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

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Moon: 5.1%
Waxing Crescent

Current Time: May 25, 2020 at 12:34:33 am


Sunrise Today: 4:55 am↑ 54° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:00 pm↑ 307° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 6:49 am↑ 50° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:56 pm↑ 311° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 24s)

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Today's Sun Position in London

Time:12:34 am
Altitude:-17.3°
Direction:354° N
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 16h 5m 9s (May 25, 2020)

2 minutes, 24 seconds longer than yesterday (May 24, 2020)

8 hours, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2019)

33 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2019)

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 below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today

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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. Twilight12:00 am – 3:08 am
Nautical Twilight3:08 am – 4:11 am
Civil Twilight4:11 am – 4:55 am
Daylight4:55 am – 9:00 pm
Civil Twilight9:00 pm – 9:44 pm
Nautical Twilight9:44 pm – 10:48 pm
Astro. Twilight10:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in London - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
May 254:55 am9:00 pm16:05:09+2:2412:57 pm (59.6°)94.165
May 264:54 am9:01 pm16:07:29+2:1912:57 pm (59.8°)94.181
May 274:53 am9:02 pm16:09:45+2:1512:57 pm (59.9°)94.197
May 284:52 am9:04 pm16:11:56+2:1112:57 pm (60.1°)94.212
May 294:51 am9:05 pm16:14:03+2:0612:57 pm (60.2°)94.227
May 304:50 am9:06 pm16:16:05+2:0212:58 pm (60.4°)94.241
May 314:49 am9:07 pm16:18:03+1:5712:58 pm (60.5°)94.255
* 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.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 203:50 am
June SolsticeJun 2010:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 222:31 pm
December SolsticeDec 2110:02 am
* All times are local London time.

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Today's Moon in London

Percent Illuminated:5.1%
Time:12:34 am
Altitude:-10.3°
Direction:329° NW
Position:Waxing Crescent

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

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in London - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 256:49 am11:56 pm-3:21 pm(62.1°)241,2838.2%
May 267:42 am--4:16 pm(61.7°)238,99515.2%
May 27-12:45 am8:47 am5:11 pm(60.0°)236,67324.0%
May 28-1:24 am10:00 am6:06 pm(56.8°)234,35934.3%
May 29-1:56 am11:19 am6:58 pm(52.5°)232,11645.6%
May 30-2:21 am12:40 pm7:50 pm(47.2°)230,04757.4%
May 31-2:43 am2:02 pm8:40 pm(41.4°)228,29468.9%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 25, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:51 amMon 11:00 pmMon 2:25 pmAverage visibility
VenusMon 5:26 amMon 10:26 pmMon 1:56 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 2:20 amMon 12:39 pmMon 7:30 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 12:35 amMon 8:53 amMon 4:44 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 12:48 amMon 9:19 amMon 5:04 amPerfect visibility
UranusMon 3:55 amMon 6:25 pmMon 11:10 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:35 amMon 1:54 pmMon 8:14 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for London.

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