London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, October 31, 2024

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

6:53 AM

6:53 AM

6:18 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:34 PM

4:34 PM

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

3:45 PM Golden hour
4:34 PM Sunset
5:09 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:04 PM Dark enough
12:34 AM Best
5:25 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:04 PM Dark enough
12:34 AM Best
5:25 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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 second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Event

Diwali

UK holiday

Diwali in London - lamps and fireworks from sunset at 4:34 PM

Fireworks from 5:19 PM

Fireworks sky: not known yet

Sunset
4:34 PM
Cloud at 8 PM
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
1% lit
Rises 7:04 AM (after midnight)
Where the Sun is
WSW, 3° up
at 4:04 PM

Diwali, the festival of lights, falls on the new moon of Ashvin (Kartika in northern calendars) - the darkest night of the month, lit with rows of oil lamps, diyas, candles and fireworks. It celebrates Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya and the victory of light over darkness: families clean and decorate their homes, worship Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, and share sweets. Sikhs mark Bandi Chhor Divas and Jains the nirvana of Mahavira on the same day.

Event

Halloween

UK holiday

Halloween night in London - new moon

Evening from 6:00 PM

Trick-or-treat sky: not known yet

Sunset
4:34 PM
Moon
1% lit
Rises 7:00 AM (after midnight)
Cloud at 7 PM
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
6 to 9 PM
Where the Moon is
Below the horizon
all through it

Halloween is the evening before All Saints' Day on November 1 - All Hallows' Eve. It draws on Samhain, the Gaelic festival at the end of the harvest that marked the start of winter, when the boundary with the world of the dead was thought to be thin.

The first jack-o'-lanterns in Ireland and Scotland were carved from turnips. In North America the pumpkin took their place.

Moon

New moon

1% lit

5:44 AM – 3:55 PM

ESE WSW
5:44 AM Moonrise
6:12 AM 4°
10:51 AM Highest, 27°
3:27 PM 4°
3:55 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:44 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:18 AM–6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 6:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:53 AM–7:42 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:45 PM–4:34 PM
  • Moonset 3:55 PM
  • Evening best color 4:28 PM
  • Sunset 4:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:34 PM–5:09 PM
  • Fully dark 6:28 PM–5:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:28 PM–5:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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Tue 10 Nov 2026 5:48 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 10 Nov 2026 5:48 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:47 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:47 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to S, 14 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:21 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to SE, 12 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 5:34 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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