New York City, USA

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:01 AM

7:01 AM

6:34 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

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

5:47 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
3:49 AM Moonrise
4:39 AM Best
5:32 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waning crescent

15% lit

2:47 AM – 4:58 PM

ENE WNW
2:47 AM Moonrise
3:10 AM 4°
9:57 AM Highest, 64°
4:36 PM 4°
4:58 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:34 AM–7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:01 AM–7:38 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Moonset 4:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:47 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:13 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:55 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:55 PM–3:55 AM

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