| Current Time: | Aug 2, 2025 at 2:23:29 am |
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| Moon Direction: | 275.35° W↑ |
| Moon Altitude: | -27.89° |
| Moon Distance: | 251,118 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Aug 9, 2025, 8:54 am |
| Next New Moon: | Aug 23, 2025, 7:06 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 4:47 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lerwick (Shetland Islands), August 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||||
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| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||||
 1 | 3:15 pm | ↑ (130°) | 10:22 pm | ↑ (226°) | - | 6:55 pm | (9.6°) | 251,129 | 52.2% | |||
| 2 | 4:47 pm | ↑ (142°) | 10:24 pm | ↑ (216°) | - | 7:41 pm | (5.7°) | 250,798 | 61.9% | |||
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| 3 | 6:23 pm | ↑ (153°) | 10:28 pm | ↑ (205°) | - | 8:29 pm | (2.8°) | 249,657 | 71.2% | |||
| 4 | 7:55 pm | ↑ (162°) | 10:44 pm | ↑ (198°) | - | 9:21 pm | (1.1°) | 247,801 | 79.8% | |||
| 5 | 9:00 pm | ↑ (164°) | 11:32 pm | ↑ (196°) | - | 10:15 pm | (0.9°) | 245,392 | 87.4% | |||
| 6 | 9:25 pm | ↑ (158°) | - | - | 11:10 pm | (2.0°) | 242,635 | 93.5% | ||||
| 7 | - | 1:01 am | ↑ (204°) | 9:33 pm | ↑ (147°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| 8 | - | 2:46 am | ↑ (215°) | 9:35 pm | ↑ (135°) | 12:04 am | (4.8°) | 239,760 | 97.7% | |||
 9 | - | 4:33 am | ↑ (228°) | 9:35 pm | ↑ (123°) | 12:57 am | (9.0°) | 236,988 | 99.8% | |||
| 10 | - | 6:16 am | ↑ (242°) | 9:35 pm | ↑ (110°) | 1:47 am | (14.5°) | 234,518 | 99.4% | |||
| 11 | - | 7:57 am | ↑ (256°) | 9:33 pm | ↑ (96°) | 2:35 am | (20.8°) | 232,490 | 96.3% | |||
| 12 | - | 9:36 am | ↑ (271°) | 9:32 pm | ↑ (83°) | 3:22 am | (27.7°) | 230,980 | 90.7% | |||
| 13 | - | 11:16 am | ↑ (285°) | 9:31 pm | ↑ (69°) | 4:10 am | (34.7°) | 230,004 | 82.8% | |||
| 14 | - | 1:00 pm | ↑ (300°) | 9:30 pm | ↑ (56°) | 4:59 am | (41.5°) | 229,532 | 72.9% | |||
| 15 | - | 2:49 pm | ↑ (314°) | 9:31 pm | ↑ (42°) | 5:50 am | (47.6°) | 229,503 | 61.7% | |||
 16 | - | 4:43 pm | ↑ (327°) | 9:36 pm | ↑ (30°) | 6:46 am | (52.6°) | 229,857 | 49.9% | |||
| 17 | - | 6:35 pm | ↑ (339°) | 9:51 pm | ↑ (20°) | 7:45 am | (56.2°) | 230,548 | 38.0% | |||
| 18 | - | 7:57 pm | ↑ (343°) | 10:39 pm | ↑ (17°) | 8:46 am | (57.8°) | 231,559 | 26.9% | |||
| 19 | - | 8:29 pm | ↑ (337°) | - | 9:48 am | (57.5°) | 232,881 | 17.2% | ||||
| 20 | 12:14 am | ↑ (25°) | 8:39 pm | ↑ (326°) | - | 10:48 am | (55.2°) | 234,524 | 9.4% | |||
| 21 | 2:04 am | ↑ (37°) | 8:42 pm | ↑ (314°) | - | 11:43 am | (51.3°) | 236,476 | 3.8% | |||
| 22 | 3:51 am | ↑ (50°) | 8:42 pm | ↑ (302°) | - | 12:34 pm | (46.3°) | 238,707 | 0.7% | |||
 23 | 5:30 am | ↑ (63°) | 8:41 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 1:21 pm | (40.5°) | 241,126 | 0.1% | |||
| 24 | 7:03 am | ↑ (76°) | 8:40 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 2:04 pm | (34.4°) | 243,623 | 1.8% | |||
| 25 | 8:31 am | ↑ (89°) | 8:38 pm | ↑ (265°) | - | 2:45 pm | (28.2°) | 246,034 | 5.6% | |||
| 26 | 9:57 am | ↑ (101°) | 8:36 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 3:26 pm | (22.1°) | 248,188 | 11.1% | |||
| 27 | 11:23 am | ↑ (114°) | 8:35 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 4:07 pm | (16.5°) | 249,898 | 18.2% | |||
| 28 | 12:51 pm | ↑ (126°) | 8:34 pm | ↑ (231°) | - | 4:49 pm | (11.4°) | 251,006 | 26.3% | |||
| 29 | 2:22 pm | ↑ (138°) | 8:34 pm | ↑ (220°) | - | 5:34 pm | (7.1°) | 251,374 | 35.4% | |||
| 30 | 3:57 pm | ↑ (149°) | 8:36 pm | ↑ (209°) | - | 6:21 pm | (3.7°) | 250,919 | 45.0% | |||
| 31 | 5:32 pm | ↑ (159°) | 8:45 pm | ↑ (200°) | - | 7:11 pm | (1.6°) | 249,621 | 54.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||||
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