London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, April 22, 2027

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London, England, United Kingdom

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 10 an hour

Best around 4:07 AM

Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
22% 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

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:13 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:07 PM

8:07 PM

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

7:22 PM Golden hour
8:07 PM Sunset
8:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:47 PM – 6:20 AM

SE SW
10:47 PM Moonrise
11:24 PM 4°
2:33 AM Highest, 14°
5:43 AM 4°
6:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:13 AM–5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:36 AM
  • Moonset 5:52 AM
  • Morning best color 5:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:22 PM–8:07 PM
  • Sunset 8:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:07 PM–8:44 PM
  • Evening best color 8:12 PM
  • Fully dark 10:24 PM–3:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:24 PM–10:54 PM
  • Moonrise 10:47 PM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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 Summer solstice Longest day, 16h 38m of light · sunset 9:21 PM in the NW Mon 21 Jun 2027 3:10 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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