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The Moon as seen from London

As seen from London at its highest, 06:26 (top = overhead)

Monday, November 2, 2026 · GMT

Moonrise and Moonset in London

In London, United Kingdom, the Moon rises at 23:53 and sets at 14:02 today. It is a Last Quarter, 45% lit, reaching 55° above the horizon at 06:26.

23:53Moonrise
14:02Moonset
51° SSWMoon right now
06:55Sunrise
16:31Sunset
5 hours 28 minMoon-free darkness tonight

Moonrise and moonset in London: next 30 days

In London today, the Moon rises at 23:53 and sets at 14:02 (local time, GMT). The table runs from Mon, Nov 2 to Tue, Dec 1.

DateMoonriseHighestMoonsetPhaseLit
Mon, Nov 2 23:53 06:26 55° 14:02 Last Quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 3 – 07:15 49° 14:18 Waning Crescent 34%
Wed, Nov 4 01:14 08:01 43° 14:31 Waning Crescent 24%
Thu, Nov 5 02:33 08:46 37° 14:43 Waning Crescent 15%
Fri, Nov 6 03:50 09:30 30° 14:55 Waning Crescent 9%
Sat, Nov 7 05:07 10:14 25° 15:09 Waning Crescent 4%
Sun, Nov 8 06:23 10:59 20° 15:25 Waning Crescent 1%
Mon, Nov 9 07:40 11:47 15° 15:46 New Moon 0%
Tue, Nov 10 08:54 12:37 12° 16:14 Waxing Crescent 2%
Wed, Nov 11 10:02 13:28 10° 16:51 Waxing Crescent 5%
Thu, Nov 12 10:59 14:19 10° 17:41 Waxing Crescent 10%
Fri, Nov 13 11:43 15:10 11° 18:41 Waxing Crescent 17%
Sat, Nov 14 12:16 16:00 13° 19:50 Waxing Crescent 24%
Sun, Nov 15 12:40 16:47 17° 21:02 Waxing Crescent 33%
Mon, Nov 16 12:59 17:31 21° 22:15 Waxing Crescent 43%
Tue, Nov 17 13:13 18:15 26° 23:29 First Quarter 53%
Wed, Nov 18 13:26 18:57 32° – Waxing Gibbous 63%
Thu, Nov 19 13:38 19:40 38° 00:43 Waxing Gibbous 73%
Fri, Nov 20 13:50 20:25 44° 01:59 Waxing Gibbous 82%
Sat, Nov 21 14:04 21:13 51° 03:18 Waxing Gibbous 90%
Sun, Nov 22 14:21 22:05 56° 04:43 Waxing Gibbous 96%
Mon, Nov 23 14:44 23:03 61° 06:12 Waxing Gibbous 99%
Tue, Nov 24 15:17 – 07:43 Full Moon 100%
Wed, Nov 25 16:07 00:06 65° 09:09 Full Moon 100%
Thu, Nov 26 17:16 01:13 66° 10:19 Waning Gibbous 97%
Fri, Nov 27 18:40 02:19 65° 11:09 Waning Gibbous 91%
Sat, Nov 28 20:11 03:22 62° 11:43 Waning Gibbous 83%
Sun, Nov 29 21:39 04:20 57° 12:07 Waning Gibbous 73%
Mon, Nov 30 23:03 05:12 51° 12:24 Waning Gibbous 62%
Tue, Dec 1 – 06:00 45° 12:38 Last Quarter 50%

Local time in London (Europe/London), daylight saving applied. Coordinates 51.51°, -0.13°, sea-level horizon. A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that calendar day. Why the moon rises later each day explains why.

Darkest hours in London tonight

In London tonight, the sky is dark and free of moonlight from 18:25 to 23:53, when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon and the Moon is down. Astronomical darkness runs from 18:25 to 05:03, and with the Moon 38% lit it leaves 5 hours 28 min of moon-free dark sky in all. See the best moon phase for stargazing.

Back to all moonrise and moonset times or see the moon phase calendar.