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

Moon: 71.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 2, 2023 at 10:18:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:44 am 126° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:54 pm 234° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:33 pm 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:16 pm 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 10 minutes (-2m)
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Today's Sun Position in London

Time:10:18 pm
Altitude:-55.6°
Direction:320° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 8h 9m 48s (Dec 2, 2023)

2 minutes shorter than yesterday (Dec 1, 2023)

20 minutes, 6 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

8 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:23 am
Nautical Twilight6:23 am – 7:05 am
Civil Twilight7:05 am – 7:44 am
Daylight7:44 am – 3:54 pm
Civil Twilight3:54 pm – 4:33 pm
Nautical Twilight4:33 pm – 5:15 pm
Astro. Twilight5:15 pm – 5:56 pm
Night5:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in London - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 27:44 am3:54 pm8:09:48−2:0011:49 am (16.6°)91.650
Dec 37:46 am3:53 pm8:07:52−1:5511:50 am (16.4°)91.636
Dec 47:47 am3:53 pm8:06:02−1:5011:50 am (16.3°)91.622
Dec 57:48 am3:52 pm8:04:17−1:4411:50 am (16.2°)91.609
Dec 67:49 am3:52 pm8:02:38−1:3911:51 am (16.1°)91.597
Dec 77:51 am3:52 pm8:01:04−1:3311:51 am (15.9°)91.584
Dec 87:52 am3:51 pm7:59:36−1:2811:52 am (15.8°)91.572
* 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 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in London - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 2-12:16 pm8:33 pm3:56 am(61.7°)248,61277.7%
Dec 3-12:35 pm9:46 pm4:43 am(57.7°)250,24869.0%
Dec 4-12:48 pm10:58 pm5:26 am(53.0°)251,12559.6%
Dec 5-1:00 pm-6:07 am(47.7°)251,15650.0%
Dec 612:08 am1:10 pm-6:47 am(42.0°)250,32640.4%
Dec 71:18 am1:20 pm-7:26 am(36.2°)248,68631.0%
Dec 82:29 am1:31 pm-8:07 am(30.2°)246,35822.1%
* 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 2, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 9:45 amSun 4:58 pmSun 1:21 pmAverage visibility
VenusSun 3:42 amSun 2:19 pmSun 9:01 amGood visibility
MarsSun 7:25 amSun 3:35 pmSun 11:30 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 2:26 pmSun 4:42 amSat 9:34 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:33 pmSat 10:28 pmSat 5:30 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 2:49 pmSun 6:02 amSat 10:26 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:11 pmSun 12:44 amSat 6:58 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for London.

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