London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom Thursday 23 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:09 AM

Radiant climbs to
70°
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

5:47 AM

5:47 AM

5:10 AM Blue hour
5:47 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:09 PM

8:09 PM

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

7:23 PM Golden hour
8:09 PM Sunset
8:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

43% lit

10:20 AM – 3:20 AM

NE WNW
10:20 AM Moonrise
10:53 AM 4°
6:58 PM Highest, 62°
2:50 AM 4°
3:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:10 AM–5:47 AM
  • Sunrise 5:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:47 AM–6:33 AM
  • Morning best color 5:50 AM
  • Moonrise 10:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:23 PM–8:09 PM
  • Sunset 8:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:09 PM–8:46 PM
  • Evening best color 8:14 PM
  • Fully dark 10:28 PM–3:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
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
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:07 PM

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