Astronomy
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| Sunrise: 05:28 Sunset: 21:05 Daylight: 15:37 |
Moonrise: 04:38 (12/08/2026) Moonset: 21:03 (12/08/2026) New Moon 0% Illuminated |
| First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon | New Moon |
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21/07/2026 12:05 21 July 2026 11:05 GMT |
29/07/2026 15:36 29 July 2026 14:36 GMT |
06/08/2026 03:21 06 August 2026 02:21 GMT |
12/08/2026 18:37 12 August 2026 17:37 GMT |
| Vernal Equinox Start of Spring |
Summer Solstice Start of Summer |
Autumn Equinox Start of Autumn |
Winter Solstice Start of Winter |
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20/03/2026 14:46 20 March 2026 14:46 GMT |
21/06/2026 09:24 21 June 2026 08:24 GMT |
23/09/2026 01:05 23 September 2026 00:05 GMT |
21/12/2026 20:50 21 December 2026 20:50 GMT |
Click here for the SKY GUIDE For This Month
| Principal Meteor Showers | |||||
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| SHOWER | BEST VIEWING | POINT OF ORIGIN | DATE OF MAXIMUM* | NO. PER HOUR | ASSOCIATED COMET |
| Quadrantid | Predawn | N | Jan. 4 | 25 | |
| Lyrid | Predawn | S | Apr. 22 | 10 | Thatcher |
| Eta Aquarid | Predawn | SE | May 4 | 10 | Halley |
| Delta Aquarid | Predawn | S | July 30 | 10 | |
| Perseid | Predawn | NE | Aug. 11 to 13 | 50 | Swift-Tuttle |
| Draconid | Late evening | NW | Oct. 9 | 6 | Giacobini-Zinner |
| Orionid | Predawn | S | Oct. 21 to 22 | 15 | Halley |
| Taurid | Late evening | S | Nov. 9 | 3 | Encke |
| Leonid | Predawn | S | Nov. 17 to 18 | 10 | Tempel-Tuttle |
| Andromedid | Late evening | S | Nov. 25 to 27 | 5 | Biela |
| Geminid | All night | NE | Dec. 13 to 14 | 75 | |
| Ursid | Predawn | N | Dec. 22 | 5 | Tuttle |
| *May vary by one or two days **Moonless, rural sky Bold = most prominent | |||||
