Astronomy
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| Sunrise: 04:39 Sunset: 21:37 Daylight: 16:57 |
Moonrise: 15:34 (18/05/2024) Moonset: 03:34 (18/05/2024) Waxing Gibbous 76% Illuminated |
| First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon | New Moon |
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15/05/2024 12:48 15 May 2024 11:48 GMT |
23/05/2024 14:53 23 May 2024 13:53 GMT |
30/05/2024 18:13 30 May 2024 17:13 GMT |
06/06/2024 13:38 06 June 2024 12:38 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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20/03/2024 03:06 20 March 2024 03:06 GMT |
20/06/2024 21:51 20 June 2024 20:51 GMT |
22/09/2024 13:44 22 September 2024 12:44 GMT |
21/12/2024 09:20 21 December 2024 09:20 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 | |||||
