New York City, USA

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

6:51 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

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

5:22 PM Golden hour
6:00 PM Sunset
6:28 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:30 PM Dark enough
5:00 AM Best
5:50 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
16% lost
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

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

4:59 PM – 5:44 AM

E W
4:59 PM Moonrise
5:20 PM 4°
11:18 PM Highest, 52°
5:22 AM 4°
5:44 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:29 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:57 AM
  • Morning best color 7:28 AM
  • Moonrise 5:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:50 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:28 PM
  • Fully dark 7:32 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, W to NW, 27 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:46 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look SSW
Sat 14 Nov 2026 12:32 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:07 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 50.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:26 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it