London, England, United Kingdom

Saturday, May 5, 2029

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London, England, United Kingdom

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:00 PM Dark enough
2:34 AM Moonrise
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
9% lost
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.

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 sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

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

Moon

Last quarter

50% lit

2:15 AM – 12:07 PM

ESE WSW
2:15 AM Moonrise
2:43 AM 4°
7:10 AM Highest, 25°
11:38 AM 4°
12:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:15 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 5:27 AM
  • Moonset 12:07 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 11:08 PM–2:38 AM

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