Lerwick, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lerwick (United Kingdom, Scotland, Shetland Islands). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:59 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Lerwick local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 25m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:15
Moonset:	21:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 513 km
228 983 mi
Lerwick ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 661 km
225 968 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Lerwick on map:

Lerwick

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	60.15339°
Longitude:	-1.14427°
Country:	United Kingdom Scotland
Population:	7 040

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.05%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.202 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -112°

Lerwick, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 249.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:16:00	05:15:00	05:15:00	05:16:00	05:20:00
Moonset:	17:48:00	19:30:00	21:18:00	23:14:00	00:00:00

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

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