TODAY
New York City, USA
High 73°F, low 57°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
21%around 9 AM
Humidity
91%
Wind
7 mph
6:40 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:18 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunrises here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:56 AM
Visible for
5m 10s
Highest
64° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunset

Good

6:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
31%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
6%
Humidity
83%
5:36 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Best color
6:14 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:18 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:12 PM – 9:56 PM

SE SW
1:12 PM Moonrise
1:40 PM 4°
5:34 PM Highest, 22°
9:28 PM 4°
9:56 PM Moonset

Current local time: 7:18 PM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 63°F Overcast
100% 21% 91% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 68°F Overcast
100% 7% 90% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 68°F Overcast
61% 34% 90% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 63°F Partly cloudy
56% 10% 78% 10 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonrise 1:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:36 PM–6:14 PM
  • Evening best color 6:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:41 PM
  • Night 6:41 PM–6:41 AM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–5:38 AM
  • Moonset 9:56 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:05 PM–5:38 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around New York City, USA

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Fair 6:51 AM–7:27 AM
5:06 AM
Good 5:54 PM–6:30 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Good 6:52 AM–7:28 AM
Good 5:53 PM–6:29 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Good 6:53 AM–7:29 AM
Fair 5:51 PM–6:27 PM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, ESE to ENE, 34 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:29 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:23 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:25 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:18 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:26 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:07 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:14 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:58 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 15m of light · sunset 4:31 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:46 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 3:57 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 3:57 PM Quadrantids Around 17 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:39 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:02 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:02 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:32 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:53 AM to 5:34 AM with no moon, 17° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 3:53 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:07 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:36 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 2:07 AM to 4:44 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 2:07 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 7:50 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:50 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:26 AM Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:10 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:00 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:19 AM to 3:54 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 12:19 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:53 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:53 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:20 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Milky Way Visible 10:35 PM to 3:22 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 10:35 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:42 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:42 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 15h 06m of light · sunset 8:30 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:36 PM to 3:06 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:36 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:40 PM to 3:20 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:38 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:38 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 11 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:17 AM Milky Way Visible 10:07 PM to 1:17 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 10:07 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:00 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Perseids Around 85 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:28 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:35 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:35 PM Milky Way Visible 9:19 PM to 11:39 PM with no moon, 19° above the south-southwestern horizon - 13 nights 24 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:19 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 4:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:44 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:44 PM Milky Way Visible 8:27 PM to 9:47 PM with no moon, 16° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:27 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:52 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:57 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:58 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:58 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:23 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 1:34 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:26 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:00 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:00 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 5:07 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:20 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:20 PM Geminids Around 29 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 1:58 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 10:02 AM Partial solar eclipse 40.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:47 PM Total lunar eclipse 54% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

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