All cities › United Kingdom · Friday, 16 October 2026
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golden hour today
Golden hour in London is the warm, low-sun window just after sunrise and just before sunset — the best light for portraits, landscapes and travel photography. Here are today's exact golden hour times, plus blue hour, sunrise and sunset.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · Europe/London
Sky chart for London
Day length
10:39
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
07:26
Solar noon
12:46
Sunset
18:05
Day length
10:39
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
07:05 → 08:12
Golden hour · evening
17:19 → 18:26
Next 7 days · London
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 16 Oct | 07:26 | 18:05 | 17:19 → 18:26 | 18:26 → 18:39 | 10:39 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 07:28 | 18:03 | 17:17 → 18:24 | 18:24 → 18:37 | 10:35 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 07:29 | 18:01 | 17:14 → 18:22 | 18:22 → 18:35 | 10:31 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 07:31 | 17:59 | 17:12 → 18:20 | 18:20 → 18:33 | 10:27 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 07:33 | 17:57 | 17:10 → 18:18 | 18:18 → 18:31 | 10:23 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 07:35 | 17:55 | 17:08 → 18:16 | 18:16 → 18:29 | 10:20 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 07:36 | 17:53 | 17:05 → 18:14 | 18:14 → 18:27 | 10:16 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Thursday, 22 October
Longest evening golden window: 17:05 → 18:14. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 16 Oct | 07:26 | 07:05 → 08:12 | 12:46 | 17:19 → 18:26 | 18:05 | 10:39 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 07:28 | 07:07 → 08:14 | 12:45 | 17:17 → 18:24 | 18:03 | 10:35 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 07:29 | 07:08 → 08:16 | 12:45 | 17:14 → 18:22 | 18:01 | 10:31 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 07:31 | 07:10 → 08:18 | 12:45 | 17:12 → 18:20 | 17:59 | 10:27 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 07:33 | 07:12 → 08:20 | 12:45 | 17:10 → 18:18 | 17:57 | 10:23 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 07:35 | 07:13 → 08:22 | 12:45 | 17:08 → 18:16 | 17:55 | 10:20 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 07:36 | 07:15 → 08:24 | 12:44 | 17:05 → 18:14 | 17:53 | 10:16 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 07:38 | 07:17 → 08:25 | 12:44 | 17:03 → 18:12 | 17:51 | 10:12 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 07:40 | 07:19 → 08:27 | 12:44 | 17:01 → 18:10 | 17:49 | 10:08 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 06:41 | 06:20 → 07:29 | 11:44 | 15:59 → 17:08 | 16:47 | 10:05 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 06:43 | 06:22 → 07:31 | 11:44 | 15:57 → 17:06 | 16:45 | 10:01 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 06:45 | 06:24 → 07:33 | 11:44 | 15:54 → 17:04 | 16:43 | 09:57 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 06:47 | 06:25 → 07:35 | 11:44 | 15:52 → 17:02 | 16:41 | 09:54 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 06:48 | 06:27 → 07:37 | 11:44 | 15:50 → 17:00 | 16:39 | 09:50 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 06:50 | 06:29 → 07:39 | 11:44 | 15:48 → 16:59 | 16:37 | 09:46 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 06:52 | 06:30 → 07:41 | 11:44 | 15:46 → 16:57 | 16:35 | 09:43 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 06:54 | 06:32 → 07:43 | 11:44 | 15:44 → 16:55 | 16:33 | 09:39 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 06:55 | 06:34 → 07:45 | 11:44 | 15:42 → 16:53 | 16:32 | 09:36 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 06:57 | 06:35 → 07:47 | 11:44 | 15:40 → 16:52 | 16:30 | 09:32 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 06:59 | 06:37 → 07:49 | 11:44 | 15:38 → 16:50 | 16:28 | 09:29 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 07:01 | 06:39 → 07:51 | 11:44 | 15:36 → 16:48 | 16:26 | 09:25 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 07:03 | 06:40 → 07:53 | 11:44 | 15:34 → 16:47 | 16:25 | 09:22 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 07:04 | 06:42 → 07:56 | 11:44 | 15:32 → 16:45 | 16:23 | 09:18 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 07:06 | 06:44 → 07:58 | 11:44 | 15:30 → 16:44 | 16:21 | 09:15 |
| Mon, 9 Nov | 07:08 | 06:45 → 08:00 | 11:44 | 15:28 → 16:42 | 16:20 | 09:11 |
| Tue, 10 Nov | 07:10 | 06:47 → 08:02 | 11:44 | 15:26 → 16:41 | 16:18 | 09:08 |
| Wed, 11 Nov | 07:11 | 06:49 → 08:04 | 11:44 | 15:24 → 16:39 | 16:17 | 09:05 |
| Thu, 12 Nov | 07:13 | 06:50 → 08:06 | 11:44 | 15:22 → 16:38 | 16:15 | 09:02 |
| Fri, 13 Nov | 07:15 | 06:52 → 08:08 | 11:44 | 15:21 → 16:36 | 16:14 | 08:58 |
| Sat, 14 Nov | 07:17 | 06:54 → 08:10 | 11:44 | 15:19 → 16:35 | 16:12 | 08:55 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in London today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 17:19 and lasts until 18:26 local time. Morning golden hour is from 07:05 to 08:12.
- When does the sun rise and set in London?
- Today the sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:05. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:46.
- What's the moon phase in London tonight?
- 🌒 Waxing Crescent — 26% illuminated. Moonrise at 14:10, moonset at 21:00.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in London?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.