SKY · METEOR SHOWERS · UK

Meteor Showers Tonight — London

No major shower is at its peak over London tonight. The next is the Delta Aquariids, peaking the night of Jul 29–30. Here's how well it'll be placed from here, and tonight's dark-sky window.

NEXT · IN 52 DAYS · DELTA AQUARIIDS
Peak nightJul 29–30
Peak rate~25/hr (ideal)
Radiant height5° up
Best by2:33 AM

Radiant in Aquarius · debris from Comet 96P/Machholz (likely). Radiant altitude computed for London (51.5°, -0.1°).

Conditions over London tonight

Dark by11:13 PM
Until4:48 AM
MoonLast Quarter · 49%
Best after11:13 PM

A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.

Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky — you don't need to find the radiant or use any equipment. Find the darkest spot you can, let your eyes adapt for 20 minutes, lie back, and watch. The hours after midnight are usually best, as your side of Earth turns to face the oncoming debris.

London right now

A clear sky matters more than anything for meteors — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Londontells you whether it's worth heading out.

More sky over London

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