Edinburgh, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Edinburgh (United Kingdom, Scotland). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-30, 10:37 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Edinburgh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.22%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.89%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 28d 18h 42m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:51
Moonset:	05:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 904 km
246 625 mi
Edinburgh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 923 km
247 879 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 99.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 Day, 11 hours, 55 minutes. (≈15.497 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 154°

Edinburgh, Moon position Today

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

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 295.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	21:28:00	21:42:00	21:51:00	21:58:00	22:04:00
Moonset:	03:07:00	04:28:00	05:51:00	07:14:00	08:36:00

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

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