Current Time: | Oct 22, 2024 at 6:47:39 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 8:02 am↑ 112° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 5:33 pm↑ 248° West |
Moonrise Today: | 7:13 pm↑ 19° North |
Moonset Today: | 4:17 pm↑ 342° North |
Daylight Hours: | 9 hours, 31 minutes (-5m 21s) |
Today's Sun Position in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
Time: | 6:47 am |
Altitude: | -9.9° |
Direction: | 95° E |
Phase: | Nautical Twilight |
Day length today: 9h 31m 2s (Oct 22, 2024)
5 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)
3 hours, 41 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
9 hours, 24 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:42 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:42 am – 6:30 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:30 am – 7:19 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:19 am – 8:02 am |
Daylight | 8:02 am – 5:33 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:33 pm – 6:17 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:17 pm – 7:05 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:05 pm – 7:54 pm |
Night | 7:54 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Oct 22 | 8:02 am | 5:33 pm | 9:31:02 | −5:21 | 12:48 pm (18.6°) | 92.498 |
Oct 23 | 8:05 am | 5:31 pm | 9:25:42 | −5:20 | 12:48 pm (18.2°) | 92.473 |
Oct 24 | 8:08 am | 5:28 pm | 9:20:22 | −5:20 | 12:48 pm (17.9°) | 92.448 |
Oct 25 | 8:10 am | 5:25 pm | 9:15:02 | −5:19 | 12:48 pm (17.5°) | 92.423 |
Oct 26 | 8:13 am | 5:22 pm | 9:09:44 | −5:18 | 12:48 pm (17.2°) | 92.399 |
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||
Oct 27 | 7:15 am | 4:20 pm | 9:04:26 | −5:17 | 11:48 am (16.9°) | 92.374 |
Oct 28 | 7:18 am | 4:17 pm | 8:59:09 | −5:16 | 11:48 am (16.5°) | 92.350 |
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 3:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 9:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 1:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:21 am |
* All times are local Lerwick (Shetland Islands) time. |
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Today's Moon in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
Percent Illuminated: | 71.4% |
Time: | 6:47 am |
Altitude: | 54.5° |
Direction: | 216° SW |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Oct 22 | - | 4:17 pm | 7:13 pm | 5:14 am | (58.0°) | 234,951 | 72.1% | |||
Oct 23 | - | 4:35 pm | 8:53 pm | 6:12 am | (56.8°) | 238,991 | 61.6% | |||
Oct 24 | - | 4:40 pm | 10:35 pm | 7:06 am | (54.1°) | 242,740 | 51.0% | |||
Oct 25 | - | 4:41 pm | - | 7:56 am | (50.1°) | 245,980 | 40.6% | |||
Oct 26 | 12:11 am | 4:40 pm | - | 8:41 am | (45.3°) | 248,581 | 31.0% | |||
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
Oct 27 | 1:40 am | 3:39 pm | - | 8:23 am | (39.9°) | 250,491 | 22.3% | |||
Oct 28 | 2:05 am | 3:37 pm | - | 9:02 am | (34.2°) | 251,714 | 14.7% | |||
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 9:43 am | Tue 5:38 pm | Tue 1:42 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 12:11 pm | Tue 6:13 pm | Tue 3:13 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 9:40 pm | Tue 3:56 pm | Tue 6:48 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 7:12 pm | Tue 1:31 pm | Tue 4:21 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 4:56 pm | Wed 3:01 am | Tue 9:58 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Mon 6:03 pm | Tue 11:09 am | Tue 2:36 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 5:02 pm | Wed 4:39 am | Tue 10:50 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). |
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