London, England, United Kingdom

Friday, January 2, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 6:33 AM

Radiant climbs to
72°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
33% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:06 AM

8:06 AM

7:26 AM Blue hour
8:06 AM Sunrise
9:06 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Wolf Moon

Rises 2:26 PM in the NE

2:26 PM – 8:43 AM

Named for the wolves heard howling on long midwinter nights.

NE NW
2:26 PM Moonrise
3:04 PM 4°
11:39 PM Highest, 66°
8:07 AM 4°
8:43 AM Moonset

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

Rises
2:26 PM in the NE
Exactly full
10:03 AM
Distance
225,151 mi

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.

Sunset

4:03 PM

4:03 PM

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

3:02 PM Golden hour
4:03 PM Sunset
4:42 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:26 AM–8:06 AM
  • Moonset 7:46 AM
  • Sunrise 8:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:06 AM–9:06 AM
  • Morning best color 8:06 AM
  • Moonrise 2:27 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:02 PM–4:03 PM
  • Sunset 4:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:03 PM–4:42 PM
  • Evening best color 4:07 PM
  • Fully dark 6:06 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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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