London, England, United Kingdom

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

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London, England, United Kingdom

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:19 AM

Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
19% lost
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

5:54 AM

5:54 AM

5:18 AM Blue hour
5:54 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:04 PM

8:04 PM

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

7:18 PM Golden hour
8:04 PM Sunset
8:40 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 8:08 PM in the ESE

8:08 PM – 5:30 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE SW
8:08 PM Moonrise
8:38 PM 4°
12:50 AM Highest, 22°
5:00 AM 4°
5:30 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:08 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
11:24 PM
Distance
238,165 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.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:18 AM–5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 5:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:54 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:18 PM–8:04 PM
  • Sunset 8:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:04 PM–8:40 PM
  • Evening best color 8:08 PM
  • Moonrise 8:08 PM
  • Fully dark 10:18 PM–3:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:06 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:20 PM to 2:40 AM Thu 6 May 2027 12:06 PM Eta Aquariids Active, around 8 an hour
Thu 6 May 2027 3:45 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 9:42 PM in the SE Thu 20 May 2027 9:42 PM New moon No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Fri 4 Jun 2027 8:48 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 9:34 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 9:34 PM 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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