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The Moon as seen from Edinburgh

As seen from Edinburgh at its highest, 06:38 (top = overhead)

Monday, November 2, 2026 · GMT

Moonrise and Moonset in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh, United Kingdom, the Moon rises at 23:52 and sets at 14:30 today. It is a Last Quarter, 45% lit, reaching 51° above the horizon at 06:38.

23:52Moonrise
14:30Moonset
48° SSWMoon right now
07:21Sunrise
16:30Sunset
5 hours 16 minMoon-free darkness tonight

Moonrise and moonset in Edinburgh: next 30 days

In Edinburgh today, the Moon rises at 23:52 and sets at 14:30 (local time, GMT). The table runs from Mon, Nov 2 to Tue, Dec 1.

DateMoonriseHighestMoonsetPhaseLit
Mon, Nov 2 23:52 06:38 51° 14:30 Last Quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 3 – 07:28 45° 14:39 Waning Crescent 34%
Wed, Nov 4 01:21 08:14 39° 14:46 Waning Crescent 24%
Thu, Nov 5 02:46 08:59 32° 14:53 Waning Crescent 15%
Fri, Nov 6 04:09 09:42 26° 14:59 Waning Crescent 9%
Sat, Nov 7 05:32 10:27 20° 15:07 Waning Crescent 4%
Sun, Nov 8 06:55 11:12 15° 15:17 Waning Crescent 1%
Mon, Nov 9 08:19 12:00 11° 15:31 New Moon 0%
Tue, Nov 10 09:40 12:50 8° 15:53 Waxing Crescent 2%
Wed, Nov 11 10:53 13:41 6° 16:25 Waxing Crescent 5%
Thu, Nov 12 11:52 14:32 6° 17:14 Waxing Crescent 10%
Fri, Nov 13 12:33 15:23 7° 18:18 Waxing Crescent 17%
Sat, Nov 14 13:00 16:12 9° 19:32 Waxing Crescent 25%
Sun, Nov 15 13:17 16:59 12° 20:51 Waxing Crescent 33%
Mon, Nov 16 13:29 17:44 16° 22:11 Waxing Crescent 43%
Tue, Nov 17 13:38 18:27 22° 23:31 First Quarter 53%
Wed, Nov 18 13:45 19:10 27° – Waxing Gibbous 63%
Thu, Nov 19 13:52 19:53 33° 00:51 Waxing Gibbous 73%
Fri, Nov 20 13:58 20:38 40° 02:13 Waxing Gibbous 82%
Sat, Nov 21 14:06 21:26 46° 03:39 Waxing Gibbous 90%
Sun, Nov 22 14:16 22:18 52° 05:11 Waxing Gibbous 96%
Mon, Nov 23 14:32 23:16 57° 06:48 Waxing Gibbous 99%
Tue, Nov 24 14:57 – 08:28 Full Moon 100%
Wed, Nov 25 15:41 00:19 60° 10:00 Full Moon 100%
Thu, Nov 26 16:50 01:26 61° 11:11 Waning Gibbous 97%
Fri, Nov 27 18:22 02:32 60° 11:55 Waning Gibbous 91%
Sat, Nov 28 20:00 03:35 57° 12:21 Waning Gibbous 83%
Sun, Nov 29 21:37 04:33 52° 12:37 Waning Gibbous 73%
Mon, Nov 30 23:08 05:25 47° 12:47 Waning Gibbous 61%
Tue, Dec 1 – 06:13 40° 12:55 Last Quarter 50%

Local time in Edinburgh (Europe/London), daylight saving applied. Coordinates 55.95°, -3.22°, sea-level horizon. A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that calendar day. Why the moon rises later each day explains why.

Darkest hours in Edinburgh tonight

In Edinburgh tonight, the sky is dark and free of moonlight from 18:37 to 23:52, when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon and the Moon is down. Astronomical darkness runs from 18:37 to 05:16, and with the Moon 38% lit it leaves 5 hours 16 min of moon-free dark sky in all. See the best moon phase for stargazing.

Back to all moonrise and moonset times or see the moon phase calendar.