London, England, United Kingdom

Thursday, May 10, 2029

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

5:15 AM

5:15 AM

Clears the hills at 5:19 AM, 4 min after sunrise

4:35 AM Blue hour
5:15 AM Sunrise
6:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:38 PM

8:38 PM

Behind the hills at 8:33 PM, 5 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

7:49 PM Golden hour
8:38 PM Sunset
9:18 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:08 PM Dark enough
3:44 AM Best 3:38 AM, then too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
11°
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.

Moon

Waning crescent

9% lit

3:35 AM – 5:47 PM

E WNW
3:35 AM Moonrise
4:01 AM 4°
10:37 AM Highest, 49°
5:20 PM 4°
5:47 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:35 AM–5:15 AM
  • Sunrise 5:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:15 AM–6:04 AM
  • Morning best color 5:18 AM
  • Moonset 5:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:49 PM–8:38 PM
  • Evening best color 8:32 PM
  • Sunset 8:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:38 PM–9:18 PM
  • Fully dark 11:28 PM–2:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:28 PM–2:23 AM

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