The Sun reaches its southernmost point and the year turns. From there it tracks north again.Read about the shortest day
Day length in London
8 hours 50 minutes
How much shorter has the day got?
8 hours 10 minutes
since the summer solstice · 21. Jun
21. Jun21. Dec
39 days until the shortest day of the year
Change since
Yesterday
−4 min.
7 days
−25 min.
30 days
−1 h. 57 min.
Sunrise and sunset tomorrow
7:47 AM – 4:34 PM · 8 hours 47 minutes
Light today
- DawnLight enough to be outside7:07 AM
- Golden hour, morning7:45 AM–8:41 AM
- Solar noonThe sun only reaches 19° – too low to make vitamin D from sunlight12:10 PM
- Golden hour, evening3:39 PM–4:35 PM
- Twilight endsLights on 4:35 PM – 7:47 AMDark before the workday ends – wear something reflective5:14 PM
- Fully darkThe stars are out6:37 PM
The moon tonight
Waxing crescent · 10%
Rises 11:41 AM · sets 6:00 PM