I come bearing some bad news for those of you who (like me) aren’t quite ready to say goodbye to summer just yet. This weekend will see the sun go down at 7pm for the final time this year – meaning that it’s officially time to start preparing for our autumn/winter hibernation.
According to data from Time And Date, this Saturday (September 21) will see the sun set at 7pm on the dot, thus bidding farewell to post-7pm sunsets until March 2025. On the following evening (Sunday 22) the sun will only be gracing us with its presence until 6.57pm. Hello darkness, my old friend…
Of course, days won’t be quite as short as they will be after the clocks go back in October – but we’ll cross that (rather gloomy) bridge when it comes to it. The next 7pm sunset in London will come when we sacrifice an hour of our precious sleep as the clocks spring forward at the end of March 2025.
Despite the days getting shorter, London is set to see temperatures in the mid-twenties this week, so we can’t get too mad about all things up in the sky just yet. And I suppose there are some things to look forward to over the next few months as the capital starts gearing up for the cosy season – so it’s not all bad…