Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

That morning

Sunrise

8:19 AM

8:19 AM

Clears the hills at 8:24 AM, 5 min after sunrise

7:47 AM Blue hour
8:19 AM Sunrise
9:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:51 PM

6:51 PM

Behind the hills at 6:36 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

6:07 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:21 PM Dark enough
5:51 AM Best
6:50 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
57°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
65% 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

Waning gibbous

88% lit

7:36 PM – 12:34 PM

ENE NW
7:36 PM Moonrise
8:05 PM 4°
3:58 AM Highest, 66°
12:02 PM 4°
12:34 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 7:47 AM–8:19 AM
  • Sunrise 8:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:19 AM–9:03 AM
  • Morning best color 8:30 AM
  • Moonset 12:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:07 PM–6:51 PM
  • Evening best color 6:33 PM
  • Sunset 6:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:51 PM–7:23 PM
  • Moonrise 8:14 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–6:35 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:49 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:45 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:45 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 21 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:20 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it