London, England, United Kingdom

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom Tuesday 21 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 14 an hour

Best around 4:06 AM

Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

5:51 AM

5:51 AM

5:15 AM Blue hour
5:51 AM Sunrise
6:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:06 PM

8:06 PM

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

7:20 PM Golden hour
8:06 PM Sunset
8:43 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

21% lit

7:46 AM – 2:07 AM

NE NW
7:46 AM Moonrise
8:23 AM 4°
4:58 PM Highest, 67°
1:31 AM 4°
2:07 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:04 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:15 AM–5:51 AM
  • Sunrise 5:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:51 AM–6:37 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Moonrise 7:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:20 PM–8:06 PM
  • Sunset 8:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:06 PM–8:43 PM
  • Evening best color 8:10 PM
  • Fully dark 10:22 PM–3:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:12 AM–3:33 AM
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Next day → Wednesday Wed, Apr 22

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Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:32 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
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