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London, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 25.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 12, 2024 at 10:27:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:12 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:42 pm 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:03 am 42° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:19 am 319° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 29 minutes (+3m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in London

Time:10:27 pm
Altitude:-12.9°
Direction:324° NW
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 29m 22s (May 12, 2024)

3 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2024)

7 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in London Today

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Night12:00 am – 2:18 am
Astro. Twilight2:18 am – 3:36 am
Nautical Twilight3:36 am – 4:31 am
Civil Twilight4:31 am – 5:12 am
Daylight5:12 am – 8:42 pm
Civil Twilight8:42 pm – 9:23 pm
Nautical Twilight9:23 pm – 10:18 pm
Astro. Twilight10:18 pm – 11:38 pm
Night11:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 125:12 am8:42 pm15:29:22+3:0712:56 pm (56.8°)93.915
May 135:11 am8:43 pm15:32:27+3:0412:56 pm (57.1°)93.935
May 145:09 am8:45 pm15:35:29+3:0212:56 pm (57.3°)93.955
May 155:08 am8:46 pm15:38:28+2:5912:56 pm (57.6°)93.975
May 165:06 am8:48 pm15:41:24+2:5612:56 pm (57.8°)93.994
May 175:05 am8:49 pm15:44:17+2:5212:56 pm (58.0°)94.013
May 185:03 am8:50 pm15:47:07+2:4912:56 pm (58.2°)94.031
* 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.

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Today's Moon in London

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in London - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 12-1:19 am8:03 am5:07 pm(65.1°)241,93623.6%
May 13-1:58 am9:17 am6:00 pm(62.3°)245,19233.0%
May 14-2:25 am10:33 am6:48 pm(58.3°)247,89342.9%
May 15-2:43 am11:49 am7:32 pm(53.5°)249,87852.8%
May 16-2:57 am1:01 pm8:13 pm(48.1°)251,06262.5%
May 17-3:08 am2:12 pm8:53 pm(42.5°)251,43171.6%
May 18-3:18 am3:21 pm9:32 pm(36.6°)251,03079.9%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:38 amMon 6:02 pmMon 11:19 amVery difficult to see
VenusMon 5:04 amMon 8:04 pmMon 12:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:55 amMon 4:29 pmMon 10:11 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:28 amMon 8:58 pmMon 1:13 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:21 amMon 2:21 pmMon 8:51 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:15 amMon 8:38 pmMon 12:56 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneMon 3:37 amMon 3:28 pmMon 9:33 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for London.

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