Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

That morning

Sunrise

8:43 AM

8:43 AM

Clears the hills at 8:46 AM, 3 min after sunrise

8:07 AM Blue hour
8:43 AM Sunrise
9:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:05 PM

5:05 PM

Behind the hills at 4:47 PM, 18 min before sunset

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

4:11 PM Golden hour
5:05 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:35 PM Dark enough
12:59 AM Moonrise
6:20 AM Best
7:13 AM Too light
Estimate
~26/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
35% 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

57% lit

11:53 PM – 12:17 PM

E W
11:53 PM Moonrise
12:17 AM 4°
6:07 AM Highest, 42°
11:53 AM 4°
12:17 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:07 AM–8:43 AM
  • Sunrise 8:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:43 AM–9:38 AM
  • Morning best color 8:55 AM
  • Moonset 12:17 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:11 PM–5:05 PM
  • Evening best color 4:47 PM
  • Sunset 5:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:05 PM–5:42 PM
  • Fully dark 7:01 PM–6:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:01 PM–1:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:43 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:43 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 13 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:22 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:22 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Paris - sunset at 4:54 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 4:54 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.2% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 53.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:16 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 67% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:20 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:11 PM

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