Full moon at 04:11. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
23:57:10 | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 06:36:08 | 07:18:45 | +2m 25s | 16:34:18 | -2m 36s | 17:16:51 | 9h 15m 33s | -5m 1s | 11:57:06 | 18.16° | 05:48:44 | 18:04:08 | 05:02:03 | 18:50:40 | 14h 46m 52s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:57:03 | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 06:38:22 | 07:21:10 | +2m 25s | 16:31:43 | -2m 35s | 17:14:27 | 9h 10m 33s | -5m 0s | 11:57:00 | 17.82° | 05:50:53 | 18:01:51 | 05:04:12 | 18:48:23 | 14h 51m 53s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:58 | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 06:40:37 | 07:23:36 | +2m 26s | 16:29:09 | -2m 34s | 17:12:05 | 9h 5m 33s | -4m 59s | 11:56:55 | 17.49° | 05:53:01 | 17:59:35 | 05:06:20 | 18:46:08 | 14h 56m 53s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:53 | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 06:42:51 | 07:26:02 | +2m 26s | 16:26:37 | -2m 32s | 17:09:45 | 9h 0m 35s | -4m 58s | 11:56:51 | 17.16° | 05:55:09 | 17:57:21 | 05:08:26 | 18:43:56 | 15h 1m 51s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:50 | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 06:45:05 | 07:28:28 | +2m 26s | 16:24:06 | -2m 31s | 17:07:26 | 8h 55m 38s | -4m 57s | 11:56:48 | 16.84° | 05:57:16 | 17:55:10 | 05:10:32 | 18:41:46 | 15h 6m 49s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 23:56:47 | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Stromness, Scotland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Stromness, 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 Stromness, Scotland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Stromness
In Stromness, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 03:59, while the latest sunrise is on December 27 at 09:07. The earliest sunset is on December 15 at 15:15, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 22:30.
Stromness gets 12h 18m 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.
Stromness Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Stromness. 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 Stromness.
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 Stromness. 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 Stromness, Scotland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Stromness, Scotland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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