Sun Position London Now: Altitude and Azimuth – Sun Path Today

The sun in London right now, hour by hour today and at the solstices: altitude, direction (azimuth) and shadow length. Highest today: 37° at 12:51.

Hour by hour today

  • Altitude and direction of the sun right now, its path today and at the solstices – and how long shadows get.
  • 06:52: Altitude 0.0° · Direction 91° east
  • 07:00: Altitude 0.3° · Direction 92° east
  • 08:00: Altitude 9.5° · Direction 104° east-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 5.99 m
  • 09:00: Altitude 18.2° · Direction 117° east-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 3.04 m
  • 10:00: Altitude 25.9° · Direction 131° southeast · Shadow of 1 m 2.06 m
  • 11:00: Altitude 32.1° · Direction 146° south-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 1.59 m
  • 12:00: Altitude 36.0° · Direction 164° south-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 1.38 m
  • 13:00: Altitude 37.1° · Direction 183° south · Shadow of 1 m 1.32 m
  • 14:00: Altitude 35.2° · Direction 201° south-southwest · Shadow of 1 m 1.42 m
  • 15:00: Altitude 30.6° · Direction 218° southwest · Shadow of 1 m 1.69 m
  • 16:00: Altitude 23.9° · Direction 233° southwest · Shadow of 1 m 2.26 m
  • 17:00: Altitude 15.8° · Direction 247° west-southwest · Shadow of 1 m 3.54 m
  • 18:00: Altitude 6.9° · Direction 259° west · Shadow of 1 m 8.29 m
  • 18:49: Altitude 0.0° · Direction 269° west

How high the sun climbs

  • 21 June: 62°
  • Equinox: 38°
  • 21 December: 15°