Current Local Time in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Scotland, United Kingdom

11:10:15 am BST

Monday, October 20, 2025

Country:	United Kingdom
Constituent Country:	Scotland (SCT)
Lat/Long:	58°59'N / 2°57'W
Elevation:	19 m
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages:	English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Country Code:	+44

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Weather

55 °F

Drizzle. Fog.
55 / 49 °F

Tue 21.		55 / 49 °F
Wed 22.		54 / 48 °F

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Time Zone

BST (British Summer Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

DST started

Mar 30, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 26, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

8:01 am
↑ 109° East

Sunset

5:50 pm
↑ 251° West

Day length

9 hours, 50 minutes
-5m 6s shorter

Moon 1.1%

Rise – 6:49 am
Set – 5:11 pm

High Tide

High – 10:24 am
High – 10:28 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:21 am
Low – 4:27 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:56 pm
Altitude: 20.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:32 am
7:19 pm – 8:05 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:32 am – 7:19 am
6:32 pm – 7:19 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:19 am – 8:01 am
5:50 pm – 6:32 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
October 13, 2025
7:12 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
October 21, 2025
1:25 pm

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Airports

Kirkwall Airport, KOI
About 2 mi SE of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Stronsay Airport, SOY
About 26 mi NNE of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Eday Airport, EOI
About 16 mi NNE of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

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Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

United Kingdom

11:10 15 am

Monday, October 20, 2025