London, England, United Kingdom

Tuesday, May 15, 2029

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London, England, United Kingdom

That morning

Sunrise

5:07 AM

5:07 AM

Clears the hills at 5:12 AM, 5 min after sunrise

4:26 AM Blue hour
5:07 AM Sunrise
5:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:45 PM

8:45 PM

Behind the hills at 8:40 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

7:55 PM Golden hour
8:45 PM Sunset
9:27 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:15 PM Dark enough
11:06 PM Moonset
3:36 AM Best 3:30 AM, then too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
12°
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

Waxing crescent

3% lit

5:55 AM – 11:06 PM

NE NW
5:55 AM Moonrise
6:28 AM 4°
2:31 PM Highest, 63°
10:33 PM 4°
11:06 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:26 AM–5:07 AM
  • Sunrise 5:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:07 AM–5:57 AM
  • Morning best color 5:10 AM
  • Moonrise 5:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:55 PM–8:45 PM
  • Evening best color 8:39 PM
  • Sunset 8:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:45 PM–9:27 PM
  • Moonset 11:06 PM
  • Fully dark 11:51 PM–1:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:51 PM–1:59 AM

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