Sunrise and sunset times in London
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in London, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 12, 2026. Current time: 9:58:25 pm
Night ends at 5:28 am5:28:09 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:46 am6:45:43 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:19:16 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:13:48 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:47 pm6:47:18 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:05 pm8:04:38 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -34.2° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 307° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 54 minutes
Sunset in London was 3 hours, 44 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 12 at 9:41 AM
Moon set on Oct 12 at 6:20 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (5%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 4:11 AM · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 7:02 AMTomorrow
October 13, 2026
Night ends at 5:30 am5:29:49 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:47 am6:47:21 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:20:57 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:11:38 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:45 pm6:45:10 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:02 pm8:02:28 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 50 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in London
Moon will rise on Oct 13 at 10:58 AM Moon will set on Oct 13 at 6:43 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (11%)
- London, England
- Latitude: 51.50853 (North)
- Longitude: -0.12574 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in London, England
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 9 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 7 hours, 49 minutes.Longest day in London, England
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 16 hours, 38 minutes.
October 2026 - London, England - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in London.
All times are in London's time: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) until October 25, 2026, and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) from then on.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 54 minutes over the course of October 2026 in London, England - from 11 hours, 37 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 43 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:27:47 am | 7:01:03 am | 6:38:22 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:11:32 pm | 11h 37m 19s | -3m 55s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:50:30 pm | 35.2° | 5:48:55 am | 7:50:16 pm | 5:09:03 am | 8:29:57 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 24m 19s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:40 am | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:29:24 am | 7:02:41 am | 6:36:05 pm | 7:09:17 pm | 11h 33m 24s | -3m 54s | 12:50:11 pm | 34.8° | 5:50:35 am | 7:47:58 pm | 5:10:51 am | 8:27:32 pm | 12h 28m 14s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:21 am | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:31:02 am | 7:04:19 am | 6:33:49 pm | 7:07:01 pm | 11h 29m 30s | -3m 54s | 12:49:51 pm | 34.4° | 5:52:15 am | 7:45:41 pm | 5:12:37 am | 8:25:09 pm | 12h 32m 9s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 2:25 pmLast quarter at 2:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
12:50:01 am | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:32:40 am | 7:05:58 am | 6:31:34 pm | 7:04:47 pm | 11h 25m 36s | -3m 54s | 12:49:32 pm | 34° | 5:53:55 am | 7:43:24 pm | 5:14:23 am | 8:22:46 pm | 12h 36m 3s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:41 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:34:17 am | 7:07:37 am | 6:29:19 pm | 7:02:33 pm | 11h 21m 42s | -3m 54s | 12:49:14 pm | 33.6° | 5:55:35 am | 7:41:09 pm | 5:16:08 am | 8:20:25 pm | 12h 39m 57s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:24 am | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:35:55 am | 7:09:16 am | 6:27:04 pm | 7:00:20 pm | 11h 17m 48s | -3m 54s | 12:48:55 pm | 33.3° | 5:57:14 am | 7:38:54 pm | 5:17:53 am | 8:18:06 pm | 12h 43m 51s | 🌘 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:04 am | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:37:33 am | 7:10:55 am | 6:24:50 pm | 6:58:07 pm | 11h 13m 55s | -3m 54s | 12:48:37 pm | 32.9° | 5:58:53 am | 7:36:41 pm | 5:19:37 am | 8:15:48 pm | 12h 47m 45s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:46 am | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:39:11 am | 7:12:35 am | 6:22:36 pm | 6:55:56 pm | 11h 10m 1s | -3m 53s | 12:48:20 pm | 32.5° | 6:00:32 am | 7:34:28 pm | 5:21:20 am | 8:13:31 pm | 12h 51m 39s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:29 am | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:40:49 am | 7:14:15 am | 6:20:23 pm | 6:53:45 pm | 11h 6m 8s | -3m 53s | 12:48:03 pm | 32.1° | 6:02:10 am | 7:32:17 pm | 5:23:03 am | 8:11:15 pm | 12h 55m 32s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:12 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:42:27 am | 7:15:55 am | 6:18:11 pm | 6:51:35 pm | 11h 2m 16s | -3m 53s | 12:47:46 pm | 31.7° | 6:03:48 am | 7:30:07 pm | 5:24:46 am | 8:09:01 pm | 12h 59m 24s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 4:50 pmNew moon at 4:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
12:47:54 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:44:05 am | 7:17:35 am | 6:15:59 pm | 6:49:26 pm | 10h 58m 24s | -3m 52s | 12:47:30 pm | 31.4° | 6:05:27 am | 7:27:58 pm | 5:26:27 am | 8:06:49 pm | 13h 3m 17s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:38 am | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:45:43 am | 7:19:16 am | 6:13:48 pm | 6:47:18 pm | 10h 54m 32s | -3m 52s | 12:47:14 pm | 31° | 6:07:05 am | 7:25:50 pm | 5:28:09 am | 8:04:38 pm | 13h 7m 9s | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:22 am | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:47:21 am | 7:20:57 am | 6:11:38 pm | 6:45:10 pm | 10h 50m 41s | -3m 52s | 12:46:58 pm | 30.6° | 6:08:42 am | 7:23:43 pm | 5:29:49 am | 8:02:28 pm | 13h 11m 1s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:05 am | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:48:59 am | 7:22:39 am | 6:09:28 pm | 6:43:04 pm | 10h 46m 49s | -3m 51s | 12:46:44 pm | 30.2° | 6:10:20 am | 7:21:38 pm | 5:31:30 am | 8:00:20 pm | 13h 14m 53s | 🌒 (18%)Waxing Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:52 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:50:37 am | 7:24:21 am | 6:07:19 pm | 6:40:59 pm | 10h 42m 58s | -3m 51s | 12:46:29 pm | 29.9° | 6:11:57 am | 7:19:33 pm | 5:33:10 am | 7:58:14 pm | 13h 18m 44s | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:36 am | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:52:16 am | 7:26:03 am | 6:05:11 pm | 6:38:54 pm | 10h 39m 8s | -3m 50s | 12:46:16 pm | 29.5° | 6:13:35 am | 7:17:30 pm | 5:34:49 am | 7:56:09 pm | 13h 22m 34s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:23 am | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:53:54 am | 7:27:45 am | 6:03:04 pm | 6:36:51 pm | 10h 35m 19s | -3m 50s | 12:46:02 pm | 29.1° | 6:15:12 am | 7:15:29 pm | 5:36:28 am | 7:54:05 pm | 13h 26m 24s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:08 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:55:33 am | 7:29:28 am | 6:00:58 pm | 6:34:49 pm | 10h 31m 30s | -3m 49s | 12:45:50 pm | 28.8° | 6:16:49 am | 7:13:28 pm | 5:38:07 am | 7:52:04 pm | 13h 30m 13s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 5:12 pmFirst quarter at 5:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 53% illuminated |
12:45:56 am | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:57:12 am | 7:31:11 am | 5:58:52 pm | 6:32:48 pm | 10h 27m 41s | -3m 48s | 12:45:38 pm | 28.4° | 6:18:26 am | 7:11:29 pm | 5:39:45 am | 7:50:04 pm | 13h 34m 2s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:44 am | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:58:50 am | 7:32:54 am | 5:56:48 pm | 6:30:48 pm | 10h 23m 54s | -3m 48s | 12:45:26 pm | 28.1° | 6:20:02 am | 7:09:32 pm | 5:41:23 am | 7:48:05 pm | 13h 37m 50s | 🌔 (72%)Waxing Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:31 am | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:00:29 am | 7:34:38 am | 5:54:45 pm | 6:28:50 pm | 10h 20m 7s | -3m 47s | 12:45:16 pm | 27.7° | 6:21:39 am | 7:07:36 pm | 5:43:00 am | 7:46:09 pm | 13h 41m 36s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:21 am | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:02:08 am | 7:36:21 am | 5:52:43 pm | 6:26:53 pm | 10h 16m 22s | -3m 46s | 12:45:06 pm | 27.3° | 6:23:15 am | 7:05:41 pm | 5:44:37 am | 7:44:14 pm | 13h 45m 23s | 🌔 (88%)Waxing Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:11 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:03:47 am | 7:38:06 am | 5:50:41 pm | 6:24:57 pm | 10h 12m 35s | -3m 45s | 12:44:56 pm | 27° | 6:24:52 am | 7:03:48 pm | 5:46:14 am | 7:42:20 pm | 13h 49m 9s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:01 am | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:05:26 am | 7:39:50 am | 5:48:42 pm | 6:23:02 pm | 10h 8m 52s | -3m 44s | 12:44:47 pm | 26.6° | 6:26:28 am | 7:01:57 pm | 5:47:50 am | 7:40:29 pm | 13h 52m 53s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:51 am | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 6:07:06 am | 6:41:35 am | 4:46:43 pm | 5:21:09 pm | 10h 5m 8s | -3m 43s | 11:44:39 am | 26.3° | 5:28:04 am | 6:00:07 pm | 4:49:26 am | 6:38:39 pm | 13h 56m 36s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:43 am | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:08:45 am | 6:43:19 am | 4:44:45 pm | 5:19:17 pm | 10h 1m 26s | -3m 42s | 11:44:32 am | 26° | 5:29:40 am | 5:58:18 pm | 4:51:01 am | 6:36:52 pm | 14h 0m 19s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 4:11 amFull moon at 4:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:44:29 pm | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:10:24 am | 6:45:04 am | 4:42:49 pm | 5:17:27 pm | 9h 57m 45s | -3m 41s | 11:44:25 am | 25.6° | 5:31:15 am | 5:56:32 pm | 4:52:36 am | 6:35:06 pm | 14h 4m 1s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:23 pm | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:12:03 am | 6:46:50 am | 4:40:54 pm | 5:15:38 pm | 9h 54m 4s | -3m 40s | 11:44:20 am | 25.3° | 5:32:51 am | 5:54:47 pm | 4:54:11 am | 6:33:22 pm | 14h 7m 41s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:18 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:13:43 am | 6:48:35 am | 4:39:01 pm | 5:13:51 pm | 9h 50m 26s | -3m 39s | 11:44:15 am | 24.9° | 5:34:26 am | 5:53:04 pm | 4:55:45 am | 6:31:40 pm | 14h 11m 20s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:13 pm | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:15:22 am | 6:50:21 am | 4:37:08 pm | 5:12:05 pm | 9h 46m 47s | -3m 38s | 11:44:10 am | 24.6° | 5:36:01 am | 5:51:22 pm | 4:57:19 am | 6:30:00 pm | 14h 14m 59s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:09 pm | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:17:01 am | 6:52:07 am | 4:35:18 pm | 5:10:21 pm | 9h 43m 11s | -3m 36s | 11:44:07 am | 24.3° | 5:37:36 am | 5:49:42 pm | 4:58:53 am | 6:28:21 pm | 14h 18m 34s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:06 pm | 14.2° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in London, England
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in London, England - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in London, England for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in London, England.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in London
In London, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 17 at 4:42 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 30 at 8:06 am. The earliest sunset is on December 12 at 3:51 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:21 pm.
London gets 8h 48m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 38m versus 7h 49m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 16m.
London Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in London. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in London.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 15.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 61.9° (around Jun 20) in London. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near London, England
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as London, England — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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