TODAY
London, England, United Kingdom
High 59°F, low 46°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Good

6:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
36%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
6:12 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Best color
7:35 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:30 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 35 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Event

Stargazing

Best around 8:30 PM tonight

Very LowExcellent
6:33 PM Dark enough
8:30 PM Best
4:56 AM Too light

Current local time: 8:30 PM

Now
Very Low
held back by sky glow
Darkness
Fully dark
100% of a perfect sky
Clouds
Partly cloudy (satellite, 30 min ago)
60% of a perfect sky
Rain
No rain on the radar
100% of a perfect sky
Moon
Moon 90% lit, up
70% of a perfect sky
Sky glow
Bright city sky
30% of a perfect sky

These are now, with the satellite and the rain radar. 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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, E to E

Rose 3:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Rising, then up to E
When
3:53 AM
until 3:54 AM
Visible for
1m 10s
Highest
22° E
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, W to SE

Rose 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SSW
When
5:26 AM
until 5:31 AM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
50° SSW
Ends
Sets SE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunset

Fair

4:40 PM

Very LowExcellent

From the Meteosat (MTG) satellite's cloud at the time

Predicted
Fair
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
88%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
73%
3:52 PM Golden hour
4:37 PM Best color
4:40 PM Sunset
5:15 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:30 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 115 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to SSE

Rose 6:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to S
When
6:10 PM
until 6:12 PM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
12° S
Ends
Sets SSE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Moon, up now

Waning gibbous

90% lit

5:25 PM – 11:33 AM

NE NW
5:25 PM Moonrise
6:00 PM 4°
2:25 AM Highest, 66°
10:57 AM 4°
11:33 AM Moonset

Current local time: 8:30 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 50°F Mainly clear
36% 0% 83% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Partly cloudy
73% 0% 71% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 55°F Overcast
91% 0% 82% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 52°F Overcast
99% 0% 93% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:35 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Moonset 10:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:52 PM–4:40 PM
  • Evening best color 4:37 PM
  • Sunset 4:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:40 PM–5:15 PM
  • Night 5:15 PM–6:13 AM
  • Moonrise 5:26 PM
  • Fully dark 6:33 PM–4:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around London, England, United Kingdom

Next few days

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Thu, Oct 29
Fair 6:30 AM–7:06 AM
Fair 4:21 PM–4:57 PM
Fri, Oct 30
Fair 6:32 AM–7:08 AM
Fair 4:19 PM–4:55 PM
Sat, Oct 31
Fair 6:34 AM–7:10 AM
6:00 PM
Fair 4:17 PM–4:53 PM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Halloween Halloween night in London - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in London - sunset at 4:34 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:34 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in London - sunset at 4:32 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:32 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 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

2012-03-25 19-39-30-conj-lune-jupi-12f-2.5s-8d-f5.6-iso200-42mm 2012-03-25 19-39-30-conj-lune-jupi-12f-2.5s-8d-f5.6-iso200-42mm Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0 Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution Photo: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B.F. Williams, and L.C. Johnson (University of Washingt, CC BY 4.0 Virmalised 18.03.15 (4) Virmalised 18.03.15 (4) Photo: Kristian Pikner, CC BY-SA 4.0 The Great Orion Nebula in Narrowband The Great Orion Nebula in Narrowband Photo: Astrofalls, CC BY 4.0 2012-12-11 11-59-11-soleil-halpha 2012-12-11 11-59-11-soleil-halpha Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0 Orion Nebula multiband 2x2 mosaic - IHO Orion Nebula multiband 2x2 mosaic - IHO Photo: Brainandforce, CC BY 4.0 VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula Photo: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA, CC BY 4.0 Galaxies Gone Wild! Galaxies Gone Wild! Photo: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Eva, Public domain Bartolomeu Velho 1568 Bartolomeu Velho 1568 Photo: Bartolomeu Velho, Public domain Vela supernova - VST - Eso2214a Vela supernova - VST - Eso2214a Photo: (Credit) ESO/TIMER survey, CC BY 4.0 Assy-Turgen Observatory against the backdrop of the center of the Milky Way and the star-f Assy-Turgen Observatory against the backdrop of the center of the Milky Way and the star-f Photo: Astrobond, CC BY-SA 4.0 2012-03-25 00-26-31-uma-4fov-9f-5s-ISO640-72d-27o-ann 2012-03-25 00-26-31-uma-4fov-9f-5s-ISO640-72d-27o-ann Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0

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