Astronomy
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| Sunrise: 07:51 Sunset: 18:02 Daylight: 10:10 |
Moonrise: 04:06 (18/10/2025) Moonset: 17:11 (18/10/2025) Waning Crescent 8% Illuminated |
| First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon | New Moon |
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30/09/2025 00:54 29 September 2025 23:54 GMT |
07/10/2025 04:47 07 October 2025 03:47 GMT |
13/10/2025 19:13 13 October 2025 18:13 GMT |
21/10/2025 13:25 21 October 2025 12:25 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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20/03/2025 09:01 20 March 2025 09:01 GMT |
21/06/2025 03:42 21 June 2025 02:42 GMT |
22/09/2025 19:19 22 September 2025 18:19 GMT |
21/12/2025 15:03 21 December 2025 15:03 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 | |||||
