Edinburgh, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Edinburgh (United Kingdom, Scotland). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 09:23 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Edinburgh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.41%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.92%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 3d 19h 56m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:34
Moonset:	00:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 992 km
251 029 mi
Edinburgh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 407 653 km
253 304 mi
View angle: 0.493°

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: 86.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 4 hours, 12 minutes. (≈11.175 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 37°

Edinburgh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 336.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	18:31:00	19:10:00	19:34:00	19:50:00	20:00:00
Moonset:	23:43:00	00:00:00	00:50:00	02:09:00	03:33:00

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

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