Marseille, France

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Marseille, France

That morning

Sunrise

7:54 AM

7:54 AM

Clears the hills at 8:06 AM, 12 min after sunrise

7:25 AM Blue hour
7:54 AM Sunrise
8:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:53 PM

6:53 PM

Behind the hills at 6:48 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

6:14 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:23 PM Dark enough
5:38 AM Best
6:25 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
44% 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

98% lit

6:21 PM – 7:44 AM

E W
6:21 PM Moonrise
6:42 PM 4°
12:58 AM Highest, 54°
7:21 AM 4°
7:44 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:22 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:25 AM–7:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:54 AM–8:33 AM
  • Morning best color 8:10 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:14 PM–6:53 PM
  • Moonrise 6:21 PM
  • Evening best color 6:25 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–6:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:50 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:50 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 19 deg up
Tue 10 Nov 2026 7:18 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to ESE, 20 deg up
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Partial solar eclipse 72.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:03 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 65.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% 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 65.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:07 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:18 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 49.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:18 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it