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London, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 98.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 6, 2025 at 2:07:15 am
Sunrise Today: 4:59 am 115° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm 245° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:36 pm 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:03 am 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 37 minutes (+32s)
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Today's Sun Position in London

Time:2:07 am
Altitude:-31.8°
Direction:141° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 36m 40s (Dec 6, 2025)

32 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 5, 2025)

3 hours longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

4 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:31 am
Astro. Twilight3:31 am – 4:03 am
Nautical Twilight4:03 am – 4:33 am
Civil Twilight4:33 am – 4:59 am
Daylight4:59 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight6:36 pm – 7:01 pm
Nautical Twilight7:01 pm – 7:32 pm
Astro. Twilight7:32 pm – 8:04 pm
Night8:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in London - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 64:59 am6:36 pm13:36:40+0:3211:47 am (87.8°)91.591
Dec 74:59 am6:36 pm13:37:11+0:3011:48 am (87.9°)91.578
Dec 84:59 am6:37 pm13:37:40+0:2811:48 am (88.0°)91.566
Dec 94:59 am6:38 pm13:38:06+0:2611:48 am (88.1°)91.555
Dec 105:00 am6:38 pm13:38:31+0:2411:49 am (88.2°)91.544
Dec 115:00 am6:39 pm13:38:54+0:2211:49 am (88.3°)91.534
Dec 125:00 am6:39 pm13:39:15+0:2011:50 am (88.3°)91.524
* All times are local time for London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in London

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in London - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-6:03 am8:36 pm12:47 am(36.2°)223,16498.4%
Dec 7-7:13 am9:32 pm1:54 am(37.4°)225,61193.8%
Dec 8-8:22 am10:19 pm2:55 am(40.7°)228,98786.7%
Dec 9-9:27 am10:58 pm3:50 am(45.4°)232,91277.9%
Dec 10-10:27 am11:32 pm4:40 am(51.0°)237,02067.9%
Dec 11-11:24 am-5:25 am(57.1°)240,97857.5%
Dec 1212:03 am12:17 pm-6:07 am(63.3°)244,52947.1%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 3:50 amSat 4:59 pmSat 10:24 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 4:31 amSat 5:59 pmSat 11:15 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 5:35 amSat 7:15 pmSat 12:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 9:20 pmSat 8:00 amSat 2:40 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:30 pmSun 12:48 amSat 6:39 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 5:15 pmSun 4:03 amSat 10:39 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 12:49 pmSun 12:57 amSat 6:53 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for London.

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