London · England, United Kingdom
When does the Moon rise tonight in London, and is it a full moon?
Look east-southeast. It will be 5% lit (waning crescent). Forecast cloud in the moonrise hour: 100%.
The Moon rises on average about 50 minutes later each day (the daily shift varies through the month; see the table below), so some calendar dates have no moonrise or no moonset. Times assume a flat horizon at the city reference; buildings or hills delay what you actually see.
London city reference (51.5085°, -0.1257°, Europe/London), not the whole metropolitan area. Calculated local. Weather: Live forecast in use.
Rise and set are the moments the Moon's upper edge crosses the horizon, including atmospheric refraction, computed with the same astronomy engine as the SnapCosmos Moon tool.
No — the exact full moon is Tue 24 Nov, 14:54 GMT.
A full moon is one exact instant; "tonight" here runs from local noon to the next local noon. The disc looks full for about three nights around that instant.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Lit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:07 GMT | 15:09 GMT | 3% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 06:24 GMT | 15:25 GMT | 1% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:40 GMT | 15:46 GMT | 0% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 08:54 GMT | 16:14 GMT | 2% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 10:02 GMT | 16:52 GMT | 5% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 10:59 GMT | 17:41 GMT | 10% |
| Fri 13 Nov | 11:44 GMT | 18:42 GMT | 16% |
"—" means the Moon does not rise or set on that calendar date. Times use the local clock in force on each date, so daylight-saving changes appear where they happen.
Times are computed for the central London reference near Charing Cross, 51.51° N, 0.13° W, with a flat horizon. Greater London's spread changes moonrise by only a minute or two; your horizon changes it far more. Hilltops such as Primrose Hill, Parliament Hill and Greenwich Park give the open eastern view needed to catch the Moon soon after it rises.
Source: GeoNames — LondonThe UK is on British Summer Time from the last Sunday in March and on Greenwich Mean Time from the last Sunday in October. Around those weekends moonrise moves by an hour on the clock. Each time on this page uses the UK time in force on that date.
Source: GOV.UK — When do the clocks change?