Edinburgh, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Edinburgh (United Kingdom, Scotland). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 21:36 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Edinburgh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 23.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 9d 12h 10m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:16
Moonset:	02:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 852 km
230 437 mi
Edinburgh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 218 km
226 936 mi
View angle: 0.537°

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: 32.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 17 hours, 4 minutes. (≈5.711 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -34°

Edinburgh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 250.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	06:10:00	07:38:00	09:16:00	10:52:00	12:22:00
Moonset:	00:46:00	01:35:00	02:01:00	02:17:00	02:27:00

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

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