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
9 hours 6 minutes
How much shorter has the day got?
9 hours 44 minutes
since the summer solstice · 21. Jun
21. Jun21. Dec
54 days until the shortest day of the year
Change since
Yesterday
−5 min.
7 days
−37 min.
30 days
−2 h. 40 min.
Sunrise and sunset tomorrow
7:31 AM – 4:32 PM · 9 hours 1 minute
Light today
- DawnLight enough to be outside6:44 AM
- Golden hour, morning7:28 AM–8:33 AM
- Solar noonThe sun only reaches 17° – too low to make vitamin D from sunlight12:01 PM
- Golden hour, evening3:30 PM–4:35 PM
- Twilight endsLights on 4:35 PM – 7:31 AMDark before the workday ends – wear something reflective5:19 PM
- Fully darkThe stars are out6:55 PM
The moon tonight
Waning gibbous · 92%
Rises 4:05 PM · sets 11:47 AM