New York City, USA

Friday, May 17, 2024

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:36 AM

5:36 AM

5:05 AM Blue hour
5:36 AM Sunrise
6:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:08 PM

8:08 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:29 PM Golden hour
8:08 PM Sunset
8:39 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-59

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 8:32 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 8:37 PM–8:40 PM, SSE about 10° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
8:32 PM
Highest around 8:41 PM
Distance
918 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:38 PM Dark enough
3:08 AM Best
3:13 AM Moonset
4:05 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
12°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

70% lit

2:30 PM – 3:13 AM

E W
2:30 PM Moonrise
2:51 PM 4°
8:53 PM Highest, 53°
2:52 AM 4°
3:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:05 AM–5:36 AM
  • Sunrise 5:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:36 AM–6:15 AM
  • Morning best color 5:45 AM
  • Moonrise 2:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:29 PM–8:08 PM
  • Evening best color 7:58 PM
  • Sunset 8:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:08 PM–8:39 PM
  • Fully dark 10:02 PM–3:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:22 AM–3:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Veterans Day Veterans Day in New York City - sunset at 4:41 PM
Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:41 PM International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to WSW, 39 deg up
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:44 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:11 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:11 PM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look SSW
Fri 13 Nov 2026 12:54 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