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Lerwick (Shetland Islands), SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 6:47:39 am
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)
Location of Lerwick (Shetland Islands)Location

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight6:30 am – 7:19 am
Civil Twilight7:19 am – 8:02 am
Daylight8:02 am – 5:33 pm
Civil Twilight5:33 pm – 6:17 pm
Nautical Twilight6:17 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight7:05 pm – 7:54 pm
Night7:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 228:02 am5:33 pm9:31:02−5:2112:48 pm (18.6°)92.498
Oct 238:05 am5:31 pm9:25:42−5:2012:48 pm (18.2°)92.473
Oct 248:08 am5:28 pm9:20:22−5:2012:48 pm (17.9°)92.448
Oct 258:10 am5:25 pm9:15:02−5:1912:48 pm (17.5°)92.423
Oct 268:13 am5:22 pm9:09:44−5:1812:48 pm (17.2°)92.399
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Oct 277:15 am4:20 pm9:04:26−5:1711:48 am (16.9°)92.374
Oct 287:18 am4:17 pm8:59:09−5:1611:48 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.

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Today's Moon in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-4:17 pm7:13 pm5:14 am(58.0°)234,95172.1%
Oct 23-4:35 pm8:53 pm6:12 am(56.8°)238,99161.6%
Oct 24-4:40 pm10:35 pm7:06 am(54.1°)242,74051.0%
Oct 25-4:41 pm-7:56 am(50.1°)245,98040.6%
Oct 2612:11 am4:40 pm-8:41 am(45.3°)248,58131.0%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Oct 271:40 am3:39 pm-8:23 am(39.9°)250,49122.3%
Oct 282:05 am3:37 pm-9:02 am(34.2°)251,71414.7%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 9:43 amTue 5:38 pmTue 1:42 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 12:11 pmTue 6:13 pmTue 3:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 9:40 pmTue 3:56 pmTue 6:48 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 7:12 pmTue 1:31 pmTue 4:21 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:56 pmWed 3:01 amTue 9:58 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 6:03 pmTue 11:09 amTue 2:36 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 5:02 pmWed 4:39 amTue 10:50 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands).

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