London, England, United Kingdom

Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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London, England, United Kingdom

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:33 PM Dark enough
5:48 AM Best
6:35 AM Too light
Estimate
~26/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:05 AM

8:05 AM

7:26 AM Blue hour
8:05 AM Sunrise
9:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:03 PM

4:03 PM

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

3:02 PM Golden hour
4:03 PM Sunset
4:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

6:29 AM – 2:21 PM

SE SW
6:29 AM Moonrise
7:05 AM 4°
10:25 AM Highest, 15°
1:45 PM 4°
2:21 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:26 AM–8:05 AM
  • Sunrise 8:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:05 AM–9:06 AM
  • Morning best color 8:07 AM
  • Moonset 2:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:02 PM–4:03 PM
  • Evening best color 3:57 PM
  • Sunset 4:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:03 PM–4:42 PM
  • Fully dark 6:06 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:06 PM–6:02 AM

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