Astronomy
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| Sunrise: 07:07 Sunset: 18:59 Daylight: 11:51 |
Moonrise: 18:54 (27/09/2023) Moonset: 03:28 (27/09/2023) Waxing Gibbous 92% Illuminated |
| First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon | New Moon |
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22/09/2023 20:32 22 September 2023 19:32 GMT |
29/09/2023 10:57 29 September 2023 09:57 GMT |
06/10/2023 14:48 06 October 2023 13:48 GMT |
14/10/2023 18:55 14 October 2023 17:55 GMT |
| Vernal Equinox Start of Spring |
Summer Solstice Start of Summer |
Autumn Equinox Start of Fall |
Winter Solstice Start of Winter |
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20/03/2023 21:24 20 March 2023 21:24 GMT |
21/06/2023 15:58 21 June 2023 14:58 GMT |
23/09/2023 07:50 23 September 2023 06:50 GMT |
22/12/2023 03:27 22 December 2023 03:27 GMT |
Click here for the AUGUST SKY GUIDE
| 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 | |||||
