London, England, United Kingdom

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom
High 57°F, low 45°F.

Tonight

Aurora chance

Very Low

6:51 PM – 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around London, England, United Kingdom
6:51 PM Dark enough
5:15 AM Too light

Current local time: 1:11 AM

Later today

Sunrise

Good

7:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
81%
Wind
7 mph
6:54 AM Blue hour
7:27 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Best color
8:14 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 1:11 AM

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

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.

Sunset

Good

6:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
33%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
5:16 PM Golden hour
6:03 PM Sunset
6:07 PM Best color
6:36 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 1:11 AM

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

Moon

First quarter

39% 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: 1:11 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
10% 0% 59% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Clear sky
33% 0% 71% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Clear sky
40% 0% 80% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:54 AM–7:27 AM
  • Sunrise 7:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:27 AM–8:14 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonrise 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:16 PM–6:03 PM
  • Sunset 6:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:03 PM–6:36 PM
  • Evening best color 6:07 PM
  • Fully dark 7:54 PM–5:38 AM
  • Moonset 9:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:54 PM–5:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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 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 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