The globe opens over London (51.5° N, 0.1° W) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and London's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near London and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (Europe/London): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from London; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near London
Nothing active near London at GMT from what was checked: MeteoAlarm warnings, tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, satellite fire detections and air quality. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over London
- Nowovercast, 9°C · wind SW 6 km/h · 100% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 11°C around , low 7°C around · under a 20% chance of rain
- Hour by hour 9°C, overcast · 10°C, overcast · 11°C, clear · 9°C, clear · 8°C, partly cloudy · 7°C, clear · 7°C, partly cloudy · 7°C, overcast
- Air qualitymoderate, US AQI 98 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of GMT. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over London, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the ESE, sets in the WSW, 22° up at its highest at · 9 h 15 min of daylight, 3 min 23 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the ESE, sets in the WSW
- Next Moonsnew Mon Nov 9 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereAug 2, 2027, partial: 42% of the Sun covered at , 40° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJan 12, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 35° up
Times on London's clock (GMT), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over London
- Next ISS pass you can seenone in the next three days · every pass
- Northern lightsnot expected within sight, forecast for · aurora forecast
How to read it
London's December Sun climbs only about 15° at noon, so its golden hour starts by mid-afternoon and the street lights are on soon after. Waterloo Bridge looks west up the Thames toward the sunset, one of the city's best-known views of it.
London's longest day, around June 21, has 16 hours 38 minutes of daylight, and its shortest, around December 22, has 7 hours 50 minutes.
Sunset in London comes earliest around December 12, at about 15:51, and latest around June 20, at about 21:21. That earliest sunset comes about 9 days before London's shortest day, because the Sun's noon drifts against the clock through the year. London's clocks change twice a year, so its sunset jumps by an hour on each of those days.
London's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 65 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 85 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in London today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on London's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year London's sunset moves between about 15:51 and about 21:21.
When is golden hour in London today?
The list gives London's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on London's clock.
When is the next full Moon in London?
The list gives the date and time on London's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in London is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near London right now?
This page lists what's active near London as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in London, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over London right now?
This page gives London's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over London: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in London today?
This page gives London's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around London rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
Are the northern lights ever visible from London?
In a strong geomagnetic storm, a few nights in a busy year, usually low on London's northern horizon and best away from the city's lights. This page says what NOAA's OVATION forecast gives for London over the next hour or so.
