Sunrise and sunset in London
In London today, the sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:38. Day length: 11 h 37 min. Golden hour today: 06:41–07:46 in the morning and 17:54–18:59 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United Kingdom
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 18:38 · Day length 11 h 37 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:09 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:49 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:28 | |
| Sunrise | 07:01 | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 12:50 | 35.2° |
| Sunset | 18:38 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:12 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:50 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:30 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:28 | 06:41 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:41 | 07:46 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:54 | 18:59 |
| Evening blue hour | 18:59 | 19:12 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:28 | 07:01 | 12:50 | 18:38 | 19:12 | 11 h 37 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:29 | 07:03 | 12:50 | 18:36 | 19:09 | 11 h 33 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:31 | 07:04 | 12:50 | 18:34 | 19:07 | 11 h 29 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:33 | 07:06 | 12:49 | 18:32 | 19:05 | 11 h 26 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in London
London lies at 51.5074° N, 0.1278° W, 11 m above sea level, in the Europe/London time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 16 h 38 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 7 h 50 min.
The earliest sunset (15:51) is on December 12 and the latest sunrise (08:06) on December 30: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 62° above the horizon in June but only 15° in December.
In June, London gets 1 h 17 min less daylight than Aberdeen; in December the difference is 1 h 9 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in London
London lies at about 51.5° N, so its day length changes a lot through the year: about 16 hours 38 minutes in June and about 7 hours 50 minutes in December. For several weeks around the June solstice there is no astronomical night. London uses Greenwich Mean Time in winter, and the Prime Meridian at Greenwich passes through the city, so solar noon in winter is close to 12:00.