London, England, United Kingdom

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

8:05 AM

8:05 AM

7:25 AM Blue hour
8:05 AM Sunrise
9:07 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 2:53 PM in the NE

2:53 PM – 9:07 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

NE NW
2:53 PM Moonrise
3:29 PM 4°
12:00 AM Highest, 67°
8:30 AM 4°
9:07 AM Moonset

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

Rises
2:53 PM in the NE
Exactly full
12:33 AM
Distance
243,290 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

3:56 PM

3:56 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

2:54 PM Golden hour
3:56 PM Sunset
4:36 PM Blue hour ends

Event

Boxing Day

UK holiday

Boxing Day in London - sunset at 3:56 PM

Evening from 3:56 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
3:56 PM
Sun toward SW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
100% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
SW, 3° up
at 3:26 PM

Boxing Day, December 26, is a bank holiday across the UK. Its name is thought to come from Christmas boxes - gifts of money given to servants, tradespeople and the poor on the day after Christmas.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:25 AM–8:05 AM
  • Sunrise 8:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:05 AM–9:07 AM
  • Morning best color 8:07 AM
  • Moonset 8:10 AM
  • Moonrise 2:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 2:54 PM–3:56 PM
  • Evening best color 3:50 PM
  • Sunset 3:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:56 PM–4:36 PM
  • Fully dark 6:00 PM–6:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:42 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:42 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to ESE, 24 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:34 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Partial solar eclipse 41.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:00 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it