TODAY

London, England, United Kingdom

High 53°F, low 47°F.

Sunrise

Good

6:55 AM

Very LowExcellent

Satellite, 46 min ago: some low cloud overhead, no low cloud toward the sunrise.

Some ground mist and dew likely in low spots at sunrise.

Little color is likely in any direction.

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
39%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
82%
6:20 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Best color
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:26 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 111 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Fireworks

Fireworks

11 km W - 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM

Starts at 12:00 AM

Where
11 km W
within 1.9 km of its point
When
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Source
Aviation notice (NOTAM EGLL A3186/26)
not confirmed by the organisers
Map
Open

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:33 AM this morning

Very LowExcellent
6:03 PM Dark enough
10:28 PM Moonrise
12:33 AM Best
5:26 AM Too light

Current local time: 4:26 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
30%
next 3 hours, with the satellite
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
17% lost
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:33 AM this morning

Very LowExcellent
6:03 PM Dark enough
10:28 PM Moonrise
12:33 AM Best
5:26 AM Too light

Current local time: 4:26 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
30%
next 3 hours, with the satellite
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
17% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Event

Stargazing

Best around 9:00 PM tonight

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Dark enough
9:00 PM Best
11:53 PM Moonrise
5:04 AM Too light

Current local time: 4:26 AM

At its best
Low
held back by sky glow
Darkness
Fully dark
100% of a perfect sky
Clouds
Partly cloudy
68% of a perfect sky
Rain
No rain on the radar
100% of a perfect sky
Moon
Moon down
100% of a perfect sky
Sky glow
Bright city sky
30% of a perfect sky

These are at the best time, from the forecast. The bar is the best half hour of the dark: how dark the sky is, the cloud, rain, the Moon's glare and the light pollution here, each taking its share off a perfect night.

Event

Día de Muertos

UK holiday

Día de Muertos in London - sunset at 4:32 PM

Evening from 4:32 PM

Sunset and evening sky

Very LowExcellent
Sunset
4:32 PM
Sun toward WSW
Cloud this evening
50%
Rain chance
17%
This evening
Moon
41% lit
Rises 12:02 AM (after midnight)
Where the Sun is
WSW, 3° up
at 4:02 PM

Día de Muertos - the Day of the Dead - is kept in Mexico, and wherever Mexican families live, on November 1 and 2. Families welcome back the souls of their dead with ofrendas - home altars of photographs, candles, the favorite foods of those who died and pan de muerto - and with paths of cempasúchil marigolds, whose color and scent are said to guide the souls home. November 1 is often given to children who died and November 2 to adults, and many families spend the night in the cemetery, by candlelight at the decorated graves.

It joins older Indigenous ways of honoring the dead with the Catholic All Saints' and All Souls' Days. UNESCO added it to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

46% lit

10:28 PM – 2:02 PM

ENE WNW
10:28 PM Moonrise
10:58 PM 4°
6:22 AM Highest, 56°
1:35 PM 4°
2:02 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:26 AM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 48°F Mainly clear
38% 0% 85% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Light drizzle
24% 18% 71% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 48°F Partly cloudy
51% 0% 86% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Clear sky
21% 0% 87% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:18 AM–6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 6:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:53 AM–7:43 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Moonset 2:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:44 PM–4:33 PM
  • Evening best color 4:27 PM
  • Sunset 4:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:33 PM–5:08 PM
  • Night 5:08 PM–6:20 AM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:25 PM–11:55 PM
  • Moonrise 11:53 PM

Tomorrow

© OpenFreeMap © OpenStreetMap
Cloud, aurora and darkness around London, England, United Kingdom

Next few days

Pick a date
Mon, Nov 2
Good 6:37 AM–7:13 AM
4:32 PM
Fair 4:13 PM–4:49 PM
Tue, Nov 3
Fair 6:39 AM–7:15 AM
Fair 4:12 PM–4:48 PM
Wed, Nov 4
Fair 6:41 AM–7:17 AM
12:28 AM
Fair 4:10 PM–4:46 PM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in London - sunset at 4:32 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:32 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:02 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:02 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:58 PM Bonfire Night Bonfire Night in London - sunset at 4:26 PM, then fireworks Thu 5 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday in London - sunset at 4:22 PM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:47 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:16 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 3:16 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in London - sunset at 3:53 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 3:53 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:50 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 12:50 AM Geminids Around 138 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 5:21 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 7h 50m of light · sunset 3:53 PM in the SW Mon 21 Dec 2026 8:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:23 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 2:47 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 2:47 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in London - waning gibbous moon Fri 25 Dec 2026 3:55 PM Boxing Day Boxing Day in London - sunset at 3:56 PM Sat 26 Dec 2026 3:56 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in London - the year's first sunset at 4:01 PM Fri 1 Jan 2027 4:01 PM Quadrantids Around 9 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 8:23 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:33 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 4:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 3:56 PM Ramadan begins Ramadan begins in London - iftar at sunset, 5:02 PM Mon 8 Feb 2027 5:02 PM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:01 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 4:30 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 9:31 AM Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr in London - sunset at 5:53 PM Tue 9 Mar 2027 5:53 PM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:12 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 8:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:48 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:48 PM Good Friday Good Friday in London - sunset at 6:22 PM Fri 26 Mar 2027 6:22 PM Easter Monday Easter Monday in London - sunset at 7:27 PM Mon 29 Mar 2027 7:27 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:20 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 12:56 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:08 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:08 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 9:37 PM Early May bank holiday Early May bank holiday in London - sunset at 8:26 PM Mon 3 May 2027 8:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:20 PM to 2:40 AM Thu 6 May 2027 12:05 PM Eta Aquariids Active, around 8 an hour
Thu 6 May 2027 10:00 PM Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha in London - sunset at 8:46 PM Sun 16 May 2027 8:46 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 9:42 PM in the SE Thu 20 May 2027 9:42 PM Spring bank holiday Spring bank holiday in London - sunset at 9:06 PM Mon 31 May 2027 9:06 PM New moon No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Fri 4 Jun 2027 8:48 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 9:34 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 9:34 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 16h 38m of light · sunset 9:21 PM in the NW Mon 21 Jun 2027 3:10 PM New moon (supermoon) No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Sat 3 Jul 2027 4:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 9:18 PM in the SE Sun 18 Jul 2027 9:18 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 7 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 10:27 PM Partial solar eclipse 41.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:00 AM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:40 PM to 2:30 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 11:07 AM Perseids Around 85 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 10:00 PM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:14 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 8:14 PM Summer bank holiday Summer bank holiday in London - sunset at 7:52 PM Mon 30 Aug 2027 7:52 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 6:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:46 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:46 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:57 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 7:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 3:33 AM Draconids Around 5 an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:53 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:34 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:34 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 2:34 PM Halloween Halloween night in London - waxing crescent moon Sun 31 Oct 2027 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in London - sunset at 4:34 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 4:34 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in London - sunset at 4:32 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 4:32 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 5:58 PM Bonfire Night Bonfire Night in London - sunset at 4:27 PM, then fireworks Fri 5 Nov 2027 7:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 5:47 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:18 PM in the NE Sat 13 Nov 2027 3:18 PM Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday in London - sunset at 4:13 PM Sun 14 Nov 2027 4:13 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 5:39 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 3:23 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 3:16 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 3:16 PM Geminids Around 28 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 5:21 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 7h 50m of light · sunset 3:53 PM in the SW Wed 22 Dec 2027 2:42 AM Ursids A few an hour
Wed 22 Dec 2027 5:23 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in London - sunset at 3:55 PM Sat 25 Dec 2027 3:55 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in London - waning crescent moon Sat 25 Dec 2027 3:55 PM Boxing Day Boxing Day in London - sunset at 3:56 PM Sun 26 Dec 2027 3:56 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 6:00 AM Mon 27 Dec 2027 8:14 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in London - the year's first sunset at 4:01 PM Sat 1 Jan 2028 4:01 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 4:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 4:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 4:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 48% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:21 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 8:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 8:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 3:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 2:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 3:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 60.4% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:07 PM

Night sky photos

2012-03-21 21-58-06-m45-6f-60s-3d-13o 2012-03-21 21-58-06-m45-6f-60s-3d-13o Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0 At Silesian Park 2024 080 At Silesian Park 2024 080 Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 Nebulosa Pipistrello Volante Sh2-129, Nebulosa Calamaro OU4 e Nebulosa Cavalluccio Marino Nebulosa Pipistrello Volante Sh2-129, Nebulosa Calamaro OU4 e Nebulosa Cavalluccio Marino Photo: Gianni.lacroce, CC0 Orion Nebula multiband 2x2 mosaic - IR(G+B) Orion Nebula multiband 2x2 mosaic - IR(G+B) Photo: Brainandforce, CC BY 4.0 Una laguna en el cielo Una laguna en el cielo Photo: Cappellettiariel, CC BY-SA 4.0 Hubble NGC6530 Hubble NGC6530 Photo: ESA/Hubble & NASA, O. De Marco; Acknowledgment: M.H. Özsaraç, Public domain Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image) Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image) Photo: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; IMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Ant, Public domain Galaxie d'Andromède M31 Galaxie d'Andromède M31 Photo: Lviatour, CC BY-SA 4.0 Pismis 24 Pismis 24 Photo: ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/ R. Gendler, U.G. Jørgensen, J. Skottfelt, K. Harpsøe, CC BY 4.0 Stephan's Quintet Hubble 2009.full Stephan's Quintet Hubble 2009.full Photo: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, Public domain At Silesian Park 2024 081 At Silesian Park 2024 081 Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 Gamma Velorum (55285474075) (cropped) Gamma Velorum (55285474075) (cropped) Photo: Nico Carver (Nebula Photos), CC BY-SA 4.0

Tag @skytime.earth on Instagram in your sky photos to be shown here. Other photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

More skies

Orlando, Florida, USA Central Florida, USA Very Low sunrise · 6:38 AM New York City, USA New York, USA Good sunrise · 6:27 AM London, England, United Kingdom Fair sunrise · 6:55 AM