London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom Thursday 17 September 2026 High 69°F, low 57°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:04 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Best color
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Fair

7:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:26 PM Golden hour
7:10 PM Sunset
7:18 PM Best color
7:44 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunsets here.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:58 PM – 5:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:58 PM Dark enough
5:52 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing crescent

37% lit

2:27 PM – 9:15 PM

SE SW
2:27 PM Moonrise
3:09 PM 4°
5:51 PM Highest, 11°
8:33 PM 4°
9:15 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
58°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
68°F
Mainly clear 39% clouds · no rain
Evening
66°F
Partly cloudy 48% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Best color
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

2:27 PM Moonrise
3:09 PM 4°
5:51 PM Highest, 11°
8:33 PM 4°
9:15 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:26 PM Golden hour
7:10 PM Sunset
7:18 PM Best color
7:44 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:58 PM Dark enough
5:52 AM Too light
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