London, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
London, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 23, 2018 at 5:54:30 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:58 am↑ 54° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:57 pm↑ 306° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:49 pm↑ 79° East
Moonset Today: 2:48 am↑ 285° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 58 minutes (+2m 34s)
Today's Sun Position in London
The Sun's altitude in London today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:54 pm
Altitude
25.7°Heading
271° WPosition
DaylightDay length
15h 58m 58s
Change since
Yesterday: +2m 34s
Winter: +8h 9m
Summer: -39m 20s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today
Day, night, and twilight times in London today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
| Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 3:13 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:13 am – 4:14 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:14 am – 4:58 am | |
| Daylight | 4:58 am – 8:57 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:57 pm – 9:40 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:40 pm – 10:42 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 10:42 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in London - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 23 | 4:58 am | 8:57 pm | 15:58:58 | +2:34 | 12:57 pm (59.1°) | 94.116 |
| May 24 | 4:57 am | 8:58 pm | 16:01:28 | +2:30 | 12:57 pm (59.3°) | 94.133 |
| May 25 | 4:55 am | 8:59 pm | 16:03:54 | +2:26 | 12:57 pm (59.5°) | 94.149 |
| May 26 | 4:54 am | 9:01 pm | 16:06:16 | +2:22 | 12:57 pm (59.7°) | 94.166 |
| May 27 | 4:53 am | 9:02 pm | 16:08:34 | +2:17 | 12:57 pm (59.8°) | 94.182 |
| May 28 | 4:52 am | 9:03 pm | 16:10:47 | +2:13 | 12:57 pm (60.0°) | 94.197 |
| May 29 | 4:51 am | 9:04 pm | 16:12:56 | +2:09 | 12:57 pm (60.2°) | 94.213 |
| * All times are local time for London. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 4:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 11:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 2:54 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 10:23 pm |
| * All times are local London time. | ||
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Today's Moon in London
The Moon's path in London today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:54 pm
Altitude
33.6°Heading
130° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
66.9%
Moon in London - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 23 | - | 2:48 am | 1:49 pm | 8:37 pm | (43.6°) | 235,659 | 68.1% | |||
| May 24 | - | 3:12 am | 3:02 pm | 9:25 pm | (38.8°) | 238,054 | 77.9% | |||
| May 25 | - | 3:35 am | 4:14 pm | 10:12 pm | (34.0°) | 240,390 | 86.2% | |||
| May 26 | - | 3:57 am | 5:25 pm | 10:58 pm | (29.5°) | 242,634 | 92.7% | |||
| May 27 | - | 4:20 am | 6:35 pm | 11:45 pm | (25.4°) | 244,760 | 97.1% | |||
| May 28 | - | 4:46 am | 7:43 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 May 29 | - | 5:14 am | 8:47 pm | 12:32 am | (22.0°) | 246,737 | 99.5% | |||
| * All times are local time for 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in London This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 4:31 am | Wed 7:23 pm | Wed 11:56 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 6:47 am | Wed 11:46 pm | Wed 3:17 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 1:13 am | Thu 9:19 am | Thu 5:16 am | Good visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 7:11 pm | Thu 4:33 am | Wed 11:52 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 11:29 pm | Thu 7:28 am | Thu 3:29 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 3:46 am | Thu 5:46 pm | Thu 10:46 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 2:33 am | Thu 1:35 pm | Thu 8:04 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for London. | ||||
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