London, England, United Kingdom

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom
High 56°F, low 45°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
8%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
81%
Wind
7 mph
6:55 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Best color
8:16 AM Golden hour ends

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 9 an hour

Best around 5:31 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

Bright pass, SW to E

Rises 6:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:15 AM
until 6:21 AM
Visible for
6m 0s
Highest
34° SSE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Good

6:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
57%around 7 PM
Rain chance
20%around 7 PM
Humidity
68%
Wind
8 mph
5:14 PM Golden hour
6:01 PM Sunset
6:05 PM Best color
6:34 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

First quarter

48% lit

3:16 PM – 11:04 PM

SE SW
3:16 PM Moonrise
3:52 PM 4°
7:10 PM Highest, 15°
10:28 PM 4°
11:04 PM Moonset

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
8% 0% 81% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 57°F Overcast
32% 10% 53% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Mainly clear
57% 20% 68% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Partly cloudy
66% 41% 76% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:16 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Moonrise 3:17 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–6:01 PM
  • Sunset 6:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:01 PM–6:34 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Fully dark 7:52 PM–5:40 AM
  • Moonset 11:04 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:12 PM–5:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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 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