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

Moon: 73.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 9, 2025 at 1:27:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 8:55 am 139° Southeast
Sunset Today: 2:58 pm 221° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:47 pm 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:27 pm 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 6 hours, 3 minutes (-2m 13s)
Location of Lerwick (Shetland Islands)Location

Today's Sun Position in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)

Time:1:27 pm
Altitude:5.1°
Direction:201° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 6h 2m 34s (Dec 9, 2025)

2 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 8, 2025)

13 minutes, 23 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

12 hours, 53 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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

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Night12:00 am – 6:10 am
Astro. Twilight6:10 am – 7:02 am
Nautical Twilight7:02 am – 7:58 am
Civil Twilight7:58 am – 8:55 am
Daylight8:55 am – 2:58 pm
Civil Twilight2:58 pm – 3:55 pm
Nautical Twilight3:55 pm – 4:51 pm
Astro. Twilight4:51 pm – 5:42 pm
Night5:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 98:55 am2:58 pm6:02:34−2:1311:57 am (7.1°)91.554
Dec 108:57 am2:57 pm6:00:30−2:0411:57 am (7.0°)91.543
Dec 118:58 am2:57 pm5:58:35−1:5411:57 am (6.9°)91.533
Dec 128:59 am2:56 pm5:56:51−1:4411:58 am (6.9°)91.523
Dec 139:01 am2:56 pm5:55:17−1:3411:58 am (6.8°)91.513
Dec 149:02 am2:56 pm5:53:53−1:2311:59 am (6.7°)91.504
Dec 159:03 am2:56 pm5:52:40−1:1311:59 am (6.7°)91.496
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 9-12:27 pm8:47 pm4:03 am(47.9°)233,27577.0%
Dec 10-12:27 pm10:22 pm4:52 am(42.3°)237,38367.0%
Dec 11-12:26 pm11:51 pm5:37 am(36.2°)241,31356.6%
Dec 12-12:25 pm-6:19 am(30.1°)244,81846.2%
Dec 131:16 am12:24 pm-7:00 am(24.1°)247,72236.3%
Dec 142:41 am12:23 pm-7:40 am(18.4°)249,94127.1%
Dec 154:07 am12:23 pm-8:22 am(13.2°)251,44718.9%
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). 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, Dec 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:36 amTue 2:24 pmTue 10:30 amAverage visibility
VenusTue 8:16 amTue 2:38 pmTue 11:27 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 9:48 amTue 3:14 pmTue 12:31 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 5:32 pmWed 11:30 amWed 2:31 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:00 pmWed 12:11 amTue 6:35 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 1:55 pmWed 7:13 amTue 10:34 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 12:56 pmWed 12:42 amTue 6:49 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands).

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