London, England, United Kingdom

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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London, England, United Kingdom Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 7:05 AM

Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

Sunset

4:02 PM

4:02 PM

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

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

Moon

Waning crescent

24% lit

4:33 AM – 12:18 PM

SE SW
4:33 AM Moonrise
5:08 AM 4°
8:25 AM Highest, 15°
11:42 AM 4°
12:18 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:26 AM–8:06 AM
  • Sunrise 8:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:06 AM–9:06 AM
  • Morning best color 8:13 AM
  • Moonset 11:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:02 PM–4:02 PM
  • Sunset 4:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:02 PM–4:42 PM
  • Evening best color 4:07 PM
  • Fully dark 6:06 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:06 PM–4:36 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Quadrantids Around 8 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:33 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 8:22 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:33 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 4:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 3:56 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:01 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 4:30 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 9:31 AM Partial solar eclipse 41.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:00 AM

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