Astronomy
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| Sunrise: 08:24 Sunset: 16:24 Daylight: 08:00 |
Moonrise: 09:54 (27/01/2020) Moonset: 19:18 (27/01/2020) Waxing Crescent 7% Illuminated |
| First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon | New Moon |
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02/02/2020 01:42 02 February 2020 01:42 GMT |
09/02/2020 07:33 09 February 2020 07:33 GMT |
15/02/2020 22:17 15 February 2020 22:17 GMT |
23/02/2020 15:32 23 February 2020 15:32 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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20/03/2020 03:50 20 March 2020 03:50 GMT |
20/06/2020 22:44 20 June 2020 21:44 GMT |
22/09/2020 14:31 22 September 2020 13:31 GMT |
21/12/2020 10:02 21 December 2020 10:02 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 | |||||