SKY · SUN & MOON · UK

Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — London

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for London, in local time: the Sun rises at 4:42 AM and sets at 9:20 PM, giving about 16h 38m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · LONDON
Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset9:20 PM
Day length16h 38m
Sun right nowup, 5°

Computed for London (51.51°, -0.13°), shown in local time (Europe/London).

Twilight & the golden hour for London

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour8:26 PM – 9:48 PM
Blue hour9:48 PM – 10:08 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°10:08 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°11:22 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°2:40 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°3:55 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°4:42 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over London

Moonrise7:00 AM
Moonset11:50 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at London. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

London right now

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