Today's Sun Position in London
Time:21:05Altitude:-28.8°Direction:293° NWPhase:NightDay length today: 10h 34m 22s (17 Oct 2025)
3 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than yesterday (16 Oct 2025)
2 hours, 44 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 Dec 2024)
6 hours, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (21 Jun 2025)
The Sun's altitude in London today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today
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Day, night, and twilight times in London today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night00:00 – 05:36 Astro. Twilight05:36 – 06:15 Nautical Twilight06:15 – 06:54 Civil Twilight06:54 – 07:28 Daylight07:28 – 18:02 Civil Twilight18:02 – 18:36 Nautical Twilight18:36 – 19:15 Astro. Twilight19:15 – 19:53 Night19:53 – 23:59Sun in London - Next 7 Days
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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar NoonOctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km17 Oct07:2818:0210:34:22−3:4912:45 (29.1°)149.08718 Oct07:2918:0010:30:33−3:4812:45 (28.7°)149.04619 Oct07:3117:5810:26:45−3:4812:45 (28.4°)149.00420 Oct07:3317:5610:22:58−3:4712:45 (28.0°)148.96321 Oct07:3517:5410:19:11−3:4612:45 (27.6°)148.92122 Oct07:3617:5210:15:25−3:4512:44 (27.3°)148.88023 Oct07:3817:5010:11:40−3:4512:44 (26.9°)148.839 * All times are local time for London. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.See full month's Sun
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox20 Mar09:01June solstice21 Jun03:42September equinox22 Sep19:19December solstice21 Dec15:03* All times are local London time.Seasons Calculator for London
Sun Articles
What Are the Types of Twilight?Tips on Photographing Sunsets and SunrisesAstronomical Refraction Percent Illuminated:12.4%Time:21:05Altitude:-30.6°Direction:340° NPosition:Waning CrescentThe Moon's path in London today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Year 2025 Moon Phases
Moon in London - Next 7 days
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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian PassingOctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination17 Oct02:4516:46-09:55(47.4°)393,02315.6%18 Oct04:0016:56-10:37(41.3°)396,6098.9%19 Oct05:1317:06-11:17(35.3°)399,6794.0%20 Oct06:2517:16-11:57(29.4°)402,2251.1% 21 Oct07:3717:28-12:38(23.8°)404,2330.1%22 Oct08:5017:42-13:21(18.9°)405,6431.0%23 Oct10:0418:01-14:06(14.8°)406,3713.9% * All times are local time for London. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.See full month's Moon
Moon Articles
What's a Blue Moon?What's a Super Full Moon?Is the Moon Upside-Down in the Other Hemisphere?How Do Moon Phases Work?What Is Lunar Perigee and Apogee?Moon Rise/Set Photography TipsFull Moon NamesPlanets Visible in the Sky in London This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, 17 Oct 2025PlanetRiseSetMeridianCommentMercurySat 09:43Sat 18:28Sat 14:06Difficult to seeVenusSat 05:34Sat 17:33Sat 11:34Fairly good visibilityMarsSat 09:42Sat 18:43Sat 14:13Very difficult to seeJupiterFri 22:55Sat 14:57Sat 06:56Fairly good visibilitySaturnFri 17:20Sat 04:49Fri 23:05Perfect visibilityUranusSat 19:11Sun 10:56Sun 03:03Average visibilityNeptuneFri 17:19Sat 05:12Fri 23:16Difficult to see* All times are local time for London.More about the planets visible in the night sky in London
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