Current Local Time in Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

4:43:50 am BST

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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

36 °F

Clear.
45 / 39 °F

Sun 10.		45 / 39 °F
Mon 11.		44 / 38 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

4:55 am
↑ 53° Northeast

Sunset

9:22 pm
↑ 307° Northwest

Day length

16 hours, 28 minutes
+4m 41s longer

Moon 57.3%

Rise – 3:24 am
Set – 10:51 am

High Tide

High – 3:48 am
High – 5:50 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:06 am
Low – 10:20 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:08 pm
Altitude: 48.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

12:00 midnight – 2:27 am
11:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Nautical
Twilight

2:27 am – 4:00 am
10:18 pm – 11:54 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:00 am – 4:55 am
9:22 pm – 10:18 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
6:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
10:10 pm

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Airports

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

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Kirkwall

United Kingdom

4:43 50 am

Saturday, May 9, 2026