Sunrise and sunset times

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London, United Kingdom - Position of the sun in the sky on May 16, 2025

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	Time:	Duration:
Astronomical twilight	01:58 - 03:27	1 h 29 min.
Nautical twilight	03:27 - 04:24	57 min.
Civil twilight	04:24 - 05:06	41 min.
Sunrise	05:06
Golden Hour	05:06 - 05:54	48 min.
Zenith	12:56
Golden Hour	19:59 - 20:47	48 min.
Sunset	20:47
Civil twilight	20:47 - 21:29	41 min.
Nautical twilight	21:29 - 22:26	57 min.
Astronomical twilight	22:26 - 23:55	1 h 29 min.

Day / night length in May 16, 2025 :
Day (the sun above the horizon)		15 h 41 min.
Twilight and night (the sun under the horizon)		8 h 19 min.
- of which astronomical night		2 h 2 min.

During the month of May, the daylight changes:
- total		1 h 25 min. *
morning - the sun rises earlier :		42 min. *
evening - the sun sets later:		44 min. *

* Small discrepancies in calculations might occur due to round-off errors.

Position of the sun in the sky on May 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM :
Position		Day
Azimuth		259° / Southwest
Elevation Horizon=0°, Zenith=90°		33°

Latitude	51° 30'
Longitude	-0° 6'

What time is it dark today?

On 16 May the sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 20:47. The sun is 15 h 41 min. above the horizon, the daylight. The morning astronomical twilling starts at 01:58, the evening astronomical twilling ends at 23:55, the sky is complettely dark.

Table of the times of sunrise and sunset in 2025, London

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	Jan		Feb		March		April		May		June		July		Aug		Sep		Oct		Nov		Dec

1	08:05	16:02	07:38	16:50	06:44	17:40	06:34	19:33	05:31	20:23	04:48	21:08	04:47	21:21	05:24	20:48	06:13	19:47	07:01	18:38	06:54	16:33	07:44	15:55
2	08:05	16:03	07:36	16:51	06:42	17:42	06:32	19:35	05:29	20:25	04:47	21:09	04:48	21:20	05:26	20:47	06:15	19:44	07:03	18:36	06:56	16:31	07:45	15:54
3	08:05	16:04	07:34	16:53	06:40	17:44	06:30	19:37	05:27	20:27	04:47	21:10	04:49	21:20	05:27	20:45	06:16	19:42	07:05	18:33	06:58	16:30	07:46	15:53
4	08:05	16:05	07:33	16:55	06:38	17:46	06:27	19:38	05:25	20:28	04:46	21:11	04:50	21:19	05:29	20:43	06:18	19:40	07:06	18:31	06:59	16:28	07:48	15:53
5	08:04	16:07	07:31	16:57	06:35	17:47	06:25	19:40	05:24	20:30	04:45	21:12	04:51	21:19	05:30	20:42	06:20	19:38	07:08	18:29	07:01	16:26	07:49	15:53
6	08:04	16:08	07:29	16:59	06:33	17:49	06:23	19:42	05:22	20:31	04:45	21:13	04:51	21:18	05:32	20:40	06:21	19:35	07:09	18:27	07:03	16:24	07:50	15:52
7	08:04	16:09	07:28	17:01	06:31	17:51	06:21	19:43	05:20	20:33	04:44	21:14	04:52	21:18	05:34	20:38	06:23	19:33	07:11	18:24	07:05	16:23	07:51	15:52
8	08:03	16:10	07:26	17:02	06:29	17:53	06:19	19:45	05:18	20:35	04:44	21:14	04:53	21:17	05:35	20:36	06:24	19:31	07:13	18:22	07:06	16:21	07:52	15:52
9	08:03	16:12	07:24	17:04	06:27	17:54	06:16	19:47	05:17	20:36	04:43	21:15	04:54	21:16	05:37	20:34	06:26	19:29	07:14	18:20	07:08	16:20	07:54	15:51
10	08:02	16:13	07:22	17:06	06:24	17:56	06:14	19:48	05:15	20:38	04:43	21:16	04:55	21:16	05:38	20:32	06:28	19:26	07:16	18:18	07:10	16:18	07:55	15:51
11	08:01	16:15	07:20	17:08	06:22	17:58	06:12	19:50	05:13	20:39	04:43	21:17	04:56	21:15	05:40	20:31	06:29	19:24	07:18	18:16	07:12	16:16	07:56	15:51
12	08:01	16:16	07:19	17:10	06:20	17:59	06:10	19:52	05:12	20:41	04:43	21:17	04:57	21:14	05:41	20:29	06:31	19:22	07:19	18:13	07:13	16:15	07:57	15:51
13	08:00	16:18	07:17	17:12	06:18	18:01	06:08	19:53	05:10	20:42	04:42	21:18	04:59	21:13	05:43	20:27	06:32	19:19	07:21	18:11	07:15	16:14	07:58	15:51
14	07:59	16:19	07:15	17:13	06:15	18:03	06:05	19:55	05:09	20:44	04:42	21:19	05:00	21:12	05:45	20:25	06:34	19:17	07:23	18:09	07:17	16:12	07:58	15:51
15	07:58	16:21	07:13	17:15	06:13	18:05	06:03	19:57	05:07	20:45	04:42	21:19	05:01	21:11	05:46	20:23	06:35	19:15	07:25	18:07	07:19	16:11	07:59	15:51
16	07:58	16:22	07:11	17:17	06:11	18:06	06:01	19:58	05:06	20:47	04:42	21:20	05:02	21:10	05:48	20:21	06:37	19:12	07:26	18:05	07:20	16:09	08:00	15:51
17	07:57	16:24	07:09	17:19	06:08	18:08	05:59	20:00	05:04	20:48	04:42	21:20	05:03	21:09	05:49	20:19	06:39	19:10	07:28	18:03	07:22	16:08	08:01	15:52
18	07:56	16:25	07:07	17:21	06:06	18:10	05:57	20:02	05:03	20:50	04:42	21:20	05:05	21:08	05:51	20:17	06:40	19:08	07:30	18:01	07:24	16:07	08:02	15:52
19	07:55	16:27	07:05	17:22	06:04	18:11	05:55	20:03	05:02	20:51	04:42	21:21	05:06	21:07	05:53	20:15	06:42	19:06	07:31	17:58	07:25	16:06	08:02	15:52
20	07:54	16:29	07:03	17:24	06:02	18:13	05:53	20:05	05:00	20:53	04:42	21:21	05:07	21:06	05:54	20:13	06:43	19:03	07:33	17:56	07:27	16:04	08:03	15:53
21	07:52	16:30	07:01	17:26	05:59	18:15	05:51	20:07	04:59	20:54	04:43	21:21	05:09	21:04	05:56	20:10	06:45	19:01	07:35	17:54	07:29	16:03	08:03	15:53
22	07:51	16:32	06:59	17:28	05:57	18:17	05:49	20:08	04:58	20:55	04:43	21:21	05:10	21:03	05:57	20:08	06:47	18:59	07:37	17:52	07:30	16:02	08:04	15:54
23	07:50	16:34	06:57	17:30	05:55	18:18	05:47	20:10	04:57	20:57	04:43	21:21	05:11	21:02	05:59	20:06	06:48	18:56	07:38	17:50	07:32	16:01	08:04	15:54
24	07:49	16:35	06:55	17:31	05:53	18:20	05:44	20:12	04:56	20:58	04:44	21:22	05:13	21:00	06:00	20:04	06:50	18:54	07:40	17:48	07:33	16:00	08:05	15:55
25	07:48	16:37	06:53	17:33	05:50	18:22	05:42	20:13	04:55	20:59	04:44	21:22	05:14	20:59	06:02	20:02	06:51	18:52	07:42	17:46	07:35	15:59	08:05	15:56
26	07:46	16:39	06:51	17:35	05:48	18:23	05:40	20:15	04:53	21:01	04:44	21:21	05:16	20:58	06:04	20:00	06:53	18:49	06:44	16:44	07:36	15:58	08:05	15:56
27	07:45	16:41	06:48	17:37	05:46	18:25	05:39	20:17	04:52	21:02	04:45	21:21	05:17	20:56	06:05	19:58	06:55	18:47	06:45	16:42	07:38	15:57	08:05	15:57
28	07:43	16:42	06:46	17:39	05:43	18:27	05:37	20:18	04:51	21:03	04:45	21:21	05:18	20:55	06:07	19:55	06:56	18:45	06:47	16:40	07:39	15:57	08:05	15:58
29	07:42	16:44			05:41	18:28	05:35	20:20	04:51	21:04	04:46	21:21	05:20	20:53	06:08	19:53	06:58	18:42	06:49	16:39	07:41	15:56	08:06	15:59
30	07:41	16:46			06:39	19:30	05:33	20:22	04:50	21:06	04:47	21:21	05:21	20:52	06:10	19:51	07:00	18:40	06:51	16:37	07:42	15:55	08:06	16:00
31	07:39	16:48			06:37	19:32			04:49	21:07			05:23	20:50	06:12	19:49			06:52	16:35			08:06	16:01

Interactive graph with the sunrise and sunset times and the day length during the year 2025, London

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Dusk: The start of the astronomical twilight. The time of the first sunlights, from this moment the sky becomes lighter!
During nautical twilight the illumination is such that the horizon is still visible and vague outlines of ground objects may be distinguishable, but not details.
Civil twilight can also be described as the limit at which twilight illumination is sufficient, under clear weather conditions. At the beginning of morning civil twilight, or end of evening civil twilight, the horizon is clearly defined.
Sunrise: The sun rises and the geometric center of the sun is on the horizon.
Sunset: The sun sets and the geometric center of the sun is on the horizon.
Dark: the astronomical twilight, the evening twilight ends and night begins. There is no color in the sky during astronomical twilight.