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London, England, United Kingdom
High 52°F, low 47°F.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:10 AM +1 tomorrow morning

Very LowExcellent
7:25 PM Dark enough
2:49 AM Moonset
5:10 AM Best
6:06 AM Too light

Current local time: 7:35 PM

Estimate
~13/hour
from a dark spot here
Cloud
1%
next 3 hours, with the satellite
Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

7:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
99%around 9 AM
Humidity
94%
Wind
6 mph
7:00 AM Blue hour
7:34 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Best color
8:21 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:35 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 29 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Event

Stargazing

Best around 8:00 PM tonight

Very LowExcellent
7:46 PM Dark enough, best 8:00 PM
2:49 AM Moonset
5:45 AM Too light

Current local time: 7:35 PM

At its best
Low
held back by sky glow
Darkness
Fully dark
100% of a perfect sky
Clouds
Clear
100% of a perfect sky
Rain
No rain on the radar
100% of a perfect sky
Moon
Moon 79% lit, up
72% of a perfect sky
Sky glow
Bright city sky
30% of a perfect sky

These are at the best time, from the forecast. The bar is the best half hour of the dark: how dark the sky is, the cloud, rain, the Moon's glare and the light pollution here, each taking its share off a perfect night.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, S to E

Rose 5:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:33 AM
until 5:36 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
46° SSE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunset

Fair

5:54 PM

Very LowExcellent

From the Meteosat (MTG) satellite's cloud at the time · Predicted Fair

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
40%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
30%
Humidity
68%
5:07 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Best color
5:54 PM Sunset
6:28 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:35 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 32 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

4:09 PM – 2:49 AM

ESE WSW
4:09 PM Moonrise
4:35 PM 4°
9:27 PM Highest, 29°
2:22 AM 4°
2:49 AM Moonset

Current local time: 7:35 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 52°F Dense drizzle
100% 99% 94% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 50°F Light drizzle
73% 91% 88% 15 mph
Evening 7 PM 50°F Clear sky
2% 5% 67% 11 mph
Late Night 11 PM 46°F Mainly clear
33% 5% 76% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:00 AM–7:34 AM
  • Sunrise 7:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:34 AM–8:21 AM
  • Morning best color 7:34 AM
  • Moonrise 4:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:49 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:28 PM
  • Night 6:28 PM–7:02 AM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:56 AM–5:45 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around London, England, United Kingdom

Next few days

Pick a date
Thu, Oct 22
Fair 7:18 AM–7:54 AM
4:47 AM
Good 5:34 PM–6:10 PM
Fri, Oct 23
Low 7:20 AM–7:56 AM
Very Low 5:32 PM–6:08 PM
Sat, Oct 24
Fair 7:21 AM–7:57 AM
Very Low 5:30 PM–6:06 PM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

International Space Station Modest pass, E to E, 21 deg up
Thu 22 Oct 2026 4:47 AM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:25 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:01 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:01 PM Halloween Halloween night in London - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:58 PM 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 5:47 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:16 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 3:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:50 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 12:50 AM Geminids Around 138 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 5:21 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 7h 50m of light · sunset 3:53 PM in the SW Mon 21 Dec 2026 8:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:23 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 2:47 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 2:47 PM Quadrantids Around 9 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 8:23 PM Full 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 Full 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 9:32 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:12 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 8:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:48 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:48 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:20 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 12:56 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:08 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:08 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 9:37 PM 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 10:00 PM 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 New moon (supermoon) No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Sat 3 Jul 2027 4:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 9:18 PM in the SE Sun 18 Jul 2027 9:18 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 7 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 10:27 PM Partial solar eclipse 41.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:00 AM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:40 PM to 2:30 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 11:07 AM Perseids Around 85 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 10:00 PM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:14 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 8:14 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 6:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:46 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:46 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:57 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 7:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 3:33 AM Draconids Around 5 an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:53 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:34 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:34 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 2:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 5:57 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:18 PM in the NE Sat 13 Nov 2027 3:18 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 5:39 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 3:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 3:16 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 3:16 PM Geminids Around 28 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 5:21 PM 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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