Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1991
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Moonrise
- 03:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.4 days
- Moonset
- 09:20
- Illumination
- 68%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Day Length
- 16h 28m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Tue | 16:24 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 404658 km |
| Jan 2 Wed | 18:09 | 10:06 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 405421 km |
| Jan 3 Thu | 19:50 | 10:16 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405569 km |
| Jan 4 Fri | 21:23 | 10:23 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 404971 km |
| Jan 5 Sat | 22:52 | 10:28 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 403470 km |
| Jan 6 Sun | - | 10:32 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 400936 km |
| Jan 7 Mon | 00:17 | 10:37 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 397307 km |
| Jan 8 Tue | 01:42 | 10:42 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 392632 km |
| Jan 9 Wed | 03:06 | 10:50 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 387088 km |
| Jan 10 Thu | 04:29 | 11:02 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 380988 km |
| Jan 11 Fri | 05:50 | 11:21 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 374749 km |
| Jan 12 Sat | 07:01 | 11:52 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 368853 km |
| Jan 13 Sun | 07:57 | 12:41 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363793 km |
| Jan 14 Mon | 08:33 | 13:49 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 15 Tue | 08:55 | 15:09 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 16 Wed | 09:09 | 16:33 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 17 Thu | 09:18 | 17:59 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 18 Fri | 09:24 | 19:24 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 19 Sat | 09:29 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 366716 km |
| Jan 20 Sun | 09:33 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 372277 km |
| Jan 21 Mon | 09:38 | 23:42 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 378350 km |
| Jan 22 Tue | 09:43 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 384455 km |
| Jan 23 Wed | 09:51 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 390160 km |
| Jan 24 Thu | 10:02 | 02:50 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 395131 km |
| Jan 25 Fri | 10:23 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 399156 km |
| Jan 26 Sat | 11:02 | 05:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 402154 km |
| Jan 27 Sun | 12:08 | 07:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 404157 km |
| Jan 28 Mon | 13:41 | 07:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 405270 km |
| Jan 29 Tue | 15:25 | 08:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 405632 km |
| Jan 30 Wed | 17:08 | 08:23 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 405363 km |
| Jan 31 Thu | 18:47 | 08:31 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 404536 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.