Edinburgh, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Edinburgh (United Kingdom, Scotland). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 10:22 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Edinburgh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 13d 8h 2m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:48
Moonset:	22:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 345 km
227 636 mi
Edinburgh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 785 km
224 182 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Edinburgh on map:

Edinburgh

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	55.95206°
Longitude:	-3.19648°
Country:	United Kingdom Scotland
Population:	464 990

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 0 hours, 37 minutes. (≈1.026 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -11°

Edinburgh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 36.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 111.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:29:00	05:37:00	05:48:00	06:03:00	06:31:00
Moonset:	19:28:00	21:06:00	22:48:00	00:00:00	00:30:00

Edinburgh moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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