Marseille, France

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Marseille, France

That morning

Sunrise

7:48 AM

7:48 AM

Clears the hills at 7:59 AM, 11 min after sunrise

7:19 AM Blue hour
7:48 AM Sunrise
8:26 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:01 PM

7:01 PM

Behind the hills at 6:54 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

6:23 PM Golden hour
7:01 PM Sunset
7:30 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:31 PM Dark enough
5:31 AM Best
6:19 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
61°
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

5% lit

5:16 AM – 6:18 PM

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5:16 AM Moonrise
5:39 AM 4°
11:50 AM Highest, 52°
5:56 PM 4°
6:18 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:17 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:19 AM–7:48 AM
  • Sunrise 7:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:48 AM–8:26 AM
  • Morning best color 8:05 AM
  • Moonset 6:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:23 PM–7:01 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Sunset 7:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:01 PM–7:30 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–6:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:36 PM–6:14 AM

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