London, England, United Kingdom

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom Wednesday 23 September 2026 High 74°F, low 61°F.

Equinox or solstice

Autumn equinox

The moment itself, 1:05 AM

Sunrise
6:48 AM, E (90°)
Sunset
6:57 PM, W (270°)
Daylight
12h 09m

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

6:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:14 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Sunrise
6:50 AM Best color
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 14 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Fair

6:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:12 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:04 PM Best color
7:30 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

7:44 PM – 6:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:44 PM Dark enough
6:01 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing gibbous

89% lit

5:50 PM – 3:55 AM

ESE WSW
5:50 PM Moonrise
6:18 PM 4°
10:52 PM Highest, 26°
3:27 AM 4°
3:55 AM 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
64°F
Overcast 91% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
74°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Evening
68°F
Clear sky 2% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:14 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Sunrise
6:50 AM Best color
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

5:50 PM Moonrise
6:18 PM 4°
10:52 PM Highest, 26°
3:27 AM 4°
3:55 AM Moonset

Sunset

6:12 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:04 PM Best color
7:30 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:44 PM Dark enough
6:01 AM Too light
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Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 12 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 6:02 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 13 deg up
Wed 7 Oct 2026 5:41 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 PM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:27 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:01 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:01 PM 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

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