Famous Nights · 31 December 1999

The night the century turned

«The lights stayed on»

31 December 1999. The world had spent a year bracing for the millennium bug — planes falling, power going out, everything stopping at midnight. Big Ben struck twelve, the Thames lit up, and the lights stayed on. This is the sky over London at that exact minute. Every star in its true position. What's your night?

London, United Kingdom · 31 December 1999 · 23:59 local · 51.5074° N · 0.1278° W

Now map your own night — from £34.99 Set to this famous sky below — or map your own date and place in two taps.

The night the century turned — star map art print

The short film

Eight seconds over London.

The era scene is an AI reconstruction. The sky above it is not — every star is computed from astronomical data for 31 December 1999, 23:59 local time.

Your turn

Make it your night.

Below, the map is set to this famous sky. Start fresh with your own date and place — the night you met, a birthday, a wedding — from £34.99. Or keep this historic sky as a print.

Map my own night — from £34.99 Keep this historic sky →

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