Sunrise and sunset times in Upper Dounreay

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Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Upper Dounreay, Scotland, United Kingdom, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.

Today

September 13, 2026. Current time: 11:11:58 pm

First light at 5:59:32 am

Sunrise time: 6:38:10 am

Sunset time: 7:43:23 pm

Last light at 8:22:00 pm

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Now · Sun altitude: -23.6° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 327° (NW)

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Day length: 13 hours, 5 minutes

Sunset in Upper Dounreay was 3 hours, 28 minutes ago

Moon set on Sep 13 at 7:34 PM Moon will rise on Sep 14 at 11:31 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (9%)🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 5:50 PM · 🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PM

Tomorrow

September 14, 2026

First light at 6:01:51 am

Sunrise time: 6:40:21 am

Sunset time: 7:40:29 pm

Last light at 8:18:59 pm

Day length: 13 hours, 0 minutes

Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Upper Dounreay

Moon will rise on Sep 14 at 11:31 AM Moon will set on Sep 14 at 7:38 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (16%)

• Upper Dounreay, Scotland
• Latitude: 58.566669 (North)
• Longitude: -3.716670 (West)
• Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)

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September 2026 - Upper 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 September in Upper Dounreay.

The day length shortens by 2 hours, 27 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Upper Dounreay, Scotland - from 14 hours, 6 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 38 minutes on the last day.

Day	First Light	Sunrise	Sunset	Last Light	Day Length	Day Length Variation	Solar Noon Time 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 Length Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.	Moon phase
Tue, Sep 1	5:31:11 am	6:11:48 am	8:17:56 pm	8:58:32 pm	14h 6m 8s	-5m -3s	1:14:52 pm	39.6°	4:36:28 am	9:53:15 pm	3:29:08 am	11:00:35 pm	9h 56m 4s	🌖 (84%)
Wed, Sep 2	5:33:36 am	6:14:00 am	8:15:05 pm	8:55:29 pm	14h 1m 5s	-5m -3s	1:14:32 pm	39.2°	4:39:24 am	9:49:41 pm	3:33:22 am	10:55:43 pm	10h 1m 7s	🌖 (76%)
Thu, Sep 3	5:36:01 am	6:16:12 am	8:12:13 pm	8:52:25 pm	13h 56m 1s	-5m -4s	1:14:13 pm	38.9°	4:42:17 am	9:46:09 pm	3:37:28 am	10:50:58 pm	10h 6m 12s	🌖 (65%)
Fri, Sep 4	5:38:24 am	6:18:25 am	8:09:22 pm	8:49:22 pm	13h 50m 57s	-5m -4s	1:13:53 pm	38.5°	4:45:08 am	9:42:38 pm	3:41:27 am	10:46:19 pm	10h 11m 15s	🌗 (54%)
Sat, Sep 5	5:40:48 am	6:20:37 am	8:06:29 pm	8:46:18 pm	13h 45m 52s	-5m -5s	1:13:33 pm	38.1°	4:47:58 am	9:39:08 pm	3:45:21 am	10:41:45 pm	10h 16m 20s	🌘 (43%)
Sun, Sep 6	5:43:10 am	6:22:49 am	8:03:37 pm	8:43:15 pm	13h 40m 48s	-5m -4s	1:13:13 pm	37.8°	4:50:46 am	9:35:40 pm	3:49:08 am	10:37:17 pm	10h 21m 23s	🌘 (32%)
Mon, Sep 7	5:45:32 am	6:25:00 am	8:00:44 pm	8:40:12 pm	13h 35m 44s	-5m -4s	1:12:52 pm	37.4°	4:53:32 am	9:32:13 pm	3:52:50 am	10:32:54 pm	10h 26m 28s	🌘 (22%)
Tue, Sep 8	5:47:54 am	6:27:12 am	7:57:51 pm	8:37:10 pm	13h 30m 39s	-5m -5s	1:12:32 pm	37°	4:56:16 am	9:28:47 pm	3:56:27 am	10:28:36 pm	10h 31m 33s	🌘 (13%)
Wed, Sep 9	5:50:14 am	6:29:24 am	7:54:58 pm	8:34:07 pm	13h 25m 34s	-5m -5s	1:12:11 pm	36.6°	4:58:59 am	9:25:23 pm	4:00:00 am	10:24:22 pm	10h 36m 37s	🌘 (6%)
Thu, Sep 10	5:52:35 am	6:31:35 am	7:52:04 pm	8:31:05 pm	13h 20m 29s	-5m -5s	1:11:50 pm	36.2°	5:01:40 am	9:22:00 pm	4:03:28 am	10:20:12 pm	10h 41m 43s	🌘 (2%)
Fri, Sep 11	5:54:54 am	6:33:47 am	7:49:11 pm	8:28:03 pm	13h 15m 24s	-5m -5s	1:11:29 pm	35.9°	5:04:20 am	9:18:38 pm	4:06:52 am	10:16:06 pm	10h 46m 47s	🌑 (0%)
Sat, Sep 12	5:57:14 am	6:35:58 am	7:46:17 pm	8:25:02 pm	13h 10m 19s	-5m -5s	1:11:08 pm	35.5°	5:06:58 am	9:15:17 pm	4:10:12 am	10:12:04 pm	10h 51m 53s	🌒 (1%)
Sun, Sep 13	5:59:32 am	6:38:10 am	7:43:23 pm	8:22:00 pm	13h 5m 13s	-5m -6s	1:10:46 pm	35.1°	5:09:35 am	9:11:58 pm	4:13:28 am	10:08:05 pm	10h 56m 58s	🌒 (4%)
Mon, Sep 14	6:01:51 am	6:40:21 am	7:40:29 pm	8:18:59 pm	13h 0m 8s	-5m -5s	1:10:25 pm	34.7°	5:12:11 am	9:08:39 pm	4:16:41 am	10:04:09 pm	11h 2m 3s	🌒 (9%)
Tue, Sep 15	6:04:08 am	6:42:32 am	7:37:35 pm	8:15:59 pm	12h 55m 3s	-5m -5s	1:10:04 pm	34.3°	5:14:45 am	9:05:22 pm	4:19:50 am	10:00:17 pm	11h 7m 9s	🌒 (16%)
Wed, Sep 16	6:06:26 am	6:44:44 am	7:34:41 pm	8:12:58 pm	12h 49m 57s	-5m -6s	1:09:42 pm	34°	5:17:18 am	9:02:06 pm	4:22:57 am	9:56:27 pm	11h 12m 14s	🌒 (24%)
Thu, Sep 17	6:08:43 am	6:46:55 am	7:31:46 pm	8:09:59 pm	12h 44m 51s	-5m -6s	1:09:21 pm	33.6°	5:19:50 am	8:58:51 pm	4:26:00 am	9:52:41 pm	11h 17m 20s	🌒 (32%)
Fri, Sep 18	6:10:59 am	6:49:06 am	7:28:52 pm	8:06:59 pm	12h 39m 46s	-5m -5s	1:08:59 pm	33.2°	5:22:21 am	8:55:38 pm	4:29:01 am	9:48:57 pm	11h 22m 26s	🌒 (41%)
Sat, Sep 19	6:13:15 am	6:51:18 am	7:25:58 pm	8:04:00 pm	12h 34m 40s	-5m -6s	1:08:38 pm	32.8°	5:24:50 am	8:52:25 pm	4:31:59 am	9:45:16 pm	11h 27m 31s	🌓 (51%)
Sun, Sep 20	6:15:31 am	6:53:29 am	7:23:04 pm	8:01:02 pm	12h 29m 35s	-5m -5s	1:08:16 pm	32.4°	5:27:19 am	8:49:14 pm	4:34:55 am	9:41:38 pm	11h 32m 37s	🌔 (60%)
Mon, Sep 21	6:17:47 am	6:55:41 am	7:20:09 pm	7:58:04 pm	12h 24m 28s	-5m -7s	1:07:55 pm	32°	5:29:46 am	8:46:04 pm	4:37:48 am	9:38:02 pm	11h 37m 44s	🌔 (69%)
Tue, Sep 22	6:20:02 am	6:57:53 am	7:17:15 pm	7:55:06 pm	12h 19m 22s	-5m -6s	1:07:34 pm	31.6°	5:32:13 am	8:42:55 pm	4:40:39 am	9:34:29 pm	11h 42m 49s	🌔 (78%)
Wed, Sep 23	6:22:17 am	7:00:04 am	7:14:21 pm	7:52:09 pm	12h 14m 17s	-5m -5s	1:07:13 pm	31.2°	5:34:38 am	8:39:48 pm	4:43:27 am	9:30:58 pm	11h 47m 55s	🌔 (85%)
Thu, Sep 24	6:24:31 am	7:02:16 am	7:11:27 pm	7:49:12 pm	12h 9m 11s	-5m -6s	1:06:52 pm	30.8°	5:37:03 am	8:36:41 pm	4:46:14 am	9:27:30 pm	11h 53m 1s	🌔 (92%)
Fri, Sep 25	6:26:46 am	7:04:28 am	7:08:34 pm	7:46:16 pm	12h 4m 6s	-5m -5s	1:06:31 pm	30.5°	5:39:26 am	8:33:36 pm	4:48:58 am	9:24:04 pm	11h 58m 6s	🌔 (97%)
Sat, Sep 26	6:29:00 am	7:06:40 am	7:05:40 pm	7:43:21 pm	11h 59m 0s	-5m -6s	1:06:10 pm	30.1°	5:41:49 am	8:30:32 pm	4:51:41 am	9:20:40 pm	12h 3m 13s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, Sep 27	6:31:14 am	7:08:53 am	7:02:47 pm	7:40:26 pm	11h 53m 54s	-5m -6s	1:05:50 pm	29.7°	5:44:11 am	8:27:29 pm	4:54:21 am	9:17:18 pm	12h 8m 18s	🌕 (100%)
Mon, Sep 28	6:33:27 am	7:11:05 am	6:59:54 pm	7:37:32 pm	11h 48m 49s	-5m -5s	1:05:30 pm	29.3°	5:46:33 am	8:24:27 pm	4:57:00 am	9:13:59 pm	12h 13m 24s	🌖 (98%)
Tue, Sep 29	6:35:41 am	7:13:18 am	6:57:01 pm	7:34:39 pm	11h 43m 43s	-5m -6s	1:05:10 pm	28.9°	5:48:53 am	8:21:26 pm	4:59:37 am	9:10:42 pm	12h 18m 30s	🌖 (94%)
Wed, Sep 30	6:37:54 am	7:15:31 am	6:54:09 pm	7:31:46 pm	11h 38m 38s	-5m -5s	1:04:50 pm	28.5°	5:51:13 am	8:18:27 pm	5:02:13 am	9:07:27 pm	12h 23m 35s	🌖 (87%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Upper Dounreay, Scotland - 2026

The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Upper 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 Upper Dounreay, Scotland.

Upper Dounreay Analemma

Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Upper Dounreay. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:

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Upper Dounreay analemma interactive visualizer.
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Upper Dounreay.

Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 54.7° (around Jun 20) in Upper Dounreay. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.

Detailed Analemma Chart

See a technical version of this analemma, with exact dates and Sun altitudes, and download it in high resolution.

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.

Download Upper Dounreay Analemma Chart (SVG)

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.