TODAY
London, England, United Kingdom
High 56°F, low 44°F.

Sunrise

Good

7:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
86%
6:54 AM Blue hour
7:27 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Best color
8:14 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 12:21 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 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSE to ESE

Rises 5:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:28 AM
until 5:31 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
12° SE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

2:47 PM – 9:53 PM

SE SW
2:47 PM Moonrise
3:27 PM 4°
6:20 PM Highest, 12°
9:13 PM 4°
9:53 PM Moonset

Current local time: 12:21 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 Clear sky
0% 0% 81% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 57°F Clear sky
12% 0% 61% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Clear sky
21% 0% 67% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Clear sky
9% 0% 79% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:26 AM
  • Sunrise 7:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:26 AM–8:12 AM
  • Morning best color 7:26 AM
  • Moonrise 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:19 PM–6:05 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Sunset 6:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:05 PM–6:39 PM
  • Night 6:39 PM–6:54 AM
  • Fully dark 7:54 PM–5:38 AM
  • Moonset 9:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:54 PM–5:38 AM

Tomorrow

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

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Good 7:09 AM–7:45 AM
5:28 AM
Good 5:45 PM–6:21 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Good 7:11 AM–7:47 AM
6:15 AM
Good 5:43 PM–6:19 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Good 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
Good 5:40 PM–6:16 PM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:33 AM International Space Station Bright pass, SW to E, 34 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:15 AM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:27 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:01 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:01 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:28 AM 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 12:32 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:16 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 3:16 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 1:51 AM 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 6:23 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 2:47 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 2:47 PM Quadrantids Around 8 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:33 AM 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 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 9:32 AM 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 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
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:06 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:20 PM to 2:40 AM Thu 6 May 2027 12:06 PM Eta Aquariids Active, around 8 an hour
Thu 6 May 2027 3:45 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 9:42 PM in the SE Thu 20 May 2027 9:42 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 3:12 AM 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 89 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:00 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:14 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 8:14 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 5:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 2:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 12:27 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:18 PM in the NE Sat 13 Nov 2027 3:18 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 5:39 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 3:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 3:16 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 3:16 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

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