Sun & moon over

London

Saturday, May 16 · It's 12:26 AM in London (GMT+1 · GMT+1)

Sunrise

5:10 AM

Day length

15h 36m

Sunset

8:46 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Full dark. The sun has been down for hours.

Sun today
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Solar noon
12:58 PM
Day length
15h 36m

+3m 02s vs. yesterday

Civil

4:28 AM9:27 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

3:32 AM10:23 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

2:08 AM11:47 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
3:53 AM
Moonset
7:42 PM

Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.

Sun & moon calendar — May 2026

Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for London.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
15:33 AM8:23 PM14h 50m8:51 PM5:03 AMFull Moon · 100%
25:32 AM8:25 PM14h 53m10:04 PM5:19 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
35:30 AM8:26 PM14h 57m11:13 PM5:42 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
45:28 AM8:28 PM15h 00m12:14 AM6:13 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
55:26 AM8:30 PM15h 04m6:57 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
65:24 AM8:31 PM15h 07m1:03 AM7:53 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
75:23 AM8:33 PM15h 10m1:42 AM9:00 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
85:21 AM8:35 PM15h 14m2:09 AM10:13 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
95:19 AM8:36 PM15h 17m2:30 AM11:30 AMLast Quarter · 53%
105:18 AM8:38 PM15h 20m2:46 AM12:49 PMLast Quarter · 43%
115:16 AM8:39 PM15h 23m2:59 AM2:07 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
125:14 AM8:41 PM15h 27m3:12 AM3:26 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
135:13 AM8:43 PM15h 30m3:24 AM4:48 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
145:11 AM8:44 PM15h 33m3:38 AM6:13 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
155:10 AM8:46 PM15h 36m3:53 AM7:42 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
165:08 AM8:47 PM15h 39m4:14 AM9:12 PMNew Moon · 0%
175:07 AM8:49 PM15h 42m4:44 AM10:39 PMNew Moon · 1%
185:06 AM8:50 PM15h 45m5:26 AM11:53 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
195:04 AM8:52 PM15h 47m6:26 AM12:48 AMWaxing Crescent · 10%
205:03 AM8:53 PM15h 50m7:44 AMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:02 AM8:54 PM15h 53m9:12 AM1:24 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:00 AM8:56 PM15h 55m10:42 AM1:50 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
234:59 AM8:57 PM15h 58m12:07 PM2:08 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
244:58 AM8:59 PM16h 01m1:30 PM2:22 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
254:57 AM9:00 PM16h 03m2:49 PM2:34 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
264:56 AM9:01 PM16h 05m4:04 PM2:45 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
274:55 AM9:02 PM16h 08m5:20 PM2:57 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
284:54 AM9:04 PM16h 10m6:36 PM3:09 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
294:53 AM9:05 PM16h 12m7:50 PM3:24 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
304:52 AM9:06 PM16h 14m9:00 PM3:45 AMFull Moon · 99%
314:51 AM9:07 PM16h 16m10:05 PM4:13 AMFull Moon · 100%

About these times

Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for London's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.

Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.

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