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Current Local Time in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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12:24:28 am BST

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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Country: United Kingdom
Constituent Country: Scotland (SCT)
Type: Islands
Lat/Long: 59°00'N / 3°00'W
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages: English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Also known as: Orkney, Orkney Islands, Orkneys, Ynysoedd yr Orkney
Location of Orkney IslandsLocation
°F

Weather

56 °F

Light rain. Overcast.
56 / 50 °F

Wed 18.56 / 50 °F
Thu 19.58 / 50 °F

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Time Zone

BST (British Summer Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 1:00 am

DST started

Mar 30, 2025
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Oct 26, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

3:58 am
37° Northeast

Sunset

10:27 pm
323° Northwest

Day length

18 hours, 29 minutes
+40s longer

Moon 69.7%

Rise – 1:15 am
Set – 11:07 am

High Tide

High – 1:13 am
High – 1:48 pm

Low Tide

Low – 9:22 am
Low – 9:42 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:12 pm
Altitude: 54.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

No periods of astronomical twilight

Nautical
Twilight

12:00 midnight – 2:32 am
11:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Civil
Twilight

2:32 am – 3:58 am
10:27 pm – 11:54 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
June 11, 2025
8:43 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
June 18, 2025
8:19 pm

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport, KOI
    About 4 mi SE of Orkney Islands
  • Stronsay Airport, SOY
    About 26 mi NNE of Orkney Islands
  • Eday Airport, EOI
    About 15 mi NNE of Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands
United Kingdom
12:2428am
Tuesday, June 17, 2025