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Lerwick, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 56.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:40:26 am
Sunrise Today: 4:40 am↑ 51° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:23 pm↑ 309° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:26 am↑ 134° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:35 am↑ 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 42 minutes (+5m 1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lerwick

Time: 5:40 am
Altitude: 5.6°
Direction: 64° NE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 16h 42m 23s (May 9, 2026)

5 minutes, 1 second longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

10 hours, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Lerwick 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 Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Lerwick 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

Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.

Nautical Twilight 12:00 am – 12:15 am
Astro. Twilight 12:15 am – 1:46 am
Nautical Twilight 1:46 am – 3:41 am
Civil Twilight 3:41 am – 4:40 am
Daylight 4:40 am – 9:23 pm
Civil Twilight 9:23 pm – 10:22 pm
Nautical Twilight 10:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lerwick - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 4:40 am 9:23 pm 16:42:23 +5:01 1:01 pm (47.3°) 93.838
May 10 4:38 am 9:25 pm 16:47:22 +4:59 1:00 pm (47.6°) 93.860
May 11 4:35 am 9:27 pm 16:52:19 +4:56 1:00 pm (47.8°) 93.882
May 12 4:33 am 9:30 pm 16:57:13 +4:54 1:00 pm (48.1°) 93.904
May 13 4:30 am 9:32 pm 17:02:05 +4:51 1:00 pm (48.3°) 93.925
May 14 4:28 am 9:35 pm 17:06:53 +4:48 1:00 pm (48.6°) 93.946
May 15 4:25 am 9:37 pm 17:11:39 +4:45 1:00 pm (48.8°) 93.966
* All times are local time for Lerwick. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 2:46 pm
June solstice Jun 21 9:25 am
September equinox Sep 23 1:05 am
December solstice Dec 21 8:50 pm
* All times are local Lerwick time.

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Today's Moon in Lerwick

Percent Illuminated: 56.9%
Time: 5:40 am
Altitude: 8.1°
Direction: 163° S
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Lerwick 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

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Lerwick - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 3:26 am 10:35 am - 6:54 am (9.6°) 246,320 56.4%
May 10 3:27 am 12:08 pm - 7:39 am (14.6°) 243,154 46.1%
May 11 3:27 am 1:40 pm - 8:24 am (20.3°) 239,485 35.7%
May 12 3:26 am 3:13 pm - 9:08 am (26.7°) 235,540 25.6%
May 13 3:26 am 4:50 pm - 9:54 am (33.3°) 231,596 16.3%
May 14 3:25 am 6:33 pm - 10:43 am (40.1°) 228,005 8.6%
May 15 3:26 am 8:25 pm - 11:36 am (46.4°) 225,094 3.1%
* All times are local time for Lerwick. 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 This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 4:39 am Sun 8:48 pm Sun 12:41 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 5:30 am Sun 12:40 am Sat 3:04 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:19 am Sat 6:23 pm Sat 11:21 am Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 8:13 am Sun 2:30 am Sat 5:22 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:18 am Sat 4:53 pm Sat 10:36 am Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 5:05 am Sat 10:33 pm Sat 1:49 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:05 am Sat 4:15 pm Sat 10:10 am Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lerwick.

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