Location
London, United KingdomDay
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
The Sun on this day
- Sunrise
- 06:58 · ESE 114°
- Sunset
- 16:32 · WSW 247°
- Day length
- 9 h 34 min
- Highest
- 23° · 11:45
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The Sun’s path in the sky, in 3D
Pick a place and a date, then look around the sky as the day plays out. The view traces the Sun from sunrise to sunset, shows which way to face and how high it climbs, and brings out the bright planets after dark.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
The Sun in London
In London on 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 in the ESE (114°), climbs to 23° above the horizon at 11:45 and sets at 16:32 in the WSW (247°).
Planets after dark
Bright planets at least 5° above the horizon once the Sun is 6° below it, on the night that starts on 3 November 2026, with the highest point each reaches while it is dark.
- Saturn: 17:15 to 03:15; highest while dark at 40° in the S (180°), at 21:45
- Mars: 00:00 to 06:15; highest while dark at 54° in the S (170°), at 06:15
- Jupiter: 00:30 to 06:15; highest while dark at 52° in the SSE (164°), at 06:15
How to read the sky view
- The orange line is the Sun’s path on the chosen date, with a dot on each hour while it is above the horizon.
- The timeline runs from midnight to midnight in local time and takes the colour of the light: blue at night, orange near the horizon and gold when the Sun is high. Notches mark sunrise, solar noon and sunset.
- Above the timeline you can read the light of the moment, the Sun’s compass direction and its height above the horizon.
- Drag to look around and scroll or pinch to zoom. Follow Sun keeps the Sun centred as time moves, and an arrow points the way when it is off screen.
What is accurate
Sunrise, sunset, the noon height and the light phases use the same calculation as the SunCast Sun Times tool. The 3D sky, the live height on the timeline and the planets are placed with Astronomy Engine. Both work from the coordinates you pick, in that place’s time zone. The Sun is drawn twice its real size, with a wider glow, so it is easy to spot. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn sit at their real positions and appear once the sky is dark enough for each. The Moon is left out. The hills, the sky colour and the background stars are illustrations, so buildings, terrain and weather are not taken into account.
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Plan sunlight anywhere
This sky has illustrated hills. In the SunCast app the same path is drawn over a Street View panorama of the street you want to check, wherever Street View has coverage, or over your iPhone camera in AR, so you can see which roof, tree or window the Sun will pass behind.
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Sky view questions
How high does the Sun get today?
The sidebar gives the Sun’s highest point on the chosen date and the time it is reached, close to solar noon. Move the timeline to read its height at any other moment, and change the date to see how much lower it stays in winter. To see its direction over a map, use the Sun Calculator.Open the Sun Calculator →
What path does the Sun take across the sky today?
The orange line traces it from sunrise to sunset, with a dot for each hour. Change the date to compare seasons: in summer the path rises higher and starts and ends further north in the northern hemisphere, and further south in the southern hemisphere.
Which planets can I see tonight?
Move the timeline past dusk. The sky view places Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn at their real positions for the date and place and shows each one once the sky is dark enough, so Venus and Jupiter usually appear first.
Why is the Sun lower in the sky in winter?
Earth’s axis is tilted by about 23.4°, so the Sun’s noon height changes by about 47° through the year. In winter your hemisphere leans away from the Sun: the path is short and low, and sunrise and sunset move towards the equator side of east and west. Change the date in the sky view to compare a day in June with one in December.
Can I see the Sun’s path over my own street?
Not in the browser, where the horizon is illustrated. The SunCast app for iPhone and iPad draws the path over a Street View panorama, wherever Street View has coverage, and over your camera in AR, so you can check the light at a home, garden or photo spot before you go.
