London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, August 3, 2028

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

5:28 AM

5:28 AM

Clears the hills at 5:31 AM, 3 min after sunrise

4:48 AM Blue hour
5:28 AM Sunrise
6:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:45 PM

8:45 PM

Behind the hills at 8:39 PM, 6 min before sunset

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

7:56 PM Golden hour
8:45 PM Sunset
9:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 3:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:15 PM Dark enough
3:00 AM Best
3:59 AM Too light
Estimate
~28/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
19% lost
Speed
59 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Swift-Tuttle (109P/Swift-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to go round the Sun and was last here in 1992. At 26 km across it is the largest object known to pass this close to Earth again and again.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Best around 3:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:15 PM Dark enough
3:00 AM Best
3:59 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
24°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
19% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Comet 96P/Machholz

Thought to come from Comet 96P/Machholz and the family of sungrazing comets broken from it. Its meteors are mostly faint, and it is best seen from the southern half of the world.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

7:51 PM – 4:21 AM

SE SW
7:51 PM Moonrise
8:24 PM 4°
12:06 AM Highest, 18°
3:49 AM 4°
4:21 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:48 AM–5:28 AM
  • Sunrise 5:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:28 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 5:29 AM
  • Moonrise 7:52 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:56 PM–8:45 PM
  • Evening best color 8:38 PM
  • Sunset 8:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:45 PM–9:24 PM
  • Fully dark 11:28 PM–2:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
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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
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Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
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