New York City, USA

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
8:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:40 PM

4:40 PM

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

3:57 PM Golden hour
4:40 PM Sunset
5:11 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:10 PM Dark enough
12:13 AM Moonrise
4:55 AM Best
5:50 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
37% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

54% lit

12:13 AM – 11:47 AM

E WSW
12:13 AM Moonrise
12:35 AM 4°
6:01 AM Highest, 43°
11:26 AM 4°
11:47 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–8:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Moonset 11:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:57 PM–4:40 PM
  • Evening best color 4:30 PM
  • Sunset 4:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:40 PM–5:11 PM
  • Fully dark 6:18 PM–5:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:18 PM–12:18 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look SSW
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