London, England, United Kingdom

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom
High 55°F, low 50°F.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 15 an hour

Best around 5:27 AM

From 7:27 PM to 6:04 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.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

7:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
23%around 9 AM
Humidity
92%
Wind
7 mph
6:58 AM Blue hour
7:32 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Best color
8:19 AM Golden hour ends

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, ESE to E

Rises 4:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
4:45 AM
until 4:46 AM
Visible for
1m 10s
Highest
16° ESE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, WSW to E

Rises 6:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:18 AM
until 6:24 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
60° SSE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Low

5:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
41%around 7 PM
Humidity
94%
Wind
1 mph
5:09 PM Golden hour
5:56 PM Sunset
6:01 PM Best color
6:30 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

67% lit

3:55 PM – 1:33 AM

ESE WSW
3:55 PM Moonrise
4:24 PM 4°
8:44 PM Highest, 24°
1:04 AM 4°
1:33 AM 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 54°F Overcast
100% 23% 92% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Moderate drizzle
100% 23% 88% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Overcast
100% 41% 94% 1 mph
Late Night 11 PM 50°F Partly cloudy
48% 25% 99% 1 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:32 AM
  • Sunrise 7:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:32 AM–8:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:33 AM
  • Moonrise 3:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:09 PM–5:56 PM
  • Sunset 5:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:56 PM–6:30 PM
  • Evening best color 6:01 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:38 AM–5:43 AM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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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 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