London, England, United Kingdom

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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London, England, United Kingdom

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 29 an hour

Best around 2:06 AM

Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
53% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:54 AM

7:54 AM

7:14 AM Blue hour
7:54 AM Sunrise
8:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

3:51 PM

3:51 PM

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

2:51 PM Golden hour
3:51 PM Sunset
4:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

74% lit

9:16 PM – 11:59 AM

ENE WNW
9:16 PM Moonrise
9:45 PM 4°
4:44 AM Highest, 52°
11:33 AM 4°
11:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:14 AM–7:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:54 AM–8:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:54 AM
  • Moonset 11:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:51 PM–3:51 PM
  • Sunset 3:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:51 PM–4:31 PM
  • Evening best color 3:55 PM
  • Fully dark 5:54 PM–5:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:54 PM–9:24 PM
  • Moonrise 9:17 PM

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Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:27 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:01 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:01 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:28 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM 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