London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, October 17, 2024

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

7:28 AM

7:28 AM

6:55 AM Blue hour
7:28 AM Sunrise
8:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:02 PM

6:02 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:16 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Sunset
6:36 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:32 PM Dark enough
5:02 AM Best
6:00 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
65% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Full moon

Full Hunter's Moon

Supermoon - rises 5:50 PM in the ENE

5:50 PM – 8:55 AM

The full moon after the Harvest Moon. Hunters tracked game across the fields the harvest had cleared, by its light.

ENE WNW
5:50 PM Moonrise
6:17 PM 4°
1:14 AM Highest, 53°
8:26 AM 4°
8:55 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
5:50 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
12:29 PM
Distance
221,760 mi - supermoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:28 AM
  • Moonset 7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:28 AM–8:15 AM
  • Morning best color 7:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:16 PM–6:02 PM
  • Moonrise 5:51 PM
  • Evening best color 5:56 PM
  • Sunset 6:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:02 PM–6:36 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:58 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:58 PM Bonfire Night Bonfire Night in London - sunset at 4:26 PM, then fireworks
Thu 5 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday in London - sunset at 4:22 PM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:47 PM Partial solar eclipse 41.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:00 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 4:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 4:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 4:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 48% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:21 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 8:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 8:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 3:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 2:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 3:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 60.4% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:07 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it