Astronomy Today - Rainham (Kent)
Data on this page is for Rainham (Kent). Latitude: 51.36 N. Longitude: 0.60 E.
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Weather Forecast
⛅ CURRENT CLOUD COVER IN RAINHAM: 49%
24-Hour Forecast
- Sat, 18 Jul 04:00
Partly clear.
Temp: 16 °C • Wind: 5 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 49% - Sat, 18 Jul 05:00
Partly sunny.
Temp: 16 °C • Wind: 6.3 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 50% - Sat, 18 Jul 06:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 15 °C • Wind: 6.8 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 55% - Sat, 18 Jul 07:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 15 °C • Wind: 9.5 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 38% - Sat, 18 Jul 08:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 16 °C • Wind: 8.7 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 35% - Sat, 18 Jul 09:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 17 °C • Wind: 9 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 24% - Sat, 18 Jul 10:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 18 °C • Wind: 9.4 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 31% - Sat, 18 Jul 11:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 19 °C • Wind: 9.2 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 29% - Sat, 18 Jul 12:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 20 °C • Wind: 9.2 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 32% - Sat, 18 Jul 13:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 21 °C • Wind: 9.6 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 33% - Sat, 18 Jul 14:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 21 °C • Wind: 10.2 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 39% - Sat, 18 Jul 15:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 23 °C • Wind: 10.3 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 52% - Sat, 18 Jul 16:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 23 °C • Wind: 11.8 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 63% - Sat, 18 Jul 17:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 23 °C • Wind: 14.2 mph NE • Cloud cover: 64% - Sat, 18 Jul 18:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 21 °C • Wind: 13.1 mph NE • Cloud cover: 32% - Sat, 18 Jul 19:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 19 °C • Wind: 12.3 mph NE • Cloud cover: 43% - Sat, 18 Jul 20:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 18 °C • Wind: 9.9 mph NE • Cloud cover: 28% - Sat, 18 Jul 21:00 Partly sunny.
Temp: 17 °C • Wind: 7.8 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 28% - Sat, 18 Jul 22:00 Partly clear.
Temp: 15 °C • Wind: 6.5 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 45% - Sat, 18 Jul 23:00 Partly clear.
Temp: 15 °C • Wind: 6.2 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 41% - Sun, 19 Jul 00:00 Partly clear.
Temp: 16 °C • Wind: 7.2 mph N • Cloud cover: 42% - Sun, 19 Jul 01:00 Partly clear.
Temp: 15 °C • Wind: 7.2 mph N • Cloud cover: 35% - Sun, 19 Jul 02:00 Partly clear.
Temp: 14 °C • Wind: 7 mph N • Cloud cover: 38% - Sun, 19 Jul 03:00 Partly clear.
Temp: 13 °C • Wind: 7.2 mph N • Cloud cover: 30%
5-Day Forecast
- Sat, 18 Jul Partly sunny.
Temp: 15-23 °C • Wind: 8.6 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 39% - Sun, 19 Jul Partly sunny changing to cloudy by afternoon.
Temp: 12-22 °C • Wind: 8.9 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 41% - Mon, 20 Jul Partly sunny, fewer clouds in the evening.
Temp: 10-23 °C • Wind: 7.5 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 35% - Tue, 21 Jul Partly sunny, more clouds in the evening.
Temp: 11-22 °C • Wind: 6.8 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 47% - Wed, 22 Jul
Cloudy, fewer clouds in the evening.
Temp: 15-23 °C • Wind: 7.2 mph NNE • Cloud cover: 88%
Weather data last updated at 04:06 on 18 Jul 2026.
Sun & Moon
Daily Timings
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | 04:59 | 21:07 | 16:08 | 08:52 | 22:38 | Waxing Crescent |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 05:00 | 21:06 | 16:06 | 10:15 | 22:51 | Waxing Crescent |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 05:01 | 21:05 | 16:04 | 11:33 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 05:02 | 21:04 | 16:01 | 12:49 | 23:15 | First Quarter |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 05:04 | 21:03 | 15:59 | 14:04 | 23:30 | First Quarter |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 05:05 | 21:01 | 15:56 | 15:19 | 23:48 | First Quarter |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 05:06 | 21:00 | 15:53 | 16:32 | — | First Quarter |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 05:08 | 20:59 | 15:50 | 17:42 | 00:11 | Waxing Gibbous |
| 25 Jul 2026 | 05:09 | 20:57 | 15:48 | 18:43 | 00:44 | Waxing Gibbous |
| 26 Jul 2026 | 05:11 | 20:56 | 15:45 | 19:34 | 01:27 | Waxing Gibbous |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 05:12 | 20:55 | 15:42 | 20:12 | 02:23 | Waxing Gibbous |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 05:14 | 20:53 | 15:39 | 20:40 | 03:30 | Full Moon |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 05:15 | 20:52 | 15:36 | 21:01 | 04:42 | Full Moon |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 05:16 | 20:50 | 15:33 | 21:18 | 05:58 | Full Moon |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 05:18 | 20:48 | 15:30 | 21:31 | 07:13 | Full Moon |
| 01 Aug 2026 | 05:19 | 20:47 | 15:27 | 21:43 | 08:29 | Waning Gibbous |
| 02 Aug 2026 | 05:21 | 20:45 | 15:24 | 21:54 | 09:44 | Waning Gibbous |
| 03 Aug 2026 | 05:23 | 20:43 | 15:20 | 22:06 | 11:01 | Waning Gibbous |
| 04 Aug 2026 | 05:24 | 20:42 | 15:17 | 22:20 | 12:21 | Waning Gibbous |
| 05 Aug 2026 | 05:26 | 20:40 | 15:14 | 22:39 | 13:45 | Last Quarter |
| 06 Aug 2026 | 05:27 | 20:38 | 15:11 | 23:04 | 15:12 | Last Quarter |
| 07 Aug 2026 | 05:29 | 20:36 | 15:07 | 23:41 | 16:38 | Last Quarter |
| 08 Aug 2026 | 05:30 | 20:35 | 15:04 | — | 17:55 | Waning Crescent |
| 09 Aug 2026 | 05:32 | 20:33 | 15:01 | 00:36 | 18:56 | Waning Crescent |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 05:33 | 20:31 | 14:57 | 01:50 | 19:39 | Waning Crescent |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 05:35 | 20:29 | 14:54 | 03:19 | 20:07 | Waning Crescent |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 05:37 | 20:27 | 14:50 | 04:51 | 20:28 | New Moon |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 05:38 | 20:25 | 14:47 | 06:22 | 20:43 | New Moon |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 05:40 | 20:23 | 14:43 | 07:47 | 20:56 | New Moon |
| 15 Aug 2026 | 05:41 | 20:21 | 14:40 | 09:09 | 21:08 | Waxing Crescent |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 05:43 | 20:19 | 14:36 | 10:28 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 05:44 | 20:17 | 14:32 | 11:45 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent |
Ephemeris data last updated at 01:02 on 18 Jul 2026. Timezone: UTC.
Current Positions
Sun Distance: 152,051,279 km (94,480,284 miles)
Sun Altitude: -7.14° (below horizon)
Moon Distance: 376,288 km (233,815 miles)
Moon Altitude: -34.19° (below horizon)
Ephemeris data last updated at 04:08 on 18 Jul 2026.
Current Moon Phase
Illumination: 17.65%
Phase Angle: 130.32°
Age: Day 3
Ephemeris data last updated at 03:05 on 18 Jul 2026.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Dust Trail of Comet Tempel 2
Comet 10P/Tempel 2 orbits the Sun once every 5. 4 years.
Currently visible in binoculars or small telescopes toward the constellation Capricornus, the periodic comet is captured in this sharp telescopic image from July 11 sporting a bright nuclear region and pretty greenish coma. Remarkably, a thin dust trail, not a typical dust tail, is also seen extending both east and west of the Tempel 2 nucleus.
Unlike a comet dust tail, which tends to temporarily fan out in a direction away from the Sun, this dust trail is due to the residual dust shed during many past orbits along this ancient periodic comet's orbital plane. In fact, Tempel 2's dust trail may get a little narrower and brighter from our perspective as Earth crosses through the comet's orbital plane on July 20.
Comet 10P/Tempel 2 will reach a perihelion on August 2, and make its closest approach to Earth on August 3.
Image credit: Dan Bartlett
Above image: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day – 17 Jul 2026 . © Dan Bartlett.
NASA APOD data last updated at 07:15 on 17 Jul 2026.
The Planets
Current Positions
| Object | Distance from Earth | Altitude | Constellation | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 1.0163 au 152,037,000 km 94,471,000 mi | -12.32° | Gemini | -26.71 |
| Moon | 0.0025 au 380,000 km 236,000 mi | -32.30° | Leo | -8.19 |
| Mercury | 0.6058 au 90,621,000 km 56,309,000 mi | -12.61° | Gemini | +4.07 |
| Venus | 0.9110 au 136,276,000 km 84,678,000 mi | -28.05° | Leo | -4.21 |
| Mars | 2.0509 au 306,803,000 km 190,638,000 mi | 8.90° | Taurus | +1.31 |
| Jupiter | 6.2854 au 940,276,000 km 584,260,000 mi | -15.93° | Cancer | -1.79 |
| Saturn | 9.2150 au 1,378,539,000 km 856,585,000 mi | 28.41° | Pisces | +0.58 |
| Uranus | 20.0796 au 3,003,859,000 km 1,866,511,000 mi | 13.35° | Taurus | +5.77 |
| Neptune | 29.5021 au 4,413,444,000 km 2,742,387,000 mi | 30.46° | Pisces | +7.86 |
| Pluto | 34.5581 au 5,169,814,000 km 3,212,374,000 mi | 13.43° | Capricornus | +14.46 |
Data last updated at 04:05 on 18 Jul 2026.