What Time Does the Moon Rise Tonight in London?
Tonight in London (Wednesday 4 November) the Moon rises at 02:33 in the east, climbs to 37° in the south at 08:46 and sets at 14:43 in the west, local time. It is a waning crescent, 20% lit. The best time to look is 06:24, when it is 30° up in the south-east in a dark sky.
Updated · times are local to each place
The Moon over London tonight
The next 7 nights in Londonlocal time
- Tonight02:33 Thu14:43 Thu18% lit
- Thu 503:50 Fri14:55 Fri11% lit
- Fri 605:07 Sat15:09 Sat5% lit
- Sat 706:24 Sun15:25 Sun2% lit
- Sun 807:40 Mon15:46 Mon0% litNew Moon
- Mon 908:54 Tue16:14 Tue1% lit
- Tue 1010:02 Wed16:52 Wed3% lit
Tonight's Moon at a glance
as of 19:35 UTCMoonrise tonight in cities near London
Local time in each city, for the night that is coming or under way there. A day name marks a time after midnight. Each bar runs from noon to noon: the dark part is night, the gold part is when the Moon is above the horizon.
| City | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester260 km away. Up 02:42 to dawn, rises E | 02:42 Thu | 14:51 Thu |
| Paris340 km away. Up 03:23 to dawn, rises E | 03:23 Thu | 15:34 Thu |
| Dublin460 km away. Up 02:59 to dawn, rises E | 02:59 Thu | 15:07 Thu |
| Berlin930 km away. Up 02:36 to dawn, rises E | 02:36 Thu | 14:48 Thu |
| Madrid1,260 km away. Up 03:49 to dawn, rises E | 03:49 Thu | 16:02 Thu |
| Rome1,430 km away. Up 02:41 to dawn, rises E | 02:41 Thu | 14:56 Thu |
All 47 cities: moonrise tonight around the world.
Moon phases and the next full Moons
- New Moon
- First quarter
- Full Moon
- Last quarter
The next 12 full Moonswith their traditional names (London time)
The next lunar eclipse is a penumbral eclipse on 20 February 2027.
How to see the Moon tonight in London
- 1
Check the time and direction
Use the panel at the top of this page, or the city table, for tonight's moonrise, the direction it rises in and the best time to look. In London tonight the Moon rises at 02:33 in the east.
- 2
Face the right way
The Moon rises in the eastern half of the sky and sets in the western half, but the exact point moves through the month. Near full Moon in winter it rises north of east and climbs high; in summer it rises south of east and stays low. In the southern hemisphere it is the other way round.
- 3
Find a clear, low horizon
Haze and buildings near the horizon often hide the Moon for the first few minutes after moonrise, so a high or open spot helps. A waning crescent rises around midnight and is highest around dawn.
- 4
Clouds? Watch it live
If clouds hide it, you can still watch the Moon live on our 3D Moon globe, with tonight's phase, the lunar orbiters and the landing sites.
Why does moonrise move later each night?
The Moon moves about 13° along its orbit every day, so Earth has to turn a little further each night to bring it back over the horizon. On average moonrise comes about 50 minutes later each night. This week in London it comes up between 68 and 77 minutes later each night.
More in tonight's sky
Moonrise questions
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