Moonrise and moonset in London
Times by the clock in London (UTC+0), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | No moonrise this day | 14:18 |
| Wed 4 Nov | 01:14rises in the east (79°) · 27% lit | 14:31 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 02:33rises in the east (89°) · 17% lit | 14:43 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 03:50rises in the east (100°) · 10% lit | 14:55 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 05:07rises in the east (109°) · 4% lit | 15:09 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 06:23rises in the south-east (119°) · 1% lit | 15:25 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:40rises in the south-east (127°) · 0% lit | 15:46 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 08:54rises in the south-east (133°) · 1% lit | 16:14 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 10:02rises in the south-east (137°) · 4% lit | 16:51 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 10:59rises in the south-east (138°) · 9% lit | 17:41 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 11:43rises in the south-east (137°) · 16% lit | 18:41 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 12:16rises in the south-east (133°) · 23% lit | 19:50 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 12:40rises in the south-east (127°) · 32% lit | 21:02 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 12:59rises in the south-east (119°) · 41% lit | 22:15 |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.