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

Moon: 69.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 4:54:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:12 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 11:35 am 45° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:28 am 316° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+3m 58s)
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Today's Sun Position in London

Time:4:54 am
Altitude:-11.7°
Direction:76° E
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 8m 3s (Mar 19, 2024)

3 minutes, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

4 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

4 hours, 30 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:11 am
Astro. Twilight4:11 am – 4:52 am
Nautical Twilight4:52 am – 5:31 am
Civil Twilight5:31 am – 6:04 am
Daylight6:04 am – 6:12 pm
Civil Twilight6:12 pm – 6:45 pm
Nautical Twilight6:45 pm – 7:25 pm
Astro. Twilight7:25 pm – 8:06 pm
Night8:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:04 am6:12 pm12:08:03+3:5812:08 pm (38.3°)92.555
Mar 206:02 am6:14 pm12:12:01+3:5812:07 pm (38.7°)92.581
Mar 216:00 am6:16 pm12:16:00+3:5812:07 pm (39.1°)92.606
Mar 225:57 am6:17 pm12:19:58+3:5812:07 pm (39.4°)92.632
Mar 235:55 am6:19 pm12:23:56+3:5812:06 pm (39.8°)92.658
Mar 245:53 am6:21 pm12:27:54+3:5712:06 pm (40.2°)92.684
Mar 255:50 am6:22 pm12:31:52+3:5712:06 pm (40.6°)92.711
* All times are local time for London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in London is at 3:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in London

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in London - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-4:28 am11:35 am8:24 pm(63.1°)248,75375.5%
Mar 20-4:55 am12:49 pm9:12 pm(59.5°)250,55983.5%
Mar 21-5:15 am2:03 pm9:56 pm(54.9°)251,73890.1%
Mar 22-5:30 am3:16 pm10:38 pm(49.8°)252,34395.1%
Mar 23-5:41 am4:27 pm11:17 pm(44.2°)252,43898.4%
Mar 24-5:51 am5:37 pm11:56 pm(38.3°)252,08099.9%
Mar 25-6:01 am6:46 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in London on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:26 amTue 7:53 pmTue 1:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:40 amTue 4:13 pmTue 10:56 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:17 amTue 3:03 pmTue 10:10 amDifficult to see
JupiterTue 7:35 amTue 10:24 pmTue 3:00 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:47 amTue 4:26 pmTue 11:07 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 7:44 amTue 10:57 pmTue 3:21 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:10 amTue 5:54 pmTue 12:02 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for London.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in London