London, England, United Kingdom

Saturday, December 6, 2025

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

7:50 AM

7:50 AM

7:11 AM Blue hour
7:50 AM Sunrise
8:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

3:52 PM

3:52 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

2:52 PM Golden hour
3:52 PM Sunset
4:32 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 2:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
75% lost
Speed
35 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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

4:56 PM – 10:54 AM

NE NW
4:56 PM Moonrise
5:33 PM 4°
2:01 AM Highest, 65°
10:20 AM 4°
10:54 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:11 AM–7:50 AM
  • Sunrise 7:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:50 AM–8:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:50 AM
  • Moonset 10:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:52 PM–3:52 PM
  • Sunset 3:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:52 PM–4:32 PM
  • Evening best color 3:56 PM
  • Moonrise 4:56 PM
  • Fully dark 5:55 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:35 AM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:27 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:01 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:01 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
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 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