Astronomy
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Moon |
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| Sunrise: 05:52 Sunset: 20:29 Daylight: 14:36 |
Moonrise: 08:39 (18/04/2021) Moonset: 02:52 (18/04/2021) Waxing Crescent 29% Illuminated |
| First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon | New Moon |
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20/04/2021 07:59 20 April 2021 06:59 GMT |
27/04/2021 04:31 27 April 2021 03:31 GMT |
03/05/2021 20:50 03 May 2021 19:50 GMT |
11/05/2021 20:00 11 May 2021 19:00 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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20/03/2021 09:37 20 March 2021 09:37 GMT |
21/06/2021 04:32 21 June 2021 03:32 GMT |
22/09/2021 20:21 22 September 2021 19:21 GMT |
21/12/2021 15:59 21 December 2021 15:59 GMT |
| 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 | |||||
