London, England, United Kingdom

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom
High 69°F, low 52°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:19 PM – 6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:19 PM Dark enough
6:19 AM Too light

Aurora

Northern lights night

Kp 6 (G2) observed - low in the northern sky

Best around 8:52 PM

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
10%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
95%
Wind
1 mph
6:32 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Best color
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 25 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Excellent

6:31 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Excellent by the people who watched it.

Cloud
87%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
65%
Wind
3 mph
5:46 PM Golden hour
6:31 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Best color
7:04 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunsets here.

Moon

Last quarter

40% lit

10:46 PM – 4:13 PM

NE NW
10:46 PM Moonrise
11:21 PM 4°
7:37 AM Highest, 64°
3:41 PM 4°
4:13 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 55°F Overcast
10% dry 95% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 67°F Partly cloudy
68% dry 60% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 63°F Overcast
87% dry 65% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:32 AM–7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Moonset 4:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:31 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–7:04 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 8:23 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:23 PM–12:13 AM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:33 PM International Space Station Bright pass, SW to E, 34 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:16 AM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:27 PM 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 5:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM 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

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