Current Local Time in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Scotland, United Kingdom

11:34:05 am GMT

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United Kingdom
Constituent Country:	Scotland (SCT)
Lat/Long:	58°59'N / 2°57'W
Elevation:	19 m
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages:	English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Country Code:	+44

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Weather

43 °F

Light rain. Partly sunny.
47 / 40 °F

Thu 22.		43 / 38 °F
Fri 23.		39 / 37 °F

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Time Zone

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
No UTC/GMT offset

DST starts

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

About GMT — Greenwich Mean Time

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Sunrise

8:42 am
↑ 129° Southeast

Sunset

4:04 pm
↑ 231° Southwest

Day length

7 hours, 22 minutes
+4m 2s longer

Moon 7.2%

Rise – 9:44 am
Set – 7:38 pm

High Tide

High – 12:08 am
High – 11:50 am

Low Tide

Low – 5:22 am
Low – 5:58 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:23 pm
Altitude: 11.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:14 am – 7:02 am
5:44 pm – 6:32 pm

Nautical
Twilight

7:02 am – 7:53 am
4:53 pm – 5:44 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:53 am – 8:42 am
4:04 pm – 4:53 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
7:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
4:47 am

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Airports

Kirkwall Airport, KOI
About 2 mi SE of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Stronsay Airport, SOY
About 26 mi NNE of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Eday Airport, EOI
About 16 mi NNE of Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

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United Kingdom

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026