Lerwick, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lerwick (United Kingdom, Scotland, Shetland Islands). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-03, 23:24 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Lerwick local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 72.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 81.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 24d 5h 55m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:58
Moonset:	11:20

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 376 564 km
233 986 mi
Lerwick ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 599 km
232 144 mi
View angle: 0.529°

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: 72.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 Day, 21 hours, 50 minutes. (≈19.91 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -170°

Lerwick, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 10.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 90°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	21:59:00	21:59:00	21:58:00	21:58:00	22:00:00
Moonset:	08:19:00	09:49:00	11:20:00	12:54:00	14:35:00

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

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