Lerwick, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lerwick (United Kingdom, Scotland, Shetland Islands). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:07 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Lerwick local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 22h 39m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:38
Moonset:	02:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 193 km
227 542 mi
Lerwick ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 571 km
224 670 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 3 hours, 27 minutes. (≈4.144 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 22°

Lerwick, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 83.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:57:00	04:56:00	06:38:00	08:32:00	10:21:00
Moonset:	00:20:00	01:43:00	02:17:00	02:29:00	02:33:00

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

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