London, England, United Kingdom

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

5:22 AM

5:22 AM

4:43 AM Blue hour
5:22 AM Sunrise
6:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:31 PM

8:31 PM

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

7:43 PM Golden hour
8:31 PM Sunset
9:10 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:01 PM Dark enough
1:43 AM Moonrise
3:51 AM Best 3:46 AM, then too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
11°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
16% lost
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.

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

81% lit

1:43 AM – 8:48 AM

SE SW
1:43 AM Moonrise
2:23 AM 4°
5:16 AM Highest, 12°
8:09 AM 4°
8:48 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:43 AM–5:22 AM
  • Sunrise 5:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:22 AM–6:10 AM
  • Morning best color 5:23 AM
  • Moonset 7:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:43 PM–8:31 PM
  • Sunset 8:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:31 PM–9:10 PM
  • Evening best color 8:37 PM
  • Fully dark 11:11 PM–2:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:11 PM–1:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for London, England, United Kingdom

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 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