Naples, Italy

Thursday, November 17, 2022

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Naples, Italy

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

Clears the hills at 7:02 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:43 PM

4:43 PM

Behind the hills at 4:22 PM, 21 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

4:02 PM Golden hour
4:43 PM Sunset
5:12 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Leonids

Best around 4:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Dark enough
12:33 AM Moonrise
4:28 AM Best
5:23 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
15/hour
Moonlight
28% lost
Speed
71 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which comes round every 33 years. When Earth runs through a fresh trail just after the comet passes, the Leonids turn into storms, as in 1833, 1966 and 2001.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Usually modest, but about every 33 years it has produced the biggest meteor storms on record.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Dark enough
12:28 AM Best
12:33 AM Moonrise
5:23 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Dark enough
12:28 AM Best
12:33 AM Moonrise
5:23 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Last quarter

41% lit

11:30 PM – 1:43 PM

ENE WNW
11:30 PM Moonrise
11:53 PM 4°
6:41 AM Highest, 64°
1:21 PM 4°
1:43 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:33 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Moonset 1:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:02 PM–4:43 PM
  • Evening best color 4:15 PM
  • Sunset 4:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:43 PM–5:12 PM
  • Fully dark 6:18 PM–5:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:18 PM–12:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Naples, Italy

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:16 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:16 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, WSW to NE, 78 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:45 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:14 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:08 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:08 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Naples - sunset at 4:35 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 4:35 PM Partial solar eclipse 77.2% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:16 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 19.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:11 PM Total lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 78.8% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:02 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 20% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:31 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 85% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:50 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it