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Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 45.7%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 9:59:57 am
Moon Direction: 51° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 9.6°
Moon Distance: 230,152 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 pm
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 4:41 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Kirkwall, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:58 pm (280°) - 6:12 am (37.2°) 234,743 50.1%
2 12:31 am (86°) 1:00 pm (268°) - 6:57 am (30.8°) 237,917 39.1%
3 1:59 am (98°) 1:02 pm (256°) - 7:40 am (24.6°) 240,897 28.9%
4 3:27 am (111°) 1:05 pm (245°) - 8:24 am (18.7°) 243,578 19.9%
5 4:55 am (122°) 1:09 pm (234°) - 9:09 am (13.5°) 245,927 12.4%
6 6:24 am (133°) 1:15 pm (224°) - 9:55 am (9.1°) 247,928 6.5%
7 7:53 am (143°) 1:26 pm (215°) - 10:44 am (5.7°) 249,589 2.5%
8 9:16 am (151°) 1:47 pm (208°) - 11:34 am (3.6°) 250,903 0.5%
9 10:24 am (154°) 2:26 pm (206°) - 12:25 pm (2.8°) 251,859 0.4%
10 11:08 am (153°) 3:29 pm (208°) - 1:17 pm (3.3°) 252,416 2.2%
11 11:32 am (147°) 4:48 pm (215°) - 2:06 pm (5.1°) 252,515 5.8%
12 11:45 am (139°) 6:13 pm (224°) - 2:54 pm (8.0°) 252,084 11.1%
13 11:52 am (129°) 7:39 pm (234°) - 3:39 pm (12.0°) 251,052 17.9%
14 11:56 am (119°) 9:04 pm (245°) - 4:22 pm (16.8°) 249,364 26.0%
15 11:59 am (108°) 10:27 pm (257°) - 5:04 pm (22.2°) 246,997 35.2%
16 12:01 pm (97°) 11:50 pm (268°) - 5:46 pm (28.0°) 243,983 45.1%
17 12:03 pm (86°) - - 6:28 pm (34.1°) 240,410 55.6%
18 - 1:16 am (281°) 12:05 pm (74°) 7:13 pm (40.3°) 236,460 66.2%
19 - 2:47 am (293°) 12:09 pm (62°) 8:01 pm (46.2°) 232,379 76.4%
20 - 4:25 am (306°) 12:15 pm (50°) 8:55 pm (51.4°) 228,504 85.5%
21 - 6:10 am (318°) 12:26 pm (39°) 9:55 pm (55.5°) 225,193 93.0%
22 - 7:57 am (328°) 12:50 pm (30°) 11:00 pm (57.8°) 222,828 98.0%
23 - 9:26 am (333°) 1:40 pm (27°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 10:20 am (330°) 3:09 pm (31°) 12:07 am (57.9°) 221,690 99.9%
25 - 10:45 am (321°) 4:59 pm (42°) 1:14 am (55.6°) 221,917 98.4%
26 - 10:57 am (309°) 6:50 pm (55°) 2:16 am (51.4°) 223,454 93.8%
27 - 11:03 am (297°) 8:34 pm (68°) 3:13 am (45.8°) 226,090 86.5%
28 - 11:07 am (284°) 10:11 pm (82°) 4:05 am (39.5°) 229,485 77.3%
29 - 11:10 am (272°) 11:43 pm (95°) 4:52 am (32.9°) 233,296 66.9%
30 - 11:12 am (260°) - 5:38 am (26.4°) 237,180 56.0%
31 1:12 am (107°) 11:15 am (248°) - 6:22 am (20.3°) 240,872 45.2%
* All times are local time for Kirkwall. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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