London, England, United Kingdom

Monday, May 5, 2025

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

5:24 AM

5:24 AM

Clears the hills at 5:28 AM, 4 min after sunrise

4:45 AM Blue hour
5:24 AM Sunrise
6:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:30 PM

8:30 PM

Behind the hills at 8:24 PM, 6 min before sunset

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

7:42 PM Golden hour
8:30 PM Sunset
9:09 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:00 PM Dark enough
3:29 AM Moonset
3:52 AM Best 3:45 AM, then too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
10°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Early May bank holiday

Bank holiday

Early May bank holiday in London - sunset at 8:30 PM

Evening from 8:30 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
8:30 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
62% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 3° up
at 8:00 PM

The early May bank holiday, the first Monday of May, has been kept in the UK since 1978 and in Ireland since 1994. It follows May Day, the old festival of the start of summer, with maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a May Queen crowned on village greens.

Moon

First quarter

59% lit

12:42 PM – 3:29 AM

ENE WNW
12:42 PM Moonrise
1:10 PM 4°
8:12 PM Highest, 52°
3:03 AM 4°
3:29 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:45 AM–5:24 AM
  • Sunrise 5:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:24 AM–6:12 AM
  • Morning best color 5:24 AM
  • Moonrise 12:42 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:42 PM–8:30 PM
  • Evening best color 8:24 PM
  • Sunset 8:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:30 PM–9:09 PM
  • Fully dark 11:08 PM–2:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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Sat 7 Nov 2026 5:53 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
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Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:22 PM Fireworks 4 km SSW - from an aviation notice Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:30 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it