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City of London, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 68.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 12:31:15 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:05 am 56° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:49 pm 304° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:11 pm 80° East
Moonset Today: 3:08 am 284° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 44 minutes (+2m 53s)
Location of City of LondonLocation

Today's Sun Position in City of London

Time:12:31 pm
Altitude:57.6°
Direction:169° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 44m 20s (May 17, 2024)

2 minutes, 53 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

7 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

54 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in City of London Today

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Night12:00 am – 1:53 am
Astro. Twilight1:53 am – 3:25 am
Nautical Twilight3:25 am – 4:23 am
Civil Twilight4:23 am – 5:05 am
Daylight5:05 am – 8:49 pm
Civil Twilight8:49 pm – 9:31 pm
Nautical Twilight9:31 pm – 10:30 pm
Astro. Twilight10:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in City of London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 175:05 am8:49 pm15:44:20+2:5312:56 pm (58.0°)94.013
May 185:03 am8:50 pm15:47:10+2:4912:56 pm (58.2°)94.031
May 195:02 am8:52 pm15:49:56+2:4612:56 pm (58.4°)94.050
May 205:01 am8:53 pm15:52:39+2:4212:56 pm (58.6°)94.068
May 214:59 am8:55 pm15:55:19+2:3912:57 pm (58.8°)94.086
May 224:58 am8:56 pm15:57:54+2:3512:57 pm (59.0°)94.103
May 234:57 am8:57 pm16:00:26+2:3112:57 pm (59.2°)94.121
* All times are local time for City of London. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in City of London

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in City of London - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-3:08 am2:11 pm8:53 pm(42.5°)251,43171.6%
May 18-3:18 am3:21 pm9:32 pm(36.6°)251,03079.9%
May 19-3:27 am4:31 pm10:11 pm(30.8°)249,95487.1%
May 20-3:37 am5:43 pm10:52 pm(25.1°)248,33693.0%
May 21-3:49 am6:58 pm11:36 pm(19.9°)246,32997.2%
May 22-4:03 am8:16 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-4:22 am9:35 pm12:24 am(15.3°)244,08999.5%
* All times are local time for City of London. 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in City of London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:31 amFri 6:14 pmFri 11:22 amVery difficult to see
VenusFri 4:59 amFri 8:16 pmFri 12:37 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:44 amFri 4:30 pmFri 10:07 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:12 amSat 8:44 pmSat 12:58 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 3:06 amFri 2:06 pmFri 8:36 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:00 amFri 8:23 pmFri 12:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:22 amFri 3:13 pmFri 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for City of London.

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