Sunrise in London today

London lies at 52°N. In London, day length ranges from 7h 50m in winter to 16h 38m in summer — a swing of about 8h 49m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in London today, at a bearing of 83°. It starts getting light 34 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 6 minutes earlier in London than in Birmingham, 162 km to the northwest.

Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for London.

The longest day in London is around 16h 38m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 50m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 4 minutes per day.