Famous Nights · 29 July 1981

The sky over London the night of the royal wedding, 1981

«A day of fireworks and fairy tales»

29 July 1981. 750 million people watched the wedding; that evening London danced under this sky — street parties, fireworks over Hyde Park, and a waning crescent rising late. Every star in its true position. What's your night?

London, United Kingdom · 29 July 1981 · 22:00 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 sky over London the night of the royal wedding, 1981 — 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 29 July 1981, 22:00 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.

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