New York City, USA

Thursday, December 7, 2023

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-33

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 12:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
12:07 AM
Highest around 12:16 AM
Distance
918 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Sunset

4:28 PM

4:28 PM

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

3:45 PM Golden hour
4:28 PM Sunset
4:59 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:58 PM Dark enough
1:58 AM Best
2:27 AM Moonrise
5:37 AM Too light
Estimate
~40/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

One of only two major showers from an asteroid, not a comet: 3200 Phaethon, a 'rock comet' that sheds dust when it passes close to the Sun. Its dust is denser than most, which is why Geminids are bright and slow.

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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waning crescent

27% lit

1:26 AM – 1:24 PM

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1:26 AM Moonrise
1:47 AM 4°
7:27 AM Highest, 47°
1:04 PM 4°
1:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:49 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Moonset 1:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:45 PM–4:28 PM
  • Evening best color 4:18 PM
  • Sunset 4:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:28 PM–4:59 PM
  • Fully dark 6:06 PM–5:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:06 PM–2:36 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

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Fri 13 Nov 2026 12:54 PM 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 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